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Blaydon and Consett (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blaydon and Consett is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Created as a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Liz Twist of the Labour Party, who previously represented the abolished Blaydon constituency from 2017 to 2024.[2]
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Boundaries
The constituency crosses the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Durham and Tyne and Wear and is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The County of Durham electoral divisions of: Benfieldside; Burnopfield and Dipton; Consett North; Consett South; Delves Lane; Leadgate and Medomsley.
- The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of: Blaydon; Chopwell and Rowlands Gill; Crawcrook and Greenside; Ryton, Crookhill and Stella; Winlaton and High Spen.[3]
It comprises approximately half the electorate of each of the abolished constituencies of Blaydon and North West Durham[4] and includes the following communities:
- Blaydon, Rowlands Gill, and Ryton from the Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear
- Consett, Leadgate, and Burnopfield from County Durham
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Members of Parliament
Blaydon and North West Durham prior to 2024
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
See also
References
External links
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