Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)#Members of Parliament

{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868 onwards}}

{{Distinguish|Electoral district of Darlington (disambiguation){{!}}Electoral district of Darlington}}

{{Infobox UK constituency main

|name = Darlington

|parliament = uk

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|caption = Interactive map of boundaries from 2024

|image2 = File:North East England - Darlington constituency.svg

|caption2 = Boundary of Darlington in the North East England

|year = 1868

|abolished =

|type = County

|elects_howmany = One

|previous = South Durham

|next =

|electorate = 70,446 (2023){{cite web |url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-north-east/#lg_darlington-cc-70446

|title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East

|publisher=Boundary Commission for England

|access-date=3 July 2024

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|population =

|region = England

|county = County Durham

|towns = Darlington

|mp = Lola McEvoy

|party = Labour Party

}}

Darlington is the parliamentary constituency for the eponymous market town in County Durham in the North East of England. It is currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Lola McEvoy of the Labour Party, who was first elected in 2024.{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.|group= n}}

The constituency was created for the 1868 election.

Constituency profile

The constituency is tightly drawn around the Darlington urban boundary, and is slightly less wealthy and more deprived than the UK average figures.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Darlington

Boundaries

= 1868–1885 =

Under the Reform Act 1867, the proposed contents of the new parliamentary borough were defined as the townships of Darlington, Haughton-le-Skerne, and Cockerton.{{Cite web |title=Representation of the People Act 1867. |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1867/102/pdfs/ukpga_18670102_en.pdf?view=extent |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702101125/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1867/102/pdfs/ukpga_18670102_en.pdf?view=extent |archive-date=2 July 2021 |access-date=23 May 2020 |page=22}} However, this was amended under the Boundary Act 1868, with the boundary defined as being coterminous with the Municipal Borough of Darlington.{{Cite web |title=Boundary Act 1868 | year=1807 |url=https://archive.org/details/statutesunitedk31britgoog/page/158/mode/2up?q=Darlington&view=theater |page=158}}

See map on Vision of Britain website.{{Cite web |title=HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1868, Darlington |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/maps/sheet/bc_reports_1868/Darlington_1868}}

= 1885–1918 =

As defined in 1868 with minor amendments.{{Cite web |title=Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 |url=https://archive.org/details/publicgeneralac01walegoog/page/n129/mode/2up?view=theater&q=darlington |page=129| publisher=Proprietors of the Law Journal Reports }}

= 1918–1983 =

The County Borough of Darlington.{{Cite book |last=Craig |first=Fred W. S. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/539011 |title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972; |date=1972 |publisher=Political Reference Publications |isbn=0-900178-09-4 |location=Chichester |pages=11, 59, 129 |oclc=539011}}

The boundaries were adjusted in 1918, 1950 and 1973 to reflect changes to the boundaries of the county borough.

= 1983–2010 =

The Borough of Darlington wards of Bank Top, Central, Cockerton East, Cockerton West, college, Eastbourne North, Eastbourne South, Harrowgate Hill, Haughton East, Haughton West, Hummersknott, Lascelles, Lingfield, Mowden, Northgate North, Northgate South, North Road, Park East, Park West, and Pierremont.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/417/pdfs/uksi_19830417_en.pdf |page=24}}{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1626/made |at=In the County of Durham}}

No change to boundaries.

= 2010–2024 =

{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Darlington (UK Parliament constituency) 2010}}|frame=yes|frame-width=250|text=Map of boundaries 2010–2024}}

The Borough of Darlington wards of Bank Top, Central, Cockerton East, Cockerton West, College, Eastbourne, Faverdale, Harrowgate Hill, Haughton East, Haughton North, Haughton West, Hummersknott, Lascelles, Lingfield, Mowden, Northgate, North Road, Park East, Park West, and Pierremont.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1681/made |at=In Durham and Darlington}}

Minor change to reflect new ward boundaries.

= 2024–present =

Following the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency comprises the following:

The Borough of Darlington wards of: Bank Top & Lascelles; Brinkburn & Faverdale; Cockerton; College; Eastbourne; Harrowgate Hill; Haughton & Springfield; Heighington & Coniscliffe; Hummersknott; Mowden; North Road; Northgate; Park East; Park West; Pierremont; Red Hall & Lingfield; Stephenson; Whinfield.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region}}

The constituency was expanded slightly to bring the electorate within the permitted range, by adding the rural ward of Heighington & Coniscliffe from the abolished constituency of Sedgefield.

Political history

The seat has been held by all three major parties in its long existence, but has been a marginal constituency between the Labour and Conservative parties in the years since the Second World War. Labour held the seat for 27 years from 1992 with their candidate Jenny Chapman winning the seat in 2010 with a 3,388 majority down from 10,404 in the previous election. In 2015, her majority over the Conservatives fell to 3,158. In the 2019 general election Conservative Peter Gibson defeated Chapman with a 3,294 majority before being defeated himself in 2024 by Lola McEvoy of Labour by a margin of 2,298

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"\|Election	Member{{Rayment-hc\|d\|1\|date=March 2012}}	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1868 \| Edmund Backhouse \| Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1880 \| Theodore Fry \| Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Unionist Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1895 \| Arthur Pease \| Liberal Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Unionist Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1898 by-election \| Herbert Pease \| Liberal Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1910 \| Trebitsch Lincoln \| Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Unionist Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1910 \| Herbert Pease \| Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Unionist Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1923 by-election \| William Edwin Pease \| Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1926 by-election \| Arthur Shepherd \| Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1931 \| Charles Peat \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1945 \| David Hardman \| Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1951 \| Fergus Graham \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1959 \| Anthony Bourne-Arton \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1964 \| Ted Fletcher \| Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1983 by-election \| Oswald O'Brien \| Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1983 \| Michael Fallon \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 1992 \| Alan Milburn \| Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 2010 \| Jenny Chapman \| Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \| \| 2019 \| Peter Gibson \| Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| 2024 \| Lola McEvoy \| Labour

class="wikitable"

colspan="2"|Election

Member{{Rayment-hc|d|1|date=March 2012}}

Party

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |

| 1868

| Edmund Backhouse

| Liberal

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |

| 1880

| Theodore Fry

| Liberal

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Unionist Party (UK)}}" |

| 1895

| Arthur Pease

| Liberal Unionist

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Unionist Party (UK)}}" |

| 1898 by-election

| Herbert Pease

| Liberal Unionist

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |

| 1910

| Trebitsch Lincoln

| Liberal

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (UK)}}" |

| 1910

| Herbert Pease

| Unionist

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (UK)}}" |

| 1923 by-election

| William Edwin Pease

| Unionist

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 1926 by-election

| Arthur Shepherd

| Labour

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1931

| Charles Peat

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 1945

| David Hardman

| Labour

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1951

| Fergus Graham

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1959

| Anthony Bourne-Arton

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 1964

| Ted Fletcher

| Labour

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 1983 by-election

| Oswald O'Brien

| Labour

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 1983

| Michael Fallon

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 1992

| Alan Milburn

| Labour

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 2010

| Jenny Chapman

| Labour

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| 2019

| Peter Gibson

| Conservative

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 2024

| Lola McEvoy

| Labour

Elections

File:Darlington vote share graph.png

=Elections in the 2020s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Darlington{{cite web |title=Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations |url=https://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/21186/darlington-constituency-statement-of-persons-nominated-notice-of-poll-and-situation-of-polling-stations.pdf |publisher=Darlington Borough Council |access-date=3 July 2024 |date=7 June 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party=Labour Party (UK)

|candidate=Lola McEvoy

|votes=16,621

|percentage=39.2

|change=+0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=Peter Gibson

|votes=14,323

|percentage=33.8

|change=-15.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Reform UK

|candidate=Michael Walker

|votes=6,852

|percentage=16.2

|change=+12.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate=Matthew Snedker

|votes=2,847

|percentage=6.7

|change=+4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate=Simon Thorley

|votes=1,735

|percentage=4.1

|change=-0.5

}}

{{Election box majority||votes=2,298|percentage=5.4|change=N/A}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=42,378|percentage=59.9|change=-5.8}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +8.1

}}

= Elections in the 2010s =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2019: Darlington{{Cite web |url=https://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/10333/notice-statement-of-persons-nominated-notice-of-poll-and-situation-of-polling-stations-darlington.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115174609/https://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/10333/notice-statement-of-persons-nominated-notice-of-poll-and-situation-of-polling-stations-darlington.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.darlington.gov.uk/your-council/democracy/elections-and-electoral-registration/past-election-results/uk-parliamentary-general-elections/uk-parliamentary-general-election-12-december-2019-results/ |title=UK Parliamentary (General) Election – 12 December 2019 results |date=13 December 2019 |publisher=Darlington Borough Council |access-date=13 December 2019 |archive-date=13 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213144646/https://www.darlington.gov.uk/your-council/democracy/elections-and-electoral-registration/past-election-results/uk-parliamentary-general-elections/uk-parliamentary-general-election-12-december-2019-results/ |url-status=live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Gibson|votes=20,901|percentage=48.1|change=+4.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jenny Chapman|votes=17,607|percentage=40.5|change=–10.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Anne-Marie Curry|votes=2,097|percentage=4.8|change=+2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Brexit Party|candidate=Dave Mawson|votes=1,544|percentage=3.5|change=New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Matthew Snedker|votes=1,057|percentage=2.4|change=+1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Monty Brack|votes=292|percentage=0.7|change=New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,294

|percentage = 7.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 43,498

|percentage = 65.6

|change = −2.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +7.4

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jenny Chapman{{cite tweet|user=SamHowarth1991|author=Sam Howarth|number=856177504624750592|date=23 April 2017|title=Great to be at @JennyChapman #GE2017 launch in a sunny South Park today – let's win again in Darlington! 🌹}}

|votes = 22,681

|percentage = 50.6

|change = +7.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Cuthbertson{{cite web|url=http://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2017/04/watkins-back-for-third-go-at-tooting-macleod-battles-cracknell-for-brentford-isleworth-latest-candidate-news.html|title=Watkins back for third go at Tooting. Macleod battles Cracknell for Brentford & Isleworth. Latest candidate news. – Conservative Home|website=conservativehome.com|date=26 April 2017 |access-date=20 April 2018|archive-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409192529/https://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2017/04/watkins-back-for-third-go-at-tooting-macleod-battles-cracknell-for-brentford-isleworth-latest-candidate-news.html|url-status=live}}

|votes = 19,401

|percentage = 43.3

|change = +8.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate =Kevin Brack

|votes = 1,180

|percentage = 2.6

|change = −10.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate =Anne-Marie Curry

|votes = 1,031

|percentage = 2.3

|change = −2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Matthew Snedker

|votes = 524

|percentage = 1.2

|change = −2.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,280

|percentage = 7.3

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,817

|percentage = 67.6

|change = +5.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −0.2

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2015: Darlington{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jenny Chapman

|votes = 17,637

|percentage = 42.9

|change = +3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Cuthbertson{{cite web|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11415111.Conservatives_announce_Parliamentary_candidate_for_Darlington/|title=Conservatives announce Parliamentary candidate for Darlington|website=The Northern Echo|date=17 August 2014 |access-date=20 April 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421162953/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11415111.Conservatives_announce_Parliamentary_candidate_for_Darlington/|url-status=live}}

|votes = 14,479

|percentage = 35.2

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = David Hodgson{{cite web|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11755191.Darlington_UKIP_candidate_pledges_to_stop__appalling_waste__of_UK_resources/|title=Darlington UKIP candidate pledges to stop "appalling waste" of UK resources|website=The Northern Echo|date=28 January 2015 |access-date=20 April 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421162903/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11755191.Darlington_UKIP_candidate_pledges_to_stop__appalling_waste__of_UK_resources/|url-status=live}}

|votes = 5,392

|percentage = 13.1

|change = +10.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Anne-Marie Curry{{Cite web |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/election2015/11758539.Liberal_Democrats_announce_their_Darlington_candidate_for_the_General_Election/ |title=Liberal Democrats announce their Darlington candidate for the General Election (From the Northern Echo) |access-date=15 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215124607/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/election2015/11758539.Liberal_Democrats_announce_their_Darlington_candidate_for_the_General_Election/ |archive-date=15 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}

|votes = 1,966

|percentage = 4.8

|change = −18.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Michael Cherrington{{cite web|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business_all/11728362.Greens_name_election_candidates/?ref=rss|title=Greens name election candidates|website=The Northern Echo|date=15 January 2015 |access-date=20 April 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421162819/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business_all/11728362.Greens_name_election_candidates/?ref=rss|url-status=live}}

|votes = 1,444

|percentage = 3.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

|candidate = Alan Docherty{{Cite web |url=http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf |title=TUSC parliamentary candidates in May 2015 |date=4 February 2015 |website=Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |archive-date=2015-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207020421/http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/320.pdf |url-status=live }}

|votes = 223

|percentage = 0.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,158

|percentage = 7.7

|change = −0.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,141

|percentage = 62.5

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −0.1

}}

In the 2015 election, 89 ballot papers were issued omitting the UKIP candidate before the error was corrected.Election 2015, BBC, 8 May 2015

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2010: Darlington{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b30.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Election 2010 – Darlington | access-date=6 May 2010 | archive-date=4 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904234510/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b30.stm | url-status=live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jenny Chapman

|votes = 16,891

|percentage = 39.4

|change = −13.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Legard

|votes = 13,503

|percentage = 31.5

|change = +5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Mike Barker

|votes = 10,046

|percentage = 23.4

|change = +4.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Amanda Foster

|votes = 1,262

|percentage = 2.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Charlotte Bull

|votes = 1,194

|percentage = 2.8

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 3,388

|percentage = 7.9

|change = -18.5

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 42,896

|percentage = 61.9

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −9.2

}}

= Elections in the 2000s =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2005: Darlington{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Milburn

|votes = 20,643

|percentage = 52.4

|change = −3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Frieze

|votes = 10,239

|percentage = 26.0

|change = −4.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Robert Adamson

|votes = 7,269

|percentage = 18.5

|change = +7.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = John Hoodless

|votes = 730

|percentage = 1.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Veritas (political party)

|candidate = David Davies

|votes = 507

|percentage = 1.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 10,404

|percentage = 26.4

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 39,388

|percentage = 60.88{{cite web

|url=http://www.darlington.gov.uk/your-council/democracy/elections-and-electoral-registration/past-election-results/uk-parliamentary-general-elections/uk-parliamentary-general-election-results-2001-to-2010/

|title=UK Parliamentary (General) Election Results 2001 to 2010

|publisher=Darlington Borough Council

|access-date=19 December 2019

|archive-date=19 December 2019

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219085105/https://www.darlington.gov.uk/your-council/democracy/elections-and-electoral-registration/past-election-results/uk-parliamentary-general-elections/uk-parliamentary-general-election-results-2001-to-2010/

|url-status=live

}}

|change = −1.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +0.2

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2001: Darlington{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Milburn

|votes = 22,479

|percentage = 56.3

|change = −5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Richmond

|votes = 12,095

|percentage = 30.3

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Robert Adamson

|votes = 4,358

|percentage = 10.9

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Socialist Alliance (England)

|candidate = Alan Docherty

|votes = 469

|percentage = 1.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Craig Platt

|votes = 269

|percentage = 0.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Amanda Rose

|votes = 229

|percentage = 0.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 10,384

|percentage = 26.0

|change = -7.3

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 39,899

|percentage = 62.1

|change = −11.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −3.6

}}

= Elections in the 1990s =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1997: Darlington{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/129.htm|title=Darlington [Archive]|website=politicsresources.net|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195826/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/129.htm|url-status=live}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Milburn

|votes = 29,658

|percentage = 61.6

|change = +13.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Peter Scrope

|votes = 13,633

|percentage = 28.3

|change = −14.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Leslie Boxell

|votes = 3,483

|percentage = 7.2

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Michael Blakey

|votes = 1,399

|percentage = 2.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 16,025

|percentage = 33.3

|change = +28.2

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 48,172

|percentage = 73.9

|change = -9.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1992: Darlington{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Alan Milburn

|votes = 26,556

|percentage = 48.1

|change = +6.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Fallon

|votes = 23,758

|percentage = 43.0

|change = −3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Peter Bergg

|votes = 4,586

|percentage = 8.3

|change = −3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Donald Clarke

|votes = 355

|percentage = 0.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,798

|percentage = 5.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 55,255

|percentage = 83.6

|change = +2.8

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +5.0

}}

= Elections in the 1980s =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1987: Darlington{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Fallon

|votes = 24,831

|percentage = 46.6

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ossie O'Brien

|votes = 22,170

|percentage = 41.6

|change = +3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Collinge

|votes = 6,289

|percentage = 11.8

|change = -5.6

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,661

|percentage = 5.0

|change = -1.8

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 53,290

|percentage = 80.8

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1983: Darlington{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Fallon

|votes = 22,434

|percentage = 44.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ossie O'Brien

|votes = 18,996

|percentage = 37.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Ray Dutton

|votes = 8,737

|percentage = 17.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Christian Democratic Party

|candidate = A.H. Clark

|votes = 108

|percentage = 0.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 3,438

|percentage = 6.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 50,275

|percentage = 80.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ossie O'Brien

|votes = 20,544

|percentage = 39.5

|change = −6.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Fallon

|votes = 18,132

|percentage = 34.9

|change = −8.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Cook

|votes = 12,735

|percentage = 24.5

|change = +14.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party

|candidate = Screaming Lord Sutch

|votes = 374

|percentage = 0.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Arthur Clark

|votes = 164

|percentage = 0.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Tactical Voting Annihilates Bennite Tatchellites

|candidate = Thomas Keen

|votes = 27

|percentage = 0.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Yoga and Meditation

|candidate = Jitendra Bardwaj

|votes = 15

|percentage = 0.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Republican

|candidate = Peter Smith

|votes = 10

|percentage = 0.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,412

|percentage = 4.6

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 52,001

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.25

}}

= Elections in the 1970s =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Fletcher

|votes = 22,565

|percentage = 45.52

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Timothy Kirkhope

|votes = 21,513

|percentage = 43.39

|change = +5.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = K. Walker

|votes = 5,054

|percentage = 10.19

|change = −6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = H. Outhwaite

|votes = 444

|percentage = 0.90

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,052

|percentage = 2.12

|change = −5.8

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 49,576

|percentage = 78.40

|change = +4.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −2.82

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election October 1974: Darlington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Edward Fletcher|votes=21,334|percentage=45.55|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Brian Hord|votes=17,620|percentage=37.62|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Freitag|votes=7,882|percentage=16.83|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election February 1974: Darlington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Edward Fletcher|votes=20,546|percentage=40.75|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Brian Hord|votes=18,477|percentage=36.65|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Freitag|votes=11,398|percentage=22.61|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Fletcher

|votes = 23,208

|percentage = 48.47

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Bourne-Arton

|votes = 19,447

|percentage = 40.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Stuart S. Newton

|votes = 5,222

|percentage = 10.91

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 3,761

|percentage = 7.85

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 47,877

|percentage = 76.44

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

= Elections in the 1960s =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Fletcher

|votes = 23,909

|percentage = 50.50

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Bourne-Arton

|votes = 19,546

|percentage = 41.28

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Oakeshott

|votes = 3,891

|percentage = 8.22

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,363

|percentage = 9.22

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 47,346

|percentage = 82.26

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Fletcher

|votes = 21,751

|percentage = 45.15

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Bourne-Arton

|votes = 19,841

|percentage = 41.19

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gurney Pease

|votes = 6,578

|percentage = 13.66

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,910

|percentage = 3.96

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 48,170

|percentage = 82.98

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

= Elections in the 1950s =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Bourne-Arton

|votes = 24,318

|percentage = 48.56

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ronald Lewis

|votes = 19,901

|percentage = 39.74

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Patrick McQuade

|votes = 5,863

|percentage = 11.71

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,417

|percentage = 8.82

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 50,082

|percentage = 84.40

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Fergus Graham

|votes = 25,765

|percentage = 52.64

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arnold John Parkinson

|votes = 23,184

|percentage = 47.36

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,581

|percentage = 5.28

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 48,949

|percentage = 82.34

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Fergus Graham

|votes = 26,858

|percentage = 50.77

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Hardman

|votes = 26,045

|percentage = 49.23

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 813

|percentage = 1.54

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 52,903

|percentage = 87.11

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Hardman

|votes = 23,528

|percentage = 44.78

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Geraldyne Edith Mary Walford

|votes = 17,421

|percentage = 33.16

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gordon Victor Rogers

|votes = 11,588

|percentage = 22.06

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 6,107

|percentage = 11.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 52,537

|percentage = 88.48

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

= Election in the 1940s =

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Hardman

|votes = 21,442

|percentage = 48.91

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Peat

|votes = 13,153

|percentage = 30.02

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Gordon Victor Rogers

|votes = 9,215

|percentage = 21.03

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 8,289

|percentage = 18.89

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 43,810

|percentage = 80.09

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

= Elections in the 1930s =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Peat

|votes = 22,320

|percentage = 55.21

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Shepherd

|votes = 18,105

|percentage = 44.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,215

|percentage = 10.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 40,435

|percentage = 84.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Peat

|votes = 24,416

|percentage = 60.72

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Shepherd

|votes = 15,798

|percentage = 39.28

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 8,618

|percentage = 21.44

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 40,214

|percentage = 89.47

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

= Elections in the 1920s =

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1929: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Shepherd

|votes = 17,061

|percentage =44.0

|change =−0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Stewart

|votes = 15,596

|percentage =40.2

|change =−3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Joseph Richardson

|votes = 6,149

|percentage =15.8

|change =+3.6

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes =1,465

|percentage =3.8

|change =+2.6

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 38,806

|percentage =89.6

|change =+2.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =+1.3

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Shepherd

|votes = 12,965

|percentage = 44.5

|change = −1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = E. H. Pease

|votes = 12,636

|percentage = 43.3

|change = −10.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = John Dickie

|votes = 3,573

|percentage = 12.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 329

|percentage = 1.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 29,174

|percentage = 87.6

|change = +1.5

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +4.4

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = William Edwin Pease

|votes = 15,174

|percentage = 53.8

|change = +11.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Shepherd

|votes = 13,008

|percentage = 46.2

|change = +12.6

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,166

|percentage = 7.6

|change = −1.0

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 28,182

|percentage = 86.1

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −0.5

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1923: DarlingtonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = William Edwin Pease

|votes = 11,638

|percentage =42.2

|change =−14.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Will Sherwood

|votes = 9,284

|percentage =33.6

|change =−9.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Wright

|votes = 6,697

|percentage =24.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,354

|percentage =8.6

|change =−4.6

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 27,619

|percentage =86.8

|change =+1.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing =−2.3

}}

{{Election box begin|title=1923 Darlington by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = William Edwin Pease

|votes = 14,684

|percentage = 56.6

|change = +6.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Will Sherwood

|votes = 11,271

|percentage = 43.4

|change = +9.6

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 3,413

|percentage = 13.2

|change = −2.7

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 25,955

|percentage = 85.3

|change = −2.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −1.4

}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1922: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Pease

|votes = 13,286

|percentage = 49.7

|change = −11.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Will Sherwood

|votes = 9,048

|percentage = 33.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Crooks

|votes = 4,419

|percentage = 16.5

|change = −22.0

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,238

|percentage = 15.9

|change = −7.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 26,753

|percentage = 88.0

|change = +20.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

Election results 1868–1918

=Elections in the 1860s=

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1868: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edmund Backhouse

|votes = 1,789

|percentage= 67.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate = Henry King Spark{{cite news|title=H K Spark's Candidature|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001653/18680717/069/0007|access-date=6 February 2018|work=Durham Chronicle|date=17 July 1868|page=7|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}

|votes = 875

|percentage =32.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 914

|percentage = 34.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,664

|percentage = 87.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,057

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner =Liberal Party (UK)

}}

=Elections in the 1870s=

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1874: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edmund Backhouse

|votes = 1,625

|percentage= 45.9

|change = −21.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate = Henry King Spark{{cite news|title=Mr H. K. Spark and the Darlington Town Council|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000289/18740406/001/0002|access-date=29 December 2017|work=Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette|date=6 April 1874|page=2|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}

|votes = 1,607

|percentage = 45.4

|change = +12.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Gibson Bowles{{cite news|title=Banquet to Mr Bowles at Darlington|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000087/18740528/008/0003|access-date=29 December 2017|work=The Northern Echo|date=28 May 1874|page=3|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}

|votes = 305

|percentage = 8.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 18

|percentage = 0.5

|change = −33.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,537

|percentage = 86.8

|change = −0.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,073

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −17.0

}}

=Elections in the 1880s =

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1880: Darlington{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885|date=1977|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=978-1-349-02349-3|edition=1st|type=e-book}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Theodore Fry

|votes = 2,772

|percentage= 67.6

|change = +21.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate = Henry King Spark{{cite news|title=Mr H. K. Spark Again|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000377/18850702/051/0002|access-date=25 November 2017|work=Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail|date=2 July 1885|page=2|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news|title=Yesterday's Nominations|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/18800331/033/0006|access-date=25 November 2017|work=Sheffield Daily Telegraph|date=31 March 1880|page=6|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}

|votes =1,331

|percentage = 32.4

|change = −13.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =1,441

|percentage = 35.2

|change = +34.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =4,103

|percentage = 82.6

|change = −4.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,966

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +17.4

}}

Image:William Wilson-Todd.jpg

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1885: DarlingtonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS CraigThe Liberal Year Book, 1907Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Theodore Fry

|votes =3,302

|percentage =61.2

|change =−6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =William Wilson-Todd

|votes =2,096

|percentage =38.8

|change =New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =1,206

|percentage =22.4

|change =−12.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =5,398

|percentage =91.4

|change =+8.8

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,907

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1886: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Theodore Fry

|votes =2,620

|percentage =50.5

|change =–10.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Unionist Party

|candidate =H. O. Arnold-Forster

|votes =2,563

|percentage =49.5

|change =+10.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =57

|percentage =1.0

|change =–21.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =5,183

|percentage =87.7

|change =–3.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 5,907

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =–10.7

}}

=Elections in the 1890s =

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1892: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Theodore Fry

|votes =2,866

|percentage =50.5

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Unionist Party

|candidate =Arthur Pease

|votes =2,810

|percentage =49.5

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =56

|percentage =1.0

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,676

|percentage =93.9

|change = +6.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,045

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = 0.0

}}

File:Arthur Pease (MP) 001.jpg

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1895: DarlingtonDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Unionist Party

|candidate =Arthur Pease

|votes =3,354

|percentage =55.4

|change =+5.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Theodore Fry

|votes =2,697

|percentage =44.6

|change =–5.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =657

|percentage =10.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,051

|percentage =92.2

|change =–1.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,560

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner =Liberal Unionist Party

|loser =Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =+5.9

}}

Pease's death causes a by-election.

File:Owen Philipps MP.jpg

{{Election box begin| title=1898 Darlington by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Unionist Party

|candidate =Herbert Pease

|votes =3,497

|percentage =55.5

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Owen Philipps

|votes =2,809

|percentage =44.5

|change = −0.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =688

|percentage =11.0

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,306

|percentage =90.7

|change = −1.5

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 6,952

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Liberal Unionist Party

|swing = +0.1

}}

=Elections in the 1900s =

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1900: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party =Liberal Unionist Party

|candidate =Herbert Pease

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner =Liberal Unionist Party

}}

File:Isaac Mitchell - trade unionist.png

{{Election box begin| title=General election 1906: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Unionist Party

|candidate =Herbert Pease

|votes =4,375

|percentage =51.7

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Labour Representation Committee (1900)

|candidate =Isaac Mitchell

|votes =4,087

|percentage =48.3

|change =New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =288

|percentage =3.4

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =8,462

|percentage = 93.2

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 9,078

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner =Liberal Unionist Party

|swing =N/A

}}

=Elections in the 1910s =

File:Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln circa 1915.jpg

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election January 1910: DarlingtonDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate =Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln

|votes =4,815

|percentage =50.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Unionist Party

|candidate =Herbert Pease

|votes =4,786

|percentage =49.8

|change =-1.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =29

|percentage =0.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =9,601

|percentage =95.1

|change =+1.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 10,097

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner =Liberal Party (UK)

|loser =Liberal Unionist Party

|swing =

}}

File:Frederick_Maddison.jpg

{{Election box begin|

|title=General election December 1910: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal Unionist Party

|candidate =Herbert Pease

|votes =4,881

|percentage = 52.2

|change =+2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Liberal-Labour (UK)

|candidate =Frederick Maddison

|votes =4,475

|percentage =47.8

|change =−2.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =406

|percentage =4.4

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 9,356

|percentage = 92.7

|change = −2.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 10,097

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner =Liberal Unionist Party

|loser =Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =+2.4

}}

File:1906 Alfred Henry Scott MP.jpg

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Unionist: Herbert Pease
Liberal: Alfred ScottDaily Gazette for Middlesbrough 24 June 1914
Labour: T. Russell Williams

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1918: Darlington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Pease

|votes = 11,951

|percentage = 61.5

|change = +9.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Alfred Scott

|votes = 7,494

|percentage = 38.5

|change = −9.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,457

|percentage = 23.0

|change = +18.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 19,445

|percentage = 67.8

|change = −24.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +9.3

}}

Notes

References

External links

[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13034.html Darlington UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65802.html Darlington UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168606.html Darlington UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Category:Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1868

Category:Politics of Darlington

Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)#Members of Parliament

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Boundaries

= 1868–1885 =

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Political history

Members of Parliament

Elections

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Election results 1868–1918

=Elections in the 1860s=

=Elections in the 1870s=

=Elections in the 1880s =

=Elections in the 1890s =

=Elections in the 1900s =

=Elections in the 1910s =

See also

Notes

References

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