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Sedgefield

Every general election in Sedgefield since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Paul Howell, Conservative, majority 4,513.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Paul Howell ElectedConservative19,60947.2%
Phil Wilson sitting MPLabour15,09636.3%
David BullBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		3,5188.5%
Dawn WelshLiberal Democrats1,9554.7%
John FurnessGreen9942.4%
Michael JoyceIndependent3941.0%
Valid votes41,566
Majority4,51310.9%

Con gain from Lab Turnout 64.6% of 64,325 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551964197019871997200520152019Labour, 1955: 59.7%Labour, 1959: 58.5%Labour, 1964: 60.7%Labour, 1966: 64.7%Labour, 1970: 60.5%Labour, 1983: 47.6%Labour, 1987: 56.0%Labour, 1992: 60.5%Labour, 1997: 71.2%Labour, 2001: 64.9%Labour, 2005: 58.9%Labour, 2010: 45.1%Labour, 2015: 47.2%Labour, 2017: 53.4%Labour, 2019: 36.3%Conservative, 1955: 40.3%Conservative, 1959: 41.5%Conservative, 1964: 39.3%Conservative, 1966: 35.4%Conservative, 1970: 39.5%Conservative, 1983: 29.2%Conservative, 1987: 27.9%Conservative, 1992: 28.9%Conservative, 1997: 17.8%Conservative, 2001: 20.9%Conservative, 2005: 14.4%Conservative, 2010: 23.5%Conservative, 2015: 29.5%Conservative, 2017: 38.8%Conservative, 2019: 47.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 6.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 11.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 20.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 16.1%Others, 1983: 0.7%Others, 1997: 4.6%Others, 2001: 5.3%Others, 2005: 14.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.7%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.6%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.2%
Vote share in Sedgefield at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance Oth UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Sedgefield (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
2019Con Paul HowellLab4,51310.964.6%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Phil WilsonCon6,05914.665.1%Lab hold
2015Lab Phil WilsonCon6,84317.761.6%Lab hold
2010Lab Phil WilsonCon8,69621.662.1%Lab hold
2005LabOth18,28244.161.8%
2001LabCon17,71344.062.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon25,14353.472.3%
1992LabCon14,85931.677.1%Lab hold
1987LabCon13,05828.276.1%Lab hold
1983LabCon8,28118.472.1%
1970LabCon12,83121.172.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon15,43829.376.0%Lab hold
1964LabCon11,34221.379.5%Lab hold
1959LabCon8,87116.982.5%Lab hold
1955LabCon8,85319.479.9%

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 Sedgefield?

Paul Howell (Conservative) won Sedgefield at the 2019 general election with a majority of 4,513.

Which parties have won Sedgefield?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 14, Conservative 1.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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