Tynemouth (UK Parliament constituency)

Tynemouth
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Tynemouth in Tyne and Wear.
Location of Tyne and Wear within England.
County	Tyne and Wear
Electorate	76,618 (December 2010)
Major settlements	North Shields, Whitley Bay, Monkseaton, Tynemouth and Cullercoats
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of parliament	Alan Campbell (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Tynemouth and North Shields
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North East England

Coordinates: 55°01′59″N 1°25′05″W / 55.033°N 1.418°W / 55.033; -1.418

Tynemouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Alan Campbell, a member of the Labour Party.

The seat covers Tynemouth, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Monkseaton, and since 2010 Shiremoor and Backworth.

Since the May 2010 general election, the seat has electoral wards:

Pre-2010 the constituency did not include the Shiremoor and Backworth ward of 'Valley', instead including the Percy Main ward of 'Riverside'. This effectively meant the constituency stretched only as far north as Whitley Bay and Earsdon, while extending quite far along the north bank of the Tyne, touching the edge of Wallsend. The A19 road acted as a straight inland boundary in all instances.

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.

The seat has historically shown the highest level of support for the Conservative Party in the Tyne and Wear area, with the Conservatives holding the seat from 1950 until 1997, though sometimes with small majorities. However, since the 1997 general election, it has been represented by a Labour MP.