Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
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Boundary of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor in the North East England
County County Durham
Electorate 71,299 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Newton Aycliffe, Spennymoor, Sedgefield, Ferryhill, Bowburn
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Alan Strickland (Labour)
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Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Following the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [3] The seat was won by Alan Strickland MP of Labour, with a majority of 8,839 and a vote share of 46.2%.

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Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of County Durham (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The seat is made up of the bulk of the abolished constituency of Sedgefield, expanded to include Spennymoor and Tudhoe from Bishop Auckland, and Coxhoe from City of Durham. [5]

History

The seat is the successor to Sedgefield, most famously represented by former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair from 1983 to 2007; he led a successful campaign for his party to win the 1997 general election in a landslide and thereafter served for ten years as Prime Minister, resigning as the MP for Sedgefield on the same day as he resigned as prime minister. [6] This triggered a by-election, which was won by Labour's Phil Wilson. In 2019, Sedgefield was gained by the Conservatives for the first time since 1935, a result which would have been replicated if the new seat of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor had existed then.

The incumbent MP for Sedgefield, Paul Howell, stood for re-election in the new seat in 2024, but was beaten into third place by Reform UK, with Labour's Alan Strickland effectively regaining the seat with a 22.2% majority.

Members of Parliament

Sedgefield prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Alan Strickland Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Changes in vote share based on notional 2019 result

General election 2024: Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Strickland 18,394 46.2 +7.9
Reform UK John Grant9,55524.0+16.2
Conservative Paul Howell 8,19520.6−25.5
Green Jack Hughes1,7014.3+2.8
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Curry1,4913.7−1.7
Transform Brian Agar2640.7N/A
Workers Party Minhajul Suhon2460.6N/A
Rejected ballots79
Majority8,83922.2N/A
Turnout 39,92555.3−5.6
Registered electors 72,224
Labour win (new seat)
2019 Notional Results [9]
PartyVotes%
Conservative 20,01446.1
Labour 16,60638.3
Brexit Party 3,3747.8
Liberal Democrats 2,3405.4
Green 6441.5
Independent 3940.9

See also

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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 3 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Holland, Daniel (2023-06-28). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  5. ↑ "New Seat Details - Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ↑ Blair resigns as prime minister, BBC News, 27 June 2007
  7. ↑ Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
  8. ↑ Hewitt, John (4 July 2024). "Declaration of Result of Poll, 2024" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "UK Parliament election results: Notional election for the constituency of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor on 12 December 2019". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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