Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland,England,on the south bank of the River Tyne,formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby,and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011,it had a population of 13,097.
John Healey is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Defence since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough,formerly Wentworth and Wentworth and Dearne respectively,since 1997.
Hexham is a constituency in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Joe Morris of the Labour Party. 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.
Allendale,often marked on maps as Allendale Town,is a village and civil parish in south west Northumberland,England. It is located within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Newcastle upon Tyne North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Catherine McKinnell of the Labour Party.
Wansbeck was a constituency in Northumberland in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented from its 1983 re-creation until its abolition for the 2024 general election by members of the Labour Party.
Blyth Valley,formerly known as Blyth,was a constituency most recently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 by Ian Levy,a Conservative until its abolition in 2024.
Alan Thomas Amos is a British politician who sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Hexham from 1987 to 1992. After a spell in the Labour Party,he currently sits as a Conservative member of Worcester City Council known as “The Conservative One”and of Worcestershire County Council.
Northumberland County Council elections are held every four years. Northumberland County Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Northumberland in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013,67 councillors have been elected from 66 wards.
George William Shield was a British Labour Party politician.
SirKeir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and barrister who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. Starmer has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015,and was Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013.
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the United Kingdom. It has been described as being an alliance of social democrats,democratic socialists,and trade unionists. The Labour Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It is the governing party of the United Kingdom,having won the 2024 general election,and is currently the largest political party by number of votes cast and number of seats in the House of Commons. There have been seven Labour prime ministers and fourteen Labour ministries. The party traditionally holds the annual Labour Party Conference during party conference season,at which senior Labour figures promote party policy.
Guy Thomas Opperman was a British politician serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport since November 2023. He previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion at the Department for Work and Pensions between 2017 and 2022 and Minister of State for Employment from 2022 to 2023. A member of the Conservative Party,he was first elected at the 2010 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hexham. He lost his seat in the general election on 4 July 2024.
Hexham General Hospital is an acute general hospital in Hexham,Northumberland,England. It is managed by the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election was carried out by various organisations to gauge voting intention. Most of the polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules. The dates for these opinion polls range from the previous election on 12 December 2019 to the eve of the 2024 election. The date of the election was Thursday,4 July 2024.
Gateshead Central and Whickham is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies,and was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Susan Dungworth is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner since May 2024,when she succeeded Kim McGuinness. She was a councillor until 2021,when she lost her seat.
David Smith is a British politician serving as a Labour Member of Parliament for North Northumberland since the 2024 general election.
