The unitary authorities of Durham and Borough of Darlington are divided into 8 parliamentary constituencies, including 2 cross-county constituencies,Blaydon and Consett and Stockton West are cross-county constituencies, being partly located in Tyne and Wear and Cleveland respectively. all of which are county constituencies.
Constituencies
ConstituencyBC 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 oppositionElectoral wardsMapBishop Auckland CC70,7456,672 Sam Rushworth‡ Jane MacBean†Durham County Council: Barnard Castle East, Barnard Castle West, Bishop Auckland Town, Coundon, Crook, Evenwood, Shildon and Dene Valley, Tow Law, Weardale, West Auckland, Woodhouse Close.Blaydon and Consett CC (part)70,48711,153 Liz Twist‡ David Ayre¤Durham County Council: Benfieldside; Burnopfield and Dipton; Consett North; Consett South; Delves Lane; Leadgate and Medomsley.Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead: Blaydon; Chopwell and Rowlands Gill; Crawcrook and Greenside; Ryton, Crookhill and Stella; Winlaton and High Spen.City of Durham CC70,58211,757 Mary Foy‡ Mark Belch¤Durham County Council: Belmont, Brandon, Deerness, Durham South, Elvet and Gilesgate, Esh and Witton Gilbert, Framwellgate and Newton Hall, Neville's Cross, Sherburn, Willington and Hunwick.Darlington CC70,7632,298 Lola McEvoy‡ Peter Gibson†Darlington Borough Council: Bank Top and Lascelles, Brinkburn and Faverdale, Cockerton, College, Eastbourne, Harrowgate Hill, Haughton and Springfield, Heighington and Coniscliffe, Hummersknott, Mowden, North Road, Northgate, Park East, Park West, Pierremont, Red Hall and Lingfield, Stephenson, Whinfield.Easington CC69,4116,542 Grahame Morris‡ Lynn Murphy¤Durham County Council: Blackhalls, Dawdon, Deneside, Easington, Horden, Murton, Passfield, Peterlee East, Peterlee West, Seaham, Shotton and South Hetton, Trimdon and Thornley (polling districts DKC, EEA, SNA, SNB and SNC), Wingate.Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor CC72,2248,839 Alan Strickland‡ John Grant¤Durham County Council: Aycliffe East, Aycliffe North and Middridge, Aycliffe West, Bishop Middleham and Cornforth, Chilton, Coxhoe, Ferryhill, Sedgefield, Spennymoor, Trimdon and Thornley (polling districts SKB, SLA, SLB, SMB and SMC), Tudhoe.North Durham CC73,2355,873 Luke Akehurst‡ Andrew Husband¤Durham County Council: Annfield Plain, Chester-le-Street East, Chester-le-Street North, Chester-le-Street South, Chester-le-Street West Central, Craghead and South Moor, Lanchester, Lumley, North Lodge, Pelton, Sacriston, Stanley, Tanfield.Stockton West CC (part)69,6642,139 Matt Vickers† Joe Dancey‡Darlington Borough Council: Hurworth, Sadberge and Middleton St. George.Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree, Eaglescliffe, Fairfield, Grangefield, Hartburn, Ingleby Barwick East, Ingleby Barwick West, Village, Western Parishes, Yarm.
Boundary changes 2024 See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Former nameBoundaries 2010–2024Current nameBoundaries 2024–present Bishop Auckland CC City of Durham CC Darlington BC Easington CC North Durham CC North West Durham CC Sedgefield CC Bishop Auckland CC Blaydon and Consett CC City of Durham CC Darlington CC Easington CC Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor CC North Durham CC Stockton West CC
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine the unitary authority of County Durham with the Tyne and Wear boroughs of Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland as a sub-region of the North East Region, with the creation of a cross-county boundary constituency named Blaydon and Consett, resulting in the abolition of North West Durham. The reconfigured Sedgefield constituency was renamed Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor. The Borough of Darlington was included in a Tees Valley sub-division.
The following seats resulted from the boundary review:
Containing electoral wards in Darlington
Darlington Stockton West (part also in Stockton-on-Tees) Containing electoral wards in County Durham Bishop Auckland Blaydon and Consett (part also in Gateshead in Tyne and Wear) City of Durham Easington Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor North Durham
2010 Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Durham's constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards.
NameBoundaries 1997–2010Boundaries 2010–2024 Bishop Auckland CC City of Durham CC Darlington BC Easington CC North Durham CC North West Durham CC Sedgefield CC
Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019
2024 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Durham in the 2024 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Labour104,51843.7%3.3%63Reform54,16822.6%14.2%00Conservative48,34820.2%20.404Liberal Democrats15,5386.5%0.5%00Greens12,7475.3%2.3%00Others3,8481.6%000Total239,167100.06
2019 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Durham in the 2019 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017Conservative123,11240.6%5.3%44Labour122,54740.4%14.2%34Brexit25,4448.4%new00Liberal Democrats21,3567.0%2.5%00Greens5,9852.0%1.0%00Others4,7251.6%3.0%00Total303,169100.07
Percentage votes Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour45.552.057.168.562.756.345.348.554.640.443.7Reform UK1 – – – – – – – – –8.422.6Conservative30.428.328.417.620.616.621.425.435.340.620.2Liberal Democrat223.919.714.29.714.221.324.16.04.57.06.5Green Party –***** –3.71.02.05.3UKIP – – –***3.115.73.4**Other0.1 –0.34.22.55.86.20.71.21.61.6 1As the Brexit Party in 2019 21983 & 1987 – SDP–Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative11000000040Labour66777777736Total77777777776
Maps 1885–1910
1918–1945
1950–1979
1983–2024
2024–present (including constituencies partly in Cleveland and Tyne and Wear)
Historical results by party A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1885 to 1906
Constituency1885188688909118929318959819000304Barnard CastleJ. PeaseHendersonBishop AucklandPaultonChester-le-StreetJoiceyDarlingtonFryA. PeaseH. PeaseDurhamMilvainFowlerElliotDurham MidCrawfordWilsonDurham North WestAtherley-JonesDurham South EastHavelock-AllanHavelock-AllanRichardsonHavelock-AllanRichardsonLambtonGatesheadJamesAllanJohnsonThe HartlepoolsRichardsonRichardsonC. FurnessRichardsonC. FurnessHoughton-le-SpringWilsonWoodFenwickCameronJarrowC. PalmerSouth ShieldsStevensonRobsonStockton-on-TeesDoddsDaveyWrightsonSamuelRopnerSunderlandGourleyPembertonStoreyDoxford
1906 to 1918
Constituency190607Jan 1010Dec 1012131415161718Barnard CastleHendersonBishop AucklandPaultonHavelock-AllanChester-le-StreetTaylor→DarlingtonH. PeaseLincolnH. Pease→DurhamHills→Durham MidWilsonGalbraithDurham North WestAtherley-JonesWilliamsDurham South EastLambtonHaywardGatesheadJohnsonElverstonThe HartlepoolsC. FurnessS. Furness1RuncimanHoughton-le-SpringCameronWingJarrowC. PalmerCurranG. PalmerSouth ShieldsRobsonReaCochraneWilsonStockton-on-TeesRopnerSamuelWatsonSunderlandStuartStoreyGreenwoodSummerbellKnottGoldstone 1victor in January 1910, Christopher Furness, declared void. Fresh by-election held June 1910, won by Stephen Furness.
1918 to 1931
Constituency191819192223192319242629192931Barnard CastleSwanRogersonTurner-SamuelsHeadlamLawtherBishop AucklandSpoorF. DaltonH. DaltonBlaydonWaringWhiteleyChester-le-StreetTaylorLawsonConsettWilliamsDunnicoDarlingtonH. PeaseW. PeaseShepherdDurhamHillsRitsonGatesheadSurteesBrothertonDickieBeckettMelvilleEvansThe HartlepoolsGrittenJowittSugdenGrittenHoughton-le-SpringRichardsonJarrowPalmerWilsonSeahamHaywardWebbMacDonald→SedgefieldBurdonHerriottsRopnerHerriottsSouth ShieldsWilsonHarneyChuter EdeSpennymoorGalbraithBateyStockton-on-TeesWatsonStewartMacmillanRileySunderlandGreenwoodThompsonSmithThompsonHudsonRainePhillips
1931 to 1950
Constituency19311935424319454749Barnard CastleHeadlamSextonLaversBishop AucklandCurryH. DaltonBlaydonMartinWhiteleyChester-le-StreetLawsonConsettDickieAdamsGlanvilleDarlingtonPeatHardmanDurhamMcKeagRitsonGatesheadMagnayZilliacus→The HartlepoolsGrittenGreenwellJonesHoughton-le-SpringChapmanStewartBlytonJarrowPearsonWilkinsonFernyhoughSeahamMacDonaldShinwellSedgefieldJenningsLeslieSouth ShieldsJohnstoneChuter EdeSpennymoorBateyMurrayStockton-on-TeesMacmillanChetwyndSunderlandThompsonFurnessEwartStorey jr.Willey
1950 to 1983
Constituency19501951531955555619596219641966197073Feb 74Oct 741979198183Bishop AucklandDaltonBoydenFosterBlaydonWhiteleyWoofMcWilliamChester-le-StreetBartleyPentlandRadiceConsettGlanvilleStonesWatkinsDarlingtonHardmanGrahamBourne-ArtonFletcherO'BrienDurhamGreyHughesDurham North WestMurrayAinsleyE. ArmstrongEasingtonShinwellDormandGateshead EastMoodyConlanGateshead WestHallRandallHoram→The HartlepoolsJonesKeransLeadbitterHoughton-le-SpringBlytonUrwinJarrowFernyhoughDixonStockton-on-TeesChetwyndRodgers→South ShieldsChuter EdeBlenkinsopClarkSunderland NorthWilleySunderland SouthEwartWilliamsBagierSedgefieldSlaterReed
1983 to 2024
Constituency198319871992199720012005072010201520172019Bishop AucklandFosterGoodmanDavisonCity of DurhamHughesSteinbergBlackman-WoodsFoyDarlingtonFallonMilburnChapmanGibsonEasingtonDormandCummingsMorrisNorth DurhamRadiceJonesNorth West Durham1E. ArmstrongH. ArmstrongGlassPidcockHoldenSedgefieldBlairWilsonHowell 1abolished in 2024, with some areas going to the Blaydon and Consett seat which is mostly in Tyne and Wear
2024 to present Constituency2024Bishop Auckland RushworthDarlington McEvoyCity of Durham FoyEasington MorrisNewton Aycliffe & Spennymoor StricklandNorth Durham Akehurst
See also Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland for Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees from 1983. Parliamentary constituencies in North East England
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