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2015 general election

North East: 2015 general election results

How North East voted at the 2015 general election: Labour won 26 of 29 seats with 46.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.

North East: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Labour26+1557,10046.9%+3.329
Conservative3+1300,88325.3%+1.629
UK Independence Party00198,82316.7%+14.029
Liberal Democrats0−277,0956.5%−17.129
Green0043,0513.6%+3.328
Independent006,2440.5%−0.87
7 other parties and independents4,9570.4%

Change compared with the 2010 general election in North East.

Berwick-upon-Tweed: Con (Anne-Marie Trevelyan), majority 12.2% — Con gain from LDBishop Auckland: Lab (Helen Goodman), majority 8.9%Blaydon: Lab (David Anderson), majority 31.7%Blyth Valley: Lab (Ronnie Campbell), majority 24.0%City of Durham: Lab (Roberta Blackman-Woods), majority 25.1%Darlington: Lab (Jenny Chapman), majority 7.7%Easington: Lab (Grahame Morris), majority 42.3%Gateshead: Lab (Ian Mearns), majority 39.0%Hartlepool: Lab (Iain Wright), majority 7.7%Hexham: Con (Guy Opperman), majority 27.8%Houghton and Sunderland South: Lab (Bridget Phillipson), majority 33.6%Jarrow: Lab (Stephen Hepburn), majority 36.0%Middlesbrough: Lab (Andy McDonald), majority 38.2%Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland: Lab (Tom Blenkinsop), majority 5.0%Newcastle upon Tyne Central: Lab (Chi Onwurah), majority 36.1%Newcastle upon Tyne East: Lab (Nicholas Brown), majority 31.9%Newcastle upon Tyne North: Lab (Catherine McKinnell), majority 22.6%North Durham: Lab (Kevan Jones), majority 34.0%North Tyneside: Lab (Mary Glindon), majority 36.7%North West Durham: Lab (Pat Glass), majority 23.5%Redcar: Lab (Anna Turley), majority 25.4% — Lab gain from LDSedgefield: Lab (Phil Wilson), majority 17.7%South Shields: Lab (Emma Lewell-Buck), majority 29.3%Stockton North: Lab (Alex Cunningham), majority 21.1%Stockton South: Con (James Wharton), majority 9.7%Sunderland Central: Lab (Julie Elliott), majority 26.8%Tynemouth: Lab (Alan Campbell), majority 15.4%Wansbeck: Lab (Ian Lavery), majority 28.2%Washington and Sunderland West: Lab (Sharon Hodgson), majority 35.3%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
Berwick-upon-TweedCon Anne-Marie Trevelyan4,91412.271.0%Con gain from LD
Bishop AucklandLab Helen Goodman3,5088.959.6%Lab hold
BlaydonLab David Anderson14,22731.766.2%Lab hold
Blyth ValleyLab Ronnie Campbell9,22924.062.8%Lab hold
City of DurhamLab Roberta Blackman-Woods11,43925.166.5%Lab hold
DarlingtonLab Jenny Chapman3,1587.762.5%Lab hold
EasingtonLab Grahame Morris14,64142.356.2%Lab hold
GatesheadLab Ian Mearns14,78439.058.8%Lab hold
HartlepoolLab Iain Wright3,0247.756.5%Lab hold
HexhamCon Guy Opperman12,03127.872.6%Con hold
Houghton and Sunderland SouthLab Bridget Phillipson12,93833.656.3%Lab hold
JarrowLab Stephen Hepburn13,88136.060.3%Lab hold
MiddlesbroughLab Andy McDonald12,47738.252.9%Lab hold
Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLab Tom Blenkinsop2,2685.064.2%Lab hold
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLab Chi Onwurah12,67336.160.3%Lab hold
Newcastle upon Tyne EastLab Nicholas Brown12,49431.961.1%Lab hold
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLab Catherine McKinnell10,15322.666.1%Lab hold
North DurhamLab Kevan Jones13,64434.061.4%Lab hold
North TynesideLab Mary Glindon17,19436.759.0%Lab hold
North West DurhamLab Pat Glass10,05623.561.3%Lab hold
RedcarLab Anna Turley10,38825.463.1%Lab gain from LD
SedgefieldLab Phil Wilson6,84317.761.6%Lab hold
South ShieldsLab Emma Lewell-Buck10,61429.357.8%Lab hold
Stockton NorthLab Alex Cunningham8,36721.159.8%Lab hold
Stockton SouthCon James Wharton5,0469.769.0%Con hold
Sunderland CentralLab Julie Elliott11,17926.857.2%Lab hold
TynemouthLab Alan Campbell8,24015.469.0%Lab hold
WansbeckLab Ian Lavery10,88128.263.5%Lab hold
Washington and Sunderland WestLab Sharon Hodgson13,15735.354.6%Lab hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in North East at the 2015 general election?

Labour won 26 of the 29 seats in North East, with 46.9% of the vote.

How many seats were there in North East in 2015?

29 constituencies.

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