Houghton and Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Houghton and Sunderland South (/ˈhoʊtən/) is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 2010 by Bridget Phillipson of the Labour Party.[n 2]
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Houghton and Sunderland South | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Tyne and Wear |
Electorate | 68,828 (December 2019)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Bridget Phillipson (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Sunderland South, Houghton and Washington East |
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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.[2]