Middlesbrough South And East Cleveland (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 54°32′24″N 1°08′20″W / 54.540°N 1.139°W / 54.540; -1.139
| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in Cleveland. |
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Location of Cleveland within England. |
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| County | North Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 72,876 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 (1997) |
| Member of Parliament | Tom Blenkinsop (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Langbaurgh |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 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.
The constituency is represented by Tom Blenkinsop, who won the seat at the 2010 general election.
Read more about Middlesbrough South And East Cleveland (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, Members of Parliament
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