Sunderland Central (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Sunderland Central
Map1 = SunderlandCentral2007
Map2 = TyneWear
Type = Borough
Year = in time for 2009 or 2010 election
Entity = Tyne and Wear
County = Tyne and Wear
EP = North East England
MP =
Party =

Sunderland Central will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England has created this new seat of Sunderland Central.

The constituency is formed from the following electoral wards:

*Barnes, Fulwell, Hendon, Millfield, Pallion, Ryhope, St Michael’s, St Peter’s and Southwick

As a consequence of the creation of this seat, the other Sunderland constituencies have been formed as Houghton and Sunderland South and Washington and Sunderland West. Sunderland North and Sunderland South have been abolished.

Election results

This new constituency of Sunderland Central will be fought for the first time at the next UK general election, which must be held before June 2010.

Sunderland Central will be a more marginal seat. The council wards that make up Sunderland Central currently return 13 Conservative councillors, 12 Labour coucillors, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1 Independent.

ee also

*Sunderland
*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
*Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election