England · Constituency
North Durham
Covers Chester-le-Street · Stanley
Photograph shows Chester-le-Street, a town in this constituency, not the whole of North Durham.
Your member of parliament
Luke Akehurst
LabourLabour won North Durham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,873 votes, or 14.1 points. A swing of 7.0 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 323 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 327.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 14.1 points, which is larger than 323 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
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%
-2.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
41,565 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke AkehurstElected | Labour | 16,562 | 39.8% | +6.1 |
| Andrew Husband | Reform UK | 10,689 | 25.7% | +11.4 |
| George Carter | Conservative | 6,492 | 15.6% | -8.1 |
| Craig Martin | Liberal Democrat | 4,208 | 10.1% | -2.1 |
| Sunny Moon-Schott | Green Party | 2,366 | 5.7% | -0.7 |
| Chris Bradburn | Workers Party of Britain | 928 | 2.2% | +1.5 |
| Tom Chittenden | Social Democratic Party | 320 | 0.8% | +0.7 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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