Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor is represented in the House of Commons by Alan Strickland (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Alan Strickland (Labour) won 18,394 votes, 46.2% of the valid vote; John Grant (Reform UK) came second with 9,555. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 55.2% (39,846 of 72,215); the winning margin was 8,839 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor has the 7th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£135,000); it also has the 25th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,175 a year).
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £135,000 and half for less. That is up 21% on £111,250 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £140,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 7th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,254 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £32,633 for jobs in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor and £32,175 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £30,082. The residents' figure ranks 25th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,160 business sites were registered in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor in March 2026 (3,115 a year before), and employed 37,000 people in 2024.
About 98,600 people live in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 98,579. There were more residents aged 65 and over (21,088) than children under 16 (17,463).
In 2024/25, 30.7% of children under 16 in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (5,356) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 26.7% in 2024/25, from 23.9% in 2021/22.
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor counted 43,513 households on Census day 2021; 25.8% of adults were retired and 21.6% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 74.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.3 points. The economically inactive share was 19.8%.
In September 2026, 3.3% of 16 to 64 year olds in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor were claimants (1,965 people). September 2025 had 1,790.
MP
Alan Strickland, Labour
- MP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Alan Strickland on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Alan Strickland in Hansard, from 17 June 2026 to 19 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 68 spoken contributions by Alan Strickland since 4 July 2024.
T4. North-east MPs and business leaders are very keen for an update on procurement for Skynet, the Ministry of Defence’s secure satellite communications system.
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It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Luke Akehurst) for securing this crucial debate. Building on the powerful speeches by other hon.
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I strongly welcome the investment in social housing. What more can the Department do to make sure that the necessary social infrastructure comes with those new homes—the school places, doctors and dentists that we have struggled to secure in my constituency to support new homes …
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It is apt that the House meets during Armed Forces Week to discuss this important Bill. I strongly welcome it, and commend Ministers past and present for using its passage to not just renew service law, which Parliament is required to do every five years, as hon.
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I strongly support the change to the law being proposed today, to better protect our nation and our fellow citizens from those working for foreign states that want to disrupt and attack our way of life.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Strickland | Labour | 18,394 | 46.2% | +7.9 |
| John Grant | Reform UK | 9,555 | 24.0% | +16.2 |
| Paul Howell | Conservative | 8,195 | 20.6% | −25.6 |
| Jack Hughes | Green Party | 1,701 | 4.3% | +2.8 |
| Anne-Marie Curry | Liberal Democrat | 1,491 | 3.7% | −1.7 |
| Brian Agar | Transform Party | 264 | 0.7% | |
| Minhajul Suhon | Workers Party of Britain | 246 | 0.6% |
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 46.2% | Reform UK 24.0% | 8,839 | 55.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 46.1% | Labour 38.3% | 3,408 | 60.8% |
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
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor lies within County Durham.
- County Durham E06000047
Who has power over Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Every body that makes decisions for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor, 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
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor this page: Alan Strickland (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 Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor?
UK Parliament lists Alan Strickland, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor?
Alan Strickland (Labour) won with 18,394 votes, a majority of 8,839, on a turnout of 55.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor?
3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,965 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor?
The median price paid was £135,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor?
Median full-time pay of residents was £32,175 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,356 (30.7% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 98,579 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.