Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland is a constituency in the North East region of England. The seat has been held by Sam Rushworth (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
6,672
Electorate
70,745
Turnout
57.1%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Sam Rushworth
Labour
17,036 42.1% 5.5%
Jane MacBean
Conservative
10,364 25.6% -27.4%
Rhys Burriss
Reform UK
9,466 23.4% 17.9%
Sarah Hannan
Green Party
1,857 4.6% 4.0%
Helen Cross
Liberal Democrat
1,373 3.4% -0.2%
Rachel Maughan
Transform Party
331 0.8% 0.8%