Members of Parliament What is an MP?An MP, or Member of Parliament, is elected by local people to represent them in the House of Commons at Westminster. Whereas a County Councillor represents a particular electoral division, MPs represent larger areas called parliamentary constituencies.
County Durham has six parliamentary constituencies: - Bishop Auckland
- City of Durham
- Easington
- North Durham
- North West Durham
- Sedgefield
Parliamentary elections are held every four to five years, when the whole country re-elects its MPs in a General Election. The last General Election was on 7 June 2001.
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