List of Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham

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

  † 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

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
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 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

• 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

¹1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

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 Conservative   Independent Labour   Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour   Liberal Unionist

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

1918 to 1950

  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)

1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Labour   Social Democratic

1983 to present

  Conservative   Labour

See also

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

Notes

References