Blyth and Ashington (UK Parliament constituency)

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Blyth and Ashington
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Blyth and Ashington in the North East England
CountyNorthumberland
Electorate75,452 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsBlyth, Ashington, Bedlington
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentIan Lavery (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from

Blyth and Ashington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Ian Lavery of the Labour Party.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[3]

Boundaries[edit]

The constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of the County of Northumberland (as they existed on 1 December 2020): Ashington Central; Bedlington Central; Bedlington East; Bedlington West; Bothal; Choppington; College; Cowpen; Croft; Haydon; Hirst; Isabella; Kitty Brewster; Newbiggin Central and East; Newsham; Plessey; Seaton with Newbiggin West; Sleekburn; South Blyth; Stakeford; and Wensleydale.[4]

The seat comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Wansbeck, excluding the town of Morpeth, together with the town of Blyth from the abolished constituency of Blyth Valley.[5]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Wansbeck prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Ian Lavery Labour

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2024 general election: Blyth and Ashington[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Lavery 20,030 49.6 +1.9
Reform UK Mark Peart 10,857 26.9 +17.8
Conservative Maureen Levy 6,121 15.2 -18.3
Green Steve Leyland 1,960 4.9 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Psallidas 1,433 3.5 -2.9
Majority 9,173 22.7 +8.5
Turnout 40,401 53.5
Labour win (new seat)

Notional 2019 results[edit]

To assess impact of the boundary changes various organisation calculated results of the 2019 election if it was conducted under boundaries established by the 2023 Periodic review. Below is such assessment from BBC for Blyth and Ashington:

Notional result of 2019 election under new (2023) boundaries
UK General Election, 2019 Notional Result: Blyth and Ashington[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 20,500 47.7
Conservative 14,382 33.5
Brexit Party 3,921 9.1
Liberal Democrats 2,761 6.4
Green 1,248 2.9
Other 178 0.4
Majority 6,118 14.2
Labour hold Swing

For more information see Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ Holland, Daniel (2023-06-28). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details - Blyth and Ashington". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Northumberland Council. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

External links[edit]

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