Cramlington and Killingworth

Cramlington and Killingworth
County constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Boundary of Cramlington and Killingworth in the North East England
County	Northumberland Tyne and Wear
Electorate	73,295 (2023) [1]
Major settlements	Cramlington Killingworth Shiremoor
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Emma Foody (Labour Co-op)
Seats	One
Created from	Blyth Valley (major part) North Tyneside Tynemouth (part) Newcastle upon Tyne North (minor part)

Cramlington and Killingworth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Emma Foody, a Labour Co-op MP. ^[3]

Constituency profile

The Cramlington and Killingworth constituency is located in North East England. It covers the towns and villages to the north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and stretches over parts of the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. The largest town in the constituency is Cramlington with a population of around 29,000. Other settlements in the constituency include the town of Killingworth and the villages of Wideopen, Dudley, Shiremoor and Seaton Delaval. Both Cramlington and Killingworth are new towns developed in the 1960s to accommodate the Newcastle overspill.

Residents of the constituency have average levels of education and income and are more likely to work in professional occupations compared to the rest of North East England. At the 2021 census, White people made up 96% of the population. ^[4] At the local council level, most of Cramlington is represented by Conservatives, whilst Shiremoor and Killingworth elected Labour Party councillors. An estimated 58% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the national figure of 52%. ^[4]

Boundaries

The constituency crosses the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear and is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The City of Newcastle upon Tyne ward of Castle (polling districts F01, F02 and F03).
• The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside wards of: Camperdown; Killingworth; Valley; Weetslade¹.
• The County of Northumberland electoral divisions of: Cramlington East; Cramlington Eastfield; Cramlington North; Cramlington South East; Cramlington Village; Cramlington West; Hartley; Holywell; Seghill with Seaton Delaval. ^[5]

The seat covers the following areas:

• The majority of the abolished constituency of Blyth Valley, including Cramlington and Seaton Delaval, but excluding the town of Blyth itself. ^[6]
• The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Camperdown, Killingworth and Weetslade¹, previously part of the abolished constituency of North Tyneside. ^[6]
• The North Tyneside ward of Valley¹, transferred from Tynemouth. ^[6]
• Part of the Castle ward in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, transferred from Newcastle upon Tyne North. ^[6]

¹ Further to a local government boundary review which became effective in May 2024, ^[7] the parts in North Tyneside Borough now comprise the following wards or part wards: Backworth & Holystone; Camperdown (most); Forest Hill (small part); Killingworth; Shiremoor; Weetslade. ^[8]

Members of Parliament

Blyth Valley and North Tyneside prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Emma Foody	Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Cramlington and Killingworth ^{[9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Emma Foody	22,274	49.1	+4.7
	Reform	Gordon Fletcher	9,454	20.8	+12.8
	Conservative	Ian Levy	8,592	18.9	−21.0
	Green	Ian Jones	2,144	4.7	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Thom Campion	1,898	4.2	−1.0
	Independent	Scott Lee	573	1.3	N/A
	Independent	Dawn Furness	322	0.7	N/A
	SDP	Mathew Wilkinson	137	0.3	N/A
Majority			12,820	28.3
Turnout			45,394	59.6	−6.0
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland
• parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
• List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
2. Holland, Daniel (28 June 2023). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
3. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
4. "Seat Details - Cramlington and Killingworth". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
6. "New Seat Details – Cramlington and Killingworth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
7. LGBCE. "North Tyneside | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
8. "Seat Details - Cramlington and Killingworth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
9. "Parliamentary election results". North Tyneside Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
10. "Cramlington and Killingworth results". BBC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

External links

• Cramlington and Killingworth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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