Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Template:Infobox UK constituency main Sunderland South was, from 1950 until 2010, a 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
Sunderland South, as can be inferred from the name, formed the southern part of the County Borough (now City) of Sunderland. The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election when the existing two-member Sunderland seat was split in two. Parts also transferred from Houghton-le-Spring.
It was abolished for the 2010 general election when most of its contents were divided between the two new constituencies of Sunderland Central (eastern areas) and Houghton and Sunderland South (western areas). St Anne's ward was transferred to the new constituency of Washington and Sunderland West.[1]
Boundaries
1950–1955
- The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bishopwearmouth, Hendon, Humbledon, Pallion, Park, St Michael's, Sunderland East, Thornhill, and West.[2]
1955–1974
- The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bishopwearmouth, Hendon, Humbledon, Pallion, Park, Pennywell, St Michael's, Thorney Close, and Thornhill.[2]
Minor changes.
1974–1983
- The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bishopwearmouth, Hendon, Humbledon, Pennywell, Ryhope, St Chad's, St Michael's, Silksworth, Thorney Close, and Thornhill.[3]
Boundaries expanded southwards in line with those of the County Borough, including the gain of Ryhope and Silksworth from Houghton-le-Spring. Existing boundary with Sunderland North realigned, including the loss of Pallion ward.
1983–1997
- The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland wards of Grindon, Hendon, Ryhope, St Chad's, St Michael's, Silksworth, Thorney Close, and Thornholme.[4] Minor changes to take account of new ward boundaries.
1997–2010
- The City of Sunderland wards of Grindon, Hendon, St Chad's, St Michael's, Silksworth, South Hylton, Thorney Close, and Thornholme.[5] South Hylton ward transferred from Sunderland North. Ryhope ward transferred to the new constituency of Houghton and Washington East.
Political history
Having been a Labour–Conservative marginal in the 1950s and 1960s, Sunderland South was held by the Labour Party from 1964 until 2010. Its last MP was journalist-politician Chris Mullin, who served between the 1987 and 2010 general elections, inclusive. Sunderland South was abolished as a result of the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which took effect at the 2010 election. Mullin did not seek re-election in 2010.
The constituency was well known for trying to be the first seat to declare its results, doing so in the general elections of 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2005.[6]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1950 | Richard Ewart | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1953 | Paul Williams | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1964 | Gordon Bagier | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1987 | Chris Mullin | Labour |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see Houghton and Sunderland South & Sunderland Central | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | H. Wilkinson | 22,012 | 40.2 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Charles Jonathan Kitchell | 5,604 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 5,180 | 9.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 54,808 | 83.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Williams | 26,951 | 49.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 306 | 0.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 54,208 | 94.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alexander G.S. Whipp | 21,939 | 46.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Roy Francis Leslie | 2,524 | 5.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,175 | 2.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,557 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ernest Armstrong | 22,953 | 48.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,774 | 3.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,680 | 77.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ernest Armstrong | 26,835 | 49.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 990 | 1.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 54,660 | 80.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 1960s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Williams | 24,334 | 48.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 1,566 | 3.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 50,234 | 75.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Philip Edwin Heselton | 20,398 | 42.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 7,169 | 15.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,965 | 75.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 1970s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Denis Orde | 20,722 | 43.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 6,118 | 12.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,562 | 70.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mark Thorpe Wright | 19,700 | 34.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Wilfred John Nicholson | 9,098 | 15.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,596 | 15.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 57,094 | 75.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Charles Buchanan Riddell | 15,593 | 30.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Wilfred John Nicholson | 7,828 | 15.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 13,030 | 25.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 52,044 | 68.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James Richard Harris | 21,002 | 37.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Macdonald Barker | 4,984 | 9.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,401 | 15.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 55,389 | 70.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −4.9 | |||
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Elections in the 1980s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andrew Mitchell | 17,321 | 34.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Anderson | 9,865 | 19.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 5,548 | 11.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 50,055 | 66.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Howe | 16,210 | 30.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Keith Hudson | 7,768 | 14.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Douglas Jacques | 516 | 1.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 12,613 | 23.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 53,317 | 71.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Howe | 14,898 | 29.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Lennox | 5,844 | 11.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Terence Scouler | 596 | 1.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 14,501 | 28.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 50,737 | 69.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Timothy Schofield | 7,536 | 18.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Lennox | 4,606 | 11.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Margaret Wilkinson | 609 | 1.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 19,638 | 49.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 39,925 | 58.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +10.4 | |||
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Elections in the 2000s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James Boyd | 6,254 | 20.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mark Greenfield | 3,675 | 11.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joseph Dobbie | 576 | 1.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joseph Moore | 470 | 1.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rosalyn Warner | 291 | 0.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 13,667 | 43.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 31,187 | 48.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −2.7 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robert Oliver | 6,923 | 22.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gareth Kane | 4,492 | 14.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Guynan | 1,166 | 3.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rosalyn Warner | 149 | 0.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 11,059 | 36.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 30,712 | 49.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −3.9 | |||
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See also
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Tyne and Wear
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Durham
Notes and references
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External links
- Sunderland South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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