List of parliamentary constituencies in County Durham

The

, all seats in the current ceremonial county or their predecessors had returned Labour MPs since 1935.

Constituencies

  † 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‡	Darlington Borough Council : Heighington and Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Middleton St George, Sadberge and Whessoe.

2010 boundary changes

Under the

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
Bishop Auckland CC City of Durham CC Darlington BC Easington CC North Durham CC North West Durham CC Sedgefield CC

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the

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

• 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

Results history

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

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
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

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

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-present

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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

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 1918

  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

  

(1922-23)   Conservative   

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

  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

  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

• Stockton-on-Tees
  from 1983.
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the North East (region)

Notes

References