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North West Durham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| North West Durham County constituency |
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| North West Durham shown within County Durham, and County Durham shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885, 1950 |
| MP: | Hilary Armstrong |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | County Durham |
| EP constituency: | North East England |
North West Durham is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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The constituency is located in the north west of County Durham, in the North East England region. It consists of the western part of the Derwentside district (including Consett and Lanchester) and the northern part of the Wear Valley district (including Weardale, Crook and Willington).
Following its review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing North West Durham seat. It will be fought at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010
The electoral wards used in the creation of the modified seat are;
- Crook North, Crook South, Howden, Hunwick, St John’s Chapel, Stanhope, Tow Law and Stanley, Wheatbottom and Helmington Row, Willington Central, Willington West End, and Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear from Wear Valley
- Benfieldside, Blackhill, Burnhope, Burnopfield, Castleside, Consett East, Consett North, Consett South, Cornsay, Delves Lane, Dipton, Ebchester and Medomsley, Esh, Lanchester and Leadgate from Derwentside
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Llewellyn Archer Atherley-Jones | ||
| 1914 by-election | Aneurin Williams | Liberal | |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished | ||
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Constituency recreated | ||
| 1950 | James Murray | Labour | |
| 1955 | William Ainsley | Labour | |
| 1964 | Ernest Armstrong | Labour | |
| 1987 | Hilary Armstrong | Labour | |
| General Election 2005: North West Durham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hilary Armstrong | 21,312 | 53.9 | -8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Ord | 7,869 | 19.9 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | Jamie Devlin | 6,463 | 16.4 | -4.5 | |
| Independent | Watts Stelling | 3,865 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Majority | 13,443 | 34.0 | |||
| Turnout | 39,509 | 58.0 | -0.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
Watts Stelling is the leader of the Derwentside Independents political party.
| General Election 2001: North West Durham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hilary Armstrong | 24,526 | 62.5 | -6.2 | |
| Conservative | William Clouston | 8,193 | 20.9 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Ord | 5,846 | 14.9 | +4.1 | |
| Socialist Labour | Joan Hartnell | 661 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,333 | 41.6 | |||
| Turnout | 39,226 | 58.5 | -10.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.9 | |||
| General Election 1997: North West Durham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hilary Armstrong | 31,855 | 68.8 | +10.7 | |
| Conservative | Louise St John-Howe | 7,101 | 15.3 | -12.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Anthony Gillings | 4,991 | 10.8 | -3.9 | |
| Referendum Party | Rodney Atkinson | 2,372 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 24,754 | 53.5 | |||
| Turnout | 46,319 | 68.7 | -6.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 11.4 | |||
| General Election 1992: North West Durham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Hilary Armstrong | 26,734 | 57.8 | +6.9 | |
| Conservative | Theresa May | 12,747 | 27.6 | -0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tim Farron | 6,728 | 14.6 | -6.1 | |
| Majority | 13,987 | 30.2 | |||
| Turnout | 46,209 | 75.5 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |||
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Constituencies in North East England | |
|---|---|
| Labour |
Bishop Auckland | Blaydon | Blyth Valley | City of Durham | Darlington | Easington | Gateshead East and Washington West | Hartlepool | Houghton and Washington East | Jarrow | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Newcastle upon Tyne North | North Durham | North Tyneside | North West Durham | Redcar | Sedgefield | South Shields | Stockton North | Stockton South | Sunderland North | Sunderland South | Tyne Bridge | Tynemouth | Wansbeck |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| Conservative | |
| North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
Categories: Parliamentary constituencies in the North East | Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918 | United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950