Houghton and Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)

Houghton and Sunderland South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Houghton and Sunderland South in the North East England
CountyTyne and Wear
Electorate76,883 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentBridget Phillipson (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromSunderland South, Houghton and Washington East

Houghton and Sunderland South (/ˈhtən/) is a constituency[n 1] in Tyne and Wear represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since its creation in 2010, the seat has been represented by Bridget Phillipson of the Labour Party,[n 2] who currently serves as Secretary of State for Education under the government of Keir Starmer.

In the 2010 and 2015 general elections, it was the first constituency to declare its result, continuing the record of its predecessor seat, Sunderland South, in the four general elections from 1992 to 2005. However, in the 2017 and 2019 general elections, it was beaten by Newcastle upon Tyne Central.[2] It regained the position as first constituency to declare in the 2024 election.[3]

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Elections 2017: Declaration times in time order". Press Association. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ "UK general election results live: Exit poll predicts Labour to win general election landslide". BBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2024.


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