is a
Constituency represented in the
House Of Commons of the
Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one
Member Of Parliament (MP) by the
First Past The Post system of election.
Dudley North is one of four constituencies covering the
Metropolitan Borough Of Dudley , covering the northern part of the borough. The constituency includes
Dudley town centre, and also
Coseley ,
Gornal and
Sedgley .
Prior to
1997 , Dudley was divided into East and West constituencies, rather than the current North and South. Dudley North covers most of the area previously covered by Dudley East, which included
Netherton but excluded Sedgley.
The earlier Dudley constituency, consisting of Dudley and Netherton, was more prominent a generation ago. Colonel
George Wigg (later Lord Wigg), Prime Minister
Harold Wilson 's adviser on security matters and later a Minister of State, held the seat for many years until elevated to the peerage in
1968 . At a famous
By-election in March of that year, Don Williams (
Conservative ) won the seat with a swing of 20%. In
1970 , however, the seat reverted to
Labour with the election of
Dr John Gilbert , who subsequently represented Dudley East from
February 1974 until 1997. Gilbert served as a Minister of State under both
James Callaghan and (as a peer)
Tony Blair .
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Ian Hillas
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12,874
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311
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Gerry Lewis
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4,257
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103
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+16
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British National Party
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Simon Darby
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4,022
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97
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+50
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United Kingdom Independence Party
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Malcolm Davis
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1,949
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47
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''N/A''
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Labour Party (UK)
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&minus22
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Andrew Griffiths
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13,295
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345
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+31
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Richard Burt
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3,352
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87
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+05
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British National Party
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Simon Darby
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1,822
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47
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Charles MacNamara
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15,014
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314
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''N/A''
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Gerry Lewis
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3,939
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82
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''N/A''
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Socialist Labour Party (UK)
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M Atherton
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2,155
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45
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''N/A''
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Referendum Party
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S Bavester
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1,201
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47
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''N/A''
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National Front (UK)
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G Cartwright
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559
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12
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''N/A''
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National Democrats (UK)
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Simon Darby
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469
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10
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''N/A''
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Labour Party (UK)
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''N/A''
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