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Encyclopedia > Tyne Bridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Tyne Bridge is a 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. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

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Election results

General Election 2005: Tyne Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Clelland 16,151 61.2 -9.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Boyle 5,751 21.8 +9.5
Conservative Tom Fairhead 2,962 11.2 -2.1
BNP Kevin Scott 1,072 4.1 +4.1
Respect Jill Russell 447 1.7 +1.7
Majority 10,400 39.4
Turnout 26,383 49.3 +5.1
Labour hold Swing -9.4
General Election 2001: Tyne Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Clelland 18,345 70.5 -6.3
Conservative James Cook 3,456 13.3 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Wallace 3,213 12.3 +4.4
Socialist Labour Party James Fitzpatrick 533 2.0 N/A
Socialist Alliance Samuel Robson 485 1.9 N/A
Majority 14,889 57.2
Turnout 26,032 44.2 -12.9
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... David Gordon Clelland (born 27 June 1943) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom, and is member of Parliament for Tyne Bridge. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The British National Party (BNP) is the largest political party of the far-right in the United Kingdom. ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a British political party founded on 25 January 2004 in London. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... David Gordon Clelland (born 27 June 1943) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom, and is member of Parliament for Tyne Bridge. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996. ... The Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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House of Commons - Register of Members' Interests (1368 words)
A donation of £2,000 was made to Gedling Constituency Labour Party in 2001 by the AEEU as part of a Constituency Development Plan.
A donation of £1,000 was received by Gedling Constituency Labour Party in 2001 from the Political Animal Lobby.
My constituency office benefits from a similar regular donation by the Transport Salaried Staffs Association to the local MSP with whom I share the premises.
Tyne Bridge (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (154 words)
Tyne Bridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers central Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, with part of the constituency being north of the River Tyne in Newcastle, and the other part being south of the river, in Gateshead.
It is named for the Tyne Bridge that crosses the river.
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