Lola McEvoy | |
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Member of Parliament for Darlington | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Peter Gibson |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Lola McEvoy is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament for Darlington since 2024. A member of the Labour Party,she gained the seat from Peter Gibson. [1] She stood in Penrith and The Border in the 2017 general election,ultimately losing to Rory Stewart. [2]
McEvoy attended Carmel College,Darlington. She completed a Master of Arts (MA) in Multimedia Journalism at Newcastle University. [3] [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lola McEvoy | 16,621 | 39.2 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Peter Gibson | 14,323 | 33.8 | -15.9 | |
Reform UK | Michael Walker | 6,852 | 16.2 | +12.6 | |
Green | Matthew Snedker | 2,847 | 6.7 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Thorley | 1,735 | 4.1 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 2,298 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 60 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rory Stewart | 28,078 | 60.4 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Lola McEvoy | 12,168 | 26.2 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Hughes | 3,641 | 7.8 | ―0.7 | |
UKIP | Kerryanne Wilde | 1,142 | 2.5 | ―9.7 | |
Green | Doug Lawson | 1,029 | 2.2 | ―3.1 | |
Independent | Jonathan Davies | 412 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 15,910 | 34.2 | ―11.1 | ||
Turnout | 46,470 | 71.0 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ―5.5 | |||
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