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Stockton North
Also known as: Gogledd Stockton (etholaeth seneddol)
Stockton North in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Stockton North is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Stockton North is a constituency covering the town of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham and other nearby settlements in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees located north of the River Tees, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Chris McDonald, a member of the Labour Party, having been elected in the 2024 general election.
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Background
History
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, partially replacing the former Stockton-on-Tees constituency. The outgoing MP for Stockton-on-Tees was Bill Rodgers, who had held the seat since 1962. He had been a Labour Party member until 1981, when he left to found the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The 1983 election was the first since Rodgers had left the Labour Party, and he was narrowly defeated by Labour's Frank Cook. Cook held the seat with majorities between 16% and 48% until the 2010 general election, when after 27 years as the MP he was de-selected by his local party. Cook chose to run again however, as an independent candidate. Cook polled less than 5% of the vote,…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5970, -1.3120
- District
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Parish
- Stockton-on-Tees, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS20 1SJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stockton North
- Established
- 1983
Sources
- wikidata: Q988335 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stockton North (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stockton North?
- Stockton North is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS20 1SJ), in the parish of Stockton-on-Tees, unparished area.
- When was Stockton North built?
- Built or established in 1983.
- How do I get to Stockton North?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TS20 1SJ. It sits within the Stockton North parliamentary constituency.