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Constituency

North Durham

At a glance

North Durham is a UK parliamentary constituency in North East, currently represented in the House of Commons by Luke Akehurst, a Labour MP. Luke Akehurst has represented the seat since 4 Jul 2024. At the 2024 general election it was fairly safe, won by a majority of 5,873 votes (14.1%), ranking #325 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 83.8 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Luke Akehurst
Photograph of Luke Akehurst MP ID 5112
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 4 Jul 2024
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 83.8 %
482 of 575 eligible divisions
Region North East
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 4204
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for North Durham.

Map

MP voting summary

How Luke Akehurst has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 482 of 575 eligible divisions (83.8 %).

83.8 %

Participation

246

Aye

236

No

0

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 246 / Noes 236

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Fairly safe — won by 14.1% in 2024

Majority of 5,873 votes · #325 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

57 % turnout · maj 5,873
Luke Akehurst · Labour 16,562 (39.9%)
Andrew Husband · Reform UK 10,689 (25.7%)
George Carter · Conservative 6,492 (15.6%)
Craig Martin · Liberal Democrat 4,208 (10.1%)
Sunny Moon-Schott · Green Party 2,366 (5.7%)
Chris Bradburn · Workers Party of Britain 928 (2.2%)
Tom Chittenden · Social Democratic Party 320 (0.8%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for North Durham?

Luke Akehurst is the current MP for North Durham. Source

Which party currently holds North Durham?

North Durham is currently represented by Luke Akehurst of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for North Durham?

North Durham's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4204. Source

Where can I find the member profile for North Durham?

The current MP profile for North Durham is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for North Durham change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does North Durham data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source