Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)
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Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency) is a UK parliamentary seat in Northumberland, historically centred on coal-mining communities and the town of Ashington in North East England.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK Parliament constituency ⓘ |
| abolished | 1950 ⓘ |
| boundaryReview | 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPartOf | former Wansbeck local government district ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1885 ⓘ |
| economicHistory | coal mining ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first past the post ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialHeritage | coal mining ⓘ |
| hasMainSettlement | Ashington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMP | Ian Lavery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalCharacter | traditionally Labour-leaning ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Bedlington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Choppington NERFINISHED ⓘ Guide Post NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynemouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Newbiggin-by-the-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pegswood NERFINISHED ⓘ Stakeford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyCentredOn |
Ashington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coal-mining communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North East England ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ |
| majorTown | Ashington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapEntity | United Kingdom Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPStartYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Wansbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North East England European Parliament constituency (before Brexit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousConstituency | Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreated | 1983 ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorConstituency |
Ashington and Blyth (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cramlington and Killingworth (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hexham (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| willBeAbolished | next general election after 2023 Review ⓘ |
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