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] 18 are represented by Labour MPs and 11 by Conservative MPs.
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. The Commission calculated that the number of seats to be allocated to the North East region will decrease by two, from 29 to 27. [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.
Under the revised proposals, the following constituencies for the region would come into effect at the next general election: [6]
| Constituency | Electorate | Ceremonial county | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Auckland CC | 70,879 | Durham | County Durham |
| Blaydon and Consett CC | 70,163 | Durham / Tyne and Wear | County Durham / Gateshead |
| Blyth and Ashington CC | 75,452 | Northumberland | Northumberland |
| City of Durham CC | 72,878 | Durham | County Durham |
| Cramlington and Killingworth CC | 73,295 | Northumberland / Tyne and Wear | Newcastle upon Tyne / North Tyneside / Northumberland |
| Darlington CC | 70,446 | Durham | Darlington |
| Easington CC | 70,043 | Durham | County Durham |
| Gateshead Central and Whickham BC | 70,994 | Tyne and Wear | Gateshead |
| Hartlepool CC | 71,228 | Durham | Hartlepool |
| Hexham CC | 72,738 | Northumberland / Tyne and Wear | Newcastle upon Tyne / Northumberland |
| Houghton and Sunderland South BC | 76,883 | Tyne and Wear | Sunderland |
| Jarrow and Gateshead East BC | 71,106 | Tyne and Wear | Gateshead / South Tyneside |
| Middlesbrough and Thornaby East BC | 71,742 | North Yorkshire | Middlesbrough / Stockton-on-Tees |
| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC | 69,967 | North Yorkshire | Middlesbrough / Redcar and Cleveland |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West BC | 76,460 | Tyne and Wear | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend BC | 76,875 | Tyne and Wear | Newcastle upon Tyne / North Tyneside |
| Newcastle upon Tyne North BC | 76,503 | Tyne and Wear | Newcastle upon Tyne / North Tyneside |
| Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor CC | 71,299 | Durham | County Durham |
| North Durham CC | 73,079 | Durham | County Durham |
| North Northumberland CC | 72,541 | Northumberland | Northumberland |
| Redcar BC | 71,331 | North Yorkshire | Redcar and Cleveland |
| 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 | 73,022 | Tyne and Wear | North Tyneside |
| Washington and Gateshead South BC | 71,775 | Tyne and Wear | Gateshead / Sunderland |
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [7]
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 |
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)
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)
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