Sunderland North (UK Parliament constituency)
This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
Coordinates: 54°55′16″N 1°22′26″W / 54.921°N 1.374°W
Sunderland North | |
---|---|
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Tyne and Wear |
Major settlements | Sunderland |
1950–2010 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Sunderland Central |
Sunderland North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
History[]
The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 2010. It was considered to be a safe seat for the Labour Party throughout its existence.
Boundaries[]
1950–1974: The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bridge, Central, Colliery, Deptford, Fulwell, Monkwearmouth, Monkwearmouth Shore, Roker, and Southwick.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Castletown, Central, Colliery, Deptford, Downhill, Ford, Fulwell, Hylton Castle, Monkwearmouth, Pallion, Roker, and Southwick.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland wards of Castletown, Central, Colliery, Fulwell, Pallion, St Peter's, South Hylton, Southwick, and Town End Farm.
1997–2010: The City of Sunderland wards of Castletown, Central, Colliery, Fulwell, Pallion, St Peter's, Southwick, and Town End Farm.
Sunderland North, as can be inferred from the name, formed the northern part of the City of Sunderland. At the 2010 general election, it was replaced largely by the new constituency of Sunderland Central.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member[1] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Fred Willey | Labour | |
1983 | Bob Clay | Labour | |
1992 | Bill Etherington | Labour | |
2010 | Constituency abolished: see Sunderland Central |
Elections[]
Elections in the 1950s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 24,816 | 54.1 | ||
Conservative | S. Hudson | 17,469 | 38.1 | ||
Liberal | James Louis Hurst | 3,614 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 7,347 | 16.0 | |||
Turnout | 45,899 | 84.4 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 23,792 | 54.0 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | Ronald Kendall | 20,302 | 46.0 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 3,490 | 8.0 | -8.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,094 | 72.3 | −12.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 24,237 | 53.1 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | Auberon M. Herbert | 21,401 | 46.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 2,836 | 6.2 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 45,638 | 75.7 | +3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 24,341 | 52.4 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | Philip E. Heselton | 22,133 | 47.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 2,208 | 4.8 | -1.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,474 | 80.5 | +4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Elections in the 1960s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 23,826 | 55.8 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Philip Edwin Heselton | 17,696 | 41.5 | −6.1 | |
Ind. Conservative | Robert C. Middelwood | 1,157 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 6,130 | 14.3 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 42,679 | 75.1 | −5.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 25,438 | 60.8 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Rost | 16,423 | 39.2 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 9,015 | 21.6 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 41,861 | 74.5 | −0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Elections in the 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 25,779 | 60.6 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | John M. Reay-Smith | 16,738 | 39.4 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 9,041 | 21.2 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,517 | 69.7 | −4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 28,933 | 52.2 | -8.4 | |
Conservative | John David Stuart Brown | 17,533 | 31.6 | -7.8 | |
Liberal | John Anthony Lennox | 9,015 | 16.3 | New | |
Majority | 11,400 | 20.6 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 55,481 | 74.0 | +4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 29,618 | 58.5 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | John David Stuart Brown | 13,497 | 27.5 | −4.1 | |
Liberal | John Anthony Lennox | 7,077 | 14.0 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 15,671 | 31.0 | +10.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,642 | 67.0 | −7.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Willey | 29,213 | 57.7 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | Lindsay James Keith | 16,311 | 32.1 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | John Anthony Lennox | 5,238 | 10.3 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 12,902 | 25.6 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,762 | 69.5 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.9 |
Elections in the 1980s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Clay | 24,179 | 46.3 | −11.4 | |
Conservative | Christopher Lewis | 16,983 | 32.5 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Douglas McCourt | 11,090 | 21.2 | +10.9 | |
Majority | 7,196 | 13.8 | -11.8 | ||
Turnout | 52,292 | 66.5 | −3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Clay | 29,767 | 55.8 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Iain Pickton | 15,095 | 28.3 | −4.2 | |
Liberal | Terence Jenkinson | 8,518 | 15.9 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 14,672 | 27.5 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 53,380 | 70.5 | +4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 |
Elections in the 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Etherington | 30,481 | 60.7 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Judith Barnes | 13,477 | 26.9 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vic Halom | 5,389 | 10.7 | −5.2 | |
Liberal | Winifred Lundgren | 841 | 1.7 | −14.2 | |
Majority | 17,004 | 33.9 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 50,188 | 68.9 | −1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Etherington | 26,067 | 68.2 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Andrew Selous | 6,370 | 16.7 | −11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Pryke | 3,973 | 10.4 | −0.6 | |
Referendum | Mark Nicholson | 1,394 | 3.6 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Kenneth Newby | 409 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 19,697 | 51.5 | +17.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,213 | 59.1 | −9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Etherington | 18,685 | 62.7 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | Michael Harris | 5,331 | 17.9 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Lennox | 3,599 | 12.1 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Neil Herron | 1,518 | 5.1 | New | |
BNP | David Guynan | 687 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 13,354 | 44.8 | -6.7 | ||
Turnout | 29,820 | 49.0 | −10.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Etherington | 15,719 | 54.4 | −8.3 | |
Conservative | Stephen Daughton | 5,724 | 19.8 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Hollern | 4,277 | 14.8 | +2.7 | |
Independent | Neil Herron | 2,057 | 7.1 | +2.0 | |
BNP | Debra Hiles | 1,136 | 3.9 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 9,995 | 34.6 | -10.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,913 | 49.7 | +0.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.1 |
See also[]
Notes and references[]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- Politics of the City of Sunderland
- Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010
- Sunderland