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Cramlington and Killingworth

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Cramlington and Killingworth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Location in North East England
County
Electorate73,295 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentEmma Foody (Labour Co-op)
SeatsOne
Created from

Cramlington and Killingworth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Emma Foody, a Labour Co-op MP.[3]

Constituency profile

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The Cramlington and Killingworth constituency is located in North East England. It covers the towns and villages to the north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and stretches over parts of the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. The largest town in the constituency is Cramlington with a population of around 29,000. Other settlements in the constituency include the town of Killingworth and the villages of Wideopen, Dudley, Shiremoor and Seaton Delaval. Both Cramlington and Killingworth are new towns developed in the 1960s to accommodate the Newcastle overspill.

Residents of the constituency have average levels of education and income and are more likely to work in professional occupations compared to the rest of North East England. At the 2021 census, White people made up 96% of the population.[4] At the local council level, most of Cramlington is represented by Conservatives, whilst Shiremoor and Killingworth elected Labour Party councillors. An estimated 58% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the national figure of 52%.[4]

Boundaries

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The constituency crosses the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. Further to the 2023 boundary review, the constituency was defined as composing the following from the 2024 general election (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The City of Newcastle upon Tyne ward of Castle (polling districts F01, F02 and F03).
  • The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside wards of: Camperdown; Killingworth; Valley; Weetslade1.
  • The County of Northumberland electoral divisions of: Cramlington East; Cramlington Eastfield; Cramlington North; Cramlington South East; Cramlington Village; Cramlington West; Hartley; Holywell; Seghill with Seaton Delaval.[5]

The seat includes the following areas:[6]

Further to local government boundary reviews in all three local authorities,[7][8][9] the constituency now comprises the following:

  • Parts of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Castle; Kingston Park & Dinnington.
  • The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside wards or part wards of: Backworth & Holystone; Battle Hill (very small part); Camperdown (most); Forest Hill (small part); Killingworth; Shiremoor; Weetslade.
  • The County of Northumberland electoral divisions of: Cramlington East and Double Row; Cramlington Eastfield; Cramlington North; Cramlington North West; Cramlington South East; Cramlington South West; Cramlington Village; Hartley; Holywell; Seghill with Seaton Delaval.[10]

Members of Parliament

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Blyth Valley and North Tyneside prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Emma Foody Labour Co-op

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Cramlington and Killingworth[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Emma Foody 22,274 49.1 +4.7
Reform Gordon Fletcher 9,454 20.8 +12.8
Conservative Ian Levy 8,592 18.9 −21.0
Green Ian Jones 2,144 4.7 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Thom Campion 1,898 4.2 −1.0
Independent Scott Lee 573 1.3 N/A
Independent Dawn Furness 322 0.7 N/A
SDP Mathew Wilkinson 137 0.3 N/A
Majority 12,820 28.3 +23.8
Turnout 45,394 59.6 −6.0
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[13]
Party Vote %
Labour21,33144.4
Conservative19,17439.9
Brexit3,8558.0
Liberal Democrats2,5205.2
Green1,1922.5
Turnout 48,072 65.6
Electorate 73,295

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Holland, Daniel (28 June 2023). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Seat Details - Cramlington and Killingworth". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  6. ↑ "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  7. ↑ LGBCE. "North Tyneside | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  8. ↑ LGBCE. "Northumberland | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  9. ↑ LGBCE. "Newcastle upon Tyne | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  10. ↑ "Seat Details - Cramlington and Killingworth". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
  11. ↑ "Parliamentary election results". North Tyneside Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Cramlington and Killingworth results". BBC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  13. ↑ https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/2119
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