History
The constituency was first formed in 1974 and took its present boundaries in 1997. Since its formation the constituency has only elected Labour MP's. It was first represented by Peter Snape from 1974 to 2001 and he was succeeded by the current MP Tom Watson. It is now generally considered to be a safe seat for the Labour Party, who won the seat with large majorities in the 1990s and 2000's, although this was not the case in the 1980s when the Conservative Party came close to winning the seat.
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