Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Hexham
Map1 = Hexham
Map2 = Northumberland
Type = County
Year = 1885
Entity = Northumberland
County = Northumberland
EP = North East England
MP = Peter Atkinson
Party = Conservative

Hexham 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. A safe Conservative seat, it is the only seat in North East England to return a Tory MP (which it has done since 1924).

Boundaries

The constituency is named after the town of Hexham in Northumberland. It includes the Tynedale district and part of Castle Morpeth. A mostly rural seat which houses much of Newcastle's commuting middle-class, Hexham has been the only Conservative seat in the North East since 1997, and the only one in Northumberland since 1973.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northumberland, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing boundaries of the Hexham constituency. The electoral wards used in its formation are:
*The entire district of Tynedale
*The Castle Morpeth wards of Heddon-on-the-Wall, Ponteland East, Ponteland North, Ponteland South, Ponteland West, Stamfordham and Stannington

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Election box begin |
title=General Election 1997: HexhamElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Atkinson
votes = 17,701
percentage = 38.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian McMinn
votes = 17,479
percentage = 38.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Carr
votes = 7,959
percentage = 17.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Robert Waddell
votes = 1,362
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Lott
votes = 1,170
percentage = 2.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 222
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,671
percentage = 77.5
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 2000s

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: HexhamElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Atkinson
votes = 18,917
percentage = 44.6
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Brannen
votes = 16,388
percentage = 38.6
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Latham
votes = 6,380
percentage = 15.0
change = -2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Alan Patterson
votes = 728
percentage = 1.7
change = -0.8Election box majority
votes = 2,529
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,413
percentage = 70.9
change = -6.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: HexhamElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Atkinson
votes = 17,605
percentage = 42.4
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Graham
votes = 12,585
percentage = 30.3
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Duffield
votes = 10,673
percentage = 25.7
change = +10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Ian Riddell
votes = 521
percentage = 1.3
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Imperial Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Davison
votes = 129
percentage = 0.3
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 5,020
percentage = 12.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 41,513
percentage = 68.8
change = -2.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +3.0

In 2008, Peter Atkinson announced his intention to stand down at the next election. [ [http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2008/06/peter-atkinson.html ConservativeHome - Peter Atkinson MP to step down from Hexham] ]

Election box begin | title=Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [ [http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/hexham UKPollingReport - Seat Profiles - Hexham] ] Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Duffield
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Antoine Tinnion
votes =
percentage =
change =

References

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland