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] 17 are represented by Labour MPs and 11 by Conservative MPs. One is an independent.

Constituencies

Further information: 2019 United Kingdom general election

  Conservative   Labour   Independent

Constituency [nb 1] Electorate[3] Majority[4][nb 2] Member of Parliament[4] Nearest opposition[4] County County Location Constituency Map
Berwick-upon-Tweed CC 59,939 14,835   Anne-Marie Trevelyan†   Trish Williams‡ Northumberland
Bishop Auckland CC 68,170 7,962   Dehenna Davison†   Helen Goodman‡ County Durham
Blaydon BC 67,853 5,531   Liz Twist‡   Adrian Pepper† Tyne and Wear
Blyth Valley BC 64,429 712   Ian Levy†   Susan Dungworth‡ Northumberland
City of Durham CC 71,271 5,025   Mary Foy‡   William Morgan† County Durham
Darlington BC 66,397 3,294   Peter Gibson†   Jenny Chapman‡ County Durham
Easington CC 61,182 6,581   Grahame Morris‡ Clare Ambrosino† County Durham
Gateshead BC 66,449 7,200   Ian Mearns‡   Jane MacBean† Tyne and Wear
Hartlepool BC[nb 3] 70,855 6,940   Jill Mortimer†   Paul Williams‡ County Durham (prev. Cleveland)
Hexham CC 61,324 10,549   Guy Opperman† Penny Greenan‡ Northumberland
Houghton and Sunderland South BC 68,835 3,115   Bridget Phillipson‡   Christopher Howarth† Tyne and Wear
Jarrow BC 65,103 7,120   Kate Osborne‡   Nick Oliver† Tyne and Wear
Middlesbrough BC 60,764 8,390   Andy McDonald‡   Ruth Betson† North Yorkshire (prev. Cleveland)
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland CC 72,348 11,626   Simon Clarke†   Lauren Dingsdale‡ North Yorkshire (prev. Cleveland)
Newcastle upon Tyne Central BC 57,845 12,278   Chinyelu Onwurah‡   Emily Victoria Payne† Tyne and Wear
Newcastle upon Tyne East BC 63,796 15,463   Nick Brown   Robin Gwynn† Tyne and Wear
Newcastle upon Tyne North BC 68,486 5,765   Catherine McKinnell‡   Mark Lehain† Tyne and Wear
North Durham CC 66,796 4,742   Kevan Jones‡   Edward Parson† County Durham
North Tyneside BC 78,902 9,561   Mary Glindon‡   Dean Carroll† Tyne and Wear
North West Durham CC 72,166 1,144   Richard Holden† Laura Pidcock‡ County Durham
Redcar BC 66,864 3,527   Jacob Young†   Anna Turley‡ North Yorkshire (prev. Cleveland)
Sedgefield CC 64,325 4,513   Paul Howell†   Phil Wilson‡ County Durham
South Shields BC 62,793 9,585   Emma Lewell-Buck‡ Oni Oviri† Tyne and Wear
Stockton North BC 66,649 1,027   Alex Cunningham

‡

  Steven Jackson† County Durham (prev. Cleveland)
Stockton South BC 76,870 5,260   Matt Vickers†   Paul Williams‡ County Durham (prev. Cleveland)
Sunderland Central BC 72,680 2,964   Julie Elliott‡   Tom D'Silva† Tyne and Wear
Tynemouth BC 77,261 4,857   Alan Campbell‡   Lewis Bartoli† Tyne and Wear
Wansbeck CC 63,339 814   Ian Lavery‡ Jack Gebhard† Northumberland
Washington and Sunderland West BC 66,278 3,723   Sharon Hodgson‡   Valerie Allen† Tyne and Wear

Proposed boundary changes

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

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[7]

2019

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% Decrease12.8% 19 Decrease7
Conservative 478,208 38.3% Increase3.9% 10 Increase7
Brexit 98,958 7.9% new 0 0
Liberal Democrats 85,243 6.8% Increase2.2% 0 0
Greens 29,732 2.4% Increase1.1% 0 0
Others 23,872 2.0% Decrease2.3% 0 0
Total 1,248,135 100.0 29

Percentage votes

North East votes percentage

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)

Seats

North East seats

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)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  3. ^ Per by-election held on 6 May 2021.

References

  1. ^ NUTS statistical regions of England - NUTS 1 statistical regions of England
  2. ^ "Results of the 2019 General Election". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". Commons Library. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  7. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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