Houghton and Sunderland South
ConstituencyThe east of the North East. About 106,145 people in 69 square kilometres.
MP for Houghton and Sunderland South
Bridget PhillipsonLabourMP since
They won by 7,169 votes on a 51.0% turnout.
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Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in Houghton and Sunderland South had a majority of 17.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget PhillipsonElected | Labour | 18,837 | 47.1% |
| Sam Woods-Brass | Reform UK | 11,668 | 29.1% |
| Chris Burnicle | Conservative | 5,514 | 13.8% |
| Paul Edgeworth | Liberal Democrat | 2,290 | 5.7% |
| Richard Bradley | Green Party | 1,723 | 4.3% |
- Electorate
- 78,448
- Turnout
- 51.0%
- Majority
- 7,169 (17.9%)
- Valid votes
- 40,032
- Rejected ballots
- 101
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Houghton and Sunderland South compares
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Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of Houghton and Sunderland South?
Houghton and Sunderland South had 100,440 usual residents at the census.
Houghton and Sunderland South is the 312th least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Sunderland
Most of Houghton and Sunderland South lies in Sunderland. These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Houghton and Sunderland South itself. See Sunderland
Houghton and Sunderland South in brief
The winner in Houghton and Sunderland South had a majority of 17.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Houghton and Sunderland South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.0%.
Houghton and Sunderland South had 100,440 usual residents at the census.
62.5% of residents in Houghton and Sunderland South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.