Theunitary authorities ofDurham andBorough of Darlington are divided into 8parliamentary constituencies, including 2 cross-county constituencies,[nb 1] all of which arecounty constituencies.
† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Reform UK
| Constituency[nb 2] | Electorate | Majority[nb 3] | Member of Parliament | Nearest opposition | Electoral wards[1] | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Auckland CC | 70,745 | 6,672 | 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) | 70,487 | 11,153 | 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 CC | 70,582 | 11,757 | 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 CC | 70,763 | 2,298 | 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 CC | 69,411 | 6,542 | 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 CC | 72,224 | 8,839 | 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 CC | 73,235 | 5,873 | 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) | 69,664 | 2,139 | 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. |  | ||
See2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
| Former name | Boundaries 2010–2024 | Current name | Boundaries 2024–present |
|---|---|---|---|
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For the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the2024 United Kingdom general election, theBoundary Commission for England opted to combine the unitary authority of County Durham with the Tyne and Wear boroughs ofGateshead,South Tyneside andSunderland as a sub-region of the North East Region, with the creation of a cross-county boundary constituency namedBlaydon and Consett, resulting in the abolition ofNorth West Durham. The reconfiguredSedgefield constituency was renamedNewton Aycliffe and Spennymoor. TheBorough of Darlington was included in aTees Valley sub-division.[2][3]
The following seats resulted from the boundary review:
Containing electoral wards inDarlington
Containing electoral wards inCounty Durham
Under theFifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, theBoundary 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 2010–2024 |
|---|---|---|
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Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019[4]
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Durham in the 2024 general election were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | Change from 2019 | Seats | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 104,518 | 43.7% |  3.3% | 6 | 3 |
| Reform | 54,168 | 22.6% | 14.2% | 0 | 0 |
| Conservative | 48,348 | 20.2% |  20.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 15,538 | 6.5% | 0.5% | 0 | 0 |
| Greens | 12,747 | 5.3% | 2.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 3,848 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 239,167 | 100.0 | 6 |
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% | 5.3% | 4 | 4 |
| Labour | 122,547 | 40.4% | 14.2% | 3 | 4 |
| Brexit | 25,444 | 8.4% | new | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 21,356 | 7.0% | 2.5% | 0 | 0 |
| Greens | 5,985 | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 4,725 | 1.6% | 3.0% | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 303,169 | 100.0 | 7 |
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 45.5 | 52.0 | 57.1 | 68.5 | 62.7 | 56.3 | 45.3 | 48.5 | 54.6 | 40.4 | 43.7 |
| Reform UK1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.4 | 22.6 |
| Conservative | 30.4 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 17.6 | 20.6 | 16.6 | 21.4 | 25.4 | 35.3 | 40.6 | 20.2 |
| Liberal Democrat2 | 23.9 | 19.7 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 14.2 | 21.3 | 24.1 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Green Party | – | * | * | * | * | * | – | 3.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| UKIP | – | – | – | * | * | * | 3.1 | 15.7 | 3.4 | * | * |
| Other | 0.1 | – | 0.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1As the Brexit Party in 201921983 & 1987 –SDP–Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Labour | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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.
Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal-Labour Liberal Unionist
Conservative Independent Conservative Independent Labour Labour Liberal Liberal-Labour Liberal Unionist
1victor in January 1910,Christopher Furness, declared void. Fresh by-election held June 1910, won byStephen Furness.
Coalition Liberal (1918–22) /National Liberal (1922–23) Conservative Labour Liberal National Labour
Conservative Labour Independent Group (1949) /Independent Labour (1949–50) Labour Liberal National Labour National Liberal (1931–68)
Conservative Labour Social Democratic
1abolished in 2024, with some areas going to the Blaydon and Consett seat which is mostly inTyne and Wear
| Constituency | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Bishop Auckland | Rushworth |
| Darlington | McEvoy |
| City of Durham | Foy |
| Easington | Morris |
| Newton Aycliffe & Spennymoor | Strickland |
| North Durham | Akehurst |
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