This constituency no longer exists
It was abolished in the 2023 boundary review. See Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor for the current constituency covering this area. The data below is historical.
Apr 2026
Represented by Con since 2019.
Insufficient data is available to provide a meaningful account of Paul Howell's recent parliamentary activity. No voting participation, speech records, news coverage, or committee involvement has been captured in the current dataset -- making it impossible to characterise his recent work at Westminster in any substantive way.
What is on record is that Howell has represented Sedgefield as a Conservative MP since winning the seat in December 2019, a constituency that had been held by Labour for decades -- most famously as Tony Blair's old seat. His election was part of the broader "red wall" collapse of that general election. Beyond that electoral context, the available data offers no voting record to assess, no speeches to summarise, and no news coverage to draw on.
Con took this seat from Lab after 3 consecutive elections.
Former Member of Parliament
Paul Howell
Conservative and Unionist PartyPaul Howell is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Sedgefield, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Represented by Con since 2019.
2019 General Election
2019 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con | 19,609 | 47.2% | |
Won 2017 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Lab | 15,096 | 36.3% |
| Ind | 3,518 | 8.5% | |
| LD | 1,955 | 4.7% | |
| Green | 994 | 2.4% | |
| Ind | 394 | 0.9% |
2017 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Lab | 22,202 | 53.4% |
Won 2019 GE | Con | 16,143 | 38.8% |
| Ind | 1,763 | 4.2% | |
| LD | 797 | 1.9% | |
| Green | 686 | 1.6% |
2015 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GEWon 2010 GE | Lab | 18,275 | 47.2% |
| Con | 11,432 | 29.5% | |
| Ind | 6,426 | 16.6% | |
| LD | 1,370 | 3.5% | |
| Green | 1,213 | 3.1% |
2010 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GEWon 2015 GE | Lab | 18,141 | 45.1% |
| Con | 9,445 | 23.5% | |
| LD | 8,033 | 20.0% | |
| Ind | 2,075 | 5.2% | |
| Ind | 1,479 | 3.7% | |
| Ind | 1,049 | 2.6% |
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