The

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is divided into 29

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which is made up of 19

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and 10

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. Since the 2019 general election, 18 are represented by Labour MPs and 11 by

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MPs.

Constituencies

Proposed boundary changes

''See

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for further details.'' Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the

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formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the North East region will decrease by two, from 29 to 27. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023. Under the revised proposals, the following constituencies for the region would come into effect at the

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Results history

''Primary data source:'' House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the North East region in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Percentage votes

''Key:'' CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966 LAB - Labour Party LIB -

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up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992 UKIP/Br -

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2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and in 2019);

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in 2019 Green -

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(included in Other up to 2005)

Seats

''Key:'' CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966 LAB - Labour Party LIB -

up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992 OTH - 1974 (Feb) - Independent Labour (

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)

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Parliamentary Constituencies in North East Parliamentary constituencies in North East England North East

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