Stockton West (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Stockton West
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Electorate:	69,664 (2024)
Region:	England
Mp:	Matt Vickers^[1]
Party:	Conservative

Stockton West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election,^[3] and is now the only seat held by the Conservative Party in the whole of the North East of England.^[4]

Boundaries

The constituency is defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:

• The Borough of Darlington wards of: Hurworth; Sadberge & Middleton St. George; and
• The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of: Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree; Eaglescliffe; Fairfield; Grangefield; Hartburn; Ingleby Barwick East; Ingleby Barwick West; Village; Western Parishes; Yarm.^[5]

The seat comprises the majority of the abolished Stockton South constituency, extended westwards into rural areas to include the Western Parishes ward from Stockton North and the two Borough of Darlington wards from Sedgefield (abolished).^[6]

Following a local government boundary review in Stockton-on-Tees which came into effect in May 2023,^{[7] [8]} the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

• The Borough of Darlington wards of: Hurworth; Sadberge & Middleton St. George.
• The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of: Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree; Eaglescliffe East (most); Eaglescliffe West; Fairfield; Grangefield (part); Hartburn (nearly all); Ingleby Barwick North; Ingleby Barwick South; Northern Parishes (part); Southern Villages; Village (most); Yarm; and a small part of Stainsby Hill.

Members of Parliament

Stockton South prior to 2024

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland
• List of parliamentary constituencies in County Durham
• List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)

External links

• Stockton West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Stockton West - Sky News. Sky News. 5 July 2024.
2. Web site: Robinson . James . 23 June 2023 . Sweeping changes to North East's political map confirmed . 30 December 2023 . Chronicle Live . en.
3. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East Boundary Commission for England . 28 July 2023 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
4. Web site: 2024-07-05 . General election: Matt Vickers re-elected as last Conservative MP standing on Teesside . 2024-07-05 . Yahoo News . en-GB.
5. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
6. Web site: New Seat Details - Stockton West . 30 December 2023 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
7. Web site: UK Government Web Archive . 12 April 2024 . webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
8. Web site: The Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 .