Blaydon and Consett

Blaydon and Consett is a constituency in the North East region of England. The seat has been held by Liz Twist (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 Hold
Majority
11,153
Electorate
70,487
Turnout
59.9%

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
Liz Twist
Labour
21,160 50.1% 6.1%
David Ayre
Reform UK
10,007 23.7% 14.0%
Angela Sterling
Conservative
6,052 14.3% -20.5%
Richard Simpson
Green Party
2,589 6.1% 3.1%
Vicky Anderson
Liberal Democrat
2,273 5.4% 0.8%
Paul Topping
Social Democratic Party
135 0.3% 0.3%