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Darlington

Every general election in Darlington since 1918. Latest: Lola McEvoy, Labour, majority 2,298.

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Member of Parliament

Lola McEvoy

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 2,298

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Lola McEvoy ElectedLabour16,62139.2%
Peter Gibson sitting MPConservative14,32333.8%
Michael WalkerReform UK6,85216.2%
Matthew SnedkerGreen2,8476.7%
Simon ThorleyLiberal Democrats1,7354.1%
Valid votes42,378
Majority2,2985.4%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 60.0% of 70,672 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1922: 33.8%Labour, 1923: 33.6%Labour, 1924: 46.2%Labour, 1929: 44.0%Labour, 1931: 39.3%Labour, 1935: 44.8%Labour, 1945: 48.9%Labour, 1950: 44.8%Labour, 1951: 49.2%Labour, 1955: 47.4%Labour, 1959: 39.7%Labour, 1964: 45.2%Labour, 1966: 50.5%Labour, 1970: 48.5%Labour, February 1974: 40.8%Labour, October 1974: 45.6%Labour, 1979: 45.5%Labour, 1983: 37.8%Labour, 1987: 41.6%Labour, 1992: 48.1%Labour, 1997: 61.6%Labour, 2001: 56.3%Labour, 2005: 52.4%Labour, 2010: 39.4%Labour, 2015: 42.9%Labour, 2017: 50.6%Labour, 2019: 40.5%Labour, 2024: 39.2%Conservative, 1918: 61.5%Conservative, 1922: 49.7%Conservative, 1923: 42.1%Conservative, 1924: 53.8%Conservative, 1929: 40.2%Conservative, 1931: 60.7%Conservative, 1935: 55.2%Conservative, 1945: 30.0%Conservative, 1950: 33.2%Conservative, 1951: 50.8%Conservative, 1955: 52.6%Conservative, 1959: 48.6%Conservative, 1964: 41.2%Conservative, 1966: 41.3%Conservative, 1970: 40.6%Conservative, February 1974: 36.7%Conservative, October 1974: 37.6%Conservative, 1979: 43.4%Conservative, 1983: 44.6%Conservative, 1987: 46.6%Conservative, 1992: 43.0%Conservative, 1997: 28.3%Conservative, 2001: 30.3%Conservative, 2005: 26.0%Conservative, 2010: 31.5%Conservative, 2015: 35.2%Conservative, 2017: 43.3%Conservative, 2019: 48.1%Conservative, 2024: 33.8%Liberal, 1918: 38.5%Liberal, 1922: 16.5%Liberal, 1923: 24.3%Liberal, 1929: 15.9%Liberal, 1945: 21.0%Liberal, 1950: 22.1%Liberal, 1959: 11.7%Liberal, 1964: 13.7%Liberal, 1966: 8.2%Liberal, 1970: 10.9%Liberal, February 1974: 22.6%Liberal, October 1974: 16.8%Liberal, 1979: 10.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 8.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 7.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 10.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 18.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 23.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.8%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 17.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 11.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.8%UK Independence Party, 2015: 13.1%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.6%Reform UK, 2024: 16.2%
Vote share in Darlington at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

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 Lola McEvoyCon2,2985.460.0%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Peter GibsonLab3,2947.665.5%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Jenny ChapmanCon3,2807.367.6%Lab hold
2015Lab Jenny ChapmanCon3,1587.762.5%Lab hold
2010Lab Jenny ChapmanCon3,3887.962.9%Lab hold
2005LabCon10,40426.460.0%
2001LabCon10,38426.062.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon16,02533.373.9%
1992LabCon2,7985.183.6%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab2,6615.080.8%Con hold
1983ConLab3,4386.876.1%
1979LabCon1,0522.178.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon3,7127.974.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon2,0694.180.8%
1970LabCon3,7617.976.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon4,3639.282.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,9104.083.0%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab4,4178.884.4%Con hold
1955ConLab2,5815.382.3%
1951ConLab8131.587.1%Con gain from Lab
1950LabCon6,10711.688.0%
1945LabCon8,28918.979.9%
1935ConLab4,21510.484.8%Con hold
1931ConLab8,61821.489.5%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon1,4653.889.6%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,1667.786.1%Con hold
1923ConLab2,3548.586.8%Con hold
1922ConLab4,23815.888.0%Con hold
1918ConLib4,45722.967.8%

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 Darlington?

Lola McEvoy (Labour) won Darlington at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,298.

Which parties have won Darlington?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 17, Conservative 12.

Which region is Darlington in?

Darlington is in North East.

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