Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom since 1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sedgefield is a constituency in County Durham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Paul Howell of the Conservative Party. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Sedgefield | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Durham |
Electorate | 67,386 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Sedgefield, Newton Aycliffe, Ferryhill |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Paul Howell (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Durham, Durham North West, Easington and Bishop Auckland[2] |
1918–1974 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | South East Durham, The Hartlepools and Mid Durham |
Replaced by | Bishop Auckland, Durham, Easington |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to major boundary changes. Although the town of Sedgefield is retained, the constituency will be renamed Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor to reflect the two largest communities in the revised seat. It will be first contested at the next general election.[3]