Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham

The unitary authorities of Durham and Borough of Darlington are divided into 8 parliamentary constituencies, including 2 cross-county constituencies,^{[nb 1]} all of which are county constituencies.

Constituencies

Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election

  † 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.

Boundary changes

2024

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former name	Boundaries 2010–2024	Current name	Boundaries 2024–present
Bishop Auckland CC City of Durham CC Darlington BC Easington CC North Durham CC North West Durham CC Sedgefield CC	Parliamentary constituencies in Durham (2010–2024)	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	Parliamentary constituencies in Durham (2024–present)

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.^[2][3]

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.

Name	Boundaries 1997–2010	Boundaries 2010–2024
Bishop Auckland CC City of Durham CC Darlington BC Easington CC North Durham CC North West Durham CC Sedgefield CC	Parliamentary constituencies in Durham (1997–2010)	Parliamentary constituencies in Durham (2010–2024)

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019^[4]

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:

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

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:

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

Percentage votes

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 2019 ²1983 & 1987 – SDP–Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

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

Maps

1885–1910

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  1885
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  1886
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  1892
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  1895
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  1900
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  1906
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  Jan 1910
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  Dec 1910

1918–1945

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  1918
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  1922
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  1923
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  1924
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  1929
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  1931
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  1935
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  1945

1950–1979

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

1983–2024

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  1983
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  1987
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  1992
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  1997
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  2001
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  2005
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  2010
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  2015
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  2017
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  2019

2024–present (including constituencies partly in Cleveland and Tyne and Wear)

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  2024

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

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour   Liberal Unionist

Constituency	1885	1886	88	90	91	1892	93	1895	98	1900	03	04
Barnard Castle	J. Pease										Henderson
Bishop Auckland	Paulton
Chester-le-Street	Joicey
Darlington	Fry							A. Pease	H. Pease
Durham	Milvain					Fowler			Elliot
Durham Mid	Crawford			Wilson
Durham North West	Atherley-Jones
Durham South East	Havelock-Allan	Havelock-Allan				Richardson		Havelock-Allan	Richardson	Lambton
Gateshead	James						Allan					Johnson
The Hartlepools	Richardson	Richardson			C. Furness			Richardson		C. Furness
Houghton-le-Spring	Wilson	Wood				Fenwick		Cameron
Jarrow	C. Palmer
South Shields	Stevenson							Robson
Stockton-on-Tees	Dodds		Davey			Wrightson		Samuel		Ropner
Sunderland	Gourley									Pemberton
	Storey							Doxford

1906 to 1918

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

Constituency	1906	07	Jan 10	10	Dec 10	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Barnard Castle	Henderson
Bishop Auckland	Paulton		Havelock-Allan
Chester-le-Street	Taylor		→
Darlington	H. Pease		Lincoln		H. Pease	→
Durham	Hills					→
Durham Mid	Wilson								Galbraith
Durham North West	Atherley-Jones							Williams
Durham South East	Lambton		Hayward
Gateshead	Johnson		Elverston
The Hartlepools	C. Furness		S. Furness1					Runciman
Houghton-le-Spring	Cameron						Wing
Jarrow	C. Palmer	Curran	G. Palmer
South Shields	Robson			Rea						Cochrane		Wilson
Stockton-on-Tees	Ropner		Samuel								Watson
Sunderland	Stuart		Storey		Greenwood
	Summerbell		Knott		Goldstone

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

1918 to 1931

  Coalition Liberal (1918–22) / National Liberal (1922–23)   Conservative   Labour   Liberal   National Labour

Constituency	1918	19	1922	23	1923	1924	26	29	1929	31
Barnard Castle	Swan		Rogerson		Turner-Samuels	Headlam			Lawther
Bishop Auckland	Spoor							F. Dalton	H. Dalton
Blaydon	Waring		Whiteley
Chester-le-Street	Taylor	Lawson
Consett	Williams		Dunnico
Darlington	H. Pease			W. Pease			Shepherd
Durham	Hills		Ritson
Gateshead	Surtees		Brotherton		Dickie	Beckett			Melville	Evans
The Hartlepools	Gritten		Jowitt			Sugden			Gritten
Houghton-le-Spring	Richardson
Jarrow	Palmer		Wilson
Seaham	Hayward		Webb						MacDonald	→
Sedgefield	Burdon		Herriotts		Ropner				Herriotts
South Shields	Wilson		Harney						Chuter Ede
Spennymoor	Galbraith		Batey
Stockton-on-Tees	Watson				Stewart	Macmillan			Riley
Sunderland	Greenwood		Thompson						Smith	Thompson
	Hudson		Raine						Phillips

1931 to 1950

  Conservative   Labour Independent Group (1949) / Independent Labour (1949–50)   Labour   Liberal   National Labour   National Liberal (1931–68)

Constituency	1931	1935	42	43	1945	47	49
Barnard Castle	Headlam	Sexton			Lavers
Bishop Auckland	Curry	H. Dalton
Blaydon	Martin	Whiteley
Chester-le-Street	Lawson
Consett	Dickie	Adams		Glanville
Darlington	Peat				Hardman
Durham	McKeag	Ritson
Gateshead	Magnay				Zilliacus		→
The Hartlepools	Gritten			Greenwell	Jones
Houghton-le-Spring	Chapman	Stewart			Blyton
Jarrow	Pearson	Wilkinson				Fernyhough
Seaham	MacDonald	Shinwell
Sedgefield	Jennings	Leslie
South Shields	Johnstone	Chuter Ede
Spennymoor	Batey		Murray
Stockton-on-Tees	Macmillan				Chetwynd
Sunderland	Thompson	Furness			Ewart
	Storey jr.				Willey

1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Labour   Social Democratic

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

1983 to 2024

  Conservative   Labour

Constituency	1983	1987	1992	1997	2001	2005	07	2010	2015	2017	2019
Bishop Auckland	Foster					Goodman					Davison
City of Durham	Hughes	Steinberg				Blackman-Woods					Foy
Darlington	Fallon		Milburn					Chapman			Gibson
Easington	Dormand	Cummings						Morris
North Durham	Radice				Jones
North West Durham1	E. Armstrong	H. Armstrong						Glass		Pidcock	Holden
Sedgefield	Blair						Wilson				Howell

¹abolished in 2024, with some areas going to the Blaydon and Consett seat which is mostly in Tyne and Wear

2024 to present

Constituency	2024
Bishop Auckland	Rushworth
Darlington	McEvoy
City of Durham	Foy
Easington	Morris
Newton Aycliffe & Spennymoor	Strickland
North Durham	Akehurst

See also

• Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland for Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees from 1983.
• Parliamentary constituencies in North East England

Notes

1. Blaydon and Consett and Stockton West are cross-county constituencies, being partly located in Tyne and Wear and Cleveland respectively.
2. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
3. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.