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Parliamentary Constituencies In Tyne And Wear
The ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear is divided into 13 United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituencies, including 2 cross-county boundary seats with Northumberland and one with Durham, of which 9 are Borough constituency, borough constituencies and 4 County constituency, county constituencies. As of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election, all 13 are represented by the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituencies Boundary changes 2024 ''See 2023 review of Westminster constituencies for further details.'' For the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside with Northumberland as a sub-region of the North East Region, with the creation of two cross-county boundary constituencies comprising an expanded Hexham (UK Parliament constituency), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceremonial County
Ceremonial counties, formally known as ''counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies'', are areas of England to which lord-lieutenant, lord-lieutenants are appointed. A lord-lieutenant is the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarch's representative in an area. Shrieval counties have the same boundaries and serve a similar purpose, being the areas to which High sheriff#England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, high sheriffs are appointed. High sheriffs are the monarch's judicial representative in an area. The ceremonial counties are defined in the Lieutenancies Act 1997, and the shrieval counties in the Sheriffs Act 1887. Both are defined as groups of Local government in England, counties used for local government. History The historic counties of England were originally used as areas for administering justice and organising the militia, overseen by a High sheriff, sheriff. From Tudor period, Tudor times onwards a lord-lieutenant was appointed to oversee the militia, taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cramlington And Killingworth Constituency 2023 In Tyne And Wear
Cramlington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland. It is north of Newcastle upon Tyne. The name suggests a probable founding by the Danes or Anglo-Saxons. The population was 28,843 as of 2021 census data from Northumberland County Council. It sits on the border between Northumberland and North Tyneside with the traffic interchange at Moor Farm, Annitsford, linking the two areas. The area of East Cramlington lies east of the A189, on the B1326 road that connects the town to Seaton Delaval. History The first record of the Manor of Cramlington is from a mention in 1135 when the land was granted to Nicholas de Grenville. A register of early chaplains begins with John the Clerk of Cramlington (c. 1163–1180). The register continues to the present day. From the 12th century onwards, its history has been mostly rural, incorporating several farms and the parish church of St. Nicholas (built at a cost of £3,000 during 1865–1868 in the Gothic style). During the ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrow And Gateshead East Constituency 2023
Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in County Durham, it is on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. The 2011 census area classed Hebburn and the Boldons as part of the town, it had a population of 43,431. It is home to the southern portal of the Tyne Tunnel and east of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the eighth century, St Paul's Monastery in Jarrow (now Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey) was the home of the Venerable Bede, who is regarded as the greatest Anglo-Saxon scholar and the father of English history. The town is part of the historic County Palatine of Durham. From the middle of the 19th century until 1935, Jarrow was a centre for shipbuilding, and was the starting point of the Jarrow March against unemployment in 1936. History Toponymy Jarrow's name is first recorded in the 8th century. It derives from the Gyrwe, an Anglian tribe that lived here. The Gyrwe's name means "fen dwellers", perh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Osborne
Katharine Helen Osborne (born 18 June) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow and Gateshead East, formerly Jarrow (UK Parliament constituency), Jarrow since 2019. Career Osborne worked for Royal Mail for 25 years. Her first foray into politics came in 2009, when she contested a North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elections#Preston by-election, 24 September 2009, by-election for Preston ward on North Tyneside Council, losing to Conservative Party (UK), Conservative David Sarin. The following year, Osborne was elected to represent the ward at the 2010 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election#Preston, 2010 local elections, gaining the seat from the Conservative incumbent. She was re-elected to represent Preston in 2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election#Preston, 2014, and again in 2018 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrow And Gateshead East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Jarrow and Gateshead East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Kate Osborne of the Labour Party, who previously held the abolished constituency of Jarrow from 2019 to 2024. History The seat was formed from the existing Jarrow constituency, excluding the Cleadon and East Boldon ward, with the addition of the Felling, and Windy Nook and Whitehills wards from Gateshead. Boundaries The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards: * The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It includes Gateshead, Rowlands Gill, Whickham, Blaydon, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, Ryton, Felling (UK), Felling, Birtley, Tyne and ... wards of Felling, Pelaw & Heworth, Wardley & Leam Lane, and Wind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houghton And Sunderland South Constituency 2023
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Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Maeve Phillipson (born 19 December 1983) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton and Sunderland South since 2010. Born in Gateshead, Phillipson attended St Robert of Newminster Catholic School. She went on to study at the University of Oxford before working in local government and then as a manager at Wearside Women in Need. Phillipson joined the Labour Party at the age of fifteen, and was elected the co-chair of Oxford University Labour Club in 2003. She was elected to the House of Commons at the 2010 general election as MP for Houghton and Sunderland South. She was reelected at the 2015 general election and campaigned to remain in the European Union (EU) in the 2016 Brexit referendum. She was reelected in both the 2017 and 2019 general elections. Phillipson endorsed Keir Starmer's suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houghton And Sunderland South (UK Parliament Constituency)
Houghton and Sunderland South () is a constituency in Tyne and Wear represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since its creation in 2010, the seat has been represented by Bridget Phillipson of the Labour Party, who currently serves as Secretary of State for Education under the government of Keir Starmer. In the 2010 and 2015 general elections, it was the first constituency to declare its result, continuing the record of its predecessor seat, Sunderland South, in the four general elections from 1992 to 2005. However, in the 2017 and 2019 general elections, it was beaten by Newcastle upon Tyne Central. It regained the position as first constituency to declare in the 2024 election, while Newcastle ruled itself out of being the first prior to the polling date for various reasons. Constituency profile Houghton and Sunderland South is a medium density inland area, partly situated on the south banks of the River Wear, which is mostly populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexham Constituency 2023 In Tyne And Wear
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011, it had a population of 13,097. Smaller towns and villages around Hexham include Corbridge, Riding Mill, Stocksfield and Wylam to the east, Acomb and Bellingham to the north, Allendale to the south and Haydon Bridge, Bardon Mill and Haltwhistle to the west. Newcastle upon Tyne is to the east and Carlisle to the west. Toponym The name Hexham derives from the Old English ''Hagustaldes ea'' and later ''Hagustaldes ham'' from which the modern form (with the "-ham" element) derives. ''Hagustald'' is related to the Old High German ''hagustalt'', denoting a younger son who takes land outside the settlement; the element ''ea'' means "stream" or "river" and ''ham'' is the Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Opperman
Guy Thomas Opperman (born 18 May 1965) is a British former politician who served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport from November 2023 to July 2024. He previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion at the Department for Work and Pensions between 2017 and 2022 and Minister of State for Employment from 2022 to 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hexham from 2010 to 2024, when he lost his seat in the general election to Joe Morris of the Labour Party. Early life, education and career Opperman was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire, on 18 May 1965. He was educated at Harrow School, an independent all-boys boarding school. Opperman has a degree in law from the University of Buckingham and a first-class diploma from the University of Lille, in France. Opperman was called to the bar in 1989. He spent 20 years as a barrister of which 15 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Morris (politician)
Joseph Ronald Morris is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Hexham since 2024. He is the first Labour MP for Hexham, breaking a 100-year streak of Conservative MPs. According to his LinkedIn profile, he has previously worked as a parliamentary assistant for Labour MPs Kate Hollern, Rupa Huq and Bill Esterson William Roffen Esterson (born 27 October 1966) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sefton Central since 2010. He was Shadow Minister for Roads from 2023 to 2024, and was Shadow Minister for Sm .... He has also worked for Make UK and as an Associate Director at Hanbury Strategy, a public affairs and communications agency. Electoral performance House of Commons References External links * Alumni of Mansfield College, Oxford Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Living people UK MPs 2024–present Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hexham is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 by Joe Morris (politician), Joe Morris of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years. The seat was created as one of four single member divisions of the county of Northumberland under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Constituency profile The second-largest constituency by land area in England (covering 250,992 hectares under the 2010–2024 boundaries), Hexham reaches to the Pennines and is traversed by Hadrian's Wall, which runs almost due east–west through England. It includes substantial agricultural holdings, forestry, wood processing, food, minerals, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
