Stockton North (UK Parliament constituency)
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Stockton North | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Durham |
Electorate | 65,023 (2018)[1] |
Major settlements | Stockton-on-Tees, Billingham, Wolviston, Port Clarence and Thorpe Thewles |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Alex Cunningham (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Stockton-on-Tees |
Stockton North is a constituency[n 1] covering the town of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham and other nearby settlements in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees located north of the River Tees, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Alex Cunningham, a member of the Labour Party.[n 2] In November 2021 Mr Cunningham announced his intention to retire at the next General Election.[2]
Boundaries[]
1983–1997: The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of Blue Hall, Charltons, Elm Tree, Glebe, Grange, Hardwick, Marsh House, Mile House, Newtown, Northfield, Norton, Portrack and Tilery, Roseworth, St Aidan's, St Cuthbert's, Whitton, and Wolveston.
1997–2010: The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of Blue Hall, Charltons, Glebe, Grange, Hardwick, Marsh House, Mile House, Newtown, Northfield, Norton, Portrack and Tilery, Roseworth, St Aidan's, St Cuthbert's, Whitton, and Wolviston.
2010–present: The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of Billingham Central, Billingham East, Billingham North, Billingham South, Billingham West, Hardwick, Newtown, Northern Parishes, Norton North, Norton South, Norton West, Roseworth, Stockton Town Centre, and Western Parishes.
Stockton North consists of the north-eastern part of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham and the nearby towns and villages of Billingham, Wolviston, Port Clarence and Thorpe Thewles.[3]
History[]
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, partially replacing the former Stockton-on-Tees constituency. The outgoing MP for Stockton-on-Tees was Bill Rodgers, who had held the seat since 1962. He had been a Labour Party member until 1981, when he left to found the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The 1983 election was the first since Rodgers had left the Labour Party, and he was narrowly defeated by Labour's Frank Cook. Cook held the seat with majorities between 16% and 48% until the 2010 general election, when after 27 years as the MP he was de-selected by his local party. Cook chose to run again however, as an independent candidate. Cook polled less than 5% of the vote, fifth of the seven candidates who stood, and joined four of these in forfeiting his deposit and the seat was held by the Labour Party's next candidate, Alex Cunningham.
Constituency profile[]
The town of Stockton-on-Tees is a significant exports manufacturing and processing base in the United Kingdom. Stockton North has often in economically troubled times significantly more unemployment than Stockton South: workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 significantly above the national average of 3.8%, at 7.0% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian compared to 4.5% in Stockton South.[4]
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member[5] | Party | |
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1983 | Frank Cook | Labour | |
2010 | Alex Cunningham | Labour |
Elections[]
Elections in the 2010s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Cunningham | 17,728 | 43.1 | −13.8 | |
Conservative | Steven Jackson | 16,701 | 40.6 | +4.1 | |
Brexit Party | Martin Walker | 3,907 | 9.5 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Aidan King | 1,631 | 4.0 | +2.5 | |
North East | Mark Burdon | 1,189 | 2.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,027 | 2.5 | −17.9 | ||
Turnout | 41,156 | 61.7 | −2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −9.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Cunningham[8] | 24,304 | 56.9 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Fletcher | 15,589 | 36.5 | +8.5 | |
UKIP | Ted Strike | 1,834 | 4.3 | −14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Brown[9] | 646 | 1.5 | −0.7 | |
Green | Emma Robson | 358 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 8,715 | 20.4 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 42,731 | 64.5 | +4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Cunningham | 19,436 | 49.1 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Christopher Daniels | 11,069 | 28.0 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | Mandy Boylett | 7,581 | 19.2 | +15.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Sycamore | 884 | 2.2 | −13.9 | |
North East | John Tait | 601 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 8,367 | 21.1 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,571 | 59.8 | +1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Cunningham | 16,923 | 42.8 | −12.0 | |
Conservative | Ian Galletley | 10,247 | 25.9 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Latham | 6,342 | 16.1 | -2.6 | |
BNP | James MacPherson | 1,724 | 4.4 | +1.8 | |
Independent | Frank Cook | 1,577 | 4.0 | New | |
UKIP | Gordon Parkin | 1,556 | 3.9 | +1.2 | |
English Democrat | Ian Saul | 1,129 | 2.9 | New | |
Majority | 6,676 | 16.9 | -17.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,498 | 58.6 | +0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.3 |
Elections in the 2000s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cook | 20,012 | 54.9 | -8.5 | |
Conservative | Harriett Baldwin | 7,575 | 20.8 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Hughes | 6,869 | 18.9 | +7.0 | |
BNP | Kevin Hughes | 986 | 2.7 | New | |
UKIP | Gordon Parkin | 986 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 12,439 | 34.1 | -7.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,428 | 57.6 | +2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cook | 22,470 | 63.4 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | Amanda Vigar | 7,823 | 22.1 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Wallace | 4,208 | 11.9 | +1.1 | |
Green | Bill Wennington | 926 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 14,647 | 41.3 | −6.7 | ||
Turnout | 35,427 | 54.8 | −14.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.3 |
Elections in the 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cook | 29,726 | 66.8 | +14.5 | |
Conservative | Bryan Johnston | 8,369 | 18.8 | −13.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Fletcher | 4,816 | 10.8 | −3.2 | |
Referendum | Kevin McConnell | 1,563 | 3.5 | New | |
Majority | 21,357 | 48.0 | +28.4 | ||
Turnout | 44,474 | 69.0 | −7.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +14.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cook | 27,918 | 52.3 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Simon E Brocklebank-Fowler | 17,444 | 32.7 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Fletcher | 7,454 | 14.0 | -4.3 | |
Independent Labour | Ken McGarvey | 550 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 10,474 | 19.6 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 53,366 | 76.8 | +1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Elections in the 1980s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cook | 26,043 | 49.2 | +12.1 | |
Conservative | David Faber | 17,242 | 32.5 | −0.8 | |
SDP | Nicholas Bosanquet | 9,712 | 18.3 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 8,801 | 16.6 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 52,997 | 75.4 | +5.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Cook | 18,339 | 37.1 | ||
Conservative | Harry Davies | 16,469 | 33.3 | ||
SDP | Bill Rodgers | 14,630 | 29.6 | ||
Majority | 1,870 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 49,438 | 70.3 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also[]
- Stockton-on-Tees, approximate predecessor, abolished 1983.
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham to retire at next election". BBC News. 25 November 2021.
- ^ 2010 post-revision map Greater London and metropolitan areas of England
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
- ^ "Stockton North". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Stockton North". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Alex Cunningham Statement Regarding Upcoming Election". Alex Cunningham. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Stockton Liberal Democrat Candidates".
- ^ "Stockton North". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "UK General Election results May 2010". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ http://www.stockton.gov.uk/resources/council/14670/generalelectioninfo/statementpersonsnom.doc
- ^ "UK General Election results May 2005". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "UK General Election results 2001: Stockton North". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1997: Stockton North". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "UK General Election results June 1987". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "UK General Election results June 1983". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
Sources[]
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 – 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 – 2005 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 – 1992 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992 – 2005 (Guardian)
- Politics of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
- Parliamentary constituencies in North East England
- Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983