Berwick-upon-Tweed | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland.
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Location of Northumberland within England.
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County | Northumberland |
Population | 75,718 (2011 census) |
Electorate | 55,785 (December 2010) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1512 |
Member of parliament | Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | North Northumberland |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Berwick-upon-Tweed i/ˈbɛrᵻk əpɒn ˈtwiːd/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK parliament by an elected Member of Parliament (MP). Since 2015 this MP has been Anne-Marie Trevelyan of the Conservative Party who replaced the longest serving Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith who stood down prior to the 2015 election.
The constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed is in the county of Northumberland. It includes as its northernmost point the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and stretches south to include the towns of Alnwick and Amble — the Northumberland coast forms its long eastern boundary. Its length is roughly 50 miles (80 km) and its area is 2,310 square kilometres.