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2010 general election

North East: 2010 general election results

How North East voted at the 2010 general election: Labour won 25 of 29 seats with 43.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.

North East: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Labour25−3518,26343.6%−9.329
Conservative2+1282,34723.7%+4.229
Liberal Democrats2+1280,46823.6%+0.229
British National Party0new51,9404.4%—29
UK Independence Party0new32,1962.7%—24
Independent0new15,6691.3%—15
8 other parties and independents9,0420.8%

Change compared with the 2005 general election in North East.

Berwick-upon-Tweed: LD (Alan Beith), majority 7.0%Bishop Auckland: Lab (Helen Goodman), majority 12.7%Blaydon: Lab (David Anderson), majority 20.3%Blyth Valley: Lab (Ronnie Campbell), majority 17.3%City of Durham: Lab (Roberta Blackman-Woods), majority 6.6%Darlington: Lab (Jenny Chapman), majority 7.9%Easington: Lab (Grahame Morris), majority 42.9%Gateshead: Lab (Ian Mearns), majority 32.8%Hartlepool: Lab (Iain Wright), majority 14.4%Hexham: Con (Guy Opperman), majority 13.3%Houghton and Sunderland South: Lab (Bridget Phillipson), majority 28.9%Jarrow: Lab (Stephen Hepburn), majority 33.3%Middlesbrough: Lab (Stuart Bell), majority 26.0%Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland: Lab (Tom Blenkinsop), majority 3.6%Newcastle upon Tyne Central: Lab (Chinyelu Onwurah), majority 21.9%Newcastle upon Tyne East: Lab (Nicholas Brown), majority 11.8%Newcastle upon Tyne North: Lab (Catherine McKinnell), majority 7.8%North Durham: Lab (Kevan Jones), majority 29.5%North Tyneside: Lab (Mary Glindon), majority 27.8%North West Durham: Lab (Pat Glass), majority 17.4%Redcar: LD (Ian Swales), majority 12.4% — LD gain from LabSedgefield: Lab (Phil Wilson), majority 21.6%South Shields: Lab (David Miliband), majority 30.4%Stockton North: Lab (Alex Cunningham), majority 16.9%Stockton South: Con (James Wharton), majority 0.7% — Con gain from LabSunderland Central: Lab (Julie Elliott), majority 15.8%Tynemouth: Lab (Alan Campbell), majority 10.9%Wansbeck: Lab (Ian Lavery), majority 18.4%Washington and Sunderland West: Lab (Sharon Hodgson), majority 30.7%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Berwick-upon-TweedLD Alan Beith2,6907.067.9%LD hold
Bishop AucklandLab Helen Goodman5,21812.760.2%Lab hold
BlaydonLab David Anderson9,11720.366.2%Lab hold
Blyth ValleyLab Ronnie Campbell6,66817.361.3%Lab hold
City of DurhamLab Roberta Blackman-Woods3,0676.667.2%Lab hold
DarlingtonLab Jenny Chapman3,3887.962.9%Lab hold
EasingtonLab Grahame Morris14,98242.954.7%Lab hold
GatesheadLab Ian Mearns12,54932.857.5%Lab hold
HartlepoolLab Iain Wright5,50914.455.5%Lab hold
HexhamCon Guy Opperman5,78813.372.0%Con hold
Houghton and Sunderland SouthLab Bridget Phillipson10,99028.955.3%Lab hold
JarrowLab Stephen Hepburn12,90833.360.3%Lab hold
MiddlesbroughLab Stuart Bell8,68926.051.4%Lab hold
Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLab Tom Blenkinsop1,6773.663.6%Lab hold
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLab Chinyelu Onwurah7,46621.956.5%Lab hold
Newcastle upon Tyne EastLab Nicholas Brown4,45311.858.7%Lab hold
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLab Catherine McKinnell3,4147.865.5%Lab hold
North DurhamLab Kevan Jones12,07629.560.7%Lab hold
North TynesideLab Mary Glindon12,88427.859.7%Lab hold
North West DurhamLab Pat Glass7,61217.462.3%Lab hold
RedcarLD Ian Swales5,21412.462.5%LD gain from Lab
SedgefieldLab Phil Wilson8,69621.662.1%Lab hold
South ShieldsLab David Miliband11,10930.457.0%Lab hold
Stockton NorthLab Alex Cunningham6,67616.959.2%Lab hold
Stockton SouthCon James Wharton3320.768.1%Con gain from Lab
Sunderland CentralLab Julie Elliott6,72515.857.0%Lab hold
TynemouthLab Alan Campbell5,73910.969.6%Lab hold
WansbeckLab Ian Lavery7,03118.461.9%Lab hold
Washington and Sunderland WestLab Sharon Hodgson11,45830.754.2%Lab hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in North East at the 2010 general election?

Labour won 25 of the 29 seats in North East, with 43.6% of the vote.

How many seats were there in North East in 2010?

29 constituencies.

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