Jarrow (UK Parliament constituency)
Jarrow is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Kate Osborne of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Jarrow | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Jarrow in Tyne and Wear | |
Location of Tyne and Wear within England | |
County | Tyne and Wear |
Electorate | 83,260 (2011)[1] |
Major settlements | Jarrow and Boldon |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Kate Osborne (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | South Durham |
History
The seat was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. The last Liberal to serve the seat lost his seat at the 1922 general election and the last Conservative to serve the seat held it from 1931-1935, since which it has been served by MPs from the Labour Party.
Since 1935, just four people have served as MP for Jarrow; the first, Ellen Wilkinson, served as Labour's first Minister of Education during the first Attlee government. While the seat has been loyally Labour by comfortable margins since 1935, it has seen unusual swings a number of times; in the 1983 Conservative landslide, incumbent MP Don Dixon actually increased his majority; in the close 1992 election his majority fell somewhat despite the general swing to Labour; and in 2001 his successor Stephen Hepburn managed to increase his majority to 51.1% (incidentally the biggest any candidate has ever held in the seat).
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Boroughs of Jarrow and South Shields, the Sessional Division of South Shields, and part of the parish of Heworth.
1918–1950: The Borough of Jarrow, and the Urban Districts of Felling and Hebburn.
1950–1955: The Borough of Jarrow, and the Urban Districts of Boldon, Felling, and Hebburn.
1955–1983: The Borough of Jarrow, and the Urban Districts of Boldon and Hebburn.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Bede, Biddick Hall, Boldon Colliery, Cleadon and East Boldon, Fellgate and Hedworth, Hebburn Quay, Hebburn South, Monkton, Primrose, and Whitburn and Marsden.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Bede, Boldon Colliery, Cleadon and East Boldon, Fellgate and Hedworth, Hebburn Quay, Hebburn South, Monkton, Primrose, and Whitburn and Marsden, and the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead ward of Wrekendyke.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Bede, Boldon Colliery, Cleadon and East Boldon, Fellgate and Hedworth, Hebburn North, Hebburn South, Monkton, and Primrose, and the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Pelaw and Heworth, and Wardley and Leam Lane.
Following boundary changes taking effect at the 2010 general election, the constituency consists of part of the metropolitan district of South Tyneside, including the settlements of Jarrow, Boldon, Cleadon and Hebburn, as well as two wards from the adjacent Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, covering Pelaw and Wardley.[2]
Constituency profile
In 2005 The Guardian described the constituency as:
'[A] former shipbuilding town south of Newcastle famous for its march against unemployment in the 1930s.'
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1885 | Charles Palmer | Liberal | ||
1907 by-election | Pete Curran | Labour | ||
Jan 1910 | Godfrey Mark Palmer | Liberal | ||
1922 | Robert John Wilson | Labour | ||
1931 | William Pearson | Conservative | ||
1935 | Ellen Wilkinson | Labour | ||
1947 by-election | Ernest Fernyhough | Labour | ||
1979 | Don Dixon | Labour | ||
1997 | Stephen Hepburn | Labour | Suspended from party after allegations of sexual harassment. | |
2019 | Independent | |||
2019 | Kate Osborne | Labour | ||
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kate Osborne | 18,363 | 45.1 | –20.0 | |
Conservative | Nick Oliver | 11,243 | 27.6 | +2.6 | |
Brexit Party | Richard Monaghan | 4,122 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Independent | John Robertson | 2,991 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Wilkinson | 2,360 | 5.8 | +3.1 | |
Green | James Milne | 831 | 2.0 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Shaun Sadler | 614 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
SDP | Mark Conway | 212 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 7,120 | 17.5 | -22.6 | ||
Turnout | 40,736 | 62.6 | –3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | –11.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Hepburn | 28,020 | 65.1 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Robin Gwynn | 10,757 | 25.0 | +7.9 | |
UKIP | James Askwith | 2,338 | 5.4 | −14.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Maughan | 1,163 | 2.7 | −0.5 | |
Green | David Herbert | 745 | 1.7 | –1.7 | |
Majority | 17,263 | 40.1 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,023 | 66.4 | +6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Hepburn | 21,464 | 55.7 | +1.7 | |
UKIP | Steve Harrison[7] | 7,583 | 19.7 | +19.7 | |
Conservative | Nick Mason | 6,584 | 17.1 | –3.6 | |
Green | David Herbert[8] | 1,310 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stan Collins[9] | 1,238 | 3.2 | –15.3 | |
TUSC | Norman Hall[10] | 385 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 13,881 | 36.0 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 38,564 | 60.4 | +0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | –9.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Hepburn | 20,910 | 53.9 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Jeff Milburn | 8,002 | 20.6 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tom Appleby | 7,163 | 18.5 | −4.0 | |
BNP | Andy Swaddle | 2,709 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 12,908 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 38,784 | 60.3 | +5.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Hepburn | 20,554 | 60.5 | −5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bill Schardt | 6,650 | 19.6 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Linkson A.S. Jack | 4,807 | 14.1 | −0.6 | |
UKIP | Alan Badger | 1,567 | 4.6 | +2.5 | |
Safeguard the National Health Service | Roger Nettleship | 400 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,904 | 40.9 | |||
Turnout | 33,978 | 55.0 | −0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Hepburn | 22,777 | 66.1 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Selby | 5,182 | 15.0 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Donald Wood | 5,056 | 14.7 | −0.3 | |
UKIP | Alan Badger | 716 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Alan J. Le Blond | 391 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Socialist (GB) | John Bissett | 357 | 1.0 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 17,595 | 51.1 | |||
Turnout | 34,479 | 55.1 | −13.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Hepburn | 28,497 | 64.9 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Mark C. Allatt | 6,564 | 14.9 | −8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tim N. Stone | 4,865 | 11.1 | −3.1 | |
Independent Labour | Alan J. Le Blond | 2,538 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Referendum | Peter W. Mailer | 1,034 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Socialist (GB) | John Bissett | 444 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 21,933 | 49.9 | |||
Turnout | 43,942 | 68.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Don Dixon | 28,956 | 62.1 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Terence F. Ward | 11,049 | 23.7 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Orrell | 6,608 | 14.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 17,907 | 38.4 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 46,613 | 74.4 | +0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Don Dixon | 29,651 | 63.4 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Paul Yeoman | 10,856 | 23.2 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | Peter Freitag | 6,230 | 13.3 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 18,795 | 40.2 | |||
Turnout | 46,737 | 74.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Don Dixon | 25,151 | 55.3 | ||
Conservative | S. Copland | 11,274 | 24.8 | ||
Liberal | John A. Lennox | 9,094 | 20.0 | ||
Majority | 13,877 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 45,519 | 71.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Don Dixon | 24,057 | 55.8 | −7.0 | |
Conservative | D. Auld | 12,529 | 29.1 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | A. McDonnell | 3,907 | 9.1 | −5.8 | |
Independent Labour | H. Downey | 2,247 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Independent | N. Brown | 374 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,528 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 43,114 | 77.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 24,558 | 62.8 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | B. Bolam | 8,707 | 22.3 | −10.0 | |
Liberal | L. Ormston | 5,818 | 14.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,851 | 40.6 | |||
Turnout | 39,083 | 71.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 27,740 | 66.7 | ||
Conservative | B. Bolam | 13,848 | 33.3 | ||
Majority | 13,892 | 33.4 | |||
Turnout | 41,588 | 86.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 25,861 | 63.5 | ||
Conservative | Derrick Robson | 14,847 | 36.5 | ||
Majority | 11,014 | 27.1 | |||
Turnout | 40,708 | 74.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 26,006 | 67.6 | ||
Conservative | Derrick Robson | 12,449 | 32.4 | ||
Majority | 13,557 | 35.3 | |||
Turnout | 38,455 | 76.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 26,053 | 64.2 | ||
Conservative | Tommy T Hubble | 14,503 | 35.8 | ||
Majority | 11,550 | 28.5 | |||
Turnout | 40,556 | 80.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 25,638 | 62.7 | ||
Conservative | Tommy T Hubble | 15,286 | 37.4 | ||
Majority | 10,352 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 40,924 | 80.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 24,706 | 63.3 | ||
Conservative | Marjorie Dickinson | 14,304 | 36.4 | ||
Majority | 10,402 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 39,010 | 79.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 35,963 | 66.2 | ||
Conservative | John Cox | 19,217 | 34.8 | ||
Majority | 16,746 | 30.4 | |||
Turnout | 55,180 | 84.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 33,751 | 63.0 | ||
Conservative | John L. Cox | 16,895 | 31.5 | ||
Liberal | Edward Glover Stephen Chalkley | 2,940 | 5.5 | ||
Majority | 16,856 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 53,586 | 82.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Fernyhough | 20,694 | 59.3 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | William Scott | 13,078 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Ind. Labour Party | W. Moody | 1,114 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,616 | 21.8 | -10.3 | ||
Turnout | 34,886 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ellen Wilkinson | 22,656 | 66.0 | ||
Liberal National | Stanley Holmes | 11,649 | 34.0 | ||
Majority | 11,007 | 32.1 | |||
Turnout | 34,305 | 82.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ellen Wilkinson | 20,324 | 53.1 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | William Pearson | 17,974 | 46.9 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 2,350 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 38,298 | 80.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Pearson | 21,263 | 54.1 | ||
Labour | Robert Wilson | 18,071 | 45.9 | ||
Majority | 3,192 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 39,334 | 80.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Wilson | 22,751 | 62.5 | +5.1 | |
Unionist | Longinus Vivian Rogers | 13,638 | 37.5 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 9,113 | 25.0 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,389 | 75.3 | −5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 48,313 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Wilson | 18,203 | 57.4 | −6.5 | |
Unionist | Albert Baucher | 13,527 | 42.6 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 4,676 | 14.8 | −13.0 | ||
Turnout | 31,730 | 80.9 | +13.7 | ||
Registered electors | 39,237 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert John Wilson | 16,570 | 63.9 | +10.0 | |
Unionist | John Lindsley | 9,348 | 36.1 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 7,222 | 27.8 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 25,918 | 67.2 | −15.0 | ||
Registered electors | 38,548 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Wilson | 17,208 | 53.9 | +14.9 | |
Unionist | Charles Harrie Innes-Hopkins | 10,166 | 31.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Ernest Young | 4,522 | 14.2 | −46.8 | |
Majority | 7,042 | 22.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,896 | 82.2 | +27.2 | ||
Registered electors | 38,808 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +30.9 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Godfrey Palmer | 12,544 | 61.0 | +27.0 |
Labour | John Hill | 8,034 | 39.0 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 4,510 | 22.0 | +21.3 | ||
Turnout | 20,578 | 55.0 | −26.9 | ||
Registered electors | 37,389 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +10.7 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Godfrey Palmer | 5,097 | 34.0 | +0.0 | |
Conservative | James Kirkley | 4,986 | 33.3 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Alexander Gordon Cameron | 4,892 | 32.7 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 111 | 0.7 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 14,975 | 81.9 | +3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 18,292 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Godfrey Palmer | 4,885 | 34.0 | −27.2 | |
Labour | Peter Francis Curran | 4,818 | 33.5 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | James Kirkley | 4,668 | 32.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 67 | 0.5 | −21.9 | ||
Turnout | 14,371 | 78.6 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 18,292 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −11.0 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pete Curran | 4,698 | 33.1 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | Patrick Rose-Innes | 3,930 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Spencer Leigh Hughes | 3,474 | 24.4 | −36.8 | |
Irish Nationalist | John O'Hanlon | 2,122 | 14.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 768 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 14,224 | 82.7 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 17,195 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Palmer | 8,047 | 61.2 | N/A | |
Labour Repr. Cmte. | Pete Curran | 5,093 | 38.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,954 | 22.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,140 | 77.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 17,023 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Palmer | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Palmer | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Palmer | 7,343 | 75.2 | N/A | |
Independent Labour | Edward Dillon Lewis[29][30] | 2,416 | 24.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,927 | 50.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,759 | 68.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 14,231 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s
= N/A
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Palmer | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Palmer | 5,702 | 76.6 | N/A | |
Jarrow Radical and Labour Representation League | James Johnston | 1,731 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,971 | 53.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,433 | 57.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,897 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Notes and references
- Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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