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UK general election on 12 December 2019 North East, England - Elections contested by Liberal Democrat

A general election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 47,562,702, having 32,014,110 valid votes and 117,919 invalid votes.

Read the House of Commons Library briefing.

Elections contested - Elections won

Constituency Candidate Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Vote change Position
Berwick-Upon-Tweed HANCOCK, Tom 59,939 70.3% 7,656 18.2% -2.9% 3rd
Bishop Auckland GEORGESON, Ray 68,170 65.7% 2,133 4.8% 2.0% 4th
Blaydon ANDERSON, Vicky 67,853 67.3% 3,703 8.1% -1.0% 4th
Blyth Valley CHAPMAN, Thom 64,429 63.4% 2,151 5.3% 0.7% 4th
City Of Durham HOPGOOD, Amanda 71,271 68.6% 7,935 16.2% 6.3% 3rd
Darlington CURRY, Anne-Marie 66,397 65.5% 2,097 4.8% 2.5% 3rd
Easington HANEY, Dominic 61,182 56.5% 1,526 4.4% 3.1% 4th
Gateshead MAUGHAN, Peter 64,449 59.2% 2,792 7.3% 3.3% 3rd
Hartlepool HAGON, Andy 70,855 57.9% 1,696 4.1% 2.3% 4th
Hexham HOWSE, Stephen 61,324 75.3% 4,672 10.1% 3.0% 3rd
Houghton and Sunderland South EDGEWORTH, Paul 68,835 57.8% 2,319 5.8% 3.6% 4th
Jarrow WILKINSON, David 65,103 62.6% 2,360 5.8% 3.1% 5th
Middlesbrough CRAWFORD, Thomas 60,764 56.1% 816 2.4% 1.4% 5th
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland JOY, Jemma 72,348 66.1% 1,953 4.1% 1.2% 3rd
Newcastle Upon Tyne Central AVAEI, Ali 57,845 64.8% 2,709 7.2% 2.3% 3rd
Newcastle Upon Tyne East TAYLOR, Wendy 63,796 68.0% 4,535 10.5% 4.3% 3rd
Newcastle Upon Tyne North COTT, Nicholas 68,486 68.6% 4,357 9.3% 4.0% 3rd
North Durham MARTIN, Craig 66,796 63.2% 2,879 6.8% 2.2% 4th
North Tyneside BOYLE, Christopher 78,902 63.9% 3,241 6.4% 3.5% 4th
North West Durham PEACOCK, Michael 72,166 66.0% 2,831 5.9% -1.2% 4th
Redcar KING, Karen 65,864 62.0% 2,018 4.9% -1.8% 4th
Sedgefield WELSH, Dawn 64,325 64.6% 1,955 4.7% 2.8% 4th
South Shields SHEPHERD, William 62,793 60.3% 1,514 4.0% 2.3% 5th
Stockton North KING, Aidan 66,649 61.8% 1,631 4.0% 2.5% 4th
Stockton South DEVLIN, Brendan 76,870 71.3% 2,338 4.3% 2.5% 3rd
Sunderland Central HODSON, Niall 72,680 59.8% 3,025 7.0% 3.0% 4th
Tynemouth APPLEBY, John 77,261 72.5% 3,791 6.8% 3.7% 3rd
Wansbeck PSALLIDAS, Stephen 63,339 64.0% 2,539 6.3% 1.5% 4th
Washington and Sunderland West WEST, Carlton 66,278 56.6% 2,071 5.5% 3.2% 4th

Turnout as calculated by the House of Commons Library, is the total number of votes cast and not spoiled, divided by the size of the electorate.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.