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North East · Former constituency (1918–1951)

Durham Sedgefield

Every general election in Durham Sedgefield since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 11,124.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won28,21962.3%
Conservative17,09537.7%
Valid votes45,314
Majority11,12424.6%

Lab hold Turnout 86.4% of 52,426 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Labour, 1918: 36.8%Labour, 1922: 43.6%Labour, 1923: 50.0%Labour, 1924: 47.3%Labour, 1929: 47.7%Labour, 1931: 41.2%Labour, 1935: 52.3%Labour, 1945: 63.8%Labour, 1950: 62.5%Labour, 1951: 62.3%Conservative, 1918: 42.1%Conservative, 1922: 40.5%Conservative, 1923: 50.0%Conservative, 1924: 52.7%Conservative, 1929: 39.5%Conservative, 1931: 58.8%Conservative, 1935: 47.7%Conservative, 1945: 36.2%Conservative, 1950: 37.5%Conservative, 1951: 37.7%Liberal, 1918: 21.2%Liberal, 1922: 15.9%Liberal, 1929: 12.8%
Vote share in Durham Sedgefield at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon11,12424.686.4%Lab hold
1950LabCon11,16425.087.0%
1945LabCon11,69127.677.3%
1935LabCon1,7714.581.4%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab6,55217.584.4%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,7068.283.0%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,4165.385.4%Con hold
1923ConLab60.074.5%Con gain from Lab
1922LabCon6893.176.1%Lab gain from Con
1918ConLab8265.263.4%

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 last won Durham Sedgefield?

Labour won Durham Sedgefield at the 1951 general election with a majority of 11,124.

Which parties have won Durham Sedgefield?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 6, Conservative 4.

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