Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency) Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency) Sedgefield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Phil Wilson, of the Labour Party. Sedgefield has been continuously represented by Labour MPs since 1935. From 1983-2007, the constituency was represented by Tony Blair, who became Leader of the Labour Party in 1994, and Prime Minister in 1997. Blair resigned as Prime Minister, Leader of the Labour Party, and as the MP for Sedgefield in 2007, triggering a by-election which was retained for the Labour Party by Phil Wilson. Upon its abolition for the February 1974 general election, the constituency
Tony Blair a prime minister and head of government, which he was, but of a president and head of state – which he was not. Blair was accused of excessive reliance on spin. He is the first UK prime minister to have been formally questioned by police, though not under caution, while still in office. As the casualties of the Iraq War mounted, Blair was accused of misleading Parliament, and his popularity dropped dramatically. Labour's overall majority at the 2005 general election was reduced to from 167 to 66 seats. As a combined result of the Blair–Brown pact, Iraq war and low