Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)

Darlington Borough constituency

Darlington shown within County Durham, and County Durham shown within England
Created:	1868
MP:	Alan Milburn
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	County Durham
EP constituency:	North East England

Darlington is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958 is a British Politician. He is Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP for Darlington, and served This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. Brief history and overview Prior to the mid-19th century Politics in the United Kingdom The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU North East England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member

1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Boundary review
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Notes
5 See also

Boundaries

The constituency covers Darlington in County Durham, which is in the North East of England. Darlington is a town in County Durham, England and the main population centre in the Borough of Darlington. North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The largest town in County Durham, and an administrative centre for the rural areas surrounding it, Darlington is somewhat more middle-class than other seats in Durham. It is the 'Home and Birthplace' of the Railway, Darlington also had a thriving heavy industry background with the 'Rolling Mills' and 'Tubemans' it was also home to the 'Cleveland Bridge Building and Engineering Company, situated in the centre of town was the Steel Works and 'Forge' with its massive cooling towers (now dismantled). The Conservatives have held the seat in good years for them, although it is still, despite the above factors, reasonably favourable to Labour on most occasions.

Boundary review

Following a review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has created a slightly modified Darlington constituency to be fought at the 2009 or 2010 UK general election.

The electoral wards used in the slightly altered constituency are:

Bank Top, Central, Cockerton East, Cockerton West, College, Eastbourne, Faverdale, Harrowgate Hill, Haughton East, Haughton North, Haughton West, Hummersknott, Lascelles, Lingfield, Mowden, Northgate, North Road, Park East, Park West and Pierremont. Cockerton is a suburb of Darlington, a town in County Durham, England. Eastbourne ( is a large town and borough of East Sussex, on the south coast of England with an estimated population of 94816 as of 2007 Haughton-le-Skerne is a village in the borough of Darlington and the Ceremonial county of County Durham, England.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
1868		constituency created
	1868	Edmund Backhouse	Liberal
	1880	Theodore Fry	Liberal
	1895	Arthur Pease
	1898	Herbert Pike Pease	Liberal Unionist, then Unionist
	1910	Ignatius Timothy Tribich Lincoln^[1]	Liberal
	1910	Herbert Pike Pease	Conservative
	1923	William Edwin Pease	Conservative
	1926	Arthur Lewis Shepherd	Labour
	1931	Charles Urie Peat	Conservative
	1945	David Hardman	Labour
	1951	Fergus Graham	Conservative
	1959	Anthony Bourne-Arton	Conservative
	1964	Edward Fletcher	Labour
	1983	Oswald O'Brien	Labour
	1983	Michael Fallon	Conservative
	1992	Alan Milburn	Labour

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

General Election, November 1922: Darlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Herbert Pike Pease	13,286	49. The Reform Act 1867 (also known as the Second Reform Act, and formally titled the Representation of the People Act 1867) 30 & 31 Vict Results \|} Total votes cast 2333251 Edmund Backhouse (1824 &ndash 7 June 1906) banker JP on the County Durham and for the North Riding of Yorkshire The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Results \|} Total votes cast 3359416 Voting summary Seats summary Sir Theodore Fry 1st Baronet ( 1 May 1836 &ndash 5 February 1912) was an English Liberal Party politician The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The UK general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895 Arthur Pease, DL ( 12 September 1837 &ndash 27 August 1898) was a British politician son of Joseph Pease (railway Herbert Pike Pease 1st Baron Daryngton ( 7 May 1867 &ndash 10 May 1949) was a British politician The Liberal Unionists were a British political party that split away from the Liberals in 1886 and had effectively merged with the Conservatives by the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom general election of January 1910 was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln ( 4 April 1879 - 4 October 1943) was a Hungarian -born Jewish adventurer who spent The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The United Kingdom general election of December 1910 was held from 3 to 19 December Herbert Pike Pease 1st Baron Daryngton ( 7 May 1867 &ndash 10 May 1949) was a British politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Darlington by-election 1923 was a By-election held on 28 February 1923 for the British House of Commons constituency of William Edwin Pease ( 3 June 1865 &ndash 23 January 1926) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Darlington by-election 1926 was a By-election held on 17 February 1926 for the British House of Commons constituency of Arthur Lewis Shepherd ( 7 February 1884 &ndash 14 April 1951) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday Charles Urie Peat ( 28 February 1892 &ndash 27 October 1979) was a British Conservative Party politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Results \|} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory David Rennie Hardman ( 18 October 1901 &ndash 6 December 1989) was a British Labour Party politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results \|} Total votes cast 28596594 All parties shown Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists Votes summary Headline Sir (Frederick Fergus Graham 5th Baronet ( 10 March 1893 &ndash 1 August 1978) was a Conservative Party politician in the United The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Background Following the Suez Crisis in 1956 Anthony Eden the Conservative Prime Minister became unpopular and resigned the following year Anthony Temple Bourne-Arton (1 March 1913 &ndash 28 May 1996 was British Conservative Party politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Campaign The pre-election campaign was prolonged as Douglas-Home delayed calling a general election in order to try to give himself the maximum time to improve the Edward (Ted Joseph Fletcher ( 25 February 1911 &ndash 13 February 1983) was a British Labour Party politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Darlington by-election 1983 was a parliamentary by-election held on 24 March 1983 for the British House of Commons constituency Oswald O'Brien ( 6 April 1928 &ndash 10 March 1997) was a British Labour Co-operative politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats\|} Total votes cast 30661309 Michael Cathal Fallon (born 14 May, 1952, Scotland) is a British Conservative Party Politician. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Results \|} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958 is a British Politician. He is Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP for Darlington, and served The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Herbert Pike Pease 1st Baron Daryngton ( 7 May 1867 &ndash 10 May 1949) was a British politician 7	−11. 8
	Labour	W. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the J. Sherwood	9,048	33. 8	N/A
	Liberal	T. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Crooks	4,419	16. 5	−22. 0
Majority			4,238	15. 9	−7. 1
Turnout			26,753	88. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 0	+20. 2
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Darlington by-election, 28 February 1923
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Pease	14,684	56. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The Darlington by-election 1923 was a By-election held on 28 February 1923 for the British House of Commons constituency of The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. William Edwin Pease ( 3 June 1865 &ndash 23 January 1926) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician 6	+6. 9
	Labour	W. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the J. Sherwood	11,271	43. 4	+9. 6
Majority			3,413	13. 2	−2. 7
Turnout			25,955	85. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 3	−2. 7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 4

General Election, October 1924: Darlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Pease	15,174	53. The 1924 UK general election was held on 29 October 1924 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin performed dramatically better in electoral terms than in The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. William Edwin Pease ( 3 June 1865 &ndash 23 January 1926) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician 8	+11. 6
	Labour	Arthur Shepherd	13,008	46. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Arthur Lewis Shepherd ( 7 February 1884 &ndash 14 April 1951) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. 2	+12. 6
Majority			2,166	7. 6	−1. 0
Turnout			28,182	86. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 1	−0. 7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 5

Darlington by-election, 17 February 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Shepherd	12,965	44. The Darlington by-election 1926 was a By-election held on 17 February 1926 for the British House of Commons constituency of The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Arthur Lewis Shepherd ( 7 February 1884 &ndash 14 April 1951) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. 5	−1. 7
	Conservative	E. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. H. Pease	12,636	43. 3	−10. 5
	Liberal	John Dickie	3,573	12. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party John Purcell Dickie (born 14 July 1874) was a Liberal Party (later National Liberal) politician in the United Kingdom. 2	N/A
Majority			329	1. 2	N/A
Turnout			29,174	87. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6	+1. 5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 4

Elections in the 1970s

General election, 1979: Darlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Fletcher	22,565	45. Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Edward (Ted Joseph Fletcher ( 25 February 1911 &ndash 13 February 1983) was a British Labour Party politician 52	+0. 03
	Conservative	Timothy Kirkhope	21,513	43. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Timothy John Robert Kirkhope (born April 29 1945) is a British lawyer and politician currently serving as Member of the European Parliament 39	+5. 77
	Liberal	K. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Walker	5,054	10. 19	−6. 44
	National Front	H. The British National Front (most commonly called the National Front, and often known as the NF) is a British Political party whose major political Outhwaite	444	0. 90	N/A
Majority			1,052	2. 12	−5. 81
Turnout			49,576	78. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 4	+13. 43
	Labour hold		Swing	−2. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 82

Elections in the 1980s

Darlington by-election, 24 March 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Oswald O'Brien	20,544	39. The Darlington by-election 1983 was a parliamentary by-election held on 24 March 1983 for the British House of Commons constituency The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Oswald O'Brien ( 6 April 1928 &ndash 10 March 1997) was a British Labour Co-operative politician 5	−6. 0
	Conservative	Michael Fallon	18,132	34. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Michael Cathal Fallon (born 14 May, 1952, Scotland) is a British Conservative Party Politician. 9	−8. 5
	Social Democrat	Anthony Cook	12,735	24. This is about the UK Social Democratic Party which existed between 1981 and 1988 5	+14. 3
	Monster Raving Loony	David Sutch	374	0. The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP is a registered Political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and politician David Screaming Lord Sutch 3rd Earl of Harrow, known as Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch ( 10 November 1940 &ndash 7	N/A
	Independent	Arthur Clark	164	0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 3	N/A
	Tactical Voting Annihilates Bennite Tatchellites	Thomas Keen	27	0. 1	N/A
	Yoga and Meditation	Jitendra Bardwaj	15	0. 0	N/A
	Republican	Peter Smith	10	0. 0	N/A
Majority			2,412	4. 6	+2. 5
Turnout			52,001
	Labour hold		Swing	+1. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 25

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2001: Darlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Milburn	22,479	56. Results \|} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958 is a British Politician. He is Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP for Darlington, and served 3	-5. 2
	Conservative	Tony Richmond	12,095	30. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 3	+2. 0
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Adamson	4,358	10. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 9	+3. 7
	Socialist Alliance	Alan Docherty	469	1. The Socialist Alliance was a Left-wing Electoral alliance operating in England in existence between 1992 and 2005 and is currently (after being refounded 2	N/A
	Independent	Craig Platt	269	0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 7	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Amanda Rose	229	0. This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996 6	N/A
Majority			10,384	26. 0
Turnout			39,899	62. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 0	-11. 9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2005: Darlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Milburn	20,643	52. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958 is a British Politician. He is Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP for Darlington, and served 4	-3. 9
	Conservative	Anthony Frieze	10,239	26. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 0	-4. 3
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Adamson	7,269	18. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 5	+7. 6
	UK Independence	John Hoodless	730	1. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 9	+1. 9
	Veritas	David Davies	507	1. Veritas ( Latin: "Truth" is a Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in February 2005 by politician-celebrity Robert Kilroy-Silk 3	+1. 3
Majority			10,404	26. 4
Turnout			39,388	60. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 3	-1. 7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 2

Notes

^ also known as Trebitsch Lincoln, later a spy

Constituencies in North East England
Labour	Bishop Auckland \| Blaydon \| Blyth Valley \| City of Durham \| Darlington \| Easington \| Gateshead East and Washington West \| Hartlepool \| Houghton and Washington East \| Jarrow \| Middlesbrough \| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland \| Newcastle upon Tyne Central \| Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend \| Newcastle upon Tyne North \| North Durham \| North Tyneside \| North West Durham \| Redcar \| Sedgefield \| South Shields \| Stockton North \| Stockton South \| Sunderland North \| Sunderland South \| Tyne Bridge \| Tynemouth \| Wansbeck
Liberal Democrat	Berwick-upon-Tweed
Conservative	Hexham
North East European constituency: Labour (1) \| Conservative (1) \| Liberal Democrats (1)

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