Cramlington and Killingworth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Emma Foody, a Labour Co-op MP.
Location
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Constituency profile
The Cramlington and Killingworth constituency is located in North East England. It covers the towns and villages to the north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and stretches over parts of the counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. The largest town in the constituency is Cramlington with a population of around 29,000. Other settlements in the constituency include the town of Killingworth and the villages of Wideopen, Dudley, Shiremoor and Seaton Delaval. Both Cramlington and Killingworth are new towns developed in the 1960s to accommodate the Newcastle overspill. Residents of the constituency have average levels of education and income and are more likely to work in professional occupations compared to the rest of North East England. At the 2021 census, White people made up 96% of the population. At the local council level, most of Cramlington is represented by Conservatives, whilst Shiremoor and Killingworth elected Labour Party councillors. An estimated 58% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the national figure of 52%.
Boundaries
The constituency crosses the boundary of the ceremonial counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear and is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The City of Newcastle upon Tyne ward of Castle (polling districts F01, F02 and F03). The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside wards of: Camperdown; Killingworth; Valley; Weetslade1. The County of Northumberland electoral divisions of: Cramlington East; Cramlington Eastfield; Cramlington North; Cramlington South East; Cramlington Village; Cramlington West; Hartley; Holywell; Seghill with Seaton Delaval. The seat covers the following areas:
The majority of the abolished constituency of Blyth Valley, including Cramlington and Seaton Delaval, but excluding the town of Blyth itself. The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Camperdown, Killingworth and Weetslade1, previously part of the abolished constituency of North Tyneside. The North Tyneside ward of Valley1, transferred from Tynemouth. Part of the Castle ward in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, transferred from Newcastle upon Tyne North. 1 Further to a local government boundary review which became effective in May 2024, the parts in North Tyneside Borough now comprise the following wards or part wards: Backworth & Holystone; Camperdown (most); Forest Hill (small part); Killingworth; Shiremoor; Weetslade.
Members of Parliament
Blyth Valley and North Tyneside prior to 2024
See also
parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)
