Houghton and Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)
| Houghton and Sunderland South | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Houghton and Sunderland South in the North East England | |
| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 76,883 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Bridget Phillipson (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Sunderland South, Houghton and Washington East |
Houghton and Sunderland South (/ˈhoʊtən/) is a constituency[n 1] in Tyne and Wear represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since its creation in 2010, the seat has been represented by Bridget Phillipson of the Labour Party,[n 2] who currently serves as Secretary of State for Education under the government of Keir Starmer.
In the 2010 and 2015 general elections, it was the first constituency to declare its result, continuing the record of its predecessor seat, Sunderland South, in the four general elections from 1992 to 2005. However, in the 2017 and 2019 general elections, it was beaten by Newcastle upon Tyne Central.[2] It regained the position as first constituency to declare in the 2024 election,[3] while Newcastle ruled itself out of being the first prior to the polling date for various reasons.[4]
Constituency profile
[edit]Houghton and Sunderland South is a medium density inland area,[n 3] partly situated on the south banks of the River Wear, which is mostly populated by people of working age, and a minority of the population living in rural villages. The majority of the population historically relied on coal mining, steelworks and shipbuilding from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries on Wearside, with Tyne and Wear at the forefront of some of the earliest Labour Party activity, and several of its earliest Members of Parliament.
Boundaries
[edit]Houghton and Sunderland South was created for the 2010 general election when the Boundary Commission reduced the number of seats in Tyne and Wear from 13 to 12, with the constituencies in the City of Sunderland, in particular, being reorganised. The constituency was formed from the majority of the former Houghton and Washington East seat (Copt Hill, Doxford, Hetton, Houghton and Shiney Row wards) and parts of the former Sunderland South seat (St Chad's, Sandhill and Silksworth wards).
2010–2024
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The City of Sunderland wards of: Copt Hill, Doxford, Hetton, Houghton, St Chad's, Sandhill, Shiney Row, and Silksworth.[5]
2024–present
[edit]The City of Sunderland wards of: Copt Hill; Doxford; Hetton; Houghton; Sandhill; Shiney Row; Silksworth; St. Anne's; and St. Chad's.[6]
The boundaries for 2024 election were established by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, where the constituency was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, by adding the City of Sunderland ward of St Anne's, transferred from Washington and Sunderland West (abolished).[7]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member[8] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bridget Phillipson | Labour | |
Elections
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Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bridget Phillipson | 18,837 | 47.1 | +6.7 | |
| Reform UK | Sam Woods-Brass | 11,668 | 29.1 | +13.4 | |
| Conservative | Chris Burnicle | 5,514 | 13.8 | −19.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Edgeworth | 2,290 | 5.7 | −0.2 | |
| Green | Richard Bradley | 1,723 | 4.3 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 7,168 | 18.0 | +10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 40,032 | 52.1 | −5.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bridget Phillipson | 16,210 | 40.7 | −18.8 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Howarth | 13,095 | 32.9 | +3.2 | |
| Brexit Party | Kevin Yuill | 6,165 | 15.5 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Edgeworth | 2,319 | 5.8 | +3.6 | |
| Green | Richard Bradley | 1,125 | 2.8 | +1.0 | |
| UKIP | Richard Elvin | 897 | 2.3 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 3,115 | 7.8 | −22.0 | ||
| Turnout | 39,811 | 57.8 | −3.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −11.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bridget Phillipson | 24,665 | 59.5 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Paul Howell | 12,324 | 29.7 | +11.2 | |
| UKIP | Michael Joyce | 2,379 | 5.7 | −15.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Edgeworth | 908 | 2.2 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Richard Bradley | 725 | 1.8 | −1.0 | |
| Independent | Michael Watson | 479 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 12,341 | 29.8 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 41,480 | 60.9 | +4.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bridget Phillipson | 21,218 | 55.1 | +4.8 | |
| UKIP | Richard Elvin | 8,280 | 21.5 | +18.8 | |
| Conservative | Stewart Hay[14] | 7,105 | 18.5 | −2.9 | |
| Green | Alan Robinson | 1,095 | 2.8 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Murray[15] | 791 | 2.1 | −11.8 | |
| Majority | 12,938 | 33.6 | +4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 38,489 | 56.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −7.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bridget Phillipson | 19,137 | 50.3 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Oliver | 8,147 | 21.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Boyle | 5,292 | 13.9 | ||
| Independent | Colin Wakefield | 2,462 | 6.5 | ||
| BNP | Karen Allen | 1,961 | 5.2 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Elvin | 1,022 | 2.7 | ||
| Majority | 10,990 | 28.9 | |||
| Turnout | 38,021 | 55.3 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Tyne and Wear
- List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)
Notes
[edit]- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ However it borders the coastal constituencies of Easington and Sunderland Central.
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Elections 2017: Declaration times in time order". Press Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "UK general election results live: Exit poll predicts Labour to win general election landslide". BBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Holland, Daniel; Robinson, James. "Who will be the first to return election result?". BBC. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "2010 post-revision map Greater London and metropolitan areas of England" (PDF).
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- ^ "Houghton and Sunderland South - General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Seddon, Sean (9 June 2017). "Houghton & Sunderland South constituency General Election results 2017". nechronicle.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Houghton & Sunderland South parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Conservative Parliamentary Candidates Chosen". Sunderland. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "list of selected candidates". Lib Dems. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Houghton & Sunderland South". BBC News.
External links
[edit]- Houghton and Sunderland South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Houghton and Sunderland South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
