City of Durham general election candidates for 2024
The City of Durham was first given the right to elect a Member of Parliament in the 17th century, and has been represented by the Labour Party since 1935.
Current MP Mary Kelly Foy, a former Gateshead councillor, was first elected in 2019, with a majority of just over 5,000. She is seen to be on the left of the Labour Party.
Her opponents include Luke Allan Holmes, a Conservative councillor in Spennymoor, and Mark Wilkes, a Lib Dem councillor who represents the Framwellgate and Newton Hall ward in Durham. The re-drawing of parliamentary boundaries has seen the seat lose the village of Coxhoe but gain Esh and Willington.
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Here are the City of Durham candidates for the General Election in 2024:
Mark Belch - Reform
Jonathan Elmer - Green
Mary Kelly Foy - Labour
Luke Allan Holmes - Conservative
Sarah Welbourne - Social Democratic Party
Mark Wilkes - Lib Dem
Below is a gadget that will update as City of Durham's general election results for 2024 are announced: