Houghton and Washington East (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Houghton and Washington East Borough constituency |
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| Houghton and Washington East shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Fraser Kemp |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Tyne and Wear |
| EP constituency: | North East England |
Houghton and Washington East 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
Houghton and Washington East contains much of the City of Sunderland. The seat contains the eastern half of the 'new town' of Washington, and the older communities of Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Penshaw, Shiney Row, Ryhope and Herrington.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, Sunderland South is to be merged with elements of the existing Houghton and Washington East seat to create a new constituency called Houghton and Sunderland South.
Houghton and Washington East will therefore be abolished at the next General Election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created as Houghton and Washington (1983)
- 1983 — 1997: Roland Boyes, Labour
- Constituency renamed (1997)
- 1997 — present: Fraser Kemp, Labour
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Houghton and Washington East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Fraser Kemp | 22,310 | 64.3 | -8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Greenfield | 6,245 | 18.0 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Devenish | 4,772 | 13.8 | -0.5 | |
| British National Party | John Richardson | 1,367 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 16,065 | 46.3 | |||
| Turnout | 34,694 | 51.7 | +2.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Houghton and Washington East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Fraser Kemp | 24,628 | 73.2 | -3.2 | |
| Conservative | Tony Devenish | 4,810 | 14.3 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Ormerod | 4,203 | 12.5 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 19,818 | 58.9 | |||
| Turnout | 33,641 | 49.5 | -12.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in North East England | |
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| 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 |
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| Conservative | |
| North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
