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| Blyth Valley Borough constituency |
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| Blyth Valley shown within Northumberland, and Northumberland shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Ronnie Campbell |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Northumberland |
| EP constituency: | North East England |
Blyth Valley (formerly known as Blyth) is a 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.
The constituency was established in 1950 as "Blyth", and renamed in 1983.
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Boundaries
The constituency is based around the borough of Blyth Valley, with Blyth as its main town.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northumberland, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the existing constituencies in the region. Blyth Valley remains co-terminous with the boundaries of the borough of the same name.
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created as Blyth (1950)
- 1950 — 1960: Alfred Robens, Labour
- 1960 — 1974: Eddie Milne, Labour then Independent Labour
- 1974 — 1987: John Ryman, Labour (constituency renamed to Blyth Valley in 1983)
- 1987 — present: Ronnie Campbell, Labour
Elections
| General Election 2005: Blyth Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 19,659 | 55.0 | -4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeffrey Reid | 11,132 | 31.1 | +6.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Windridge | 4,982 | 13.9 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 8,527 | 23.8 | |||
| Turnout | 35,773 | 56.2 | +1.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: Blyth Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 20,627 | 59.7 | -4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeff Reid | 8,439 | 24.4 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Wayne Daley | 5,484 | 15.9 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 12,188 | 35.3 | |||
| Turnout | 34,550 | 54.7 | -14.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Blyth Valley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ronnie Campbell | 27,276 | 64.2 | +14.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Lamb | 9,540 | 22.5 | -11.0 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Musgrave | 5,666 | 13.3 | -2.3 | |
| Majority | 17,736 | ||||
| Turnout | 42,482 | 68.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.6 | |||
References
See also
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