UK Explained

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Represented in Parliament by Alan Strickland (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Alan Strickland, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 605 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £646£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 328 areas and lower than 320.

UK 3.9%This area 3.2%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor£6463.2%
North Durham£6493.2%
Normanton and Hemsworth£6423.1%
Plymouth Moor View£6623.2%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people94,52359,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over21%19%3 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher26%34%8 points lower
Households that own their home62%62%about the same
Households renting from a council or housing association22%17%5 points higher
Households renting privately16%20%4 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Alan Strickland

Labour

MAJORITY
8,839

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
55%

of people who could vote did

Alan Strickland won with 46% of the votes, and John Grant (Reform UK) came second with 24%.

Votes for each party

Labour46% · 18,394
Reform UK24% · 9,555
Conservative21% · 8,195
Green Party4% · 1,701
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,491
Transform Party1% · 264
Everyone else1% · 246
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Alan StricklandLabour18,39446.2%
John GrantReform UK9,55524.0%
Paul HowellConservative8,19520.6%
Jack HughesGreen Party1,7014.3%
Anne-Marie CurryLiberal Democrat1,4913.7%
Brian AgarTransform Party2640.7%
Minhajul SuhonWorkers Party of Britain2460.6%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£646 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.2%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026