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South Shields

Every general election and by-election in South Shields since 1918. Latest: Emma Lewell-Buck, Labour, majority 6,653.

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Member of Parliament

Emma Lewell-Buck

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,653

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Emma Lewell-Buck Elected sitting MPLabour15,12241.1%
Stephen HoltReform UK8,46923.0%
David FrancisGreen5,43314.8%
Craig RobinsonConservative4,12811.2%
Ahmed KhanIndependent2,2706.2%
Jonathan AibiLiberal Democrats1,4023.8%
Valid votes36,824
Majority6,65318.1%

Lab hold Turnout 53.9% of 68,366 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 24.8%Labour, 1922: 39.7%Labour, 1923: 40.7%Labour, 1924: 42.1%Labour, 1929: 42.1%Labour, 1931: 40.2%Labour, 1935: 48.2%Labour, 1945: 59.4%Labour, 1950: 56.5%Labour, 1951: 56.0%Labour, 1955: 59.6%Labour, 1959: 58.0%Labour, 1964: 55.1%Labour, 1966: 64.7%Labour, 1970: 60.2%Labour, February 1974: 59.8%Labour, October 1974: 56.4%Labour, 1979: 57.1%Labour, 1983: 46.5%Labour, 1987: 57.9%Labour, 1992: 59.8%Labour, 1997: 71.4%Labour, 2001: 63.2%Labour, 2005: 60.5%Labour, 2010: 52.0%Labour, 2015: 51.3%Labour, 2017: 61.5%Labour, 2019: 45.6%Labour, 2024: 41.1%Conservative, 1929: 15.8%Conservative, 1950: 26.9%Conservative, 1951: 33.6%Conservative, 1955: 40.4%Conservative, 1959: 42.1%Conservative, 1964: 30.3%Conservative, 1966: 35.3%Conservative, 1970: 39.8%Conservative, February 1974: 36.5%Conservative, October 1974: 24.8%Conservative, 1979: 31.0%Conservative, 1983: 30.9%Conservative, 1987: 25.7%Conservative, 1992: 27.4%Conservative, 1997: 14.6%Conservative, 2001: 16.9%Conservative, 2005: 17.2%Conservative, 2010: 21.6%Conservative, 2015: 16.6%Conservative, 2017: 25.9%Conservative, 2019: 20.3%Conservative, 2024: 11.2%Liberal, 1922: 39.8%Liberal, 1923: 59.3%Liberal, 1924: 57.9%Liberal, 1929: 42.1%Liberal, 1931: 59.8%Liberal, 1935: 28.3%Liberal, 1950: 16.0%Liberal, 1951: 10.4%Liberal, 1964: 14.6%Liberal, October 1974: 17.3%Liberal, 1979: 12.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 16.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 19.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 14.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 1.8%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.0%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 3.8%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 75.2%National Liberal, 1922: 20.5%National Liberal, 1945: 40.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 15.5%
Vote share in South Shields at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Co Lib Nat Lib Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s South Shields 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 Emma Lewell-BuckRef6,65318.153.9%Lab hold
2019Lab Emma Lewell-BuckCon9,58525.360.3%Lab hold
2017Lab Emma Lewell-BuckCon14,50835.664.3%Lab hold
2015Lab Emma Lewell-BuckUKIP10,61429.357.8%Lab hold
By-election May 2013Lab Emma Lewell-BuckUKIP6,50526.339.3%Lab hold
2010Lab David MilibandCon11,10930.457.0%Lab hold
2005LabLD12,31240.850.4%
2001LabCon14,09046.349.7%Lab hold
1997LabCon22,15356.862.5%
1992LabCon13,47732.470.1%Lab hold
1987LabCon13,85132.270.7%Lab hold
1983LabCon6,40215.665.4%
1979LabCon13,12426.171.2%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon14,82531.664.7%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon11,98623.371.6%
1970LabCon10,23120.466.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon14,48929.568.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon13,35024.874.1%Lab hold
1959LabCon8,93915.974.4%Lab hold
1955LabCon10,25219.371.6%
1951LabCon13,42522.380.5%Lab hold
1950LabCon17,55529.781.7%
1945LabNat Lib7,11418.973.1%
1935LabLib9,09919.972.8%Lab gain from Lib
1931LibLab10,01619.680.1%Lib gain from Lab
1929LabLib400.172.9%Lab gain from Lib
1924LibLab6,31915.875.3%Lib hold
1923LibLab7,19518.673.5%Lib hold
1922LibLab250.176.2%Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab13,08950.551.3%

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 South Shields?

Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour) won South Shields at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,653.

Which parties have won South Shields?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 24, Liberal 4, Coalition Liberal 1.

Which region is South Shields in?

South Shields is in North East.

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