Sunderland Central (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Sunderland Central Borough constituency |
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| Sunderland Central shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England | |
| Created: | in time for 2009 or 2010 election |
| MP: | [[]] |
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| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Tyne and Wear |
| EP constituency: | North East England |
Sunderland Central will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
[edit] Boundaries
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England has created this new seat of Sunderland Central.
The constituency is formed from the following electoral wards:
- Barnes, Fulwell, Hendon, Millfield, Pallion, Ryhope, St Michael’s, St Peter’s and Southwick
As a consequence of the creation of this seat, the other Sunderland constituencies have been formed as Houghton and Sunderland South and Washington and Sunderland West. Sunderland North and Sunderland South have been abolished.
[edit] Election results
This new constituency of Sunderland Central will be fought for the first time at the UK general election which must be held before June 2010.
Sunderland central will be a more marginal seat. The council wards that make up Sunderland central currently hold 13 Conservative councillors, 13 Labour coucillors and 1 Liberal Democrat. Looking at the council election results for these wards combined would give the Conservatives a majority in the constituency and thus return the first Conservative MP for Sunderland since 1964.
[edit] See also
- Sunderland
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
- Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election
| Constituencies in North East England | |
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| Labour |
Bishop Auckland | Blaydon | Blyth Valley | City of Durham | Darlington | Easington | Gateshead East and Washington West | Hartlepool | Houghton and Washington East | Jarrow | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Newcastle upon Tyne North | North Durham | North Tyneside | North West Durham | Redcar | Sedgefield | South Shields | Stockton North | Stockton South | Sunderland North | Sunderland South | Tyne Bridge | Tynemouth | Wansbeck |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| Conservative | |
| North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
