Jarrow (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Jarrow in Tyne and Wear.
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England.
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| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 83,260 (2011) |
| Major settlements | Jarrow |
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| Created | 1885 |
| Member of parliament | Stephen Hepburn (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | South Durham |
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| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Coordinates: 54°58′37″N 1°27′00″W / 54.977°N 1.450°W
Jarrow is a constituencyESE of and adjoining Newcastle upon Tyne represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Stephen Hepburn of the Labour Party.
The seat was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. The last Liberal to serve the seat lost the 1922 election and the last Conservative to serve the seat held it from 1931 until 1935, since which it has been served by politicians in the Labour Party.
1885-1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Jarrow and South Shields, the Sessional Division of South Shields, and part of the civil parish of Heworth.
1918-1950: The Municipal Borough of Jarrow, and the Urban Districts of Felling and Hebburn.
1950-1955: The Municipal Borough of Jarrow, and the Urban Districts of Boldon, Felling, and Hebburn.
1955-1983: The Municipal Borough of Jarrow, and the Urban Districts of Boldon and Hebburn.
1983-1997: The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Bede, Biddick Hall, Boldon Colliery, Cleadon and East Boldon, Fellgate and Hedworth, Hebburn Quay, Hebburn South, Monkton, Primrose, and Whitburn and Marsden.
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