List of parliamentary constituencies in County Durham

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The unitary authorities of Durham and Borough of Darlington are combined for the purpose of parliamentary constituency boundaries, being divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies– 1 borough constituency and 6 county constituencies. Since the 2019 general election, 4 parliamentary seats are controlled by the Conservative Party and 3 by the Labour Party. Between 1992 and 2019, all 7 seats were held by the Labour Party. With the exception of Darlington, all seats in the current ceremonial county or their predecessors had returned Labour MPs since 1935.

Constituencies[edit]

Further information: 2019 United Kingdom general election

  † Conservative   ‡ Labour

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate[1] Majority[2][nb 2] Member of Parliament[2] Nearest opposition[2] Electoral wards[3][4] Map
Bishop Auckland CC 68,170 7,962   Dehenna Davison†   Helen Goodman‡ Durham County Council: Barnard Castle East, Barnard Castle North, Barnard Castle West, Bishop Auckland Town, Barningham and Ovington, Byerley, Cockfield, Cockton Hill, Cotherstone with Lartington, Coundon, Dene Valley, Eggleston, Escomb, Etherley, Evenwood, Gainford and Winston, Greta, Hamsterley and South Bedburn, Henknowle, Ingleton, Lynesack, Low Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grange, Middlestone, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Ramshaw and Lands, Romaldkirk, Spennymoor, Startforth, Streatlam and Whorlton, Sunnydale, Thickley, Tudhoe, West Auckland, Woodhouse Close.
City of Durham CC 71,271 5,025   Mary Foy‡   William Morgan† Durham County Council: Bearpark and Witton Gilbert, Belmont, Brancepeth, Langley Moor and Meadowfield, Brandon, Carrville and Gilesgate Moor, Cassop-cum-Quarrington, Coxhoe, Crossgate and Framwelgate, Deerness, Elvet, Framwellgate Moor, Neville's Cross, New Brancepeth and Ushaw Moor, Newton Hall North, Newton Hall South, Pelaw and Gilesgate, Pittington and West Rainton, St Nicholas, Shadforth and Sherburn, Shincliffe.
Darlington BC 66,397 3,294   Peter Gibson†   Jenny Chapman‡ Darlington Borough Council: Bank Top, Central, Cockerton East, Cockerton West, College, Eastbourne, Faverdale, Harrowgate Hill, Haughton East, Haughton North, Haughton West, Hummersknott, Lascelles, Lingfield, Mowden, Northgate, North Road, Park East, Park West, Pierremont.
Easington CC 61,182 6,581   Grahame Morris‡ Clare Ambrosino† Durham County Council: Acre Rigg, Blackhalls, Dawdon, Dene House, Deneside, Easington Colliery, Easington Village and South Hetton, Eden Hill, Haswell and Shotton, Horden North, Horden South, Howletch, Hutton Henry, Murton East, Murton West, Passfield,

Seaham Harbour, Seaham North.

North Durham CC 66,796 4,742   Kevan Jones‡   Ed Parson† Durham County Council: Annfield Plain, Bournmoor, Catchgate, Chester Central, Chester East, Chester North, Chester South, Chester West, Craghead and South Stanley, Edmondsley and Waldridge, Grange Villa and West Pelton, Havannah, Kimblesworth and Plawsworth, Lumley, North Lodge, Ouston, Pelton, Pelton Fell, Sacriston, South Moor, Stanley Hall, Tanfield, Urpeth.
North West Durham CC 72,166 1,144 Richard Holden†   Laura Pidcock‡ Durham County Council: Benfieldside, Blackhill, Burnhope, Burnopfield, Castleside, Consett East, Consett North, Consett South, Cornsay, Crook North, Crook South, Delves Lane, Dipton, Ebchester and Medomsley, Esh, Howden, Hunwick, Lanchester, Leadgate, St John's Chapel, Stanhope, Tow Law and Stanley, Wheatbottom and Helmington Row, Willington Central, Willington West End, Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear.
Sedgefield CC 64,325 4,513   Paul Howell†   Phil Wilson‡ Durham County Council: Bishop Middleham and Cornforth, Broom, Chilton, Ferryhill, Fishburn and Old Trimdon, Greenfield Middridge, Neville and Simpasture, New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange, Sedgefield, Shafto St Marys, Thornley and Wheatley Hill, West, Wingate, Woodham. Darlington Borough Council: Heighington and Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Middleton St George, Sadberge and Whessoe.

2010 boundary changes[edit]

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.

Name Boundaries 1997-2010 Boundaries 2010–present
  1. Bishop Auckland CC
  2. City of Durham CC
  3. Darlington BC
  4. Easington CC
  5. North Durham CC
  6. North West Durham CC
  7. Sedgefield CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Durham
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Proposed Revision
Proposed Revision

Proposed boundary changes[edit]

See 2023 Periodic 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.[5] 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.

The commission has proposed that the unitary authority of County Durham be combined 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. It is proposed that the reconfigured Sedgefield constituency is renamed Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor. Darlington would be included in a Tees Valley sub-division.[6][7]

The following seats are proposed:

Containing electoral wards in Darlington

Containing electoral wards in County Durham

Results history[edit]

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[8]

2019[edit]

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Durham in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party Votes % Change from 2017 Seats Change from 2017
Conservative 123,112 40.6% Increase5.3% 4 Increase4
Labour 122,547 40.4% Decrease14.2% 3 Decrease4
Brexit 25,444 8.4% new 0 0
Liberal Democrats 21,356 7.0% Increase2.5% 0 0
Greens 5,985 2.0% Increase1.0% 0 0
Others 4,725 1.6% Decrease3.0% 0 0
Total 303,169 100.0 7

Percentage votes[edit]

Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019
Conservative 30.4 28.3 28.4 17.6 20.6 16.6 21.4 25.4 35.3 40.6
Labour 45.5 52.0 57.1 68.5 62.7 56.3 45.3 48.5 54.6 40.4
Liberal Democrat1 23.9 19.7 14.2 9.7 14.2 21.3 24.1 6.0 4.5 7.0
Green Party - * * * * * - 3.7 1.0 2.0
UKIP - - - * * * 3.1 15.7 3.4 *
Brexit Party - - - - - - - - - 8.4
Other 0.1 - 0.3 4.2 2.5 5.8 6.2 0.7 1.2 1.6

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats[edit]

Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019
Conservative 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Labour 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3
Total 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Maps[edit]

1885-1910[edit]

  • 1885
    1885
  • 1886
    1886
  • 1892
    1892
  • 1895
    1895
  • 1900
    1900
  • 1906
    1906
  • Jan 1910
    Jan 1910
  • Dec 1910
    Dec 1910

1918-1945[edit]

  • 1918
    1918
  • 1922
    1922
  • 1923
    1923
  • 1924
    1924
  • 1929
    1929
  • 1931
    1931
  • 1935
    1935
  • 1945
    1945

1950-1979[edit]

  • 1950
    1950
  • 1951
    1951
  • 1955
    1955
  • 1959
    1959
  • 1964
    1964
  • 1966
    1966
  • 1970
    1970
  • Feb 1974
    Feb 1974
  • Oct 1974
    Oct 1974
  • 1979
    1979

1983-present[edit]

  • 1983
    1983
  • 1987
    1987
  • 1992
    1992
  • 1997
    1997
  • 2001
    2001
  • 2005
    2005
  • 2010
    2010
  • 2015
    2015
  • 2017
    2017
  • 2019
    2019

Historical results by party[edit]

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 1918[edit]

  Conservative   Independent Conservative   Independent Labour   Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour   Liberal Unionist

Constituency 1885 1886 88 90 91 1892 93 1895 98 1900 03 04 1906 07 Jan 10 10 Dec 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Barnard Castle J. Pease Henderson
Bishop Auckland Paulton Havelock-Allan
Chester-le-Street Joicey Taylor →
Durham North West Atherley-Jones Williams
Durham Mid Crawford Wilson Galbraith
Darlington Fry A. Pease H. Pease Lincoln H. Pease →
Durham Milvain Fowler Elliot Hills →
Durham South East Havelock-Allan Havelock-Allan Richardson Havelock-Allan Richardson Lambton Hayward
Gateshead James Allan Johnson Elverston
The Hartlepools Richardson Richardson C. Furness Richardson C. Furness S. Furness1 Runciman
Houghton-le-Spring Wilson Wood Fenwick Cameron Wing
Jarrow C. Palmer Curran G. Palmer
South Shields Stevenson Robson Rea Cochrane Wilson
Stockton-on-Tees Dodds Davey Wrightson Samuel Ropner Samuel Watson
Sunderland Gourley Pemberton Stuart Storey Greenwood
Storey Doxford Summerbell Knott Goldstone

1victor in January 1910, Christopher Furness, declared void. Fresh by-election held June 1910, won by Stephen Furness.

1918 to 1950[edit]

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative   Labour Independent Group (1949) / Independent Labour (1949-50)   Labour   Liberal   National Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)

Constituency 1918 19 1922 23 1923 1924 26 29 1929 31 1931 1935 42 43 1945 47 49
Barnard Castle Swan Rogerson Turner-Samuels Headlam Lawther Headlam Sexton Lavers
Bishop Auckland Spoor F. Dalton H. Dalton Curry H. Dalton
Blaydon Waring Whiteley Martin Whiteley
Chester-le-Street Taylor Lawson
Consett Williams Dunnico Dickie Adams Glanville
Darlington H. Pease W. Pease Shepherd Peat Hardman
Durham Hills Ritson McKeag Ritson
Gateshead Surtees Brotherton Dickie Beckett Melville Evans Magnay Zilliacus →
The Hartlepools Gritten Jowitt Sugden Gritten Greenwell Jones
Houghton-le-Spring Richardson Chapman Stewart Blyton
Jarrow Palmer Wilson Pearson Wilkinson Fernyhough
Seaham Hayward Webb MacDonald → Shinwell
Sedgefield Burdon Herriotts Ropner Herriotts Jennings Leslie
South Shields Wilson Harney Chuter Ede Johnstone Chuter Ede
Spennymoor Galbraith Batey Murray
Stockton-on-Tees Watson Stewart Macmillan Riley Macmillan Chetwynd
Sunderland Greenwood Thompson Smith Thompson Furness Ewart
Hudson Raine Phillips Storey jr. Willey

1950 to 1983[edit]

  Conservative   Labour   Social Democratic

Constituency 1950 1951 53 1955 55 56 1959 62 1964 1966 1970 73 Feb 74 Oct 74 1979 1981 83 Status in April 1974 reform
Bishop Auckland Dalton Boyden Foster Remained
Blaydon Whiteley Woof McWilliam Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Chester-le-Street Bartley Pentland Radice Part was transferred to Tyne and Wear
Consett Glanville Stones Watkins Remained
Darlington Hardman Graham Bourne-Arton Fletcher O'Brien Remained
Durham Grey Hughes Remained
Durham North West Murray Ainsley E. Armstrong Remained
Easington Shinwell Dormand Remained
Gateshead East Moody Conlan Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Gateshead West Hall Randall Horam → Transferred to Tyne and Wear
The Hartlepools Jones Kerans Leadbitter Transferred to Cleveland, named Hartlepool from Feb 1974
Houghton-le-Spring Blyton Urwin Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Jarrow Fernyhough Dixon Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Sedgefield Slater Reed Abolished Feb 1974
Stockton-on-Tees Chetwynd Rodgers → Transferred to Cleveland
South Shields Chuter Ede Blenkinsop Clark Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Sunderland North Willey Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Sunderland South Ewart Williams Bagier Transferred to Tyne and Wear

1983 to present[edit]

  Conservative   Labour

Constituency 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 07 2010 2015 2017 2019
Bishop Auckland Foster Goodman Davison
Darlington Fallon Milburn Chapman Gibson
Durham, City of Hughes Steinberg Blackman-Woods Foy
Durham, North Radice Jones
Durham, North West E. Armstrong H. Armstrong Glass Pidcock Holden
Easington Dormand Cummings Morris
Sedgefield Blair Wilson Howell

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  4. ^ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
  5. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Political boundaries across the North East could change - here's what it could mean for you". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 663-685. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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