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Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Hexham County constituency |
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| Hexham shown within Northumberland, and Northumberland shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Peter Atkinson |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Northumberland |
| EP constituency: | North East England |
Hexham 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. It is currently the only constituency in North East England held by the Conservatives.
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The constituency is named after the town of Hexham in Northumberland. It includes the Tynedale district and part of Castle Morpeth. A mostly rural seat which houses much of Newcastle's commuting middle-class, Hexham has been the only Conservative seat in the North East since 1997.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northumberland, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing boundaries of the Hexham constituency. The electoral wards used in its formation are:
- The entire district of Tynedale
- The Castle Morpeth wards of Heddon-on-the-Wall, Ponteland East, Ponteland North, Ponteland South, Ponteland West, Stamfordham and Stannington
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Constituency created | ||
| 1885 | Miles MacInnes | Liberal | |
| 1892 | Nathaniel George Clayton | Conservative | |
| 1895 | Wentworth Beaumont, later Viscount Allendale | Liberal | |
| 1907 | Richard Durning Holt | Liberal | |
| 1918 | Douglas Clifton Brown | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1923 | Victor Harold Finney | Liberal | |
| 1924 | Douglas Clifton Brown | Conservative | |
| 1943 | Speaker | ||
| 1951 | Rupert Speir | Conservative | |
| 1966 | Geoffrey Rippon | Conservative | |
| 1987 | Alan Amos | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Peter Atkinson | Conservative | |
| General Election 1997: Hexham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Atkinson | 17,701 | 38.8 | ||
| Labour | Ian McMinn | 17,479 | 38.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Philip Carr | 7,959 | 17.4 | ||
| Referendum Party | Robert Waddell | 1,362 | 3.0 | ||
| UK Independence | David Lott | 1,170 | 2.6 | ||
| Majority | 222 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 45,671 | 77.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Hexham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Atkinson | 18,917 | 44.6 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | Paul Brannen | 16,388 | 38.6 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Philip Latham | 6,380 | 15.0 | -2.4 | |
| UK Independence | Alan Patterson | 728 | 1.7 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 2,529 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 42,413 | 70.9 | -6.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2005: Hexham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Atkinson | 17,605 | 42.4 | -2.2 | |
| Labour | Kevin Graham | 12,585 | 30.3 | -8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Duffield | 10,673 | 25.7 | +10.7 | |
| English Democrats | Ian Riddell | 521 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Imperial | Thomas Davison | 129 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 5,020 | 12.1 | |||
| Turnout | 41,513 | 68.8 | -2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
| Constituencies in North East England | |
|---|---|
| Labour |
Bishop Auckland | Blaydon | Blyth Valley | City of Durham | Darlington | Easington | Gateshead East and Washington West | Hartlepool | Houghton and Washington East | Jarrow | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Newcastle upon Tyne North | North Durham | North Tyneside | North West Durham | Redcar | Sedgefield | South Shields | Stockton North | Stockton South | Sunderland North | Sunderland South | Tyne Bridge | Tynemouth | Wansbeck |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| Conservative |
Hexham |
| North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |