Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wansbeck is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Ian Lavery, a member of the Labour Party.[n 2]
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Wansbeck | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northumberland |
Electorate | 62,395 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Morpeth, Ashington, Bedlington |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Ian Lavery (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Morpeth and Blyth[2] |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | South Northumberland |
Replaced by | Blyth, Hexham, Morpeth and Tynemouth |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished once again. Morpeth will be included in the re-established constituency of North Northumberland, with the remainder of the seat forming the majority of the newly created seat of Blyth and Ashington, together with the town of Blyth from the (to be abolished) seat of Blyth Valley. The new seat will be first contested at the next general election.[3]