Jarrow (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 54°58′37″N 1°27′00″W / 54.977°N 1.450°W / 54.977; -1.450
| Jarrow | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Jarrow in Tyne and Wear. |
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England. |
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| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 65,047 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Jarrow |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 (1885) |
| Member of Parliament | Stephen Hepburn (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | South Durham |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Jarrow is a parliamentary 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.
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