South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)

South Shields is a borough 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. It has been represented by Emma Lewell-Buck of the Labour Party since 2013.

South Shields
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of South Shields in the North East England
County	Tyne and Wear
Electorate	68,366 (2024)
Current constituency
Created	1832
Member of Parliament	Emma Lewell-Buck (Lab)
Seats	One
Created from	County Durham

The seat was created by the Reform Act 1832 as a single-member parliamentary borough.^[1]

The current constituency covers the area of South Shields in the South Tyneside district of Tyne and Wear.

Boundaries

1832–1918

Under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832, the contents of the borough were defined as the Respective Townships of South Shields and Westoe.^[2]

See map on Vision of Britain website.^[3]

1918–1950

The County Borough of South Shields.^[4]

Expanded to be coterminous with County Borough.

1950–1951

As prior but with redrawn boundaries.^[5]

Expanded southwards, including the communities of Harton, transferred from Houghton-le-Spring.

1951–1983

As prior but with redrawn boundaries.^[5]

1983–1997

The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of All Saints, Beacon and Bents, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Rekendyke, Tyne Dock and Simonside, Westoe, West Park, and Whiteleas.^[6]

Minor changes to take account of ward boundaries of the newly formed metropolitan borough, including the transfer of Biddick Hall to Jarrow.

1997–2010

The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of All Saints, Beacon and Bents, Biddick Hall, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Rekendyke, Tyne Dock and Simonside, Westoe, West Park, and Whiteleas.^[7]

Biddick Hall gained back from Jarrow.

2010–2024

Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Beacon and Bents, Biddick and All Saints, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Simonside and Rekendyke, Westoe, West Park, Whitburn and Marsden, and Whiteleas.^[8]

Boundary changes for the 2010 general election transferred the community of Whitburn into the South Shields constituency from the neighbouring Jarrow seat.

2024–present

The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Beacon and Bents; Biddick and All Saints; Cleadon Park; Cleadon and East Boldon; Harton; Horsley Hill; Simonside and Rekendyke; West Park; Westoe; Whitburn and Marsden; and Whiteleas.^[9]

Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, by adding the South Tyneside ward of Cleadon and East Boldon, transferred from the abolished Jarrow constituency.^[10]

Members of Parliament

The seat was held from 2001 to 2013 by David Miliband, who served as Foreign Secretary from 2007 until Labour's general election defeat of 2010. On 26 March 2013 Miliband announced his resignation from Parliament in order to take up a post as the head of the International Rescue Committee in New York City.^[11]

William Robson

Election		Member[12]	Party
	1832	Robert Ingham	Tory[13][14][15][16]
	1834		Conservative[17][18]
	1841	John Wawn	Radical[13][16][19][18]
	1852	Robert Ingham	Whig[20]
	1859		Liberal
	1868	James Cochran Stevenson	Liberal
	1895	William Robson	Liberal
	1910	Russell Rea	Liberal
	1916	Cecil Cochrane	Liberal
	1918	Havelock Wilson	Liberal
	1922	Edward Harney	Liberal
	1929	Chuter Ede	Labour
	1931	Harcourt Johnstone	Liberal
	1935	Chuter Ede	Labour
	1964	Arthur Blenkinsop	Labour
	1979	David Clark	Labour
	2001	David Miliband	Labour
	2013	Emma Lewell-Buck	Labour

With two exceptions (Arthur Blenkinsop and Emma Lewell-Buck) every South Shields MP since 1929 has been a cabinet member at some point in their career. However, Blenkinsop was a junior minister, and Lewell-Buck has been a shadow minister. Two of them, Chuter Ede (Home Secretary) and Miliband (Foreign Secretary), have held one of the Great Offices of State while MP for South Shields.

The Open Spaces Society in 2013 observed that there has been a tradition of South Shields MPs, from Chuter Ede onwards, promoting the cause of public access and common land.^[21]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: South Shields^[22][23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Lewell-Buck	15,122	41.1	−3.0
	Reform UK	Steve Holt	8,469	23.0	+8.3
	Green	David Francis	5,433	14.8	+11.7
	Conservative	Craig Robinson	4,128	11.2	−14.6
	Independent	Ahmed Khan	2,270	6.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Aibi	1,402	3.8	+0.3
Majority			6,653	18.1	−7.2
Turnout			36,824	53.9	−6.4
Registered electors			68,366
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: South Shields^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Lewell-Buck	17,273	45.6	−15.9
	Conservative	Oni Oviri	7,688	20.3	−5.6
	Brexit Party	Glenn Thompson	6,446	17.0	New
	Independent	Geoff Thompson	3,658	9.7	New
	Liberal Democrats	William Shepherd	1,514	4.0	+2.3
	Green	Sarah McKeown	1,303	3.4	−0.1
Majority			9,585	25.3	−10.3
Turnout			37,882	60.3	−4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

General election 2017: South Shields^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Lewell-Buck	25,078	61.5	+10.2
	Conservative	Felicity Buchan	10,570	25.9	+9.3
	UKIP	Richard Elvin	3,006	7.4	−14.6
	Green	Shirley Ford	1,437	3.5	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gita Gordon	681	1.7	−0.1
Majority			14,508	35.6	+6.3
Turnout			40,772	64.3	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2015: South Shields^[26][27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Lewell-Buck	18,589	51.3	−0.7
	UKIP	Norman Dennis	7,975	22.0	N/A
	Conservative	Robert Oliver	6,021	16.6	−5.0
	Green	Shirley Ford	1,614	4.5	+2.4
	Independent	Lisa Nightingale	1,427	3.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gitanjali (Gita) Gordon	639	1.8	−12.4
Majority			10,614	29.3	−1.1
Turnout			36,265	57.8	+0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

By-election 2013: South Shields^[28][29][30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Lewell-Buck	12,493	50.4	−1.6
	UKIP	Richard Elvin	5,988	24.2	New
	Conservative	Karen Allen	2,857	11.5	−10.1
	Independent	Ahmed Khan	1,331	5.4	N/A
	Independent Socialist Party	Phil Brown	750	3.0	New
	BNP	Dorothy Brookes	711	2.9	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Annand	352	1.4	−12.8
	Monster Raving Loony	Howling Laud Hope	197	0.8	New
	Independent	Thomas Darwood	57	0.2	N/A
Majority			6,505	26.2	−4.2
Turnout			24,780	39.3	−18.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2010: South Shields^[31][32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Miliband	18,995	52.0	−8.5
	Conservative	Karen Allen	7,886	21.6	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Psallidas	5,189	14.2	−5.5
	BNP	Donna Watson	2,382	6.5	New
	Green	Shirley Ford	762	2.1	New
	Independent	Siamak Kaikavoosi	729	2.0	New
	Independent	Victor Thomson	316	0.9	New
	Independent	Sam Navabi	168	0.5	New
	Fight for an Anti-War Government	Roger Nettleship	91	0.2	New
Majority			11,109	30.4	−10.4
Turnout			36,518	57.7	+6.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: South Shields^[33][34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Miliband	18,269	60.5	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Psallidas	5,957	19.7	+2.9
	Conservative	Richard Lewis	5,207	17.2	+0.3
	Independent	Nader Afshari-Naderi	773	2.6	New
Majority			12,312	40.8	−5.5
Turnout			30,206	50.9	+1.2
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 2001: South Shields^[35][36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Miliband	19,230	63.2	−8.2
	Conservative	Joanna Gardner	5,140	16.9	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Marshall Grainger	5,127	16.8	+8.0
	UKIP	Alan Hardy	689	2.3	New
	Independent	Roger Nettleship	262	0.9	New
Majority			14,090	46.3	−10.5
Turnout			30,448	49.7	−12.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: South Shields^[37][36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Clark	27,834	71.4	+11.6
	Conservative	Mark Hoban	5,681	14.6	−12.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Ord	3,429	8.8	−4.0
	Referendum	Alan Lorriane	1,660	4.3	New
	Independent	Ian Wilburn	374	1.0	New
Majority			22,153	56.8	+24.4
Turnout			38,978	62.5	−7.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.2

General election 1992: South Shields^[38][39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Clark	24,876	59.8	+1.9
	Conservative	Jonathan L Howard	11,399	27.4	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Arthur Preece	5,344	12.8	−2.7
Majority			13,477	32.4	+0.2
Turnout			41,619	70.1	−0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: South Shields^[40][41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Clark	24,882	57.9	+11.4
	Conservative	Michael Fabricant	11,031	25.7	−5.2
	SDP	Margaret Melling	6,654	15.5	−7.2
	Democrat	Edward Dunn	408	1.0	New
Majority			13,851	32.2	+16.6
Turnout			42,975	70.7	+4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.2

General election 1983: South Shields^[42][43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Clark	19,055	46.5	−10.5
	Conservative	Peter Groves	12,653	30.9	−0.1
	SDP	Peter Angus	9,288	22.7	+10.7
Majority			6,402	15.6	−10.4
Turnout			40,996	66.2	−5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: South Shields^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Clark	28,675	57.0	+0.6
	Conservative	R Booth	15,551	31.0	+6.2
	Liberal	L Monger	6,003	12.0	−5.3
Majority			13,124	26.0	−5.6
Turnout			50,229	71.2	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.8

General election October 1974: South Shields^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	26,492	56.4	−3.3
	Conservative	NS Smith	11,667	24.8	−11.6
	Liberal	L Garbutt	8,106	17.3	New
	National Front	W Owen	711	1.5	−2.3
Majority			14,825	31.6	+8.3
Turnout			46,976	64.7	−6.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.1

General election February 1974: South Shields^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	30,740	59.7	−0.5
	Conservative	S Smith	18,754	36.4	−3.4
	National Front	W Owen	1,958	3.8	New
Majority			11,986	23.3	+2.9
Turnout			51,452	71.6	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.9

General election 1970: South Shields^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	30,191	60.2	−4.5
	Conservative	John McKee	19,960	39.8	+4.5
Majority			10,231	20.4	−9.0
Turnout			50,151	66.8	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: South Shields^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	31,829	64.7	+9.6
	Conservative	Charles MacKenzie Dallas	17,340	35.3	+5.0
Majority			14,489	29.4	+4.6
Turnout			49,169	68.7	−5.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.35

General election 1964: South Shields^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	29,694	55.1	−2.9
	Conservative	John Chalmers	16,344	30.3	−11.7
	Liberal	Thomas Henry Campbell Wardlaw	7,837	14.6	New
Majority			13,350	24.8	+8.8
Turnout			53,875	74.1	−0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.45

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: South Shields^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chuter Ede	32,577	58.0	−1.6
	Conservative	John Chalmers	23,638	42.0	+1.6
Majority			8,939	16.0	−3.2
Turnout			56,215	74.4	0.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.7

General election 1955: South Shields^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chuter Ede	31,734	59.6	+3.6
	Conservative	John Chalmers	21,482	40.4	+6.8
Majority			10,252	19.2	−3.2
Turnout			53,216	74.4	−6.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.6

General election 1951: South Shields^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chuter Ede	33,633	56.0	−0.5
	Conservative	John Chalmers	20,208	33.6	+6.7
	Liberal	Charles Jonathan Kitchell	6,270	10.4	−5.6
Majority			13,425	22.4	−7.2
Turnout			60,111	80.5	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.7

General election 1950: South Shields^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chuter Ede	33,452	56.5	−2.9
	Conservative	John Chalmers	15,897	28.9	N/A
	Liberal	John George	9,446	16.0	N/A
	Communist	FO Smith	415	0.7	New
Majority			17,555	29.6	+10.8
Turnout			59,210	81.7	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.4

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: South Shields^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chuter Ede	22,410	59.4	+11.2
	National Liberal	Donald Maurice Parry	15,296	40.6	New
Majority			7,114	18.8	−1.1
Turnout			37,706	73.1	+0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.6

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: South Shields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chuter Ede	22,031	48.16
	Liberal	Harcourt Johnstone	12,932	29.27
	National Labour	Frederick Burden	10,784	23.57	New
Majority			9,099	19.89	N/A
Turnout			45,747	72.79
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

General election 1931: South Shields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harcourt Johnstone	30,528	59.81
	Labour	Chuter Ede	20,512	40.19
Majority			10,016	19.62	N/A
Turnout			51,040	80.13
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: South Shields^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chuter Ede	18,938	42.2	+0.1
	Liberal	Harold Burge Robson	18,898	42.0	−15.9
	Unionist	William Nunn	7,110	15.8	New
Majority			40	0.2	N/A
Turnout			44,946	72.9	−2.4
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.0

General election 1924: South Shields^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Harney	23,171	57.9	−1.4
	Labour	William Lawther	16,852	42.1	+1.4
Majority			6,319	15.8	−2.8
Turnout			40,023	75.3	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.4

General election 1923: South Shields^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Harney	22,912	59.3	+19.5
	Labour	William Lawther	15,717	40.7	+1.0
Majority			7,195	18.6	+18.5
Turnout			28,629	73.5	−2.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.5

General election 1922: South Shields^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Harney	15,760	39.8	−35.4
	Labour	William Lawther	15,735	39.7	+14.9
	National Liberal	Havelock Wilson	8,121	20.5	−54.7
Majority			25	0.1	−50.3
Turnout			39,616	76.2	+24.9
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in the 1910s

Havelock Wilson

General election 1918: South Shields^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Liberal	Havelock Wilson	19,514	75.2	N/A
	Labour	George John Rowe	6,425	24.8	New
Majority			13,089	50.4	N/A
Turnout			25,939	51.3	N/A
	Liberal hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

South Shields by-election, 1918^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Havelock Wilson	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

South Shields by-election, 1916^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cecil Cochrane	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

Russell Rea

General election December 1910: South Shields^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Russell Rea	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

1910 South Shields by-election^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Russell Rea	7,929	61.8	−3.4
	Liberal Unionist	Roland Edmund Lomax Vaughan Williams	4,910	38.2	+3.4
Majority			3,019	23.6	−6.8
Turnout			12,839	70.1	−6.0
Registered electors			18,320
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.4

General election January 1910: South Shields^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Robson	9,090	65.2	−8.7
	Liberal Unionist	Roland Edmund Lomax Vaughan Williams[57]	4,854	34.8	+8.7
Majority			4,236	30.4	−17.4
Turnout			13,944	76.1	+3.5
Registered electors			18,320
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.7

Elections in the 1900s

William Robson

General election 1906: South Shields^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Robson	9,717	73.9	+9.6
	Conservative	A R Chamberlayne	3,431	26.1	−9.6
Majority			6,286	47.8	+19.2
Turnout			13,148	72.6	+0.6
Registered electors			18,106
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.6

General election 1900: South Shields^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Robson	7,417	64.3	+13.6
	Conservative	R Readhead	4,119	35.7	−13.6
Majority			3,298	28.6	+27.2
Turnout			11,536	72.0	+2.2
Registered electors			16,033
	Liberal hold		Swing	+13.6

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: South Shields^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Robson	5,057	50.7	−4.9
	Conservative	Henry Herbert Wainwright	4,924	49.3	+4.9
Majority			133	1.4	−9.8
Turnout			9,981	69.8	+2.5
Registered electors			14,307
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.9

General election 1892: South Shields^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Cochran Stevenson	4,965	55.6	N/A
	Conservative	Henry Herbert Wainwright	3,958	44.4	New
Majority			1,007	11.2	N/A
Turnout			8,923	67.3	N/A
Registered electors			13,259
	Liberal hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: South Shields^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Cochran Stevenson	Unopposed
	Liberal hold

General election 1885: South Shields^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Cochran Stevenson	4,064	56.5	−18.4
	Conservative	William Digby Seymour	3,128	43.5	+18.4
Majority			936	13.0	−36.8
Turnout			7,192	60.3	+0.4
Registered electors			11,928
	Liberal hold		Swing	−18.4

General election 1880: South Shields^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Cochran Stevenson	4,435	74.9	N/A
	Conservative	Henry Best Hans-Hamilton[59]	1,486	25.1	New
Majority			2,949	49.8	N/A
Turnout			5,921	59.9	N/A
Registered electors			9,893
	Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: South Shields^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Cochran Stevenson	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,870
	Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: South Shields^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Cochran Stevenson	2,582	53.1	N/A
	Liberal	Charles Palmer[60]	2,277	46.9	N/A
Majority			305	6.2	N/A
Turnout			4,859	78.3	N/A
Registered electors			6,208
	Liberal hold

General election 1865: South Shields^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Ingham	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,113
	Liberal hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: South Shields^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Ingham	506	62.8	N/A
	Liberal	John Wawn[61]	300	37.2	N/A
Majority			206	25.6	N/A
Turnout			806	71.6	N/A
Registered electors			1,126
	Liberal hold

General election 1857: South Shields^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Robert Ingham	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,079
	Whig hold

General election 1852: South Shields^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Robert Ingham	430	63.3	−2.1
	Conservative	Henry Liddell[62][63]	249	36.7	+2.1
Majority			181	26.6	N/A
Turnout			679	73.4	+5.0
Registered electors			925
	Whig gain from Radical		Swing	−2.1

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: South Shields^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Radical	John Wawn	333	65.4	+15.5
	Conservative	William Whateley	176	34.6	−15.5
Majority			157	30.8	+23.9
Turnout			509	68.4	−2.8
Registered electors			744
	Radical hold		Swing	+15.5

General election 1841: South Shields^[58][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Radical	John Wawn	240	49.9	New
	Conservative	Robert Ingham	207	43.0	N/A
	Conservative	George Fyler	34	7.1	N/A
Majority			33	6.9	N/A
Turnout			481	71.2	N/A
Registered electors			676
	Radical gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: South Shields^[58][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Ingham	Unopposed
Registered electors			644
	Conservative hold

General election 1835: South Shields^[58][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Ingham	273	68.1	+19.2
	Whig	Russell Bowlby	128	31.9	+31.4
Majority			145	36.2	+13.1
Turnout			401	77.4	−10.8
Registered electors			518
	Conservative hold		Swing	−6.1

General election 1832: South Shields^[58][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Tory	Robert Ingham	205	48.9
	Tory	George Palmer	108	25.8
	Whig	William Gowan[64]	104	24.8
	Whig	Russell Bowlby	2	0.5
Majority			97	23.1
Turnout			419	88.2
Registered electors			475
	Tory win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Tyne and Wear
• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Durham
• List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)

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General

Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

External links

• South Shields UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• South Shields UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• South Shields UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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