List of parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland

Cleveland was abolished in 1996 both as a county council and a non-metropolitan county, but the name Cleveland continues to be used unofficially in subsequent boundary reviews as presented by the Boundary Commission for England to describe the area covered by the former county for the purpose of the rules which strongly deter cross-council constituencies (spanning more than one local authority within its area). The area covers the unitary authorities of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees. The constituency boundaries used up to the 2005 United Kingdom general election were drawn up when it was a county. The area is divided into 6 parliamentary constituencies – 5 borough constituencies and 1 county constituency.

Constituencies

Further information: 2019 United Kingdom general election

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour

Constituency^[nb 1]	Electorate^[1]	Majority^[2]^[nb 2]	Member of Parliament^[2]		Nearest opposition^[2]		Electoral wards^[3]^[4]	Map
Hartlepool BC	70,855	6,940		Jill Mortimer†		Paul Williams‡	Hartlepool Borough Council: Brus, Burn Valley, Dyke House, Elwick, Fens, Foggy Furze, Grange, Greatham, Hart, Owton, Park, Rift House, Rossmere, St Hilda, Seaton, Stranton, Throston.
Middlesbrough BC	60,764	8,390		Andy McDonald‡		Ruth Betson†	Middlesbrough Borough Council: Acklam, Ayresome, Beckfield, Beechwood, Brookfield, Clairville, Gresham, Kader, Linthorpe, Middlehaven, North Ormesby and Brambles Farm, Pallister, Park, Thorntree, University.
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC	72,348	11,626		Simon Clarke†		Lauren Dingsdale‡	Middlesbrough Borough Council: Coulby Newham, Hemlington, Ladgate, Marton, Marton West, Nunthorpe, Park End, Stainton and Thornton. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council: Brotton, Guisborough, Hutton, Lockwood, Loftus, Saltburn, Skelton, Westworth.
Redcar BC	66,864	3,527		Jacob Young†		Anna Turley‡	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council: Coatham, Dormanstown, Eston, Grangetown, Kirkleatham, Longbeck, Newcomen, Normanby, Ormesby, St Germain's, South Bank, Teesville, West Dyke, Zetland.
Stockton North BC	66,649	1,027		Alex Cunningham‡		Steven Jackson†	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Billingham Central, Billingham East, Billingham North, Billingham South, Billingham West, Hardwick, Newtown, Northern Parishes, Norton North, Norton South, Norton West, Roseworth, Stockton Town Centre, Western Parishes.
Stockton South BC	76,870	5,260		Matt Vickers†		Paul Williams‡	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree, Eaglescliffe, Fairfield, Grangefield, Hartburn, Ingleby Barwick East, Ingleby Barwick West, Mandale and Victoria, Parkfield and Oxbridge, Stainsby Hill, Village, Yarm.

2010 boundary changes

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Cleveland's constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards and to reduce the electoral disparity between Stockton North and Stockton South.

Name	Boundaries 1997-2010	Boundaries 2010–present
Hartlepool BC Middlesbrough BC Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC Redcar BC Stockton North BC Stockton South BC	Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland	Proposed Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.^[5] 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.

The commission has proposed that the four unitary authorities which make up the former county of Cleveland be combined with the Borough of Darlington (previously considered with County Durham) to form a Tees Valley sub-division of the North East region. The proposals would involve Middlesbrough being renamed Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, and Stockton South renamed Stockton West.^[6][7]

The following seats are proposed:

Containing electoral wards in Hartlepool

• Hartlepool

Containing electoral wards in Middlesbrough

• Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (part)
• Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (part)

Containing electoral wards in Redcar and Cleveland

• Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (part)
• Redcar

Containing electoral wards in Stockton-on-Tees

• Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (part)
• Stockton North
• Stockton West (part also in Darlington)

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019^[8]

2019

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

Party	Votes	%	Change from 2017	Seats	Change from 2017
Conservative	112,092	43.5%	4.7%	3	2
Labour	104,691	40.6%	13.2%	3	2
Liberal Democrats	10,452	4.1%	1.5%	0	0
Greens	2,257	0.9%	0.5%	0	0
Brexit	19,837	7.7%	new	0	0
Others	8,465	3.2%	1.2%	0	0
Total	257,794	100.0		6

Percentage votes

Election year	1983	1987	1992	1997	2001	2005	2010	2015	2017	2019
Conservative	35.8	33.8	37.1	25.2	26.3	23.0	27.7	29.0	38.8	43.5
Labour	37.9	44.7	50.0	62.4	59.5	51.9	39.9	43.3	53.8	40.6
Liberal Democrat^1	26.2	20.9	12.8	9.8	12.4	19.3	21.4	5.3	2.6	4.1
Green Party	-	*	*	*	*	*	-	2.3	0.4	0.9
UKIP	-	-	-	*	*	*	4.3	17.9	4.2	*
Brexit Party	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.7
Other	0.1	0.6	0.2	2.6	1.8	5.8	6.7	2.2	0.2	3.2

¹1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year	1983	1987	1992	1997	2001	2005	2010	2015	2017	2019
Conservative	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	3
Labour	4	4	4	6	6	6	4	5	5	3
Liberal Democrat^1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

¹1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

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Historical representation by party

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats   Social Democratic

Constituency	1983	1987	91	1992	1997	2001	04	2005	2010	12	2015	2017	2019	21
Hartlepool	Leadbitter			Mandelson			Wright					Hill		Mortimer
Middlesbrough	Bell									McDonald
Stockton North	Cook								Cunningham
Redcar	Tinn	Mowlam				Baird			Swales		Turley		Young
Langbaurgh / Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (1997)	Holt		Kumar	Bates	Kumar				Blenkinsop			Clarke
Stockton South	Wrigglesworth	Devlin			Taylor				Wharton			Williams	Vickers

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in the North East (region)
• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cleveland

Notes

1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

1. Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". Commons Library. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
2. "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
4. Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
5. "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
6. "Political boundaries across the North East could change - here's what it could mean for you". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
7. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 686-698. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
8. Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". Retrieved 3 May 2020.