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England · Constituency

North Durham

Represented by Luke Akehurst (Labour)

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Your member of parliament

Luke Akehurst

Labour

Contact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site

2024 general election

How the seat voted

Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 5,873 votes.

Majority

5,873

14.1% of votes cast.

Turnout

56.8%

41,565 of 73,226 on the register.

Candidates

7

41,565 valid votes counted.

Official figure
2024 general election result, every candidate by votes received
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Luke AkehurstElectedLabour16,56239.8%
Andrew HusbandReform UK10,68925.7%
George CarterConservative6,49215.6%
Craig MartinLiberal Democrat4,20810.1%
Sunny Moon-SchottGreen Party2,3665.7%
Chris BradburnWorkers Party of Britain9282.2%
Tom ChittendenSocial Democratic Party3200.8%

Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. That describes the 2024 general election result only — arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.

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Local news for North Durham

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