List of parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland

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Cleveland was abolished in 1996 both as a county council and a non-metropolitan county, being succeeded by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees. The constituency boundaries used up to the 2005 United Kingdom general election were drawn up when the county still existed. For the review which came into effect for the 2010 general election, the four authorities were considered separately, with Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland being combined. [1]

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For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, coming into effect for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England considered the area comprising the Tees Valley Combined Authority, which also includes the unitary authority of Darlington, as a sub-region of the North East Region. [2] For the purposes of this series of articles, the constituency of Darlington continues to be included in List of parliamentary constituencies in County Durham.

The area is divided into 6 parliamentary constituencies – 3 borough constituencies and 3 county constituencies.

Constituencies

   † Conservative    ‡ Labour    ¤ Reform UK

Constituency [nb 1] ElectorateMajority [nb 2] Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionElectoral wards [3] Map
Hartlepool BC 71,4377,698  Jonathan Brash Amanda Napper¤ Hartlepool Borough Council: Burn Valley, De Bruce, Fens and Greatham, Foggy Furze, Hart, Headland and Harbour, Manor House, Rossmere, Rural West, Seaton, Throston, Victoria.
Hartlepool Constituency 2023.svg
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East BC 75,1239,192  Andy McDonald Patrick Seargeant¤ Middlesbrough Borough Council: Acklam, Ayresome, Berwick Hills and Pallister, Brambles and Thorntree, Central, Kader, Linthorpe, Longlands and Beechwood, Newport, North Ormesby, Park, Trimdon. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Mandale and Victoria, Stainsby Hill.
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East Constituency 2023.svg
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC 70,328214  Luke Myer  Simon Clarke Middlesbrough Borough Council: Coulby Newham, Hemlington, Ladgate, Marton East, Marton West, Nunthorpe, Park End and Beckfield, Stainton and Thornton. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council: Belmont, Brotton, Guisborough, Hutton, Lockwood, Loftus, Skelton East, Skelton West.
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Constituency 2023.svg
Redcar BC 70,2413,323  Anna Turley  Jacob Young Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council: Coatham, Dormanstown, Eston, Grangetown, Kirkleatham, Longbeck, Newcomen, Normanby, Ormesby, St Germain's, Saltburn, South Bank, Teesville, West Dyke, Wheatlands, Zetland.
Redcar Constituency 2023.svg
Stockton North CC 70,2427,939  Chris McDonald John McDermottroe¤ Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Billingham Central, Billingham East, Billingham North, Billingham South, Billingham West, Hardwick and Salters Lane, Newtown, Northern Parishes, Norton North, Norton South, Norton West, Parkfield and Oxbridge, Roseworth, Stockton Town Centre.
Stockton North Constituency 2023.svg
Stockton West CC 69,6642,139  Matt Vickers Joe Dancey‡ Darlington Borough Council: Hurworth, Sadberge and Middleton St. George. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree, Eaglescliffe, Fairfield, Grangefield, Hartburn, Ingleby Barwick East, Ingleby Barwick West, Village, Western Parishes, Yarm.
Stockton West Constituency 2023 in Cleveland.svg

Boundary changes

2024

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Name (2010-2024)Boundaries 2010–2024Name (2024-present)Boundaries (2024-present)
  1. Hartlepool BC
  2. Middlesbrough BC
  3. Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC
  4. Redcar BC
  5. Stockton North BC
  6. Stockton South BC
Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland (2010-2024) ClevelandParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland (2010-2024)
  1. Hartlepool BC
  2. Middlesbrough and Thornaby East BC
  3. Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC
  4. Redcar BC
  5. Stockton North CC
  6. Stockton West CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland (2024-present) ClevelandParliamentaryConstituencies2023.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland (2024-present)

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine the four unitary authorities which make up the former county of Cleveland with the Borough of Darlington (previously considered with County Durham) to form a Tees Valley sub-division of the North East region. The commission also opted to rename Middlesbrough to Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, and rename Stockton South to Stockton West. [4] [2]

The following seats resulted from the boundary review:

Containing electoral wards in Hartlepool

Containing electoral wards in Middlesbrough

Containing electoral wards in Redcar and Cleveland

Containing electoral wards in Stockton-on-Tees

2010

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Cleveland's constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of existing local government wards and to reduce the electoral disparity between Stockton North and Stockton South.

NameBoundaries 1997-2010Boundaries 2010–2024
  1. Hartlepool BC
  2. Middlesbrough BC
  3. Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC
  4. Redcar BC
  5. Stockton North BC
  6. Stockton South BC
Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland (1997-2010) ClevelandParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland (1997-2010)
Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland (2010-2024) ClevelandParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland (2010-2024)

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [5]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Cleveland in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative 112,09243.5%Increase2.svg4.7%3Increase2.svg2
Labour 104,69140.6%Decrease2.svg13.2%3Decrease2.svg2
Liberal Democrats 10,4524.1%Increase2.svg1.5%00
Greens 2,2570.9%Increase2.svg0.5%00
Brexit 19,8377.7%new00
Others8,4653.2%Decrease2.svg1.2%00
Total257,794100.06

Percentage votes

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 35.833.837.125.226.323.027.729.038.843.5
Labour 37.944.750.062.459.551.939.943.353.840.6
Liberal Democrat 126.220.912.89.812.419.321.45.32.64.1
Green Party -*****-2.30.40.9
UKIP ---***4.317.94.2*
Brexit Party ---------7.7
Other0.10.60.22.61.85.86.72.20.23.2

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative 1220001113
Labour 4446664553
Liberal Democrat 11000001000
Total6666666666

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1983 to 2019

2024 to present (including one cross-county constituency)

Historical representation by party

1983 to 2010

   Conservative    Labour    Social Democratic

Constituency1983198791199219972001042005
Hartlepool Leadbitter Mandelson Wright
Langbaurgh / Middlesbrough S & E Cleveland ('97) Holt Kumar Bates Kumar
Middlesbrough Bell
Redcar Tinn Mowlam Baird
Stockton North Cook
Stockton South Wrigglesworth Devlin Taylor

2010 to present

   Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats

Constituency2010122015201720192123242024
Hartlepool Wright Hill Mortimer Brash
Middlesbrough / Middlesbrough & Thornaby E ('24) Bell McDonald
Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland Blenkinsop Clarke Myer
Redcar Swales Turley Young Turley
Stockton North Cunningham McDonald
Stockton South / Stockton West (2024)1 Wharton Williams Vickers

1also includes some areas in the Darlington area of County Durham

See also

Notes

  1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

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References

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