Parliamentary constituencies in North East England

The regionNUTS statistical regions of England – NUTS 1 statistical regions of England of North East England is divided into 27 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 11 borough constituencies and 16 county constituencies. Since the 2024 general election, 26 are represented by Labour MPs and one by a Conservative MP.

Constituencies

Constituency BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionCountyConstituency MapBishop Auckland CC70,7456,672 Sam Rushworth‡ Jane MacBean†County DurhamBlaydon and Consett CC70,48711,153 Liz Twist‡ David Ayre#County Durham / Tyne and WearBlyth and Ashington CC76,2639,173 Ian Lavery‡ Mark Peart#NorthumberlandCity of Durham CC70,58211,757 Mary Foy‡ Mark Belch#County DurhamCramlington and Killingworth CC76,22812,820 Emma Foody‡ Gordon Fletcher#Northumberland / Tyne and WearDarlington CC70,7632,298 Lola McEvoy‡ Peter Gibson†County DurhamEasington CC69,4116,542 Grahame Morris‡ Lynn Murphy#County DurhamGateshead Central and Whickham BC69,8279,644 Mark Ferguson‡ Damian Heslop#Tyne and WearHartlepool CC71,4377,698 Jonathan Brash‡ Amanda Napper#County Durham (prev. Cleveland)Hexham CC76,4313,713Joe Morris‡ Guy Opperman†NorthumberlandHoughton and Sunderland South BC78,4487,168 Bridget Phillipson‡ Sam Woods-Brass#Tyne and WearJarrow and Gateshead East BC70,2728,946 Kate Osborne‡ Lynda Alexandra#Tyne and WearMiddlesbrough and Thornaby East BC75,1239,192 Andy McDonald‡ Patrick Seargeant#North Yorkshire (prev. Cleveland)Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC70,328214 Luke Myer‡ Simon Clarke†North Yorkshire (prev. Cleveland)Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West BC76,96911,060 Chi Onwurah‡ Ashton Muncaster#Tyne and WearNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend BC76,42512,817 Mary Glindon‡ Janice Richardson#Tyne and WearNewcastle upon Tyne North BC75,14617,762 Catherine McKinnell‡ Guy Renner-Thompson†Tyne and WearNewton Aycliffe and Spennymoor CC72,2248,839 Alan Strickland‡ John Grant#County DurhamNorth Durham CC73,2355,873 Luke Akehurst‡ Andrew Husband#County DurhamNorth Northumberland CC74,1325,067 David Smith‡ Anne-Marie Trevelyan†NorthumberlandRedcar BC70,2413,323 Anna Turley‡ Jacob Young†North Yorkshire (prev. Cleveland)South Shields BC68,3666,653 Emma Lewell-Buck‡ Steve Holt#Tyne and WearStockton North BC70,2427,939 Chris McDonald‡ John McDermottroe#County Durham (prev. Cleveland)Stockton West CC71,8682,139 Matt Vickers† Joe Dancey‡County Durham (prev. Cleveland) / North YorkshireSunderland Central BC76,1456,073 Lewis Atkinson‡ Chris Eynon#Tyne and WearTynemouth BC73,46915,455 Alan Campbell‡ Lewis Bartoli†Tyne and WearWashington and Gateshead South BC70,9726,913 Sharon Hodgson‡ Paul Donaghy#Tyne and Wear

2023 boundary changes See 2023 review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the North East region would be decreased by two, from 29 to 27. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

Under the revised proposals, the following constituencies for the region came into effect at the 2024 general election: ConstituencyElectorateCeremonial countyLocal authorityBishop Auckland CC70,879DurhamCounty DurhamBlaydon and Consett CC70,163Durham / Tyne and WearCounty Durham / GatesheadBlyth and Ashington CC75,452NorthumberlandNorthumberlandCity of Durham CC72,878DurhamCounty DurhamCramlington and Killingworth CC73,295Northumberland / Tyne and WearNewcastle upon Tyne / North Tyneside / NorthumberlandDarlington CC70,446DurhamDarlingtonEasington CC70,043DurhamCounty DurhamGateshead Central and Whickham BC70,994Tyne and WearGatesheadHartlepool CC71,228DurhamHartlepoolHexham CC72,738Northumberland / Tyne and WearNewcastle upon Tyne / NorthumberlandHoughton and Sunderland South CC76,883Tyne and WearSunderlandJarrow and Gateshead East BC71,106Tyne and WearGateshead / South TynesideMiddlesbrough and Thornaby East BC71,742North YorkshireMiddlesbrough / Stockton-on-TeesMiddlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC69,967North YorkshireMiddlesbrough / Redcar and ClevelandNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West BC76,460Tyne and WearNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend BC76,875Tyne and WearNewcastle upon Tyne / North TynesideNewcastle upon Tyne North BC76,503Tyne and WearNewcastle upon Tyne / North TynesideNewton Aycliffe and Spennymoor CC71,299DurhamCounty DurhamNorth Durham CC73,079DurhamCounty DurhamNorth Northumberland CC72,541NorthumberlandNorthumberlandRedcar BC71,331North YorkshireRedcar and ClevelandSouth Shields BC69,725Tyne and WearSouth TynesideStockton North CC69,779DurhamStockton-on-TeesStockton West CC70,108Durham / North YorkshireDarlington / Stockton-on-TeesSunderland Central BC72,688Tyne and WearSunderlandTynemouth BC73,022Tyne and WearNorth TynesideWashington and Gateshead South BC71,775Tyne and WearGateshead / Sunderland

2024 results The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the North East region in the 2024 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Changefrom 2019SeatsChange from2019 (actual)Change from2019 (notional)Labour504,56945.4 2.826 7 7Conservative224,58420.3 18.11 9 7Reform UK220,87519.9 12.00 0 0Green66,6806.0 3.60 0 0Liberal Democrats65,3855.8 1.10 0 0Others29,4472.6 0.80 0 0Total1,111,540100.027 2

Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019

Percentage votes

Key:

CON – Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966 LAB – Labour Party, including Labour and Co-operative Party LIB – Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP–Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992 UKIP – UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and from 2019) REF – Reform UK (2019 – Brexit Party) GRN – Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)

Seats

Key:

CON – Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966 LAB – Labour Party, including Labour and Co-operative Party LIB – Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP–Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992 OTH – 1974 (Feb) – Independent Labour (Eddie Milne)

See also Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham Parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

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