Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)
MPs 1918–present

Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)

Section Title: MPs 1918–present
Table Section Text: None

Election	Member	Party	Notes

1918	Rowland Burdon	Conservative

1922	John Herriotts	Labour

1923	Leonard Ropner	Conservative

1929	John Herriotts	Labour

1931	Roland Jennings	Conservative

1935	John Leslie	Labour

1950	Joe Slater	Labour

1970	David Reed	Labour

February 1974	constituency abolished

1983	constituency recreated

1983	Tony Blair	Labour	Leader of the Labour Party 1994–2007, Prime Minister 1997–2007

2007 by-election	Phil Wilson	Labour

Sentence(s)

In 1983, the Sedgefield constituency was represented by Tony Blair, who became Leader of the Labour Party in 1994, and Prime Minister in 1997.

final_sentence: In 1983, the Sedgefield constituency was represented by Tony Blair, who became Leader of the Labour Party in 1994, and Prime Minister in 1997.