Cathedrals · North East England
Stockton South
Stockton South 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
Stockton South 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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From the Wikipedia article
Stockton South was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Matt Vickers of the Conservative Party. Under the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished; subject to moderate boundary changes, it was reformed as Stockton West.
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Background
History
The seat was formed from a combination of Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby in 1983, predominantly as a replacement to the latter seat. More middle-class than neighbouring Stockton North, this seat was first won by the SDP–Liberal Alliance in a narrow victory at the 1983. Ian Wrigglesworth, the former Labour MP for Thornaby, defected to the newly formed Social Democratic Party in 1981, and held the successor seat as the SDP candidate. This result came after the Conservative candidate's nomination was withdrawn when he was revealed to have previously been in the National Front. Following this, the seat was held by a Conservative for ten years, from 1987 to 1997. It was a bellwether in Labour's…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5230, -1.3220
- Established
- 1983
Sources
- wikidata: Q988304 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stockton South (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stockton South?
- Stockton South is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5230°, -1.3220°.
- When was Stockton South built?
- Stockton South dates to 1983.