Stockton North (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main 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 by Chris McDonald, a member of the Labour Party, having been elected in the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
Historic
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 Wolviston.
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.
2010–2024: 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.
Current
Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was defined as comprising the following wards of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Billingham Central; Billingham East; Billingham North; Billingham South; Billingham West; Hardwick and Salters Lane; Newtown; Northern Parishes; Norton North; Norton South; Norton West; Parkfield and Oxbridge; Roseworth; Stockton Town Centre.[1]
In order to bring the electorate within the permitted electoral range, the Parkfield and Oxbridge ward was transferred in from Stockton South (renamed Stockton West) in exchange for Western Parishes.
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023,[2][3] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees from the 2024 general election:
- Billingham Central; Billingham East; Billingham North; Billingham South; Billingham West & Wolviston; Eaglescliffe East (small part); Grangefield (majority); Hardwick & Salters Lane; Newtown; Northern Parishes (majority); Norton Central; Norton North; Norton South; Ropner; Roseworth; Stockton Town Centre; and a very small part of Hartburn.[4]
Stockton North consists of the northern part of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, including the town centre and the nearby towns and villages of Billingham, Norton, Wolviston and Thorpe Thewles.[5]
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.
In November 2021, Cunningham announced his intention to stand down at the 2024 general election,[6] when the seat was won by his successor as Labour candidate, Chris McDonald.
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.[7]
In November 2023 Home Secretary James Cleverly was accused of calling the constituency "a shithole" during a Commons debate. The comment was said to have been made after the prime minister Rishi Sunak was challenged by MP Alex Cunningham on the level of child poverty in his constituency.[8][9]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[10] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1983 | Frank Cook | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2010 | Alex Cunningham | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2024 | Chris McDonald | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John McDermottroe | 9,189 | 24.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Niall Innes | 8,028 | 21.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sam Bradford | 1,923 | 5.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jo Barton | 1,133 | 3.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 7,939 | 21.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 37,401 | 53.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 70,242 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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Elections in the 2010s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Steven Jackson | 16,701 | 40.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Martin Walker | 3,907 | 9.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Aidan King | 1,631 | 4.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mark Burdon | 1,189 | 2.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,027 | 2.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 41,156 | 61.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −9.0 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mark Fletcher | 15,589 | 36.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ted Strike | 1,834 | 4.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sarah Brown[15] | 646 | 1.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Emma Robson | 358 | 0.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,715 | 20.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 42,731 | 64.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −0.3 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Christopher Daniels | 11,069 | 28.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mandy Boylett | 7,581 | 19.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Anthony Sycamore | 884 | 2.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Tait | 601 | 1.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,367 | 21.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 39,571 | 59.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Galletley | 10,247 | 25.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Philip Latham | 6,342 | 16.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James MacPherson | 1,724 | 4.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Frank Cook | 1,577 | 4.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gordon Parkin | 1,556 | 3.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Saul | 1,129 | 2.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 6,676 | 16.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 39,498 | 58.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | -8.3 | |||
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Elections in the 2000s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Harriett Baldwin | 7,575 | 20.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Neil Hughes | 6,869 | 18.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kevin Hughes | 986 | 2.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gordon Parkin | 986 | 2.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 12,439 | 34.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 36,428 | 57.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | -3.6 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Amanda Vigar | 7,823 | 22.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mary Wallace | 4,208 | 11.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bill Wennington | 926 | 2.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 14,647 | 41.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 35,427 | 54.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −3.3 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bryan Johnston | 8,369 | 18.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Suzanne Fletcher | 4,816 | 10.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kevin McConnell | 1,563 | 3.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 21,357 | 48.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 44,474 | 69.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +14.2 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Simon Brocklebank-Fowler | 17,444 | 32.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Suzanne Fletcher | 7,454 | 14.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ken McGarvey | 550 | 1.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 10,474 | 19.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 53,366 | 76.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1980s
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Faber | 17,242 | 32.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Nicholas Bosanquet | 9,712 | 18.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,801 | 16.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 52,997 | 75.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +6.5 | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Harry Davies | 16,469 | 33.3 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bill Rodgers | 14,630 | 29.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,870 | 3.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 49,438 | 70.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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See also
- Stockton-on-Tees, approximate predecessor, abolished 1983.
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cleveland
- List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)
Notes
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References
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- ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
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Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 – 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 – 2005 Template:Webarchive (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 – 1992 Template:Webarchive (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992 – 2005 (Guardian)
External links
- Stockton North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Stockton North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Stockton North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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