Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency)

Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Blaydon
Map1 = Blaydon
Map2 = TyneWear
Type = Borough
Year = 1918
Entity = Tyne and Wear
County = Tyne and Wear
EP = North East England
MP = David Anderson
Party = Labour

Blaydon is a 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. This was a previous a Labour strong hold but the Labour Party losing popularity locally and nationally. It is becoming a strong Liberal Democrat target seat in the next General Election

Boundaries

It comprises the towns of Blaydon, Whickham, Ryton, Birtley and surrounding villages in the periphary of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Blaydon constituency to be fought at the 2009 or 2010 general election, from the following electoral wards;
*Birtley, Blaydon, Chopwell and Rowlands Gill, Crawcrook and Greenside, Dunston Hill and Whickham East, Lamesley, Ryton, Crookhill and Stella, Whickham North, Whickham South and Sunniside, and Winlaton and High Spen

Members of Parliament

The current MP is David Anderson, first elected in 2005.

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Blaydon
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Anderson
votes = 20,120
percentage = 51.5
change = -3.3
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Maughan
votes = 14,785
percentage = 37.9
change = +4.1
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Luckhurst
votes = 3,129
percentage = 8.0
change = -3.4
Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Norman Endacott
votes = 1,019
percentage = 2.6
change = +2.6
Election box majority
votes = 5,335
percentage = 13.7
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 39,053
percentage = 62.6
change = +5.2
Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -3.7
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Blaydon
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John McWilliam
votes = 20,340
percentage = 54.8
change = -5.1
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Maughan
votes = 12,531
percentage = 33.8
change = +10.0
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Watson
votes = 4,215
percentage = 11.4
change = -1.8
Election box majority
votes = 7,809
percentage = 21.0
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 37,086
percentage = 57.4
change = -13.6
Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John McWilliam
votes = 27,535
percentage = 60.0
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Maughan
votes = 10,930
percentage = 23.8
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Watson
votes = 6,048
percentage = 13.2
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Richard Rook
votes = 1,412
percentage = 3.1
change =
Election box majority
votes =
percentage =
change =
Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear


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