Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliament constituency in England since 1950-2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Parliamentary constituency. For the former local government district of the same name, see Blyth Valley.
Blyth Valley, formerly known as Blyth, was a constituency[n 1] most recently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 by Ian Levy, a Conservative [n 2] until its abolition in 2024.
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Blyth Valley | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northumberland |
Population | 82,174 (2011 UK Census)[1] |
Electorate | 63,173 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Blyth, Cramlington, Seaton Delaval |
1950ā2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Morpeth, Wansbeck |
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Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished, with the majority of its contents - excluding the town of Blyth itself - being absorbed into the new constituency of Cramlington and Killingworth, to be first contested at the 2024 general election. Blyth was included in the new constituency of Blyth and Ashington.[3]