South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 54°58′23″N 1°24′50″W / 54.973°N 1.414°W
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.
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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[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Emma Lewell-Buck | 17,273 | 45.6 | -15.9 | |
| Conservative | Oni Oviri | 7,688 | 20.3 | -5.6 | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found. | 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 | |
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found. | 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
- ↑ South Shields Parliamentary constituency. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000944. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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