Darlington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Lola McEvoy (Labour) is the MP for Darlington, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Lola McEvoy (Labour) 16,621 votes and Peter Gibson (Conservative) 14,323, a majority of 2,298. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 60.0% (42,378 of 70,672).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Darlington has the 34th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£164,000).
Homes in Darlington sold for a median £164,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 28% on £128,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £165,295, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 34th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,305 recorded sales.
DWP figures count 5,515 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 30.4% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 26.2% in 2024/25, from 24.1% in 2021/22.
Residents of Darlington earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £34,030 for workplace jobs and £35,724 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £32,087. The residents' figure ranks 175th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Darlington had an estimated population of 101,267 in mid-2024, against 96,191 in 2014 (ONS). 20,917 were aged 65 or over and 18,159 were under 16.
3,685 business sites were registered in Darlington in March 2026 (3,635 a year before), and employed 46,000 people in 2024.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 72.9% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 4.2 points. The economically inactive share was 22.5%.
At the 2021 Census there were 44,411 households and 859.2 residents per square kilometre; 23.4% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.3% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
2,310 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 2,355.
MP
Lola McEvoy, Labour
- MP for Darlington since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Lola McEvoy on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Lola McEvoy's latest words in Parliament, from 6 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 145 spoken contributions by Lola McEvoy since 4 July 2024.
Having had 14 years in power to do something about this issue, the Conservative party might be expected to support the next stage of our policing regulations, as set out in the King’s Speech. Does the hon.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for bringing this important debate to Westminster Hall.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I commend the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) for securing the debate, which is about—politely—underperforming trusts.
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Q13. Olivia is a young constituent in Darlington. Her testimony was instrumental in securing a ban on stranger contact for under-16s. She has the letter that the Prime Minister sent her framed on her wall.
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I recently met a woman who had spent her career fighting fraud for the Department for Work and Pensions. If she had behaved in the way that this company is behaving around her pension, she would have been fired on the spot.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lola McEvoy | Labour | 16,621 | 39.2% | +0.3 |
| Peter Gibson | Conservative | 14,323 | 33.8% | −15.9 |
| Michael Walker | Reform UK | 6,852 | 16.2% | +12.5 |
| Matthew Snedker | Green Party | 2,847 | 6.7% | +4.2 |
| Simon Thorley | Liberal Democrat | 1,735 | 4.1% | −0.5 |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. 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 39.2% | Conservative 33.8% | 2,298 | 60.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 49.7% | Labour 38.9% | 4,968 | 65.7% |
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
Darlington lies within Darlington.
- Darlington E06000005
Who has power over Darlington
Every body that makes decisions for Darlington, 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 3: Local councils
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
- Darlington this page: Lola McEvoy (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 Darlington?
UK Parliament lists Lola McEvoy, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Darlington since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Darlington?
Lola McEvoy (Labour) won with 16,621 votes, a majority of 2,298, on a turnout of 60.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Darlington?
3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,310 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Darlington?
The median price paid was £164,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Darlington?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,724 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Darlington live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,515 (30.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Darlington?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 101,267 residents.
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.