We are only weeks away from the next General Election taking place on July 4 and no doubt households across the North East will be beginning to think about who they will be voting for.

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are among the political party leaders who have been travelling up and down the UK in recent weeks as they embark on their campaigns, hoping their Conservative and Labour manifestos will get your vote.

But ahead of the big day next month, you might be wondering how your area voted in the 2019 General Election.

We have put together a map showing how the entire UK voted, but let’s take a closer look at County Durham.

How did County Durham vote in the 2019 General Election?

Here is how County Durham voted in the last general election five years ago:

  • Bishop Auckland: Conservative
  • City of Durham: Labour
  • North Durham: Labour
  • Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor: Conservative
  • Easington: Labour
  • Blaydon and Consett: Labour
  • Darlington: Conservative

You can see how all areas of County Durham and the rest of the North East voted in the 2019 General Election below:

What were the UK General Election results in 2019?

In 2019, the Conservative Party won a majority with a total of 365 seats.

The Conservatives gained 47 seats which was up from the previous election two years earlier.

Boris Johnson, who was Prime Minister at the time, needed 365 seats to claim a Tory majority.

In contrast, the Labour Party lost 59 seats which brought them to 203 in total.

Across the country, 81 parliamentary seats changed hands.

The Scottish National Party gained 13 seats which took them to 48 seats.

What were the results of the last General Election?

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Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats won 11 seats (losing one from 2017) and the DUP won 8 (losing two).

Sinn Féin reported 7 seats won, whilst Plaid Cymru secured 4 seats.

Meanwhile, other parties (including the speaker) won 9 seats to take the total to 650 in the House of Commons.