Cramlington And Killingworth (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cramlington and Killingworth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Emma Foody, a Labour and Co-operative MP.
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; Weetslade.
- 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.
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.
- The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Camperdown, Killingworth and Weetslade, previously part of the abolished constituency of North Tyneside.
- The North Tyneside ward of Valley, transferred from Tynemouth.
- Part of the Castle ward in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, transferred from Newcastle upon Tyne North.
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Emma Foody | 22,274 | 49.1 | +4.7 | |
| Reform UK | 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 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
- List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Holland, Daniel (28 June 2023). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Cramlington and Killingworth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Parliamentary election results". North Tyneside Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "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