List of Parliamentary constituencies in the North East (region)

The region ^[1] of North East England is divided into 29 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 19 Borough Constituencies and 10 County Constituencies. Since the 2019 general election, ^[2] 19 are represented by Labour MPs and 10 by Conservative MPs.

Constituencies

Further information: 2019 United Kingdom general election

   Conservative    Labour

Constituency [nb 1]	Electorate [3]	Majority [4] [nb 2]	Member of Parliament [4]		Nearest opposition [4]		County	County Location	Constituency Map
Berwick-upon-Tweed CC	59,939	14,835		Anne-Marie Trevelyan†		Trish Williams‡	Northumberland
Bishop Auckland CC	68,170	7,962		Dehenna Davison†		Helen Goodman‡	County Durham
Blaydon BC	67,853	5,531		Liz Twist‡		Adrian Pepper†	Tyne and Wear
Blyth Valley BC	64,429	712		Ian Levy†		Susan Dungworth‡	Northumberland
City of Durham CC	71,271	5,025		Mary Foy‡		William Morgan†	County Durham
Darlington BC	66,397	3,294		Peter Gibson†		Jenny Chapman‡	County Durham
Easington CC	61,182	6,581		Grahame Morris‡		Clare Ambrosino†	County Durham
Gateshead BC	66,449	7,200		Ian Mearns‡		Jane MacBean†	Tyne and Wear
Hartlepool BC [nb 3]	70,855	6,940		Jill Mortimer†		Paul Williams‡	County Durham (prev. Cleveland)
Hexham CC	61,324	10,549		Guy Opperman†		Penny Greenan‡	Northumberland
Houghton and Sunderland South BC	68,835	3,115		Bridget Phillipson‡		Christopher Howarth†	Tyne and Wear
Jarrow BC	65,103	7,120		Kate Osborne‡		Nick Oliver†	Tyne and Wear
Middlesbrough BC	60,764	8,390		Andy McDonald‡		Ruth Betson†	North Yorkshire (prev. Cleveland)
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC	72,348	11,626		Simon Clarke†		Lauren Dingsdale‡	North Yorkshire (prev. Cleveland)
Newcastle upon Tyne Central BC	57,845	12,278		Chinyelu Onwurah‡		Emily Victoria Payne†	Tyne and Wear
Newcastle upon Tyne East BC	63,796	15,463		Nick Brown‡		Robin Gwynn†	Tyne and Wear
Newcastle upon Tyne North BC	68,486	5,765		Catherine McKinnell‡		Mark Lehain†	Tyne and Wear
North Durham CC	66,796	4,742		Kevan Jones‡		Edward Parson†	County Durham
North Tyneside BC	78,902	9,561		Mary Glindon‡		Dean Carroll†	Tyne and Wear
North West Durham CC	72,166	1,144		Richard Holden†		Laura Pidcock‡	County Durham
Redcar BC	66,864	3,527		Jacob Young†		Anna Turley‡	North Yorkshire (prev. Cleveland)
Sedgefield CC	64,325	4,513		Paul Howell†		Phil Wilson‡	County Durham
South Shields BC	62,793	9,585		Emma Lewell-Buck‡		Oni Oviri†	Tyne and Wear
Stockton North BC	66,649	1,027		Alex Cunningham ‡		Steven Jackson†	County Durham (prev. Cleveland)
Stockton South BC	76,870	5,260		Matt Vickers†		Paul Williams‡	County Durham (prev. Cleveland)
Sunderland Central BC	72,680	2,964		Julie Elliott‡		Tom D'Silva†	Tyne and Wear
Tynemouth BC	77,261	4,857		Alan Campbell‡		Lewis Bartoli†	Tyne and Wear
Wansbeck CC	63,339	814		Ian Lavery‡		Jack Gebhard†	Northumberland
Washington and Sunderland West BC	66,278	3,723		Sharon Hodgson‡		Valerie Allen†	Tyne and Wear

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 and published their initial proposals on 8 June 2021. The Commission have calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the North East region will decrease by two, from 29 to 27. ^[5]

The following seats are proposed: ^[6]

Constituency	Electorate	Ceremonial county	Local authority
Berwick and Morpeth CC	72,541	Northumberland	Northumberland
Bishop Auckland CC	72,307	Durham	County Durham
Blaydon CC	74,066	Tyne and Wear	Gateshead
Blyth and Ashington CC	75,452	Northumberland	Northumberland
City of Durham CC	70,603	Durham / Tyne and Wear	County Durham / Sunderland
Darlington CC	70,446	Durham	Darlington
Gateshead BC	70,553	Tyne and Wear	Gateshead
Hartlepool CC	71,228	Durham	Hartlepool
Hexham CC	72,738	Northumberland / Tyne and Wear	Newcastle upon Tyne / Northumberland
Jarrow and Sunderland West BC	69,762	Tyne and Wear	South Tyneside / Sunderland
Middlesbrough BC	71,742	North Yorkshire	Middlesbrough / Stockton-on-Tees
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC	70,063	North Yorkshire	Middlesbrough / Redcar and Cleveland
Newcastle upon Tyne East BC	77,038	Tyne and Wear	Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne North BC	74,087	Tyne and Wear	Newcastle upon Tyne / North Tyneside
Newcastle upon Tyne West BC	73,536	Tyne and Wear	Newcastle upon Tyne
Newton Aycliffe and Sedgefield CC	70,149	Durham	County Durham
North Durham CC	73,327	Durham	County Durham
North West Durham CC	70,300	Durham	County Durham
Redcar and Eston BC	71,235	North Yorkshire	Middlesbrough / Redcar and Cleveland
Seaham and Peterlee CC	72,787	Durham / Tyne and Wear	County Durham / Sunderland
South Shields BC	69,725	Tyne and Wear	South Tyneside
Stockton North CC	69,779	Durham	Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton West CC	70.108	Durham / North Yorkshire	Darlington / Stockton-on-Tees
Sunderland Central BC	72,688	Tyne and Wear	Sunderland
Tynemouth BC	76,984	Tyne and Wear	North Tyneside
Washington and Sunderland South West BC	75,245	Tyne and Wear	Sunderland
Whitley Bay and Cramlington CC	74,510	Northumberland / Tyne and Wear	North Tyneside / Northumberland

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 ^[7]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the North East region in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party	Votes	%	Change from 2017	Seats	Change from 2017
Labour	532,122	42.6%	12.8%	19	7
Conservative	478,208	38.3%	3.9%	10	7
Brexit	98,958	7.9%	new	0	0
Liberal Democrats	85,243	6.8%	2.2%	0	0
Greens	29,732	2.4%	1.1%	0	0
Others	23,872	2.0%	2.3%	0	0
Total	1,248,135	100.0		29

Percentage votes

North East votes percentage

Key:

CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966

LAB - Labour Party

LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

UKIP/Br - UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and in 2019); Brexit Party in 2019

Green - Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)

Seats

North East seats

Key:

CON - Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966

LAB - Labour Party

LIB - Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992

OTH - 1974 (Feb) - Independent Labour (Eddie Milne)

See also

• List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Northumberland
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

Notes

1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
3. Per by-election held on 6 May 2021.

References

1. NUTS statistical regions of England - NUTS 1 statistical regions of England
2. "Results of the 2019 General Election". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
3. Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". Commons Library. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
4. "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
5. "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
6. "Initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries in the North East region | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
7. Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019" . Retrieved 28 April 2020.