Stockton North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Stockton North is Chris McDonald (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Chris McDonald (Labour) 17,128 votes and John McDermottroe (Reform UK) 9,189, a majority of 7,939. 37,401 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 70,242, 53.2% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Stockton North has the 8th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,181 a year), and the 14th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£148,000).
Full-time employees living in Stockton North had median pay of £31,181 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £37,459. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £29,869. The residents' figure ranks 8th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The median price paid for a home was £148,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £110,000. It ranks 14th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,110 sales were registered in the period, against 1,278 in the year to March 2025.
65.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±6.8 points). 29.2% were economically inactive.
At the 2021 Census there were 42,758 households and 1,136.9 residents per square kilometre; 18.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 21.6% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
DWP figures count 6,560 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 31.8% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 26.5% in 2021/22 to 27.1% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Stockton North accounted for 56,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,965 local units for March 2026.
The ONS estimates 104,884 people lived in Stockton North in mid-2024, up 6.8% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 20,630; people aged 65 and over, 19,081.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 3,295, or 5.1% of the working-age population. That is up from 3,155 twelve months before.
MP
Chris McDonald, Labour
- MP for Stockton North since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Chris McDonald on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Chris McDonald's latest words in Parliament, from 15 October 2026 to 22 October 2026. Hansard search returns 506 spoken contributions by Chris McDonald since 4 July 2024.
The hon. Member makes an important point. The solutions that will help young people get into work are understood well in local communities, because they need to respond both to the needs of that local community and the needs of local industry.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow and Gateshead East (Kate Osborne) for securing this debate.
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Spadeadam is, of course, another amazing facility that I have visited in recent years. My hon.
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It is quite a number of years since I was underground at Boulby, but I do remember the experience and how important that dark matter laboratory is.
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The situation that the hon. Member described about the loss of UK quantum companies, largely under the previous Government, is exactly why my predecessor was determined to set up the ProQure programme, to ensure that the UK is leading the procurement of quantum computing and …
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris McDonald | Labour | 17,128 | 45.8% | −0.9 |
| John McDermottroe | Reform UK | 9,189 | 24.6% | +15.5 |
| Niall Innes | Conservative | 8,028 | 21.5% | −16.0 |
| Samuel Bradford | Green Party | 1,923 | 5.1% | |
| Jo Barton | Liberal Democrat | 1,133 | 3.0% | −1.0 |
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 45.8% | Reform UK 24.6% | 7,939 | 53.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 46.7% | Conservative 37.5% | 3,972 | 61.8% |
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
Stockton North lies within Stockton-on-Tees.
- Stockton-on-Tees E06000004
Who has power over Stockton North
Every body that makes decisions for Stockton North, 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
- Stockton North this page: Chris McDonald (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 Stockton North?
Chris McDonald (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Stockton North?
The House of Commons Library records 17,128 votes for Chris McDonald of Labour and a majority of 7,939; 53.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Stockton North?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,295, 5.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Stockton North?
£148,000: 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 Stockton North?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £31,181 (April 2025).
How many children in Stockton North live in low income families?
6,560 children under 16, 31.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Stockton North?
104,884 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.