South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°58′23″N 1°24′50″W / 54.973°N 1.414°W

South Shields
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of South Shields in Tyne and Wear.
Location of Tyne and Wear within England.
County	Tyne and Wear
Electorate	82,294(2011)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1832
Member of parliament	Emma Lewell-Buck
Number of members	One
Created from	County Durham
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North East England

South Shields is a borough 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. It has been represented by Emma Lewell-Buck of the Labour Party since 2013.

Boundaries

The current constituency covers the area of South Shields in the South Tyneside district of Tyne and Wear. Boundary changes at the 2010 general election transferred the community of Whitburn into the South Shields constituency from the neighbouring Jarrow seat.

Members of Parliament

The seat was held from 2001 to 2013 by David Miliband, who served as Foreign Secretary from 2007 until Labour's general election defeat of 2010. On 26 March 2013 Miliband announced his resignation from Parliament in order to take up a post as the head of the International Rescue Committee in New York City.^[2]

Election		Member[3]	Party
	1832	Robert Ingham	Whig
	1841	John Twizell Wawn	Whig
	1852	Robert Ingham	Whig
	1868	James Cochran Stevenson	Liberal
	1895	William Snowdon Robson, later Baron Robson	Liberal
	1910 by-election	Russell Rea	Liberal
	1916 by-election	Cecil Algernon Cochrane	Liberal
	1918 by-election	Joseph Havelock Wilson CBE	Coalition Liberal and Trade Unionist
	1922	Edward Harney KC	Liberal
	1929	James Chuter Ede	Labour
	1931	Harcourt Johnstone	Liberal
	1935	James Chuter Ede	Labour
	1964	Arthur Blenkinsop	Labour
	1979	David G. Clark	Labour
	2001	David Miliband	Labour
	2013 by-election	Emma Lewell-Buck	Labour

With two exceptions (Arthur Blenkinsop and Emma Lewell-Buck) every South Shields MP since 1929 has been a cabinet member at some point in their career. Two of them, Chuter Ede (Home Secretary) and Miliband (Foreign Secretary), have held one of the great offices of state while MP for South Shields. It is the only constituency in existence since the Great Reform Act of 1832 never to have elected a Conservative MP.^[4]

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: South Shields[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Lewell-Buck	18,589	51.3	-0.8
	UKIP	Norman Dennis	7,975	22.0	N/A
	Conservative	Robert Oliver	6,021	16.6	-5.0
	Green	Shirley Ford	1,614	4.5	+2.4
	Independent	Lisa Nightingale	1,427	3.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Gitanjalil (Gita) Gordon	639	1.8	-12.4
Majority			10,614	29.3	-1.1
Turnout			36,265	57.8	+0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.4

By-election, May 2013: South Shields[6][7][8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Lewell-Buck	12,493	50.4	-1.6
	UKIP	Richard Elvin	5,988	24.2	N/A
	Conservative	Karen Allen	2,857	11.5	-10.1
	Independent	Ahmed Khan	1,331	5.4	N/A
	Independent Socialist Party	Phil Brown	750	3.0	N/A
	BNP	Lady Dorothy MacBeth Brookes	711	2.9	-3.6
	Liberal Democrat	Hugh Annand	352	1.4	-12.8
	Monster Raving Loony	Alan "Howling Laud" Hope	197	0.8	N/A
	Independent	Thomas Darwood	57	0.2	N/A
Majority			6,505	26.3	-4.1
Turnout			24,780	39.3	-18.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.9

General Election 2010: South Shields[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Miliband	18,995	52.0	-8.8
	Conservative	Karen Allen	7,886	21.6	+4.0
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Psallidas	5,189	14.2	-5.0
	BNP	Donna Watson	2,382	6.5	N/A
	Green	Shirley Ford	762	2.1	N/A
	Independent	Siamak Kaikavoosi	729	2.0	N/A
	Independent	Victor Thomson	316	0.9	N/A
	Independent	Sam Navabi	168	0.5	N/A
	Fight for an Anti-War Government	Roger Nettleship	91	0.2	N/A
Majority			11,109	30.4	-10.4
Turnout			36,518	57.7	+7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.4

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: South Shields[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Miliband	18,269	60.5	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Psallidas	5,957	19.7	+2.9
	Conservative	Richard Lewis	5,207	17.2	+0.3
	Independent	Nader Afshari-Naderi	773	2.6	N/A
Majority			12,312	40.8	-5.5
Turnout			30,206	42.2	-7.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.8

General Election 2001: South Shields[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Miliband	19,230	63.2	-8.3
	Conservative	Joanna Gardner	5,140	16.9	+2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Marshall Grainger	5,127	16.8	+8.0
	UKIP	Alan Hardy	2.3	2.6	N/A
	Independent	Roger Nettleship	262	0.9	N/A
Majority			14,090	46.3	-10.5
Turnout			30,448	49.7	-12.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.3

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: South Shields[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David George Clark	27,834	71.4	+11.6
	Conservative	Mark Hoban	5,681	14.6	-12.8
	Liberal Democrat	David Ord	3,429	8.8	-4.0
	Referendum	Alan Lorriane	1,660	4.3	N/A
	Independent	Ian Wilburn	374	1.0	N/A
Majority			22,153	56.8	+24.5
Turnout			38,978	62.5	-4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.2

General Election 1992: South Shields[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David George Clark	24,876	59.8	+1.9
	Conservative	Jonathan L Howard	11,399	27.4	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	Arthur Preece	5,344	12.8	N/A
Majority			13,477	32.4	+0.15
Turnout			41,619	70.1	-0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: South Shields[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David George Clark	24,882	57.9	+11.2
	Conservative	Michael Fabricant	11,031	25.7	-5.2
	Social Democratic	Margaret Mary Melling	6,654	15.5	-7.2
	Democrat	Edward Grieves Dunn	408	1.0	N/A
Majority			13,851	32.2	+16.6
Turnout			42,975	70.7	+4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.2

General Election 1983: South Shields[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David George Clark	19,055	46.5	-10.6
	Conservative	PJ Groves	15,551	30.1	-0.1
	Social Democratic	PJ Angus	9,288	22.7	+10.7
Majority			6,402	15.6	-10.5
Turnout			40,996	66.2	-5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-52.5

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: South Shields[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David George Clark	28,675	57.0	+0.7
	Conservative	R Booth	15,551	31.0	+6.1
	Liberal	L Monger	6,003	12.0	-5.3
Majority			13,124	26.1	-5.4
Turnout			50,229	71.2	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.7

General Election, October 1974: South Shields[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	26,492	56.4	-3.4
	Conservative	NS Smith	11,667	24.8	-11.6
	Liberal	L Garbutt	8,106	17.3	N/A
	National Front	W Owen	711	1.5	-2.5
Majority			14,825	31.6	+8.2
Turnout			46,976	64.7	-6.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.1

General Election, February 1974: South Shields[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	30,740	58.8	+0.4
	Conservative	S Smith	18,754	36.4	-3.4
	National Front	W Owen	1,958	3.8	N/A
Majority			11,986	23.3	+3.0
Turnout			51,452	71.6	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.9

General Election 1970: South Shields[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	30,191	60.2	-4.5
	Conservative	J McKee	19,960	39.8	+4.5
Majority			10,231	20.4	-9.0
Turnout			50,151	66.8	-1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: South Shields[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	31,829	64.7	+9.6
	Conservative	CM Dallas	17,340	35.3	+4.9
Majority			14,489	29.5	+4.7
Turnout			49,169	68.7	-5.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.35

General Election 1964: South Shields[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Blenkinsop	29,694	55.1	-2.8
	Conservative	J Chalmers	16,344	30.3	-11.7
	Liberal	THC Wardlaw	7,837	14.6	N/A
Majority			13,350	24.8	+8.9
Turnout			53,875	74.1	-0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.45

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: South Shields[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Chuter Ede	32,577	58.0	-1.7
	Conservative	J Chalmers	23,638	42.0	+1.7
Majority			8,939	15.9	-3.4
Turnout			56,215	74.4	+2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.7

General Election 1955: South Shields[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Chuter Ede	31,734	59.6	+3.7
	Conservative	J Chalmers	21,482	40.4	+6.9
Majority			10,252	19.3	-3.0
Turnout			53,216	74.4	-9.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.6

General Election 1951: South Shields[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Chuter Ede	33,633	56.0	+0.6
	Conservative	J Chalmers	20,208	33.6	+6.8
	Liberal	CJ Kitchell	6,270	10.4	-5.5
Majority			13,425	22.3	-7.3
Turnout			74,657	80.5	-1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.7

General Election 1950: South Shields[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Chuter Ede	33,452	56.5	-2.9
	Conservative	John Chalmers	15,897	28.9	N/A
	Liberal	John George	9,446	16.0	N/A
	Communist	FO Smith	415	0.7	N/A
Majority			17,555	29.7	+10.8
Turnout			59,210	81.7	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.4

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: South Shields[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Chuter Ede	22,410	59.4	+11.3
	Liberal National	DM Parry	15,296	40.6	N/A
Majority			7,114	18.9	+12.6
Turnout			37,706	73.1	-0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.6

Elections in the 1930s

Chuter Ede

General Election 1935: South Shields
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Chuter Ede	22,031	48.16
	Liberal	Harcourt Johnstone	12,932	29.27
	National Labour	Frederick Burden	10,784	23.57
Majority			9,099	19.89
Turnout				72.79
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

General Election 1931: South Shields
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harcourt Johnstone	30,528	59.81
	Labour	James Chuter Ede	20,512	40.19
Majority			10,016	19.62
Turnout				80.13
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: South Shields [25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Chuter Ede	18,938	42.2	+0.1
	Liberal	Hon. Harold Burge Robson	18,898	42.0	-15.9
	Unionist	William Nunn	7,110	15.8	n/a
Majority			40	0.2	16.0
Turnout				72.9	-2.4
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.0

General Election 1924[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Augustine St Aubyn Harney	23,171	57.9	-1.4
	Labour	William Lawther	16,852	42.1	+1.4
Majority			6,319	15.8	-2.8
Turnout				75.3	+1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.4

General Election 1923[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Augustine St Aubyn Harney	22,912	59.3	+19.5
	Labour	William Lawther	15,717	40.7	+1.0
Majority			7,195	18.6	+18.5
Turnout				73.5	-2.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.5

General Election 1922[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Augustine St Aubyn Harney	15,760	39.8	n/a
	Labour	William Lawther	15,735	39.7	+14.9
	National Liberal	Joseph Havelock Wilson	8,121	20.5	-54.7
Majority			25	0.1	50.5
Turnout				76.2	+24.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	n/a

Elections in the 1910s

Havelock Wilson

General Election 1918[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Havelock Wilson	19,514	75.2	N/A
	Labour	George John Rowe	6,425	24.8	N/A
Majority			13,089	50.4	N/A
Turnout				51.3	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

• endorsed by Coalition government

South Shields by-election, 1918
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Havelock Wilson	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

South Shields by-election, 1916
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cecil Cochrane	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Russell Rea

General Election December 1910 South Shields[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rt Hon. Russell Rea	unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Liberal hold		Swing	n/a

South Shields by-election, 1910[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rt Hon. Russell Rea	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

General Election January 1910 South Shields[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rt Hon. Sir William Snowdon Robson	9,090	65.2	-8.7
	Liberal Unionist	Roland Edmund Lomax Vaughan Williams	4,854	34.8	+8.7
Majority					-17.4
Turnout				76.1	+3.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.7

Elections in the 1900s

William Robson

General Election 1906 South Shields[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rt Hon. Sir William Snowdon Robson	9,717	73.9
	Liberal Unionist	A R Chamberlayne	3,431	26.1
Majority			6,286	47.8	+19.2
Turnout				72.6
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1900 South Shields[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Snowdon Robson	7,417	64.3
	Conservative	R Readhead	4,119	35.7
Majority			3,298	28.6
Turnout				72.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

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