Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Blyth Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Blyth Valley in Northumberland
EnglandNorthumberland.svg
Location of Northumberland within England
County Northumberland
Population82,174 (2011 UK Census) [1]
Electorate 63,173 (December 2010) [2]
Major settlements Blyth, Cramlington, Seaton Delaval
Current constituency
Created 1950
Member of Parliament Ian Levy (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Morpeth, Wansbeck

Blyth Valley, formerly known as Blyth, is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Ian Levy, a Conservative. [n 2]

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished, with the majority of its contents - excluding the town of Blyth itself - being absorbed into the new constituency of Cramlington and Killingworth , to be first contested at the next general election. Blyth will be included in the new constituency of Blyth and Ashington. [3]

Constituency profile

The constituency is in the former Northumberland Coalfield where mining and shipbuilding were once significant industries. Residents' incomes and wealth are slightly below average for the UK. [4]

History

The constituency of Blyth was established under the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election. Following the reorganisation of local authorities resulting from the Local Government Act 1972, it was renamed Blyth Valley for the 1983 general election to correspond with the newly formed Borough of Blyth Valley.

In the 2019 general election, Blyth Valley was the third seat to declare and the first Conservative victory of the election, [5] pointing towards many similar Conservative victories in Labour's Red Wall [6] as the night went on.

Boundaries

Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of present boundaries

1950–1974 (Blyth): The Municipal Borough of Blyth, and the Urban Districts of Bedlingtonshire, and Seaton Valley. [7] [8]

Blyth and Bedlington were transferred from Morpeth. Seaton Valley (incorporating Cramlington, Seghill, Earsdon and Seaton Delaval) was added from the abolished constituency of Wansbeck.

1974–1983 (Blyth): The borough of Blyth, and the urban districts of Bedlingtonshire, and Seaton Valley. [9]

The boundary with Hexham was slightly amended to take account of changes to local government boundaries.

1983–present (Blyth Valley): The Borough of Blyth Valley. [10] [11] [12]

Bedlington was transferred to the re-established constituency of Wansbeck. Small area in the south (Backworth and Earsdon), which was now part of the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, transferred to Wallsend.

2007 boundary review

In the fifth periodic boundary review of parliamentary representation in Northumberland, which came into effect for the 2010 general election, the Boundary Commission for England recommended that no changes be made to the Blyth Valley constituency. [13]

In 2009, a further government reorganisation resulted in the abolition of all local government boroughs and districts in Northumberland and the establishment of the county as a unitary authority. Accordingly, although this has not affected the current constituency boundaries, the constituency now contains the Northumberland County Council wards of: Cowpen, Cramlington East, Cramlington Eastfield, Cramlington North, Cramlington South East, Cramlington Village, Cramlington West, Croft, Hartley, Holywell, Isabella, Kitty Brewster, Newsham, Plessey, Seghill with Seaton Delaval, South Blyth, and Wensleydale.

Members of Parliament

EventMember [14] Party
1950 Alfred Robens Labour
1960 by-election Eddie Milne
Feb 1974 Independent Labour
Oct 1974 John Ryman Labour
1987 Ronnie Campbell
2019 Ian Levy Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Blyth Valley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Levy 17,440 42.7 +5.8
Labour Co-op Susan Dungworth16,72840.9–15.0
Brexit Party Mark Peart3,3948.3New
Liberal Democrats Thom Chapman2,1515.3+0.7
Green Dawn Furness1,1462.8+0.6
Majority7121.8N/A
Turnout 40,85964.6–2.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.4
General election 2017: Blyth Valley [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronnie Campbell 23,770 55.9 +9.6
Conservative Ian Levy 15,85536.9+15.2
Liberal Democrats Jeff Reid1,9474.6–1.3
Green Dawn Furness9182.2–1.6
Majority7,91519.0–5.0
Turnout 42,49067.0+4.2
Labour hold Swing –2.8
General election 2015: Blyth Valley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronnie Campbell 17,813 46.3 +1.8
UKIP Barry Elliott8,58422.3+18.0
Conservative Greg Munro8,34621.7+5.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Latham [18] 2,2655.9–21.3
Green Dawn Furness [19] 1,4533.8New
Majority9,22924.0+6.7
Turnout 38,46162.8+2.8
Labour hold Swing –8.1
General election 2010: Blyth Valley [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronnie Campbell 17,156 44.5 −10.5
Liberal Democrats Jeff Reid10,48827.2−3.9
Conservative Barry Flux6,41216.6+2.7
BNP Steve Fairbairn1,6994.4New
UKIP Jim Condon1,6654.3New
Independent Barry Elliott8192.1New
English Democrat Allan White3270.8New
Majority6,66817.3-6.6
Turnout 38,56660.0+3.8
Labour hold Swing –3.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Blyth Valley [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronnie Campbell 19,659 55.0 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Reid11,13231.1+6.7
Conservative Michael Windridge4,98213.9−2.0
Majority8,52723.9−11.4
Turnout 35,77356.2+1.5
Labour hold Swing –5.7
General election 2001: Blyth Valley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronnie Campbell 20,627 59.7 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Reid8,43924.4+1.9
Conservative Wayne Daley5,48415.9+2.6
Majority12,18835.3−6.6
Turnout 34,55054.7−14.1
Labour hold Swing −3.2

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Blyth Valley [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronnie Campbell 27,276 64.2 +14.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Lamb9,54022.5−11.0
Conservative Barbara Musgrave5,66613.3−2.3
Majority17,73641.7+25.3
Turnout 42,48268.8−11.9
Labour hold Swing +12.7
General election 1992: Blyth Valley [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronnie Campbell 24,542 49.9 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Peter M. Tracey16,49833.5−7.1
Conservative Michael J. Revell7,69115.6−1.3
Green Stephen P. Tyley4701.0New
Majority8,04416.4+14.5
Turnout 49,20180.7+2.6
Labour hold Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Blyth Valley [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ronnie Campbell 19,604 42.5 +3.0
SDP Rosemary Brownlow18,75140.6+8.8
Conservative Robert Kinghorn7,82316.9−10.9
Majority8531.9−5.8
Turnout 46,17878.1+5.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Blyth Valley [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ryman 16,583 39.5 −0.6
SDP Rosemary Brownlow13,34031.8+23.5
Conservative Andrew Hargreaves 11,65727.8+5.0
Independent S. Robinson4060.9+0.9
Majority3,2437.7−3.6
Turnout 41,98672.8−5.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ryman 25,047 40.1 +3.4
Independent Labour Eddie Milne 17,98728.8−7.8
Conservative Emma Nicholson 14,19422.8+10.9
Liberal D. Parkin5,1768.3−6.5
Majority7,06011.3+11.2
Turnout 62,40478.3-4.0
Labour hold Swing +5.6
General election October 1974: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Ryman 20,308 36.7 +8.2
Independent Labour Eddie Milne 20,23036.6-2.3
Liberal John Shipley 8,17714.8-2.6
Conservative Brian Griffiths 6,59011.9-3.2
Majority780.1N/A
Turnout 55,30574.3-5.2
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing +5.25
General election February 1974: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour Eddie Milne 22,918 38.9 +38.9
Labour Ivor Richard 16,77828.5-43.7
Liberal John Shipley 10,21417.4New
Conservative Brian Griffiths 8,88815.1-10.7
Majority6,14010.4N/A
Turnout 58,79879.5+7.9
Independent Labour gain from Labour Swing +41.3
General election 1970: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Milne 36,118 74.2 -4.0
Conservative Anthony J Blackburn12,55025.8+4.0
Majority23,56848.4-8.0
Turnout 48,66871.6-2.8
Labour hold Swing -4.0

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Milne 36,493 78.2 +2.3
Conservative William J Prime10,17921.8-2.3
Majority26,31456.4+4.6
Turnout 46,67274.4-3.9
Labour hold Swing +2.3
General election 1964: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Milne 37,336 75.9 +1.3
Conservative Geoffrey P Davidson11,83224.1-1.3
Majority25,50451.8+2.6
Turnout 49,16878.3-4.4
Labour hold Swing
1960 Blyth by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Milne 23,438 68.9 -5.7
Conservative Dennis Walters 7,36621.6-3.8
Independent C. Pym3,2239.5New
Majority16,07247.3-1.9
Turnout 34,027
Labour hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Robens 38,616 74.6 +1.5
Conservative Dennis Walters 13,12225.4-1.5
Majority25,49449.2+3.0
Turnout 51,73882.7+2.4
Labour hold Swing +1.5
General election 1955: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Robens 36,522 73.1 -0.6
Conservative Nicholas Ridley 13,42926.9+0.6
Majority23,09346.2-1.2
Turnout 49,95180.3-5.95
Labour hold Swing +0.6
General election 1951: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Robens 39,823 73.7 -1.0
Conservative George Peters14,18426.30.9
Majority25,69347.4−1.9
Turnout 54,00786.25-0.72
Labour hold Swing +0.95
General election 1950: Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Robens 40,245 74.7
Conservative L.J. Amos13,66525.4
Majority26,58049.3
Turnout 53,91086.97
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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