North Tyneside (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 55°00′29″N 1°32′46″W / 55.008°N 1.546°W / 55.008; -1.546
| North Tyneside | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear for the 2010 general election. |
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England. |
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| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 78,617 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 (1997) |
| Member of Parliament | Mary Glindon (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Tynemouth and Wallsend |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
North Tyneside is a 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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