page_title: Yarm
section_title: House of Commons
hierarchical_section_title: Yarm / Governance / House of Commons
caption_attribution_description: English: Yarm Bridge Wikidata has entry Q17640783 with data related to this item.This is a photo of listed building number 1006763.
context_page_description: Yarm is a small town in Stockton on Tees, England. The town is on the south bank of the River Tees and is historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. The bridge at Yarm marked the furthest reach of tidal flow up the River Tees until the opening, in 1995, of the Tees Barrage, which now regulates river flow above Stockton. As the last bridge on the river before the sea, it was superseded by a new toll bridge opened in Stockton in 1771. The oldest part of the town, around the High Street, is situated in a loop of the river, and the newer parts of the town extend to the point where the River Leven meets the River Tees. For local government administration purposes the town is within the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.
context_section_description: Yarm is part of the Stockton South Parliamentary Constituency which is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 14 December 2019 by Matt Vickers, a Conservative MP.
  It was represented from 8 May 2017 by Dr Paul Williams (Labour), "a local GP" who lost his seat at the 2019 General Election.
  From 2010 to 2017 the constituency was represented by James Wharton (Conservative); He was elected on 6 May 2010 for Stockton South. James Wharton was re-elected with an increased majority on 7 May 2015. In August 2016 he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development.
  From 1997 to 2010, the constituency was represented by Dari Taylor (Labour).
caption: The bridges of Yarm
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