South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of South Shields in Tyne and Wear.
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England.
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| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 82,294(2011) |
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| Created | 1832 |
| Member of parliament | Emma Lewell-Buck |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | County Durham |
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| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Coordinates: 54°58′23″N 1°24′50″W / 54.973°N 1.414°W
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.
1918–1983: The County Borough of South Shields.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of All Saints, Beacon and Bents, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Rekendyke, Tyne Dock and Simonside, Westoe, West Park, and Whiteleas.
1997–2010: The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of All Saints, Beacon and Bents, Biddick Hall, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Rekendyke, Tyne Dock and Simonside, Westoe, West Park, and Whiteleas.
2010–present: The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Beacon and Bents, Biddick and All Saints, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Simonside and Rekendyke, Westoe, West Park, Whitburn and Marsden, and Whiteleas.
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.
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