Washington and Sunderland West (UK Parliament constituency)

Washington and Sunderland West
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Washington and Sunderland West in Tyne and Wear for the 2010 general election.
Location of Tyne and Wear within England.
County	Tyne and Wear
Electorate	70,177 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	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

Coordinates: 54°53′28″N 1°29′56″W / 54.891°N 1.499°W / 54.891; -1.499

Washington and Sunderland West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Sharon Hodgson, a member of the Labour Party.

Washington and Sunderland West has electoral wards:

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies to create this constituency for the General Election 2010.

It is composed of elements of the following predecessors: Houghton and Washington East; Gateshead East and Washington West; Sunderland North; and Sunderland South.