Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliament constituency in England since 1950 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Parliamentary constituency. For the former local government district of the same name, see Blyth Valley.
Blyth Valley, formerly known as Blyth, is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Ian Levy, a Conservative.[n 2]
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Blyth Valley | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northumberland |
Population | 82,174 (2011 UK Census)[1] |
Electorate | 63,173 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Blyth, Cramlington, Seaton Delaval |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Ian Levy (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Morpeth, Wansbeck |
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Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished, with the majority of its contents - excluding the town of Blyth itself - being absorbed into the new constituency of Cramlington and Killingworth, to be first contested at the next general election. Blyth will be included in the new constituency of Blyth and Ashington.[3]