Cathedrals · North East England
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Following the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat was won by Alan Strickland MP of Labour, with a majority of 8,839 and a vote share of 46.2%.
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Background
History
The seat is the successor to Sedgefield, most famously represented by former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair from 1983 to 2007; he led a successful campaign for his party to win the 1997 general election in a landslide and thereafter served for ten years as Prime Minister, resigning as the MP for Sedgefield on the same day as he resigned as prime minister. This triggered a by-election, which was won by Labour's Phil Wilson. In 2019, Sedgefield was gained by the Conservatives for the first time since 1935, a result which would have been replicated if the new seat of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor had existed then. The incumbent MP for Sedgefield, Paul Howell, stood for re-election in the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6721, -1.5048
- Established
- 2024
- Official site
- boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q124060753 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor?
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6721°, -1.5048°.
- When was Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor built?
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor dates to 2024.