| Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor in the North East England | |
| County | County Durham |
| Electorate | 71,299 (2023) |
| Major settlements | Newton Aycliffe, Spennymoor, Sedgefield, Ferryhill, Bowburn |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Alan Strickland (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Following the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The seat was won by Alan Strickland MP of Labour, with a majority of 8,839 and a vote share of 46.2%.
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of County Durham (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- Aycliffe East; Aycliffe North and Middridge; Aycliffe West; Bishop Middleham and Cornforth; Chilton; Coxhoe; Ferryhill; Sedgefield; Spennymoor; Trimdon and Thornley (polling districts SKB, SLA, SLB, SMB and SMC); Tudhoe.
The seat is made up of the bulk of the abolished constituency of Sedgefield, expanded to include Spennymoor and Tudhoe from Bishop Auckland, and Coxhoe from City of Durham.
History
The seat is the successor to Sedgefield, most famously represented by former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair from 1983 to 2007; he led a successful campaign for his party to win the 1997 general election in a landslide and thereafter served for ten years as Prime Minister, resigning as the MP for Sedgefield on the same day as he resigned as prime minister. This triggered a by-election, which was won by Labour's Phil Wilson. In 2019, Sedgefield was gained by the Conservatives for the first time since 1935, a result which would have been replicated if the new seat of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor had existed then.
The incumbent MP for Sedgefield, Paul Howell, stood for re-election in the new seat in 2024, but was beaten into third place by Reform UK, with Labour's Alan Strickland effectively regaining the seat with a 22.2% majority.
Members of Parliament
Sedgefield prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alan Strickland | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Changes in vote share based on notional 2019 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Strickland | 18,394 | 46.2 | +7.9 | |
| Reform UK | John Grant | 9,555 | 24.0 | +16.2 | |
| Conservative | Paul Howell | 8,195 | 20.6 | −25.5 | |
| Green | Jack Hughes | 1,701 | 4.3 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Curry | 1,491 | 3.7 | −1.7 | |
| Transform | Brian Agar | 264 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Workers Party | Minhajul Suhon | 246 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 79 | ||||
| Majority | 8,839 | 22.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,925 | 55.3 | −5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,224 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
- Paul Howell (Conservative) ― Incumbent MP for Sedgefield
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 20,014 | 46.1 | |
| Labour | 16,606 | 38.3 | |
| Brexit Party | 3,374 | 7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,340 | 5.4 | |
| Green | 644 | 1.5 | |
| Independent | 394 | 0.9 | |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in County Durham
- List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)
References
- "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- Holland, Daniel (2023-06-28). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- "New Seat Details - Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- Blair resigns as prime minister, BBC News, 27 June 2007
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Hewitt, John (4 July 2024). "Declaration of Result of Poll, 2024" (PDF). Durham County. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- "UK Parliament election results: Notional election for the constituency of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor on 12 December 2019". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK