Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)
Houghton-le-Spring was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983. Centred on the town of Houghton-le-Spring, now part of the City of Sunderland, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
| Houghton-le-Spring | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham, boundaries 1974-83 | |
| County | County Durham |
| Major settlements | Houghton-le-Spring |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | South Durham |
| Replaced by | Houghton & Washington and Easington |
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