North Durham (UK Parliament constituency)
North Durham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Durham |
Electorate | 68,959 (December 2010) |
Major settlements | Chester-le-Street, Stanley and Sacriston |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Kevan Jones (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
Chester-le-Street Consett |
1832–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
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 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Kevan Jones of the Labour Party.
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.
This seat was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 when the two divisions were replaced by eight single-member divisions.These were Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Jarrow, Mid Durham, North West Durham and South East Durham. 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
1832–1885
- The Wards of Chester and Easington, with a place of election at Durham.
See map on Vision of Britain website.
Included non-resident 40 shilling freeholders in the parliamentary boroughs of Durham, Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland.
1983–1997
- The District of Chester-le-Street; and
- the District of Derwentside wards of Annfield Plain, Burnopfield, Catchgate, Craghead, Dipton, Havannah, South Moor, South Stanley, Stanley Hall, and Tanfield.
1997–2010
- The District of Chester-le-Street; and
- the District of Derwentside wards of Annfield Plain, Catchgate, Craghead, Havannah, South Moor, South Stanley, Stanley Hall, and Tanfield.
Burnopfield and Dipton wards were transferred to the redrawn North West Durham.
2010–present
- The District of Chester-le-Street; and
- the District of Derwentside wards of Annfield Plain, Catchgate, Craghead and South Stanley, Havannah, South Moor, Stanley Hall, and Tanfield.
The 1997 boundaries were retained despite the official description of the constituency changing slightly in terms of the names of the local authority wards.
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.
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following electoral divisions of the County of Durham (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
Annfield Plain; Chester-le-Street East; Chester-le-Street North; Chester-le-Street South; Chester-le-Street West Central; Craghead and South Moor; Lanchester; Lumley; North Lodge; Pelton; Sacriston; Stanley; Tanfield.
The constituency will be expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, by adding the Lanchester ward from the (to be abolished) constituency of North West Durham.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1885
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1832 | Hedworth Lambton | Whig | Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt | Whig | ||
1837 | Hon. Henry Liddell | Conservative | ||||
1847 | Robert Duncombe Shafto | Whig | 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
Election | Member | Party | |
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1983 | Giles Radice | Labour | |
2001 | Kevan Jones | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevan Jones | 18,639 | 44.2 | –15.7 | |
Conservative | Edward Parson | 13,897 | 32.9 | +2.9 | |
Brexit Party | Peter Telford | 4,693 | 11.1 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Craig Martin | 2,879 | 6.8 | +2.2 | |
Green | Derek Morse | 1,126 | 2.7 | New | |
Independent | Ken Rollings | 961 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 4,742 | 11.3 | –18.6 | ||
Turnout | 42,195 | 63.2 | –1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | –9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevan Jones | 25,917 | 59.9 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Laetitia Glossop | 12,978 | 30.0 | +9.1 | |
UKIP | Kenneth Rollings | 2,408 | 5.6 | –10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Craig Martin | 1,981 | 4.6 | –0.5 | |
Majority | 12,939 | 29.9 | –4.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,284 | 64.6 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | –2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevan Jones | 22,047 | 54.9 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Laetitia Glossop | 8,403 | 20.9 | –0.1 | |
UKIP | Malcolm Bint | 6,404 | 16.0 | +12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Maughan | 2,046 | 5.1 | –15.9 | |
Green | Victoria Nolan | 1,246 | 3.1 | New | |
Majority | 13,644 | 34.0 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 40,146 | 61.4 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevan Jones | 20,698 | 50.5 | −13.6 | |
Conservative | David Skelton | 8,622 | 21.0 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Lindley | 8,617 | 21.0 | +1.9 | |
BNP | Peter Molloy | 1,686 | 4.1 | New | |
UKIP | Bruce Reid | 1,344 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 12,076 | 29.5 | –15.4 | ||
Turnout | 40,967 | 60.6 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −8.9 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevan Jones | 23,932 | 64.1 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Latham | 7,151 | 19.2 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Mark Watson | 6,258 | 16.8 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 16,781 | 44.9 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 37,341 | 55.3 | −1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevan Jones | 25,920 | 67.2 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | Matthew R. Palmer | 7,237 | 18.8 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carole A. Field | 5,411 | 14.0 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 18,683 | 48.4 | -7.4 | ||
Turnout | 38,568 | 56.9 | −12.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Giles Radice | 33,142 | 70.3 | +10.4 | |
Conservative | Mark T. Hardy | 6,843 | 14.5 | -10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian D. Moore | 5,225 | 11.1 | -4.2 | |
Referendum | Ian A.C. Parkin | 1,958 | 4.2 | New | |
Majority | 26,299 | 55.8 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 47,168 | 69.2 | -6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Giles Radice | 33,567 | 59.9 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth A. Sibley | 13,930 | 24.8 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip J. Appleby | 8,572 | 15.3 | −7.3 | |
Majority | 19,637 | 35.1 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 56,069 | 76.1 | +0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Giles Radice | 30,798 | 56.2 | +5.2 | |
SDP | Derek Jeary | 12,365 | 22.6 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Gibbon | 11,602 | 21.2 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 18,433 | 33.6 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 54,765 | 75.9 | +3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Giles Radice | 26,404 | 51.0 | ||
Liberal | David Howarth | 12,967 | 25.0 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Popat | 12,418 | 24.0 | ||
Majority | 13,437 | 26.0 | |||
Turnout | 51,789 | 72.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Elliot | 5,548 | 53.1 | +23.5 | |
Liberal | James Laing | 4,896 | 46.9 | −23.6 | |
Majority | 652 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,444 | 78.9 | −7.1 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 13,233 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +23.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Joicey | 6,233 | 36.2 | ||
Liberal | Charles Palmer | 5,901 | 34.3 | ||
Conservative | George Elliot | 5,092 | 29.6 | ||
Majority | 809 | 4.7 | +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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Palmer | 4,256 | 33.7 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | George Elliot | 4,254 | 33.7 | −12.7 | |
Liberal | Lowthian Bell | 4,104 | 32.5 | +5.6 | |
Turnout | 8,434 (est) | 78.4 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,760 | ||||
Majority | 2 | 0.0 | -1.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.7 | |||
Majority | 150 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −6.0 |
- Caused by the 1874 election being declared void on petition.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lowthian Bell | 4,364 | 26.9 | −3.7 | |
Liberal | Charles Palmer | 4,327 | 26.7 | −5.4 | |
Conservative | George Elliot | 4,011 | 24.8 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Richard Laurence Pemberton | 3,501 | 21.6 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 316 | 1.9 | N/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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Elliot | 4,649 | 37.2 | +8.8 | |
Liberal | Hedworth Williamson | 4,011 | 32.1 | −5.0 | |
Liberal | Lowthian Bell | 3,822 | 30.6 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 638 | 5.1 | N/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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hedworth Williamson | 2,888 | 37.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Robert Duncombe Shafto | 2,689 | 34.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | George Barrington | 2,210 | 28.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 479 | 6.2 | N/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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hedworth Williamson | Unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
- Caused by Vane-Tempest's death.
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Duncombe Shafto | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Adolphus Vane-Tempest | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,863 | ||||
Liberal hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Duncombe Shafto | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Adolphus Vane-Tempest | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,847 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adolphus Vane | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
- Caused by Vane-Tempest's succession to the peerage, becoming Earl Vane
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Duncombe Shafto | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | George Vane-Tempest | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,631 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Duncombe Shafto | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | George Vane-Tempest | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,472 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Hedworth Lambton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Henry Liddell | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,824 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Hedworth Lambton | 2,358 | 35.0 | ||
Conservative | Henry Liddell | 2,323 | 34.5 | ||
Whig | William Chaytor | 2,062 | 30.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,282 | 82.8 | |||
Registered electors | 5,170 | ||||
Majority | 35 | 0.5 | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Majority | 261 | 3.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Hedworth Lambton | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Hedworth Williamson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,772 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Hedworth Lambton | 2,558 | 39.9 | ||
Whig | Hedworth Williamson | 2,182 | 34.0 | ||
Tory | Edward Richmond-Gale-Braddyll | 1,676 | 26.1 | ||
Majority | 516 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,841 | 90.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,267 | ||||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Whig win (new seat) |