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Bishop Auckland — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bishop Auckland was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,672 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Bishop Auckland from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 James Mellor Paulton (Liberal) 5,907 72.2% Marmaduke D'Arcy Wyvill (Conservative) 3,627 (44.3 pts) 83.0%
1886 James Mellor Paulton (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 James Mellor Paulton (Liberal) 5,784 68.9% Eli Waddington (Conservative) 3,177 (37.9 pts) 74.6%
1895 James Mellor Paulton (Liberal) 5,032 57.4% Gervase Edward Markham (Conservative) 1,297 (14.8 pts) 79.9%
1900 James Mellor Paulton (Liberal) 4,872 57.2% William Hustler Hopkins (Conservative) 1,231 (14.5 pts) 75.1%
1906 James Mellor Paulton (Liberal) 7,430 70.9% Gervase Edward Markham (Conservative) 4,374 (41.7 pts) 82.0%
Jan 1910 Henry Spencer Moreton Havelock-Allan (Liberal) 5,391 42.1% Walter Chaytor (Conservative) 1,550 (12.1 pts) 88.0%
Dec 1910 Henry Spencer Moreton Havelock-Allan (Liberal) 4,531 37.6% William House (Labour) 538 (4.5 pts) 82.8%
1918 Benjamin Charles Spoor (Labour) 10,060 50.6% Godfrey Russell Vick (Liberal) 2,643 (13.3 pts) 84.0%
1922 Benjamin Charles Spoor (Labour) 13,946 53.7% Egbert Atherley-Jones (National Liberal) 1,927 (7.4 pts) 74.8%
1923 Benjamin Charles Spoor (Labour) 13,328 51.2% John Bainbridge (Liberal) 6,642 (25.5 pts) 75.5%
1924 Benjamin Charles Spoor (Labour) 15,786 55.1% John Bainbridge (Liberal) 2,918 (10.2 pts) 80.9%
1929 Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton (Labour) 17,838 55.8% Aaron Charlton Curry (Liberal) 8,203 (25.7 pts) 76.5%
1931 Aaron Charlton Curry (National Liberal) 17,551 51.1% Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton (Labour) 755 (2.2 pts) 82.1%
1935 Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton (Labour) 20,481 62.3% Aaron Charlton Curry (Liberal) 8,086 (24.6 pts) 79.2%
1945 Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton (Labour) 20,100 64.1% William John Wilson Tily (National Liberal) 8,860 (28.3 pts) 73.5%
1950 Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton (Labour) 25,039 57.9% Antony Claud Frederick Lambton (Conservative) 11,370 (26.3 pts) 86.5%
1951 Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton (Labour) 25,881 60.5% Bruce Lionel Butcher (Conservative) 8,986 (21.0 pts) 85.1%
1955 Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton (Labour) 21,804 57.7% Robert Douglas M Youngson (Conservative) 5,845 (15.5 pts) 77.0%
1959 Harold James Boyden (Labour) 21,706 55.0% Neil W Murray (Conservative) 8,329 (21.1 pts) 80.8%
1964 Harold James Boyden (Labour) 22,310 61.8% Jeremy Vivian Ropner (Conservative) 8,528 (23.6 pts) 76.2%
1966 James Boyden (Labour) 22,015 64.8% Jeremy Vyvyan Ropner (Conservative) 10,079 (29.7 pts) 73.4%
1970 James Boyden (Labour) 21,257 60.7% Thomas James Wiseman (Conservative) 7,488 (21.4 pts) 71.0%
Oct 1974 James Boyden (Labour) 27,181 52.8% Donald Walker Etheridge (Conservative) 11,095 (21.6 pts) 70.9%
Feb 1974 James Boyden (Labour) 27,101 48.1% Donald Walker Etheridge (Conservative) 7,875 (14.0 pts) 78.4%
1979 Derek Foster (Labour) 27,200 48.7% Michael Irvine (Conservative) 6,040 (10.8 pts) 74.7%
1983 Derek Foster (Labour) 22,750 44.4% Barry Legg (Conservative) 4,306 (8.4 pts) 72.2%
1987 Derek Foster (Labour) 25,648 48.0% Robin Wight (Conservative) 7,035 (13.2 pts) 74.1%
1992 Derek Foster (Labour) 27,763 50.0% David Williamson (Conservative) 10,087 (18.2 pts) 76.5%
1997 Derek Foster (Labour) 30,359 65.9% Josephine Fergus (Conservative) 21,064 (45.7 pts) 69.0%
2001 Derek Foster (Labour) 22,680 58.8% Fiona McNish (Conservative) 13,926 (36.1 pts) 57.2%
2005 Helen Goodman (Labour) 19,065 50.0% Chris Foote-Wood (Liberal Democrat) 10,047 (26.4 pts) 56.5%
2010 Helen Goodman (Labour) 16,023 39.0% Barbara Harrison (Conservative) 5,218 (12.7 pts) 60.3%
2015 Helen Goodman (Labour) 16,307 41.4% Christopher Adams (Conservative) 3,508 (8.9 pts) 59.7%
2017 Helen Goodman (Labour) 20,808 48.1% Christopher Adams (Conservative) 502 (1.2 pts) 64.1%
2019 Dehenna Davison (Conservative) 24,067 53.7% Helen Goodman (Labour) 7,962 (17.8 pts) 65.9%
2024 Sam Rushworth (Labour) 17,036 42.1% Jane MacBean (Conservative) 6,672 (16.5 pts) 57.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mellor Paulton Liberal 5,90772.2% Yes
Marmaduke D'Arcy Wyvill Conservative 2,28027.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mellor Paulton Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mellor Paulton Liberal 5,78468.9% Yes
Eli Waddington Conservative 2,60731.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mellor Paulton Liberal 5,03257.4% Yes
Gervase Edward Markham Conservative 3,73542.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mellor Paulton Liberal 4,87257.2% Yes
William Hustler Hopkins Conservative 3,64142.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Mellor Paulton Liberal 7,43070.9% Yes
Gervase Edward Markham Conservative 3,05629.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Spencer Moreton Havelock-Allan Liberal 5,39142.1% Yes
Walter Chaytor Conservative 3,84130.0% No
William House Labour 3,57927.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Spencer Moreton Havelock-Allan Liberal 4,53137.6% Yes
William House Labour 3,99333.2% No
Gervase Edward Markham Conservative 3,51929.2% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Charles Spoor Labour 10,06050.6% Yes
Godfrey Russell Vick Liberal 7,41737.3% No
Vickerman Henzell Rutherford Liberal (Local) 2,41112.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Charles Spoor Labour 13,94653.7% Yes
Egbert Atherley-Jones National Liberal 12,01946.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Charles Spoor Labour 13,32851.2% Yes
John Bainbridge Liberal 6,68625.7% No
Robert Gee Unionist 6,02423.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Benjamin Charles Spoor Labour 15,78655.1% Yes
John Bainbridge Liberal 12,86844.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton Labour 17,83855.8% Yes
Aaron Charlton Curry Liberal 9,63530.1% No
Herbert Thompson Unionist 4,50314.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aaron Charlton Curry National Liberal 17,55151.1% Yes
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton Labour 16,79648.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton Labour 20,48162.3% Yes
Aaron Charlton Curry Liberal 12,39537.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton Labour 20,10064.1% Yes
William John Wilson Tily National Liberal 11,24035.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton Labour 25,03957.9% Yes
Antony Claud Frederick Lambton Conservative 13,66931.6% No
Louis William Malby Liberal 4,52710.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton Labour 25,88160.5% Yes
Bruce Lionel Butcher Conservative 16,89539.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton Labour 21,80457.7% Yes
Robert Douglas M Youngson Conservative 15,95942.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold James Boyden Labour 21,70655.0% Yes
Neil W Murray Conservative 13,37733.9% No
Joseph Gurney Pease Liberal 4,37711.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold James Boyden Labour 22,31061.8% Yes
Jeremy Vivian Ropner Conservative 13,78238.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Boyden Labour 22,01564.8% Yes
Jeremy Vyvyan Ropner Conservative 11,93635.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Boyden Labour 21,25760.7% Yes
Thomas James Wiseman Conservative 13,76939.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Boyden Labour 27,18152.8% Yes
Donald Walker Etheridge Conservative 16,08631.3% No
David Lytton-Cobbold Liberal 8,16815.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Boyden Labour 27,10148.1% Yes
Donald Walker Etheridge Conservative 19,22634.1% No
Jill Doreen Frise Liberal 10,04417.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Foster Labour 27,20048.7% Yes
Michael Irvine Conservative 21,16037.9% No
Jill Doreen Frise Liberal 7,43913.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Foster Labour 22,75044.4% Yes
Barry Legg Conservative 18,44436.0% No
Andrew Collinge Liberal 10,07019.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Foster Labour 25,64848.0% Yes
Robin Wight Conservative 18,61334.8% No
George Irwin Liberal 9,19517.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Foster Labour 27,76350.0% Yes
David Williamson Conservative 17,67631.8% No
William Wade Liberal Democrat 10,09918.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Foster Labour 30,35965.9% Yes
Josephine Fergus Conservative 9,29520.2% No
Les Ashworth Liberal Democrat 4,2939.3% No
David Blacker Referendum Party 2,1044.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derek Foster Labour 22,68058.8% Yes
Fiona McNish Conservative 8,75422.7% No
Chris Wood Liberal Democrat 6,07315.7% No
Carl Bennett Green 1,0522.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Helen Goodman Labour 19,06550.0% Yes
Chris Foote-Wood Liberal Democrat 9,01823.7% No
Richard Bell Conservative 8,73622.9% No
Margaret Hopson UKIP 1,3093.4% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Helen Goodman Labour 16,02339.0% Yes
Barbara Harrison Conservative 10,80526.3% No
Mark Wilkes Liberal Democrat 9,18922.3% No
Adam Walker BNP 2,0364.9% No
Samuel Zair Local Liberals People Before Politics Party 1,9644.8% No
David Brothers UKIP 1,1192.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Helen Goodman Labour 16,30741.4% Yes
Christopher Adams Conservative 12,79932.5% No
Rhys Burris UKIP 7,01517.8% No
Stephen White Liberal Democrat 1,7234.4% No
Thom Robinson Green 1,5453.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Helen Goodman Labour 20,80848.1% Yes
Christopher Adams Conservative 20,30646.9% No
Ciaran Morrissey Liberal Democrat 1,1762.7% No
Adam Walker BNP 9912.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dehenna Davison Conservative 24,06753.7% Yes
Helen Goodman Labour 16,10535.9% No
Nicholas Brown Brexit Party 2,5005.6% No
Ray Georgeson Liberal Democrat 2,1334.8% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sam Rushworth Labour 17,03642.1% Yes
Jane MacBean Conservative 10,36425.6% No
Rhys Burriss Reform UK 9,46623.4% No
Sarah Hannan Green 1,8574.6% No
Helen Cross Liberal Democrat 1,3733.4% No
Rachel Maughan Transform Party 3310.8% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 44.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 37.9 pts 1895: Liberal margin 14.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 14.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 41.7 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 12.1 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1918: Labour margin 13.3 pts 1922: Labour margin 7.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 25.5 pts 1924: Labour margin 10.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 25.7 pts 1931: National Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1935: Labour margin 24.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 28.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 26.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 21.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 15.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 21.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 23.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 29.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 21.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 21.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 14.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 10.8 pts 1983: Labour margin 8.4 pts 1987: Labour margin 13.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 18.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 45.7 pts 2001: Labour margin 36.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 26.4 pts 2010: Labour margin 12.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 8.9 pts 2017: Labour margin 1.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 17.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 16.5 pts 1885 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bishop Auckland has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, National Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bishop Auckland in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bishop Auckland in 2024 with 17,036 votes (42.1%), a majority of 6,672 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Bishop Auckland since 1885?

Since 1885, Bishop Auckland has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal.

What was the closest result in Bishop Auckland?

The closest result on record for Bishop Auckland was 2017, when Labour beat Conservative by just 502 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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