South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Shields
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of South Shields in Tyne and Wear
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England
CountyTyne and Wear
Electorate82,294(2011)[1]
Current constituency
Created1832
Member of ParliamentEmma Lewell-Buck (Labour)
Number of membersOne
Created fromCounty Durham

South Shields is a borough constituency that is 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.

Boundaries

Currently, this constituency contains the areas of South Shields in South Tyneside in Tyne and wear. Changes to the boundary that are to be in place for the next election will bring Whitburn into the constituency from neighbouring Jarrow.

Election results

General election 2019: South Shields[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Lewell-Buck 17,273 45.6 -15.9
Conservative Oni Oviri 7,688 20.3 -5.6
Brexit Party Glenn Thompson 6,446 17.0 New
Independent Geoff Thompson 3,658 9.7 New
Liberal Democrats William Shepherd 1,514 4.0 +2.3
Green Sarah McKeown 1,303 3.4 -0.1
Majority 9,585 25.3 -10.3
Turnout 37,882 60.3 -4.0
Labour hold Swing -5.2

References

  1. ↑ "Parliament Constituency population 2011". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "South Shields Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 24 November 2019.