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of
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and
Borough of Darlington The Borough of Darlington is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Since 1997 Darlington Borough Council has been a unitary authority; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is named after its largest ...
are divided into 8
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, including 2 cross-county constituencies, Blaydon and Consett and
Stockton West Stockton West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Matt Vickers of the ...
are cross-county constituencies, being partly located in
Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England. It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The county is ...
and
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respectively. all of which are
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.


Constituencies


Boundary changes


2024

''See
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for further details.'' For the
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, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the
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, the
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opted to combine the unitary authority of County Durham with the Tyne and Wear boroughs of
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,
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and
Sunderland Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...
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
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. The reconfigured
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constituency was renamed
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. The
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was included in a
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sub-division. The following seats resulted from the boundary review: Containing electoral wards in
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*
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*
Stockton West Stockton West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Matt Vickers of the ...
(part also in
Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Val ...
) Containing electoral wards in
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* Blaydon and Consett (part also in
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in
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) * City of Durham * Easington *
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*
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2010

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the
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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.


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:


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:


Percentage votes

1As the Brexit Party in 2019 21983 & 1987 –
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* Included in Other


Seats


Maps


1885–1910

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1918–1945

File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1918Results.svg, 1918 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1922Results.svg, 1922 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1923Results.svg, 1923 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1924Results.svg, 1924 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1929Results.svg, 1929 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1931Results.svg, 1931 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1935Results.svg, 1935 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1945Results.svg, 1945


1950–1979

File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency19646670Results.svg, 1950 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1951Results.svg, 1951 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1955Results.svg, 1955 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1959Results.svg, 1959 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency19646670Results.svg, 1964 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency19646670Results.svg, 1966 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency19646670Results.svg, 1970 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency197479Results.svg, Feb 1974 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency197479Results.svg, Oct 1974 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency197479Results.svg, 1979


1983–2024

File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1987Results.svg, 1983 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1987Results.svg, 1987 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency1992Results.svg, 1992 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 1997 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 2001 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 2005 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2010 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2015 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2017 File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency2019Results.svg, 2019


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

File:DurhamParliamentaryConstituency2024Results.svg, 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


1906 to 1918

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


1918 to 1931


1931 to 1950


1950 to 1983


1983 to 2024

1abolished in 2024, with some areas going to the Blaydon and Consett seat which is mostly in
Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England. It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The county is ...


2024 to present


See also

*
Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland Cleveland (county), Cleveland was abolished in 1996 both as a county council and a non-metropolitan county, being succeeded by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees. The constituency boun ...
for
Hartlepool Hartlepool ( ) is a seaside resort, seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is governed by a unitary authority borough Borough of Hartlepool, named after the town. The borough is part of the devolved Tees Valley area with an estimat ...
and
Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Val ...
from 1983. *
Parliamentary constituencies in North East England The Regions of England, region of North East England is divided into 27 United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 11 borough constituencies and 16 county constituencies. Since the 2024 United Kingdom general ...


Notes


References

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