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.
The constituency is located in the north west of
County Durham , in the
North East England region. It consists of the western part of the
Derwentside district (including
Consett and
Lanchester ) and the northern part of the
Wear Valley district (including
Weardale ,
Crook and
Willington ).
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
County Durham , the
Boundary Commission For England has made minor changes to the existing North West Durham seat. It will be fought at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010
The electoral wards used in the creation of the modified seat are;
- Crook North, Crook South, Howden, Hunwick, St John’s Chapel, Stanhope, Tow Law and Stanley, Wheatbottom and Helmington Row, Willington Central, Willington West End, and Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear from Wear Valley
- Benfieldside, Blackhill, Burnhope, Burnopfield, Castleside, Consett East, Consett North, Consett South, Cornsay, Delves Lane, Dipton, Ebchester and Medomsley, Esh, Lanchester and Leadgate from Derwentside
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Alan Ord
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7,869
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199
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+50
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Jamie Devlin
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6,463
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164
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-45
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Independent
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Watts Stelling
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3,865
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98
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+98
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Watts Stelling was the leader of the
Derwentside Independents political party.
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Conservative Party (UK)
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William Clouston
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8,193
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209
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+56
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Alan Ord
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5,846
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149
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+41
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Socialist Labour Party (UK)
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Joan Hartnell
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661
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17
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''N/A''
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Louise St John-Howe
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7,101
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153
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-120
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Anthony Gillings
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4,991
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108
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-39
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