Election 97

Durham North


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Giles Radice
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 6,843 (14.5%)
Labour 97 33,142 (70.3%)
LibDem 97 5,225 (11.1%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,958 ( 4.2%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 67,891
Turnout 97 47,168 (69.5%)



1992 MP Giles Radice
Old constituency name Durham North
Majority 92 17,764 (35.0%)
Conservative 92 12,610 (24.9%)
Labour 92 30,374 (59.9%)
LibDem 92 7,755 (15.3%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 66,503
Turnout 92 50,739 (76.3%)
Durham North



Tory change -10.3%
Labour change +10.4%
Lib Dem change -4.2%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +4.2%
Electorate change +2.1%
Turnout Change -6.8%
Robert Waller wrote

Created in 1983 as an amalgamation of two former constituencies, this is a rock-solid Labour seat in this most Labour of all counties. The old Chester-le-Street seat, most of which is in this constituency, has been held by Labour since 1906 with an 8,000 majority even in their wilderness year of 1931, when they barely won 50 seats in the whole country. Labour right-winger Giles Radice can count on the continuing loyalty of his constituents.


Super Profiles

339 0.89 9.03 10
1,586 4.15 11.17 37
5,915 15.46 11.25 138
10,492 27.43 14.70 187
0 0.00 10.45 0
0 0.00 2.81 0
556 1.45 8.01 18
11,033 28.85 15.25 189
4,778 12.49 7.13 175
3,394 8.87 10.17 87