North Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Durham
County constituency
for the House of Commons
North Durham (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
North East England - North Durham constituency.svg
Boundary of North Durham in the North East England
County County Durham
Electorate 73,226 (2024)
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of Parliament Luke Akehurst (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Chester-le-Street
Consett
18321885
SeatsTwo
Type of constituency County constituency
Created from Durham
Replaced by Jarrow
Houghton-le-Spring
Chester-le-Street
Mid Durham
North West Durham

North Durham is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Luke Akehurst of the Labour Party. [n 2]

Contents

History

A constituency formally named the Northern Division of Durham was created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, when the former Durham constituency was split into the northern and southern divisions, each electing two members using the bloc vote system. [1]

This seat was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 when the two divisions were replaced by eight single-member divisions. [2] These were Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Jarrow, Mid Durham, North West Durham and South East Durham. [3] In addition, there were seven County Durham borough constituencies.

The seat was re-created as a single-seat constituency for the 1983 general election as a result of the redistribution following the changes to local authority boundaries under the Local Government Act 1972. The new constituency comprised those parts of the abolished Chester-le-Street constituency retained within the reconstituted county of Durham, together with those parts of the abolished Consett constituency which had comprised the urban district of Stanley.

Boundaries

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From 1832–1868 and this area was left intact until 1885.[ clarification needed ] Extract from 1837 result: the shorter solid orange area which has an east coast.

1832–1885

See map on Vision of Britain website. [4]

Included non-resident 40 shilling freeholders in the parliamentary boroughs of Durham, Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland.

1983–1997

1997–2010

Burnopfield and Dipton wards were transferred to the redrawn North West Durham.

2010–2024

North Durham (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

The 1997 boundaries were retained despite the official description of the constituency changing slightly in terms of the names of the local authority wards.

2024–present

Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of the County of Durham (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The constituency was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, by adding the Lanchester ward from the abolished constituency of North West Durham.

The constituency spans the north of County Durham in North East England. It includes the whole of the former Chester-le-Street district and the eastern part of the former Derwentside district. The main population centres (large settlements) are Chester-le-Street, Stanley and Sacriston. The constituency includes the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish. [9]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1832–1885

ElectionFirst member [10] First partySecond member [10] Second party
1832 Hedworth Lambton Whig [11] [12] Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt Whig [11] [13] [14] [15] [16]
1837 Hon. Henry Liddell Conservative [11]
1847 Robert Duncombe Shafto Whig [17] [18] George Vane-Tempest Conservative
1854 by-election Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest Conservative
1859 Liberal
1864 by-election Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt Liberal
1868 George Elliot Conservative
1874 Sir Lowthian Bell Liberal Charles Palmer Liberal
1874 by-election Sir George Elliot, Bt Conservative
1880 John Joicey Liberal
1881 by-election Sir George Elliot, Bt Conservative
1885 Redistribution of Seats Act: constituency abolished

MPs since 1983

ElectionMember [10] Party
1983 Giles Radice Labour
2001 Kevan Jones Labour
2024 Luke Akehurst Labour

Elections

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Election results 1983–2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North Durham [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Akehurst 16,562 39.8 −3.9
Reform UK Andrew Husband10,68925.7+15.0
Conservative George Carter6,49215.6−18.8
Liberal Democrats Craig Martin4,20810.1+3.7
Green Sunny Moon-Schott2,3665.7+3.1
Workers Party Chris Bradburn9282.2N/A
SDP Tom Chittenden3200.8N/A
Majority 5,87314.1+2.8
Turnout 41,56556.8−6.4
Registered electors 73,235
Labour hold Swing −9.4

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: North Durham [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevan Jones 18,639 44.2 −15.7
Conservative Edward Parson13,89732.9+2.9
Brexit Party Peter Telford4,69311.1New
Liberal Democrats Craig Martin2,8796.8+2.2
Green Derek Morse1,1262.7New
Independent Ken Rollings9612.3New
Majority 4,74211.3−18.6
Turnout 42,19563.2−1.4
Labour hold Swing −9.3
General election 2017: North Durham [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevan Jones 25,917 59.9 +5.0
Conservative Laetitia Glossop [23] 12,97830.0+9.1
UKIP Kenneth Rollings [24] 2,4085.6−10.4
Liberal Democrats Craig Martin1,9814.6−0.5
Majority 12,93929.9−4.1
Turnout 43,28464.6+3.2
Labour hold Swing −2.0
General election 2015: North Durham [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevan Jones 22,047 54.9 +4.4
Conservative Laetitia Glossop [26] 8,40320.9−0.1
UKIP Malcolm Bint [27] 6,40416.0+12.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Maughan [28] 2,0465.1−15.9
Green Victoria Nolan [29] 1,2463.1New
Majority 13,64434.0+4.5
Turnout 40,14661.4+0.8
Labour hold Swing +2.3
General election 2010: North Durham [30] [31] [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevan Jones 20,698 50.5 −13.6
Conservative David Skelton8,62221.0+4.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Lindley8,61721.0+1.9
BNP Peter Molloy1,6864.1New
UKIP Bruce Reid1,3443.3New
Majority 12,07629.5−15.4
Turnout 40,96760.6+5.3
Labour hold Swing −8.9

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: North Durham [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevan Jones 23,932 64.1 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Latham7,15119.2+5.2
Conservative Mark Watson6,25816.8−2.0
Majority 16,78144.9−3.5
Turnout 37,34155.3−1.6
Labour hold Swing −4.1
General election 2001: North Durham [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevan Jones 25,920 67.2 −3.1
Conservative Matthew R. Palmer7,23718.8+4.3
Liberal Democrats Carole A. Field5,41114.0+2.9
Majority 18,68348.4−7.4
Turnout 38,56856.9−12.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North Durham [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Giles Radice 33,142 70.3 +10.4
Conservative Mark T. Hardy6,84314.5−10.3
Liberal Democrats Brian D. Moore5,22511.1−4.2
Referendum Ian A. C. Parkin1,9584.2New
Majority 26,29955.8+20.7
Turnout 47,16869.2−6.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Durham North [36] [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Giles Radice 33,567 59.9 +3.7
Conservative Elizabeth A. Sibley13,93024.8+3.6
Liberal Democrats Philip J. Appleby8,57215.3−7.3
Majority 19,63735.1+1.5
Turnout 56,06976.1+0.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Durham North [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Giles Radice 30,798 56.2 +5.2
SDP Derek Jeary12,36522.6−2.4
Conservative Nicholas Gibbon11,60221.2−2.8
Majority 18,43333.6+7.6
Turnout 54,76575.9+3.2
Labour hold Swing +3.9
General election 1983: Durham North [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Giles Radice 26,404 51.0
Liberal David Howarth12,96725.0
Conservative Andrew Popat12,41824.0
Majority 13,43726.0
Turnout 51,78972.7
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 7 September 1881: Durham North (1 seat) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Elliot 5,548 53.1 +23.5
Liberal James Laing [41] 4,89646.923.6
Majority 6526.2N/A
Turnout 10,44478.97.1 (est)
Registered electors 13,233
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +23.6
General election 1880: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Joicey 6,233 36.2 +9.3
Liberal Charles Palmer 5,901 34.3 +7.7
Conservative George Elliot 5,09229.6+4.8
Majority 8094.7+2.8
Turnout 11,325 (est)86.0 (est)+10.7
Registered electors 13,165
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1870s

By-election, 22 June 1874: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Palmer 4,256 33.7 +7.0
Conservative George Elliot 4,254 33.7 12.7
Liberal Lowthian Bell 4,10432.5+5.6
Turnout 8,434 (est)78.4+3.1
Registered electors 10,760
Majority 20.0−2.1
Liberal hold Swing +6.7
Majority 1501.2N/A
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 6.0
General election 1874: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lowthian Bell 4,364 26.9 3.7
Liberal Charles Palmer 4,327 26.7 5.4
Conservative George Elliot 4,01124.8+6.2
Conservative Richard Laurence Pemberton [42] 3,50121.6+3.0
Majority 3532.1N/A
Turnout 8,102 (est)75.3 (est)5.7
Registered electors 10,760
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 3.4
Liberal hold Swing 5.8

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Elliot 4,649 37.2 +8.8
Liberal Hedworth Williamson 4,011 32.1 5.0
Liberal Lowthian Bell 3,82230.63.9
Majority 8276.6N/A
Turnout 8,566 (est)81.0 (est)1.7
Registered electors 10,576
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.2
Liberal hold Swing 4.7
General election 1865: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hedworth Williamson 2,888 37.1 N/A
Liberal Robert Duncombe Shafto 2,689 34.5 N/A
Conservative George Barrington [43] 2,21028.4N/A
Majority 6788.7N/A
Turnout 4,999 (est)82.7 (est)N/A
Registered electors 6,042
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A
By-election, 28 June 1864: Durham North (1 seat) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hedworth Williamson Unopposed
Liberal gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Duncombe Shafto Unopposed
Conservative Adolphus Vane-Tempest Unopposed
Registered electors 5,863
Liberal hold
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Robert Duncombe Shafto Unopposed
Conservative Adolphus Vane-Tempest Unopposed
Registered electors 5,847
Whig hold
Conservative hold
By-election, 1 April 1854: Durham North [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adolphus Vane Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1852: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Robert Duncombe Shafto Unopposed
Conservative George Vane-Tempest Unopposed
Registered electors 6,631
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Robert Duncombe Shafto Unopposed
Conservative George Vane-Tempest Unopposed
Registered electors 6,472
Whig hold
Conservative hold
General election 1841: Durham North (2 seats) [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Hedworth Lambton Unopposed
Conservative Henry Liddell Unopposed
Registered electors 5,824
Whig hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Durham North (2 seats) [40] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Hedworth Lambton 2,358 35.0
Conservative Henry Liddell 2,323 34.5
Whig William Chaytor 2,06230.6
Turnout 4,28282.8
Registered electors 5,170
Majority350.5
Whig hold
Majority2613.9
Conservative gain from Whig
General election 1835: Durham North (2 seats) [40] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Hedworth Lambton Unopposed
Whig Hedworth Williamson Unopposed
Registered electors 4,772
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1832: Durham North (2 seats) [40] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Hedworth Lambton 2,558 39.9
Whig Hedworth Williamson 2,182 34.0
Tory Edward Richmond-Gale-Braddyll [44] 1,67626.1
Majority5067.9
Turnout 3,84190.0
Registered electors 4,267
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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