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Sunderland South | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Tyne and Wear |
1950–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Sunderland |
Replaced by | Houghton and Sunderland South, Sunderland Central and Washington and Sunderland West |
Sunderland South was, from 1950 until 2010, a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
History
Sunderland South, as can be inferred from the name, formed the southern part of the County Borough (now City) of Sunderland. The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election when the existing two-member Sunderland seat was split in two. Parts also transferred from Houghton-le-Spring.
It was abolished for the 2010 general election when most of its contents were divided between the two new constituencies of Sunderland Central (eastern areas) and Houghton and Sunderland South (western areas). St Anne's ward was transferred to the new constituency of Washington and Sunderland West.[1]
Boundaries
1950–1955
- The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bishopwearmouth, Hendon, Humbledon, Pallion, Park, St Michael's, Sunderland East, Thornhill, and West.[2]
1955–1974
- The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bishopwearmouth, Hendon, Humbledon, Pallion, Park, Pennywell, St Michael's, Thorney Close, and Thornhill.[2]
Minor changes.
1974–1983
- The County Borough of Sunderland wards of Bishopwearmouth, Hendon, Humbledon, Pennywell, Ryhope, St Chad's, St Michael's, Silksworth, Thorney Close, and Thornhill.[3]
Boundaries expanded southwards in line with those of the County Borough, including the gain of Ryhope and Silksworth from Houghton-le-Spring. Existing boundary with Sunderland North realigned, including the loss of Pallion ward.
1983–1997
- The Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland wards of Grindon, Hendon, Ryhope, St Chad's, St Michael's, Silksworth, Thorney Close, and Thornholme.[4] Minor changes to take account of new ward boundaries.
1997–2010
- The City of Sunderland wards of Grindon, Hendon, St Chad's, St Michael's, Silksworth, South Hylton, Thorney Close, and Thornholme.[5] South Hylton ward transferred from Sunderland North. Ryhope ward transferred to the new constituency of Houghton and Washington East.
Political history
Having been a Labour–Conservative marginal in the 1950s and 1960s, Sunderland South was held by the Labour Party from 1964 until 2010. Its last MP was journalist-politician Chris Mullin, who served between the 1987 and 2010 general elections, inclusive. Sunderland South was abolished as a result of the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which took effect at the 2010 election. Mullin did not seek re-election in 2010.
The constituency was well known for trying to be the first seat to declare its results, doing so in the general elections of 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2005.[6]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[7] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Richard Ewart | Labour | |
1953 | Paul Williams | Conservative | |
1964 | Gordon Bagier | Labour | |
1987 | Chris Mullin | Labour | |
2010 | constituency abolished: see Houghton and Sunderland South & Sunderland Central |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Ewart | 27,192 | 49.6 | ||
Conservative | H. Wilkinson | 22,012 | 40.2 | ||
Liberal | Charles Jonathan Kitchell | 5,604 | 10.2 | ||
Majority | 5,180 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 54,808 | 83.3 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Ewart | 27,257 | 50.3 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Paul Williams | 26,951 | 49.7 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 306 | 0.6 | -8.8 | ||
Turnout | 54,208 | 94.1 | +10.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Williams | 23,114 | 48.6 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Alexander G.S. Whipp | 21,939 | 46.1 | −4.2 | |
Liberal | Roy Francis Leslie | 2,524 | 5.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,175 | 2.5 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 47,557 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Williams | 24,727 | 51.9 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Ernest Armstrong | 22,953 | 48.1 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 1,774 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,680 | 77.4 | -16.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Williams | 27,825 | 50.9 | -1.0 | |
Labour | Ernest Armstrong | 26,835 | 49.1 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 990 | 1.8 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 54,660 | 80.3 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Bagier | 25,900 | 51.6 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Paul Williams | 24,334 | 48.4 | ―2.5 | |
Majority | 1,566 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 50,234 | 75.8 | ―4.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Bagier | 27,567 | 57.5 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Philip Edwin Heselton | 20,398 | 42.5 | ―5.9 | |
Majority | 7,169 | 15.0 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 47,965 | 75.5 | ―0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Bagier | 26,840 | 56.4 | ―1.1 | |
Conservative | Denis Orde | 20,722 | 43.6 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 6,118 | 12.8 | ―2.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,562 | 70.1 | ―5.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―1.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Bagier | 28,296 | 49.6 | ―6.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Thorpe Wright | 19,700 | 34.5 | ―9.1 | |
Liberal | Wilfred John Nicholson | 9,098 | 15.9 | New | |
Majority | 8,596 | 15.1 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 57,094 | 75.2 | +5.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Bagier | 28,623 | 55.0 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | John Charles Buchanan Riddell | 15,593 | 30.0 | ―4.5 | |
Liberal | Wilfred John Nicholson | 7,828 | 15.0 | ―0.9 | |
Majority | 13,030 | 25.0 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 52,044 | 68.1 | ―7.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Bagier | 29,403 | 53.1 | ―1.9 | |
Conservative | James Richard Harris | 21,002 | 37.9 | +7.9 | |
Liberal | Paul Macdonald Barker | 4,984 | 9.0 | ―6.0 | |
Majority | 8,401 | 15.2 | ―9.8 | ||
Turnout | 55,389 | 70.0 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―4.9 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gordon Bagier | 22,869 | 45.7 | ―7.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Mitchell | 17,321 | 34.6 | ―3.3 | |
SDP | John Anderson | 9,865 | 19.7 | New | |
Majority | 5,548 | 11.1 | ―4.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,055 | 66.6 | ―3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Mullin | 28,823 | 54.0 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | George Howe | 16,210 | 30.4 | ―4.2 | |
SDP | Keith Hudson | 7,768 | 14.6 | ―5.1 | |
Green | Douglas Jacques | 516 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 12,613 | 23.6 | +12.5 | ||
Turnout | 53,317 | 71.1 | +4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Mullin | 29,399 | 57.9 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | George Howe | 14,898 | 29.4 | ―1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Lennox | 5,844 | 11.5 | ―3.1 | |
Green | Terence Scouler | 596 | 1.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 14,501 | 28.5 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 50,737 | 69.9 | ―1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Mullin | 27,174 | 68.1 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Timothy Schofield | 7,536 | 18.9 | ―10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Lennox | 4,606 | 11.5 | ±0.0 | |
UKIP | Margaret Wilkinson | 609 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 19,638 | 49.2 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 39,925 | 58.8 | ―11.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.4 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Mullin | 19,921 | 63.9 | ―4.2 | |
Conservative | James Boyd | 6,254 | 20.1 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Greenfield | 3,675 | 11.8 | +0.3 | |
BNP | Joseph Dobbie | 576 | 1.8 | New | |
UKIP | Joseph Moore | 470 | 1.5 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Rosalyn Warner | 291 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 13,667 | 43.8 | ―5.4 | ||
Turnout | 31,187 | 48.3 | ―10.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―2.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Mullin | 17,982 | 58.6 | ―5.3 | |
Conservative | Robert Oliver | 6,923 | 22.5 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Kane | 4,492 | 14.6 | +2.8 | |
BNP | David Guynan | 1,166 | 3.8 | +2.0 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Rosalyn Warner | 149 | 0.5 | ―0.4 | |
Majority | 11,059 | 36.0 | ―7.8 | ||
Turnout | 30,712 | 49.3 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―3.9 | |||
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ "Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report Vol 3" (PDF). pp. 144–147.
- 1 2 Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 60. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
- ↑ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 130. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983" (PDF). p. 75.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". In the County of Tyne and Wear.
- ↑ Daily Record; May 6, 2005; Sunderland Leads the Way
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sunderland South". politicsresources.net.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.