Houghton and Washington East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Houghton and Washington East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Houghton and Washington East in Tyne and Wear for the 2005 general election
Outline map
Location of Tyne and Wear within England
CountyTyne and Wear
1983–2010
SeatsOne
Created fromChester-le-Street and Houghton-le-Spring[1]
Replaced byHoughton and Sunderland South, Washington and Sunderland West and Sunderland Central

Houghton and Washington East was, from 1997 until 2010, a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A seat with similar boundaries, Houghton and Washington, existed from 1983 until 1997.

History

The constituency of Houghton and Washington was created as a result of the Boundary Commission for England review of parliamentary seats for the 1983 general election following the reorganisation of local government under the Local Government Act 1972 which brought the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear into existence. It covered the majority of the abolished Houghton-le-Spring seat (those areas now within the metropolitan borough (now City) of Sunderland - including the communities of Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Penshaw, Shiney Row, and Herrington), together with the new town of Washington, which had previously been part of the abolished Chester-le-Street seat.

This constituency was abolished by the Boundary Commission for the 1997 general election and replaced by Houghton and Washington East. The wards of Washington East and Washington South were included in the new constituency of Gateshead East and Washington West. Ryhope was transferred in from Sunderland South.

This was, in turn, abolished for the 2010 general election when the Boundary Commission reduced the number of seats in Tyne and Wear from 13 to 12, with the constituencies in the City of Sunderland, in particular, being reorganised. The majority of the seat was now included in the new Houghton and Sunderland South constituency, with "Washington West" being transferred to Washington and Sunderland West. Ryhope was moved back out and included in Sunderland Central.[2]

Boundaries

1983–1997 (Houghton and Washington)
  • The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland wards of Eppleton, Hetton, Houghton, Shiney Row, Washington East, Washington North, Washington South, and Washington West.[3]

1997–2010 (Houghton and Washington East)
  • The City of Sunderland wards of Eppleton, Hetton, Houghton, Ryhope, Shiney Row, Washington East, and Washington North.[4]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember [5] Party
1983 Constituency created as Houghton and Washington
1983 Roland Boyes Labour
1997 Constituency renamed Houghton and Washington East
1997 Fraser Kemp Labour
2010 Constituency abolished: see Houghton and Sunderland South
and Washington and Sunderland West

Elections

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Houghton and Washington East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fraser Kemp 22,310 64.3 -8.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Greenfield 6,245 18.0 +5.5
Conservative Tony Devenish 4,772 13.8 -0.5
BNP John Richardson 1,367 3.9 New
Majority 16,065 46.3 -12.6
Turnout 34,694 51.7 +2.2
Labour hold Swing -7.2
General election 2001: Houghton and Washington East[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fraser Kemp 24,628 73.2 -3.2
Conservative Tony Devenish 4,810 14.3 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Ormerod 4,203 12.5 +4.8
Majority 19,818 58.9 -4.6
Turnout 33,641 49.5 -12.6
Labour hold Swing -2.3

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Houghton and Washington East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fraser Kemp 31,946 76.38
Conservative Philip Booth 5,391 12.89
Liberal Democrats Keith Miller 3,209 7.67
Referendum James Joseph 1,277 3.05 New
Majority 26,555 63.49
Turnout 41,823 62.10
Labour win
General election 1992: Houghton and Washington[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roland Boyes 34,733 62.02
Conservative Andrew Tyrie 13,925 24.86
Liberal Democrats Owen Dumpleton 7,346 13.12
Majority 20,808 37.16
Turnout 56,004 70.60
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Houghton and Washington[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roland Boyes 32,805 59.1 +7.4
Conservative Martin Callanan 12,612 22.7 -1.2
SDP Rod Kenyon 10,090 18.2 -6.2
Majority 20,193 36.37 +9.07
Turnout 55,507 71.25
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Houghton and Washington[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roland Boyes 26,168 51.70
SDP Rod Kenyon 12,347 24.39
Conservative Richard Fletcher-Vane 12,104 23.91
Majority 13,821 27.31
Turnout 50,619 66.88
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references
  1. "'Houghton and Washington', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. "Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report Vol 3" (PDF). pp. 144–147.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983" (PDF). p. 75.
  4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". In the County of Tyne and Wear.
  5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
  6. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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