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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
North East
76,883 electors
Active Seat

Houghton and Sunderland South

Current MP
Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
56.3%
Avg Turnout
0
Times Changed
2010
Current Party Since
Labour Bridget Phillipson Hold
Majority 7,169
Turnout 51.0% ↓6.8pp
Total Votes 40,032
Winner Swing ↑6.3pp
✓ Bridget Phillipson
Labour
18,837 47.1%
↑6.7pp
Sam Woods-Brass
Reform UK
11,668 29.2%
↑13.4pp
Chris Burnicle
Conservative
5,514 13.8%
↓19.2pp
Paul Edgeworth
Liberal Democrats
2,290 5.7%
↓0.2pp
Richard Bradley
Green Party
1,723 4.3%
↑1.6pp
Labour Bridget Phillipson Hold
Majority 3,115
Turnout 57.8% ↓3.0pp
Total Votes 39,811
Winner Swing ↓18.7pp
✓ Bridget Phillipson
Labour
16,210 40.7%
↓18.8pp
Christopher Howarth
Conservative
13,095 32.9%
↑3.2pp
Kevin Yuill
—
6,165 15.5%
—
Paul Edgeworth
Liberal Democrats
2,319 5.8%
↑3.6pp
Richard Bradley
Green Party
1,125 2.8%
↑1.1pp
Richard Elvin
—
897 2.3%
↓3.5pp
Labour Bridget Phillipson Hold
Majority 12,341
Turnout 60.9% ↑4.6pp
Total Votes 41,480
Winner Swing ↑4.3pp
✓ Bridget Phillipson
Labour
24,665 59.5%
↑4.3pp
Paul Howell
Conservative
12,324 29.7%
↑11.3pp
Michael Joyce
—
2,379 5.7%
↓15.8pp
Paul Edgeworth
Liberal Democrats
908 2.2%
↑0.1pp
Richard Bradley
Green Party
725 1.8%
↓1.1pp
Mick Watson
—
479 1.2%
—
Labour Bridget Phillipson Hold
Majority 12,938
Turnout 56.3% ↑1.0pp
Total Votes 38,489
Winner Swing ↑4.8pp
✓ Bridget Phillipson
Labour
21,218 55.1%
↑4.8pp
Richard Elvin
—
8,280 21.5%
↑18.8pp
Stewart Hay
Conservative
7,105 18.5%
↓3.0pp
Alan Robinson
Green Party
1,095 2.9%
—
Jim Murray
Liberal Democrats
791 2.1%
↓11.9pp
Labour Bridget Phillipson Hold
Majority 10,990
Turnout 55.3%
Total Votes 38,021
✓ Bridget Phillipson
Labour
19,137 50.3%
↓11.7pp
Robert Oliver
Conservative
8,147 21.4%
↑5.2pp
Chris Boyle
Liberal Democrats
5,292 13.9%
↓0.6pp
Colin Wakefield
—
2,462 6.5%
—
Karen Allen
—
1,961 5.2%
↓1.7pp
Richard Elvin
—
1,022 2.7%
—

Turnout Trend

55.3%
'10
56.3%
'15
60.9%
'17
57.8%
'19
51.0%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2011 Census
📊 Age
65 and over
21.1% ▲2.6pp
50 to 64
20.3%
0 to 17
20.1%
35 to 49
18.4%
25 to 34
13.3%
18 to 24
6.7%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
97.5%
Asian or Asian British
0.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.8%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.5%
Other
0.3%
📊 Age
65 and over
21.1%
45 to 64
20.3%
Under 18
20.1%
18 to 29
20.1%
30 to 44
18.4%
⛪ Religion
Christian
54.8%
No religion
39.7%
Not answered
4.3%
Muslim
0.4%
Sikh
0.3%
Other religion
0.3%
Buddhist
0.1%
Hindu
0.1%
Jewish
0.0%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
98.4%
Asian or Asian British
0.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.4%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.2%
Other ethnic group
0.2%
📊 Age
45 to 64
28.3%
Under 18
20.1%
30 to 44
19.1%
65 and over
18.4%
18 to 29
14.1%
⛪ Religion
Christian
73.7%
No religion
20.2%
Religion not stated
5.2%
Muslim
0.4%
Other religion
0.2%
Sikh
0.2%
Buddhist
0.1%
Hindu
0.1%
Jewish
0.0%

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
📚
No previous MPs found
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