Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (UK Parliament constituency)
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Durham |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | One |
Created from | Sedgefield (part), Bishop Auckland (part) |
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[2]
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency will be composed of the following electoral divisions of the County of Durham (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
Aycliffe East; Aycliffe North and Middridge; Aycliffe West; Bishop Middleham and Cornforth; Chilton; Coxhoe; Ferryhill; Sedgefield; Spennymoor; Trimdon and Thornley (polling districts SKB, SLA, SLB, SMB and SMC); Tudhoe.[3]
The seat will include the bulk of the (to be abolished) constituency of Sedgefield currently within the County of Durham, expanded to include Spennymoor and Tudhoe from Bishop Auckland, and Coxhoe from City of Durham.[4]
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
[5]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Transform | Brian Agar[6] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Curry | ||||
Reform UK | John Grant[7] | ||||
Green | Jack Hughes[8] | ||||
Conservative | Paul Howell | ||||
Labour | Alan Strickland[9] | ||||
Workers Party | Minhajul Suhon[10] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
References[edit]
- ^ Holland, Daniel (2023-06-28). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Our candidates for the 2024 General Election". County Durham Green Party. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Alan Strickland announced as Labour candidate for Sedgefield MP". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Elections 2024". Workers Party of Britain. Retrieved 18 May 2024.