Full list of Teesside candidates confirmed for July 4 General Election - and how to vote

Gareth Lightfoot & Stuart Arnold & Naomi Corrigan

10 June 2024 at 8:46 am·4-min read

Teessiders will go to the ballot box for the July 4 general elections — -Credit: (Image: PA)

The parliamentary candidates standing in Teesside constituencies have been confirmed ahead of the upcoming General Election.

Voters across the area will go to the polls on July 4, following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's shock announcement last month. These elections use the first-past-the-post voting system, meaning everyone votes for one candidate and the candidate with the most votes wins the election.

Elected MPs will go on to represent local residents at Westminster. Candidates in Teesside's parliamentary seats are as follows (in alphabetical order by surname)

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Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency

The new constituency will include the Stockton Council wards of Mandale and Victoria and Stainsby Hill. Andy McDonald has held the seat since 2012 and will be defending a 8,395 majority.

Votes will be verified and counted at Middlesbrough Sports Village on Alan Peacock Way.

Mehmoona Ameen - Workers Party of Britain

Mark Alan Baxtrem - Independent

Kiran Fothergill - The Conservative Party

Matthew Gareth Harris - The Green Party

Andy McDonald - Labour Party

Patrick John Miles Seargeant - Reform UK

Mo Waqas - Liberal Democrats

Middlesbrough and South and East Cleveland constituency

Boundary changes mean Saltburn has been moved from the Parliamentary constituency into Redcar, while Park End and Beckfield in Middlesbrough have been added to it. Reform UK was expected to stand in the neighbouring Middlesbrough and South and East Cleveland constituency, but its potential candidate Charlie Thompson was not on Friday's published list.

He said he was endorsing Conservative Sir Simon Clarke instead, who has held the seat since 2017 and secured a 11,626 majority two years later in 2019.

Jemma Joy - Liberal Democrats

Rod Liddle - Social Democratic Party

Luke Myer - Labour Party

Rowan McLaughlin - Green Party

Simon Clarke - Conservative Party

Stockton North constituency

Labour has held this seat since its establishment in 1983. Alex Cunningham has represented the constituency in Parliament since 2010, with a reduced majority of just over 1,000 from 2019.

He is stepping down as Stockton North MP after more than three decades of public life, with five candidates vying to replace him.

Jo Barton - Liberal Democrats

Samuel Ernest Bradford - Green Party

Niall Bell Innes - Conservative Party

John Gerard McDermottroe - Reform UK

Chris McDonald - Labour Party

Stockton West constituency

This new constituency has been created under a redrawing of parliamentary boundaries now including villages on the outskirts of
Darlington which had been part of Sedgefield. The previous Stockton South seat had changed hands between Conservative and Labour MPs, with Conservative Matt Vickers winning the seat by more than 5,000 votes in 2019.

Nigel Frederick Boddy - Liberal Democrats

Monty Brack - Independents for Direct Democracy

Vivek Chhabra

Joe Dancey - Labour Party

Steve Matthews - Reform UK

Niko Omilana - Independent

Anna-Maria Toms - Green Party

Matt Vickers - Conservative Party

Mohammed Zaroof - Independent

Redcar constituency

In Redcar, which has been held by Conservative Jacob Young since 2019 with a 3,527 majority, six candidates are standing. Mr Young is joined by his predecessor in the race for the seat, Anna Turley.

Gary Conlin - Social Democratic Party

John Davies - Reform UK

Ruth Hatton - Green Party

Chris Jones - Liberal Democrats

Anna Turley - Labour and Co-operative Party

Jacob Young - Conservative Party

How to vote in the elections

People must be registered to vote and the deadline is 11.59pm on Tuesday, June 18. You can register to vote on the government website.

Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm. People can see where their polling station is on their poll card, which will be sent out before the election. Alternatively, check the Where Do I Vote website.

A valid form of photo ID is required to vote in person. You can see the accepted forms of ID on the Electoral Commission website.

If you do not have a valid photo ID, you'll need to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (VAC). You'll need to do this before before 5pm on Wednesday, June 26.

Those wanting to vote by post must apply before 5pm on Wednesday, June 19. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote.

Proxy votes, or votes done on behalf of someone else, must be registered by 5pm on Wednesday, June 26. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

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