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North Durham — UK General Election Results

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

North Durham was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 5,873 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in North Durham from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Hedworth Lambton (Whig); Hedworth Williamson (Whig) 2,182 39.9% (top seat) Edward Richmond-Gale-Braddyll (Conservative) 506 (7.9 pts) 75.2%
1835 Hedworth Lambton (Whig); Hedworth Williamson (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 Hedworth Lambton (Whig); Henry Thomas Liddell (Conservative) 2,323 35.0% (top seat) William Chaytor (Whig) 261 (3.9 pts) 65.2%
1841 Hedworth Lambton (Whig); Henry Thomas Liddell (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Robert Duncombe Shafto (Whig); George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Robert Duncombe Shafto (Whig); George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Robert Duncombe Shafto (Whig); Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Robert Duncombe Shafto (Liberal); Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Hedworth Williamson (Liberal); Robert Duncombe Shafto (Liberal) 0 93.5% (top seat) George William Barrington (Conservative) 0 (0.0 pts) 25.6%
1868 George Elliot (Conservative); Hedworth Williamson (Liberal) 4,011 37.2% (top seat) Isaac Lowthian Bell (Liberal) 189 (1.5 pts) 59.0%
1874 Isaac Lowthian Bell (Liberal); Charles Mark Palmer (Liberal) 4,327 26.9% (top seat) George Elliot (Conservative) 316 (1.9 pts) 75.3%
1880 John Joicey (Liberal); Charles Mark Palmer (Liberal) 5,901 36.2% (top seat) George Elliot (Conservative) 809 (4.7 pts) 65.4%
1983 Giles Radice (Labour) 26,404 51.0% David Howarth (Liberal) 13,437 (25.9 pts) 72.7%
1987 Giles Radice (Labour) 30,798 56.2% Dr D Jeary (Social Democratic Party) 18,433 (33.7 pts) 75.9%
1992 Giles Radice (Labour) 33,567 59.9% Elizabeth Sibley (Conservative) 19,637 (35.0 pts) 76.1%
1997 Giles Radice (Labour) 33,142 70.3% Mark Hardy (Conservative) 26,299 (55.8 pts) 69.5%
2001 Kevan Jones (Labour) 25,920 67.2% Matthew Palmer (Conservative) 18,683 (48.4 pts) 57.0%
2005 Kevan Jones (Labour) 23,932 64.1% Philip Latham (Liberal Democrat) 16,781 (44.9 pts) 55.3%
2010 Kevan Jones (Labour) 20,698 50.5% David Skelton (Conservative) 12,076 (29.5 pts) 60.8%
2015 Kevan Jones (Labour) 22,047 54.9% Laetitia Glossop (Conservative) 13,644 (34.0 pts) 61.5%
2017 Kevan Jones (Labour) 25,917 59.9% Laetitia Glossop (Conservative) 12,939 (29.9 pts) 64.8%
2019 Kevan Jones (Labour) 18,639 44.2% Ed Parson (Conservative) 4,742 (11.2 pts) 63.3%
2024 Luke Akehurst (Labour) 16,562 39.8% Andrew Husband (Reform UK) 5,873 (14.1 pts) 57.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hedworth Lambton Whig 2,55839.9% Yes
Hedworth Williamson Whig 2,18234.0% Yes
Edward Richmond-Gale-Braddyll Conservative 1,67626.1% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hedworth Lambton Whig Unopposed Yes
Hedworth Williamson Whig Unopposed Yes

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hedworth Lambton Whig 2,35835.0% Yes
Henry Thomas Liddell Conservative 2,32334.5% Yes
William Chaytor Whig 2,06230.6% No

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hedworth Lambton Whig Unopposed Yes
Henry Thomas Liddell Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Duncombe Shafto Whig Unopposed Yes
George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Duncombe Shafto Whig Unopposed Yes
George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Duncombe Shafto Whig Unopposed Yes
Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Duncombe Shafto Liberal Unopposed Yes
Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest Conservative Unopposed Yes

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hedworth Williamson Liberal 2,88893.5% Yes
Robert Duncombe Shafto Liberal 00.0% Yes
George William Barrington Conservative 00.0% No

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Elliot Conservative 4,64937.2% Yes
Hedworth Williamson Liberal 4,01132.1% Yes
Isaac Lowthian Bell Liberal 3,82230.6% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Isaac Lowthian Bell Liberal 4,36426.9% Yes
Charles Mark Palmer Liberal 4,32726.7% Yes
George Elliot Conservative 4,01124.8% No
Richard Laurence Pemberton Conservative 3,50121.6% No

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Joicey Liberal 6,23336.2% Yes
Charles Mark Palmer Liberal 5,90134.3% Yes
George Elliot Conservative 5,09229.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Radice Labour 26,40451.0% Yes
David Howarth Liberal 12,96725.0% No
Surendra Popat Conservative 12,41824.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Radice Labour 30,79856.2% Yes
Dr D Jeary Social Democratic Party 12,36522.6% No
Nicolas Charles Gibbon Conservative 11,62721.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Radice Labour 33,56759.9% Yes
Elizabeth Sibley Conservative 13,93024.8% No
Philip Appleby Liberal Democrat 8,57215.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Giles Radice Labour 33,14270.3% Yes
Mark Hardy Conservative 6,84314.5% No
Brian Moore Liberal Democrat 5,22511.1% No
Ian Parkin Referendum Party 1,9584.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevan Jones Labour 25,92067.2% Yes
Matthew Palmer Conservative 7,23718.8% No
Carole Field Liberal Democrat 5,41114.0% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevan Jones Labour 23,93264.1% Yes
Philip Latham Liberal Democrat 7,15119.2% No
Mark Watson Conservative 6,25816.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevan Jones Labour 20,69850.5% Yes
David Skelton Conservative 8,62221.0% No
Ian Lindley Liberal Democrat 8,61721.0% No
Pete Molloy BNP 1,6864.1% No
Bruce Reid UKIP 1,3443.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevan Jones Labour 22,04754.9% Yes
Laetitia Glossop Conservative 8,40320.9% No
Malcolm Bint UKIP 6,40416.0% No
Peter Maughan Liberal Democrat 2,0465.1% No
Vicki Nolan Green 1,2463.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevan Jones Labour 25,91759.9% Yes
Laetitia Glossop Conservative 12,97830.0% No
Kenneth Rollings UKIP 2,4085.6% No
Craig Martin Liberal Democrat 1,9814.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kevan Jones Labour 18,63944.2% Yes
Ed Parson Conservative 13,89732.9% No
Peter Telford Brexit Party 4,69311.1% No
Craig Martin Liberal Democrat 2,8796.8% No
Derek Morse Green 1,1262.7% No
Ken Rollings Independent 9612.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Luke Akehurst Labour 16,56239.8% Yes
Andrew Husband Reform UK 10,68925.7% No
George Carter Conservative 6,49215.6% No
Craig Martin Liberal Democrat 4,20810.1% No
Sunny Moon-Schott Green 2,3665.7% No
Chris Bradburn Workers Party of Britain 9282.2% No
Tom Chittenden Social Democratic Party 3200.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Whig margin 7.9 pts 1837: Whig margin 3.9 pts 1865: Liberal margin 0.0 pts 1868: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1874: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 1880: Liberal margin 4.7 pts 1983: Labour margin 25.9 pts 1987: Labour margin 33.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 35.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 55.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 48.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 44.9 pts 2010: Labour margin 29.5 pts 2015: Labour margin 34.0 pts 2017: Labour margin 29.9 pts 2019: Labour margin 11.2 pts 2024: Labour margin 14.1 pts 1832 1837 1865 1868 1874 1880 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

North Durham has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Durham in the 2024 general election?

Labour won North Durham in 2024 with 16,562 votes (39.8%), a majority of 5,873 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won North Durham since 1832?

Since 1832, North Durham has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Whig.

What was the closest result in North Durham?

The closest result on record for North Durham was 1865, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 0 votes (0.0 percentage points).

Did North Durham ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, North Durham elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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