Chester-le-Street (UK Parliament constituency)
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Chester-le-Street was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Chester-le-Street in County Durham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Sir James Joicey | Liberal | |
| 1906 | John Wilkinson Taylor | Labour | |
| 1919 | John James Lawson | Labour | |
| 1950 | Patrick Bartley | Labour | |
| 1956 | Norman Pentland | Labour | |
| 1973 | Giles Heneage Radice | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
