North West Durham

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North West Durham is a UK parliamentary constituency in County Durham, England, represented in the House of Commons.

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North West Durham canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary constituency
abolished 1918
boundaryChanges boundary revisions in 1983
boundary revisions in 1997
boundary revisions in 2010
significant changes at 1950 general election
category Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham
Westminster parliamentary constituencies in North East England
containsTown Consett NERFINISHED
Crook NERFINISHED
Tow Law NERFINISHED
Willington NERFINISHED
containsVillage Lanchester NERFINISHED
Weardale settlements
Wolsingham NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
county County Durham NERFINISHED
created 1885
economicHistory former coal mining area
includes rural and former industrial communities
electoralSystem first past the post
electorateSize approximately 67000 (varies by election year)
elects one Member of Parliament
hasElections general elections of the United Kingdom
locatedIn County Durham NERFINISHED
England
mainRiver River Wear NERFINISHED
notableMP Ernest Armstrong NERFINISHED
Hilary Armstrong NERFINISHED
Laura Pidcock NERFINISHED
Richard Holden NERFINISHED
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
politicalCharacter traditionally a Labour-leaning constituency
previousConstituency Barnard Castle NERFINISHED
Bishop Auckland NERFINISHED
Blaydon NERFINISHED
City of Durham NERFINISHED
Consett NERFINISHED
Durham NERFINISHED
North Durham NERFINISHED
recreated 1950
region North East England
representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED

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Consett, County Durham, England parliamentaryConstituency North West Durham
subject surface form: Consett