Washington And Sunderland West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 54°53′28″N 1°29′56″W / 54.891°N 1.499°W / 54.891; -1.499
| Washington and Sunderland West | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Washington and Sunderland West 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 | 70,177 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 (2010) |
| Member of Parliament | Sharon Hodgson (Labour) |
| Created from | Houghton and Washington East, Gateshead East and Washington West, Sunderland North, Sunderland South |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Washington and Sunderland West is a borough constituency which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 2010, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England created this new constituency. It is composed of elements of the following former constituencies: Houghton and Washington East; Gateshead East and Washington West; Sunderland North; and Sunderland South.
It is provisionally ranked as the 28th safest Labour seat in the United Kingdom, and the 11th safest Labour seat in England.
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