Bridget Phillipson

The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson is the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government posts of Minister for Women and Equalities, and Secretary of State for Education.

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency Houghton and Sunderland South when Bridget Phillipson was elected.

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%