North West Durham (UK Parliament constituency)
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North West Durham County constituency
North West Durham shown within County Durham, and County Durham shown within England
Created:	1885, 1950
MP:	Hilary Armstrong
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	County Durham
EP constituency:	North East England

North West Durham is a county 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.

Boundaries

The constituency is located in the north west of County Durham, in the North East England region. It consists of the western part of the Derwentside district (including Consett and Lanchester) and the northern part of the Wear Valley district (including Weardale, Crook and Willington).

Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing North West Durham seat. It will be fought at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010

The electoral wards used in the creation of the modified seat are;

• Crook North, Crook South, Howden, Hunwick, St John’s Chapel, Stanhope, Tow Law and Stanley, Wheatbottom and Helmington Row, Willington Central, Willington West End, and Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear from Wear Valley
• Benfieldside, Blackhill, Burnhope, Burnopfield, Castleside, Consett East, Consett North, Consett South, Cornsay, Delves Lane, Dipton, Ebchester and Medomsley, Esh, Lanchester and Leadgate from Derwentside

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885-1918

MPs 1950-present

Elections

Watts Stelling is the leader of the Derwentside Independents political party.

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page