City of Durham: MP, 2024 result and local figures
City of Durham is represented in the House of Commons by Mary Kelly Foy (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Mary Foy (Labour) won 19,131 votes, 47.1% of the valid vote; Mark Belch (Reform UK) came second with 7,374. 40,627 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 70,583, 57.6% of those registered. The majority was 11,757.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, City of Durham has the 39th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (64.8%); it also has the 56th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£175,000).
64.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±9.1 points). 28.1% were economically inactive.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £175,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £139,950. The highest March-year median in the series was £187,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 56th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,130 sales were registered in the period, against 1,356 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in City of Durham accounted for 57,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,835 local units for March 2026.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 103,412; the estimate for 2014 was 96,727. The estimate peaked at 103,501 in 2023. There were more residents aged 65 and over (20,398) than children under 16 (14,390).
Full-time employees living in City of Durham had median pay of £37,642 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £33,690. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,859. The residents' figure ranks 282nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In 2024/25, 23.1% of children under 16 in City of Durham (3,325) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 19.4% in 2021/22 to 20.5% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,550 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.3%. That is up from 1,535 twelve months before.
At the 2021 Census there were 41,093 households and 467.1 residents per square kilometre; 31.1% of workers mainly worked from home and 22.8% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Mary Kelly Foy, Labour
- MP for City of Durham since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mary Kelly Foy on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Mary Kelly Foy in Hansard, from 7 July 2026 to 15 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 142 spoken contributions by Mary Kelly Foy since 4 July 2024.
It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I am so pleased to speak in this debate and to have secured it alongside my APPG co-chair, the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman).
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart. I congratulate my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Luke Akehurst), on securing this debate.
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I could not agree more—these issues have come to light in similar jurisdictions around the world. We know that there is a greater risk of social coercion driven by the inequalities that people face.
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I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, but he will find that there are statistics on that. In America, 8% of those who have been deemed to have chosen to end their life have faced huge financial difficulties.
I agree with the hon. Gentleman. It seems that this overseas company had no intention of educating our children in the UK, and legislation should be strengthened or put in place to stop this happening again.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Foy | Labour | 19,131 | 47.1% | +6.2 |
| Mark Belch | Reform UK | 7,374 | 18.2% | +11.6 |
| Mark Wilkes | Liberal Democrat | 5,920 | 14.6% | −2.4 |
| Luke Holmes | Conservative | 5,221 | 12.9% | −19.0 |
| Jonathan Elmer | Green Party | 2,803 | 6.9% | +3.6 |
| Sarah Welbourne | Social Democratic Party | 178 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 47.1% | Reform UK 18.2% | 11,757 | 57.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 40.9% | Conservative 31.9% | 4,657 | 70.4% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
City of Durham lies within County Durham.
- County Durham E06000047
Who has power over City of Durham
Every body that makes decisions for City of Durham, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- City of Durham this page: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for City of Durham?
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in City of Durham?
The House of Commons Library records 19,131 votes for Mary Foy of Labour and a majority of 11,757; 57.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in City of Durham?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,550, 2.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in City of Durham?
£175,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in City of Durham?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,642 (April 2025).
How many children in City of Durham live in low income families?
3,325 children under 16, 23.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of City of Durham?
103,412 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.