The region [1] of North East England is divided into 27 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 11 borough constituencies and 16 county constituencies. Since the 2024 general election, 26 are represented by Labour MPs and one by a Conservative MP.
† Conservative ‡ Labour # Reform UK
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 would be decreased by two, from 29 to 27. [4] 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 came into effect at the 2024 general election: [5]
Constituency | Electorate | Ceremonial county | Local authority |
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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 CC | 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 |
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising the North East region in the 2024 general election were as follows: [6]
Party | Votes | % | Change from 2019 | Seats | Change from 2019 (actual) | Change from 2019 (notional) |
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Labour | 504,569 | 45.4 | 2.8 | 26 | 7 | 7 |
Conservative | 224,584 | 20.3 | 18.1 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
Reform UK | 220,875 | 19.9 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Green | 66,680 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liberal Democrats | 65,385 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Others | 29,447 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1,111,540 | 100.0 | 27 | 2 |
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019
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