Blyth and Ashington (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blyth and Ashington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Ian Lavery of the Labour Party.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Ian Lavery of the Labour Party, who previously held the abolished constituency of Wansbeck from 2010 to 2024.[3]
| Blyth and Ashington | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Blyth and Ashington in the North East England | |
| County | Northumberland |
| Electorate | 75,452 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Blyth, Ashington, Bedlington |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Ian Lavery (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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The constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of the County of Northumberland (as they existed on 1 December 2020): Ashington Central; Bedlington Central; Bedlington East; Bedlington West; Bothal; Choppington; College; Cowpen; Croft; Haydon; Hirst; Isabella; Kitty Brewster; Newbiggin Central and East; Newsham; Plessey; Seaton with Newbiggin West; Sleekburn; South Blyth; Stakeford; and Wensleydale.[4]
The seat comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Wansbeck, excluding the town of Morpeth, together with the town of Blyth from the abolished constituency of Blyth Valley.[5]
Wansbeck prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ian Lavery | Labour | |
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Lavery | 20,030 | 49.6 | +1.9 | |
| Reform UK | Mark Peart | 10,857 | 26.9 | +17.8 | |
| Conservative | Maureen Levy | 6,121 | 15.2 | −18.3 | |
| Green | Steve Leyland | 1,960 | 4.9 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Psallidas | 1,433 | 3.5 | −2.9 | |
| Majority | 9,173 | 22.7 | |||
| Turnout | 40,401 | 53.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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