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Bishop Auckland

Every general election in Bishop Auckland since 1955. Latest: Sam Rushworth, Labour, majority 6,672.

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Member of Parliament

Sam Rushworth

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,672

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Sam Rushworth ElectedLabour17,03642.1%
Jane MacBeanConservative10,36425.6%
Rhys BurrissReform UK9,46623.4%
Sarah HannanGreen1,8574.6%
Helen CrossLiberal Democrats1,3733.4%
Rachel MaughanTransform Party3310.8%
Valid votes40,427
Majority6,67216.5%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 57.1% of 70,745 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1955196419701979198719972005201520192024Labour, 1955: 57.7%Labour, 1959: 55.0%Labour, 1964: 61.8%Labour, 1966: 64.8%Labour, 1970: 60.7%Labour, October 1974: 52.9%Labour, 1979: 48.8%Labour, 1983: 44.4%Labour, 1987: 48.0%Labour, 1992: 50.0%Labour, 1997: 65.9%Labour, 2001: 58.8%Labour, 2005: 50.0%Labour, 2010: 39.0%Labour, 2015: 41.4%Labour, 2017: 48.1%Labour, 2019: 35.9%Labour, 2024: 42.1%Conservative, 1955: 42.3%Conservative, 1959: 33.9%Conservative, 1964: 38.2%Conservative, 1966: 35.2%Conservative, 1970: 39.3%Conservative, October 1974: 31.3%Conservative, 1979: 37.9%Conservative, 1983: 36.0%Conservative, 1987: 34.8%Conservative, 1992: 31.8%Conservative, 1997: 20.2%Conservative, 2001: 22.7%Conservative, 2005: 22.9%Conservative, 2010: 26.3%Conservative, 2015: 32.5%Conservative, 2017: 46.9%Conservative, 2019: 53.7%Conservative, 2024: 25.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 18.2%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 15.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 23.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 22.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 3.4%Liberal, 1959: 11.1%Liberal, October 1974: 15.9%Liberal, 1979: 13.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 19.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 17.2%Reform UK, 2024: 23.4%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.7%UK Independence Party, 2015: 17.8%
Vote share in Bishop Auckland at each general election Lab Con LD Lib Alliance Ref UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Bishop Auckland lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Bishop Auckland (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Sam RushworthCon6,67216.557.1%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Dehenna DavisonLab7,96217.865.7%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Helen GoodmanCon5021.264.0%Lab hold
2015Lab Helen GoodmanCon3,5088.959.6%Lab hold
2010Lab Helen GoodmanCon5,21812.760.2%Lab hold
2005LabLD10,04726.456.3%
2001LabCon13,92636.157.2%Lab hold
1997LabCon21,06445.768.4%
1992LabCon10,08718.276.5%Lab hold
1987LabCon7,03513.274.1%Lab hold
1983LabCon4,3068.471.1%
1979LabCon6,04010.874.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon11,09521.670.9%
1970LabCon7,48821.470.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,07929.773.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,52823.676.2%Lab hold
1959LabCon8,32921.180.8%Lab hold
1955LabCon5,84515.577.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Bishop Auckland?

Sam Rushworth (Labour) won Bishop Auckland at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,672.

Which parties have won Bishop Auckland?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 17, Conservative 1.

Which region is Bishop Auckland in?

Bishop Auckland is in North East.

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