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Durham North West - History
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| Established | February 23, 1950 |
| Disbanded | July 04, 2024 |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia May 23, 2024 09:06am |
| Description | Durham North West is a sizeable constituency which consists of terraced towns like Consett, Crook and Willington. It also covers smaller settlements like Lanchester and Tow Law - the site of a foot-and-mouth dumping ground in 2001 - as well as some rural areas in the Wear Valley. Consett was in a seat of its own until 1983, not long after the closure of its steelworks which devastated the town. Though unemployment still remains high, it has managed a degree of recovery since and is looking towards tourism as a new source of revenue. Labour Chief Whip Hilary Armstrong has been MP here since 1987. She was born locally and was a social worker in the area before her election. Her majority in the landslide year of 1997 was almost 25,000 - 53.4% and stayed high in 2001. The seat has stayed in the Armstrong family: her father, Ernest, was the previous MP from 1964-87.
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Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| Dec 12, 2019 |
General Election |
| | Richard Holden
19,990
41.94%
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| Laura Pidcock(I)
18,846
39.54%
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| John Wolstenholme
3,193
6.70%
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| Michael Keith Peacock
2,831
5.94%
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| Watts Stelling
1,216
2.55%
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| David Sewell
1,173
2.46%
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| David Lindsay
414
0.87%
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| Jun 08, 2017 |
General Election |
| | Laura Pidcock
25,308
52.83%
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| Sally-Ann Hart
16,516
34.48%
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| Owen Temple
3,398
7.09%
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| Alan John Breeze
2,150
4.49%
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| Dominic Horsman
530
1.11%
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| May 07, 2015 |
General Election |
| | Patricia Glass(I)
20,074
46.88%
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| Charlotte Haitham Taylor
10,018
23.40%
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| Bruce Reid
7,265
16.97%
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| Owen Temple
3,894
9.09%
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| Mark Shilcock
1,567
3.66%
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| May 06, 2010 |
General Election |
| | Patricia Glass
18,539
42.31%
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| Owen Temple
10,927
24.94%
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| Michelle Tempest
8,766
20.01%
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| Watts Stelling
2,472
5.64%
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| Michael Stewart
1,852
4.23%
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| Andrew McDonald
1,259
2.87%
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| May 05, 2005 |
General Election |
| | Hilary Armstrong(I)
21,312
53.94%
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| Alan Ord
7,869
19.92%
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| Jamie Devlin
6,463
16.36%
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| Watts Stelling
3,865
9.78%
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| Jun 07, 2001 |
General Election |
| | Hilary Armstrong(I)
24,526
62.52%
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| William Clouston
8,193
20.89%
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| Alan Ord
5,846
14.90%
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| Joan Hartnell
661
1.69%
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| May 01, 1997 |
General Election |
| | Hilary Armstrong(I)
31,855
68.77%
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| Louise St. John-Howe
7,101
15.33%
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| Anthony Gillings
4,991
10.78%
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| Rodney E. B. Atkinson
2,372
5.12%
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| Apr 09, 1992 |
General Election |
| | Hilary Armstrong(I)
26,734
57.85%
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| Theresa May
12,747
27.59%
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| Tim Farron
6,728
14.56%
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| Jun 11, 1987 |
General Election |
| | Hilary Armstrong
22,947
50.90%
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| Derek Iceton
12,785
28.36%
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| Chris Foote-Wood
9,349
20.74%
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| Jun 09, 1983 |
General Election |
| | Ernest Armstrong(I)
19,135
44.58%
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| Terence Middleton
12,779
29.77%
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| Chris Foote-Wood
11,008
25.65%
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| May 03, 1979 |
General Election |
| | Ernest Armstrong(I)
29,525
61.30%
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| T. Fenwick
14,245
29.58%
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| J. Hannibell
4,394
9.12%
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| Oct 10, 1974 |
General Election |
| | Ernest Armstrong(I)
27,953
64.16%
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| Michael J. B. Cookson
9,197
21.11%
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| James K. Forster
6,418
14.73%
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| Feb 28, 1974 |
General Election |
| | Ernest Armstrong(I)
28,326
61.58%
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| John C. B. Riddell
10,865
23.62%
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| James K. Forster
6,809
14.80%
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| Jun 18, 1970 |
General Election |
| | Ernest Armstrong(I)
24,245
69.60%
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| Alan E. Page
10,590
30.40%
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| Mar 31, 1966 |
General Election |
| | Ernest Armstrong(I)
25,260
73.58%
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| Colin MacAndrew
9,070
26.42%
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| Oct 15, 1964 |
General Election |
| | Ernest Armstrong
26,006
69.75%
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| Kenneth L. Ellis
11,280
30.25%
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| Oct 08, 1959 |
General Election |
| | William Ainsley(I)
28,064
68.06%
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| Olive Sinclair
13,172
31.94%
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| May 26, 1955 |
General Election |
| | William Ainsley
27,116
67.41%
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| Thomas T. Hubble
13,110
32.59%
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| Oct 25, 1951 |
General Election |
| | James Dixon Murray(I)
30,417
68.66%
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| James Quigley
13,885
31.34%
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| Feb 23, 1950 |
General Election |
| | James Dixon Murray(I)
31,084
69.67%
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| James Quigley
13,530
30.33%
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