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Sedgefield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Sedgefield is situated in County Durham, an area renowned for its mining history and very strong affiliation to the Labour Party.
From its recreation in 1983 until 27 June 2007, the seat had been held by Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister. He resigned as a Member of Parliament on the same day as he resigned as Prime Minister, which triggered a by-election.
At the by-election on 19 July 2007, the Labour candidate Phil Wilson was elected on a reduced majority.

Boundaries

The seat, in County Durham in the North East region of England, comprises:

most of the Borough of Sedgefield, including Sedgefield town, Newton Aycliffe, Ferryhill and parts of Trimdon
most of the area (but not the electorate) of the Borough of Darlington, surrounding the actual town of Darlington on 3 sides
in the south of Easington district, Wingate, Thornley, Wheatley Hill and the rest of Trimdon.

Boundary review

Following the review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the Sedgefield constituency. It will be fought on the new boundaries at the 2009 or 2010 UK general election.
The electoral wards used in the modified seat are;

Bishop Middleham and Cornforth, Broom, Chilton, Ferryhill, Fishburn and Old Trimdon, Greenfield Middridge, Neville and Simpasture, New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange, Sedgefield, Shafto St Marys, West and Woodham from Sedgefield.

Thornley and Wheatley Hill, and Wingate from Easington

Heighington and Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Middleton St George, and Sadberge and Whessoe from Darlington

History

The constituency has been in use for two separate periods. It was first created in time for the 1918 general election, and then abolished for the February 1974 election. It was recreated in 1983 and has existed ever since.

Members of Parliament

Sedgefield attracts much attention as, until 2007, its only MP since the constituency's recreation in 1983 was Tony Blair, former leader of the Labour Party and former Prime Minister.

Election		ember	arty
1918		Constituency created
	1918	Rowland Burdon	Coalition Conservative
	1922	John Herriotts	Labour
	1923	Leonard Ropner	Conservative
	1929	John Herriotts	Labour
	1931	Roland Jennings	Conservative
	1935	John Leslie	Labour
	1950	Joseph Slater	Labour
	1970	David Reed	Labour
	1974	Constituency abolished
	1983	Constituency re-established
	1983	Tony Blair	Labour
	2007	Phil Wilson	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

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