Houghton and Sunderland South

Houghton and Sunderland South is a constituency in the North East region of England. The seat has been held by Bridget Phillipson (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
7,169
Electorate
78,448
Turnout
51%

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
Bridget Phillipson
Labour
18,837 47.1% 6.7%
Sam Wood-Brass
Reform UK
11,668 29.1% 13.4%
Chris Burnicle
Conservative
5,514 13.8% -19.2%
Paul Edgeworth
Liberal Democrat
2,290 5.7% -0.2%
Richard Bradley
Green Party
1,723 4.3% 1.6%