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Cramlington and Killingworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 55°04′N 1°34′W / 55.07°N 1.56°W / 55.07; -1.56
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Cramlington and Killingworth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Cramlington and Killingworth in the North East England
County
Electorate73,295 (2023)[1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentEmma Foody (Labour Co-op)
SeatsOne
Created from

Cramlington and Killingworth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Emma Foody, a Labour and Co-operative MP.[3]

Boundaries

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The constituency crosses the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear and is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The City of Newcastle upon Tyne ward of Castle (polling districts F01, F02 and F03).
  • The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside wards of: Camperdown; Killingworth; Valley; Weetslade.
  • The County of Northumberland electoral divisions of: Cramlington East; Cramlington Eastfield; Cramlington North; Cramlington South East; Cramlington Village; Cramlington West; Hartley; Holywell; Seghill with Seaton Delaval.[4]

The seat covers the following areas:

Members of Parliament

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Blyth Valley and North Tyneside prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Emma Foody Labour Co-op

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Cramlington and Killingworth[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Emma Foody 22,274 49.1 +4.7
Reform UK Gordon Fletcher 9,454 20.8 +12.8
Conservative Ian Levy 8,592 18.9 −21.0
Green Ian Jones 2,144 4.7 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Thom Campion 1,898 4.2 −1.0
Independent Scott Lee 573 1.3 N/A
Independent Dawn Furness 322 0.7 N/A
SDP Mathew Wilkinson 137 0.3 N/A
Majority 12,820 28.3
Turnout 45,394 59.6
Labour hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ Holland, Daniel (28 June 2023). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  5. ^ a b c d "New Seat Details – Cramlington and Killingworth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  6. ^ "Parliamentary election results". North Tyneside Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Cramlington and Killingworth results". BBC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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55°04′N 1°34′W / 55.07°N 1.56°W / 55.07; -1.56