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Jarrow (uk Parliament Constituency)




  Map1 Jarrow
  Map2 TyneWear
  Type Borough
  Year 1885
  Entity Tyne and Wear
  County Tyne and Wear
  EP North East England
  MP Stephen Hepburn
  Party Labour


Jarrow 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.


BOUNDARIES

The constituency consists of a section of the metropolitan district of South Tyneside . It includes the ancient monastery at Jarrow, and runs from the River Tyne at Jarrow to the North Sea coast at Souter Point . The constituency includes the settlements of Jarrow , Boldon , Hebburn , Fellgate , Cleadon , and Whitburn .


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT




ELECTIONS


  title General Election 2005 : Jarrow


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Stephen Hepburn
  votes 20,554
  percentage 605
  change -56


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Bill Schardt
  votes 6,650
  percentage 196
  change +46


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Linkson Jack
  votes 4,807
  percentage 141
  change -06


  party United Kingdom Independence Party
  candidate Alan Badger
  votes 1,567
  percentage 46
  change +25


  party Safeguard the National Health Service
  candidate Roger Nettleship
  votes 400
  percentage 12
  change +12


  votes 13,904
  percentage 409


  votes 33,978
  percentage 550
  change -01


  winner Labour Party (UK)
  swing -51


  title General Election 2001 : Jarrow


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Stephen Hepburn
  votes 22,777
  percentage 661
  change +12


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate James Selby
  votes 5,182
  percentage 150
  change +40


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Donald Wood
  votes 5,056
  percentage 147
  change -03


  party United Kingdom Independence Party
  candidate Alan Badger
  votes 716
  percentage 21
  change ''N/A''


  party Independent
  candidate Alan Le Blond
  votes 391
  percentage 11
  change ''N/A''


  party Socialist Party
  candidate John Bissett
  votes 357
  percentage 10
  change ''N/A''


  votes 17,595
  percentage 511


  votes 34,479
  percentage 551
  change -136


  winner Labour Party (UK)



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