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Durham North West - History
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| Established | February 23, 1950 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RBH December 14, 2019 12:40am |
| Description | Durham North West is a sizeable constituency which consists of terraced towns like Consett, Crook and Willington. It also covers smaller settlements like Lanchester and Tow Law - the site of a foot-and-mouth dumping ground in 2001 - as well as some rural areas in the Wear Valley. Consett was in a seat of its own until 1983, not long after the closure of its steelworks which devastated the town. Though unemployment still remains high, it has managed a degree of recovery since and is looking towards tourism as a new source of revenue. Labour Chief Whip Hilary Armstrong has been MP here since 1987. She was born locally and was a social worker in the area before her election. Her majority in the landslide year of 1997 was almost 25,000 - 53.4% and stayed high in 2001. The seat has stayed in the Armstrong family: her father, Ernest, was the previous MP from 1964-87.
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| Date |
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Results |
| Dec 12, 2019 |
General Election |
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| Jun 08, 2017 |
General Election |
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| May 07, 2015 |
General Election |
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| May 06, 2010 |
General Election |
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| May 05, 2005 |
General Election |
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| Jun 07, 2001 |
General Election |
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| May 01, 1997 |
General Election |
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| Apr 09, 1992 |
General Election |
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| Jun 11, 1987 |
General Election |
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| Jun 09, 1983 |
General Election |
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| May 03, 1979 |
General Election |
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| Oct 10, 1974 |
General Election |
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| Feb 28, 1974 |
General Election |
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| Jun 18, 1970 |
General Election |
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| Mar 31, 1966 |
General Election |
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| Oct 15, 1964 |
General Election |
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| Oct 08, 1959 |
General Election |
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| May 26, 1955 |
General Election |
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| Oct 25, 1951 |
General Election |
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| Feb 23, 1950 |
General Election |
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