List of Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham

The county of Durham, together with the now separate unitary authority of Darlington, is divided into 7 Parliamentary constituencies – 1 Borough constituency in Darlington and 6 County constituencies.

Constituencies

† Conservative ‡ Labour UKIP

Constituency^{[nb 1]}	Electorate	Majority^{[nb 2]}			Electoral wards^[1]^[2]
Bishop Auckland CC	66,070	3,508	Helen Goodman‡	Christopher Harrison	Durham County Council: Barnard Castle East, Barnard Castle North, Barnard Castle West, Bishop Auckland Town, Barningham and Ovington, Byerley, Cockfield, Cockton Hill, Cotherstone with Lartington, Coundon, Dene Valley, Eggleston, Escomb, Etherley, Evenwood, Gainford and Winston, Greta, Hamsterley and South Bedburn, Henknowle, Ingleton, Lynesack, Low Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grange, Middlestone, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Ramshaw and Lands, Romaldkirk, Spennymoor, Startforth, Streatlam and Whorlton, Sunnydale, Thickley, Tudhoe. West Auckland, Woodhouse Close.
City of Durham CC	68,725	11,439	Roberta Blackman-Woods‡	Rebecca Coulson	Durham County Council: Bearpark and Witton Gilbert, Belmont, Brancepeth, Langley Moor and Meadowfield, Brandon, Carrville and Gilesgate Moor, Cassop-cum-Quarrington, Coxhoe, Crossgate and Framwelgate, Deerness, Elvet, Framwellgate Moor, Neville’s Cross, New Brancepeth and Ushaw Moor, Newton Hall North, Newton Hall South, Pelaw and Gilesgate, Pittington and West Rainton, St Nicholas, Shadforth and Sherburn, Shincliffe.
Darlington BC	65,851	3,158	Jenny Chapman‡	Peter Cuthbertson	Darlington Borough Council: Bank Top, Central, Cockerton East, Cockerton West, College, Eastbourne, Faverdale, Harrowgate Hill, Haughton East, Haughton North, Haughton West, Hummersknott, Lascelles, Lingfield, Mowden, Northgate, North Road, Park East, Park West, Pierremont.
Easington CC	61,659	14,641	Grahame Morris‡	Jonathan Arnott	Durham County Council: Acre Rigg, Blackhalls, Dawdon, Dene House, Deneside, Easington Colliery, Easington Village and South Hetton, Eden Hill, Haswell and Shotton, Horden North, Horden South, Howletch, Hutton Henry, Murton East, Murton West, Passfield, Seaham Harbour, Seaham North.
North Durham CC	65,359	13,644	Kevan Jones‡	Laetitia Glossop	Durham County Council: Annfield Plain, Bournmoor, Catchgate, Chester Central, Chester East, Chester North, Chester South, Chester West, Craghead and South Stanley, Edmondsley and Waldridge, Grange Villa and West Pelton, Havannah, Kimblesworth and Plawsworth, Lumley, North Lodge, Ouston, Pelton, Pelton Fell, Sacriston, South Moor, Stanley Hall, Tanfield, Urpeth.
North West Durham CC	69,816	10,056	Pat Glass‡	Charlotte Haitham-Taylor	Durham County Council: Benfieldside, Blackhill, Burnhope, Burnopfield, Castleside, Consett East, Consett North, Consett South, Cornsay, Crook North, Crook South, Delves Lane, Dipton, Ebchester and Medomsley, Esh, Howden, Hunwick, Lanchester, Leadgate, St John’s Chapel, Stanhope, Tow Law and Stanley, Wheatbottom and Helmington Row, Willington Central, Willington West End, Wolsingham and Witton-le-Wear.
Sedgefield CC	62,844	6,843	Phil Wilson‡	Scott Wood	Durham County Council: Bishop Middleham and Cornforth, Broom, Chilton, Ferryhill, Fishburn and Old Trimdon, Greenfield Middridge, Neville and Simpasture, New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange, Sedgefield, Shafto St Marys, Thornley and Wheatley Hill, West, Wingate, Woodham. Darlington Borough Council: Heighington and Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Middleton St George, Sadberge and Whessoe.

Boundary changes

The Boundary Commission for England decided to retain these 7 constituencies for the 2010 election, with minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce electoral disparity. Apart from the border between Easington and Sedgefield, the changes are hardly noticeable. These changes will be implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.

Name	Pre-2010 Boundaries	Post-2010 Boundaries
Bishop Auckland CC City of Durham CC Darlington BC Easington CC North Durham CC North West Durham CC Sedgefield CC

Results

2005	2010	2015

Party breakdown

Current seats held by party (percentage)
Year	Labour Party	Total
2015	7 (100%)	7
2010	7 (100%)	7
2005	7 (100%)	7

Historical results by party

1885 to 1918

Constituency	1885	1886	88	90	91	1892	93	1895	98	1900	03	04	1906	07	Jan 10	Dec 10	13	14	15	16	17
Bishop Auckland	Paulton														Havelock-Allan
Durham North West	Atherley-Jones																	Williams
Durham Mid	Crawford			Wilson															Galbraith
Darlington	Fry							A. Pease	H. Pease						Lincoln	H. Pease
Durham	Milvain					Fowler			Elliot				Hills
Durham South East	Havelock-Allan	Havelock-Allan				Richardson		Havelock-Allan	Richardson	Lambton					Hayward
Barnard Castle	J. Pease										Henderson
Chester-le-Street	Joicey												Taylor		-->
The Hartlepools	Richardson	Richardson			C. Furness			Richardson		C. Furness					S. Furness			Runciman
Gateshead	James						Allan					Johnson			Elverston
Jarrow	C. Palmer													Curran	G. Palmer
South Shields	Stevenson							Robson								Rea				Cochrane
Houghton-le-Spring	Wilson	Wood				Fenwick		Cameron									Wing
Stockton-on-Tees	Dodds		Davey			Wrightson		Samuel		Ropner					Samuel						Watson
Sunderland	Gourley									Pemberton			Stuart		Storey	Greenwood
Sunderland	Storey							Doxford					Summerbell		Knott	Goldstone

1918 to 1950

Constituency	1918	19	1922	23	1923	1924	26	29	1929	31	1931	1935	42	43	1945	47	49
Chester-le-Street	Taylor	Lawson
Spennymoor	Galbraith		Batey										Murray
Seaham	Hayward		Webb						Macdonald		-->	Shinwell
South Shields	Wilson		Harney						Chuter Ede		Johnstone	Chuter Ede
Durham	Hills		Ritson								McKeag	Ritson
Bishop Auckland	Spoor							F. Dalton	H. Dalton		Curry	H. Dalton
Consett	Williams		Dunnico								Dickie	Adams		Glanville
Blaydon	Waring		Whiteley								Martin	Whiteley
Houghton-le-Spring	Richardson										Chapman	Stewart			Blyton
Jarrow	Palmer		Wilson								Pearson	Wilkinson				Fernyhough
Barnard Castle	Swan		Rogerson		Turner-Samuels	Headlam			Lawther		Headlam	Sexton			Lavers
Sedgefield	Burdon		Herriotts		Ropner				Herriotts		Jennings	Leslie
Gateshead	Surtees		Brotherton		Dickie	Beckett			Melville	Evans	Magnay				Zilliacus		-->
Darlington	H. Pease			W. Pease			Shepherd				Peat				Hardman
Stockton-on-Tees	Watson				Stewart	Macmillan			Riley		Macmillan				Chetwynd
Sunderland	Greenwood		Thompson						Smith	Thompson		Furness			Ewart
Sunderland	Hudson		Raine						Phillips		Storey jr.				Willey
The Hartlepools	Gritten		Jowitt			Sugden			Gritten					Greenwell	Jones

1950 to 1983

Constituency	1950	1951	53	1955	55	56	1959	62	1964	1966	1970	73	Feb 74	1979	1981	83	Status in April 1974 reform
Bishop Auckland	Dalton						Boyden							Foster			Remained
Blaydon	Whiteley					Woof								McWilliam			Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Chester-le-Street	Bartley					Pentland						Radice					Part was transferred to Tyne and Wear
Consett	Glanville			Stones						Watkins							Remained
Durham	Grey										Hughes						Remained
Durham North West	Murray			Ainsley					E. Armstrong								Remained
Easington	Shinwell										Dormand						Remained
Gateshead East	Moody								Conlan								Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Houghton-le-Spring	Blyton								Urwin								Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Jarrow	Fernyhough													Dixon			Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Sedgefield	Slater										Reed		Abolished Feb 1974
South Shields	Chuter Ede								Blenkinsop					Clark			Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Sunderland North	Willey																Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Gateshead West	Hall				Randall						Horam				-->		Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Stockton-on-Tees	Chetwynd							Rodgers							-->		Transferred to Cleveland
The Hartlepools	Jones						Kerans		Leadbitter								Transferred to Cleveland, named Hartlepool from Feb 1974
Sunderland South	Ewart		Williams						Bagier								Transferred to Tyne and Wear
Darlington	Hardman	Graham					Bourne-Arton		Fletcher							O'Brien	Remained

1983 to present

Constituency	1983	1987	1992	2001	2005	07	2010
Bishop Auckland	Foster				Goodman
City of Durham	Hughes	Steinberg			Blackman-Woods
Easington	Dormand	Cummings					Morris
North Durham	Radice			Jones
North West Durham	E. Armstrong	H. Armstrong					Glass
Sedgefield	Blair					Wilson
Darlington	Fallon		Milburn				Chapman

Notes

↑ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
↑ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
↑ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007

Ceremonial county of County Durham

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Unitary authorities	Borough of Darlington Borough of Hartlepool Borough of Stockton-on-Tees (part) County Durham

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