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Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)
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Sedgefield is a county 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. Sedgefield is situated in County Durham, an area renowned for its mining history and very strong affiliation to the Labour Party.
From its recreation in 1983 until 27 June 2007, the seat had been held by Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister. He resigned as a Member of Parliament on the same day as he resigned as Prime Minister, which triggered a by-election.
At the by-election on 19 July 2007, the Labour candidate Phil Wilson was elected on a reduced majority.
seat, in County Durham in the North East region of England, comprises:
owing the review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the Sedgefield constituency.
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Sedgefield is a county 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. Sedgefield is situated in County Durham, an area renowned for its mining history and very strong affiliation to the Labour Party.
From its recreation in 1983 until 27 June 2007, the seat had been held by Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister. He resigned as a Member of Parliament on the same day as he resigned as Prime Minister, which triggered a by-election.
At the by-election on 19 July 2007, the Labour candidate Phil Wilson was elected on a reduced majority.
Boundaries
The seat, in County Durham in the North East region of England, comprises:
Boundary review
Following the review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the Sedgefield constituency. It will be fought on the new boundaries at the 2009 or 2010 UK general election.
The electoral wards used in the modified seat are;
- Bishop Middleham and Cornforth, Broom, Chilton, Ferryhill, Fishburn and Old Trimdon, Greenfield Middridge, Neville and Simpasture, New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange, Sedgefield, Shafto St Marys, West and Woodham from Sedgefield.
- Thornley and Wheatley Hill, and Wingate from Easington
- Heighington and Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Middleton St George, and Sadberge and Whessoe from Darlington
History
The constituency has been in use for two separate periods. It was first created in time for the 1918 general election, and then abolished for the February 1974 election. It was recreated in 1983 and has existed ever since.
Members of Parliament
Sedgefield formerly attracted much attention as, until 2007, its only MP since the constituency's recreation in 1983 was Tony Blair, former leader of the Labour Party and former Prime Minister.
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
In the 2005 election Tony Blair was returned as MP for Sedgefield. Sedgefield also had more candidates standing, 15, than any other constituency in the UK. One candidate, Reg Keys, was the father of a military policeman killed while serving in Iraq and a founder member of Military Families Against the War. He stood on a platform of opposition to the Iraq War.
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