Sunderland Central (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Sunderland Central in Tyne and Wear for the 2010 general election.
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England.
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| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 76,292 (December 2010) |
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| Created | 2010 |
| Member of parliament | Julie Elliott (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Sunderland North, Sunderland South |
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| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Coordinates: 54°54′14″N 1°22′52″W / 54.904°N 1.381°W
Sunderland Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Julie Elliott, a member of the Labour Party who was re-elected in the 2015 General Election.
Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which created this constituency for the 2010 general election, with electoral wards:
The review abolished the former Sunderland North and Sunderland South constituencies. The reorganisation also created the Houghton and Sunderland South and Washington and Sunderland West constituencies.
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