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Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974 & 1983–2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sedgefield was a constituency in County Durham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Paul Howell of the Conservative Party.[lower-alpha 1]
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Sedgefield | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() 2010–2024 boundary of Sedgefield in County Durham | |
![]() Location of County Durham within England | |
County | County Durham |
Electorate | 67,386 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Sedgefield, Newton Aycliffe, Ferryhill |
1983–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Durham, Durham North West, Easington and Bishop Auckland[2] |
Replaced by |
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1918–1974 (1974) | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | South East Durham, The Hartlepools and Mid Durham |
Replaced by | Bishop Auckland, Durham, Easington |
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Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to major boundary changes, though retaining the town of Sedgefield, the constituency was reformed as Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor to reflect the two largest communities in the revised seat.[3]