Constituency view

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

North East, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Alan Strickland

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Paul Howell (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority8,839

Turnout55.2%

Electorate72,215

Valid votes39,846

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour18,394 - 46.2%

Reform9,555 - 24.0%

Conservative8,195 - 20.6%

Green1,701 - 4.3%

Lib Dem1,491 - 3.7%

Other510 - 1.3%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£293,992,011

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,982 total benefits bill per resident · 32% above average

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor: £2,982
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 98 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£293,992,011	148/575
Change over 2 years	+19.5%
Median local wage (2025)	£32,633	+7.7%

Universal Credit£151,230,278
£1,534 per resident · 13,159 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 6,013 · 1 in 10 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£79,610,081
£808 per resident · 10,759 claimants (+15.3% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 4,130 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,332
Housing Benefit£19,557,931
£198 per resident · 2,965 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£19,249,568
£195 per resident · 3,138 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£12,698,516
£129 per resident · 1,996 claimants
Carer's Allowance£11,645,637
£118 per resident · 2,689 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 97.8%White British 96.0%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.3%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 98.7%White British 97.5%Asian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 99.2%White British 98.5%Asian 0.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.3%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 99.6%White British N/AAsian 0.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (2021)

UK 96.4%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 1.8%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (2011)

UK 97.4%Other EU 1.2%Other countries 1.4%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (2001)

UK 98.3%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 1.1%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (1991)

UK 98.5%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 0.8%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	National	Difference	Rank
% White	97.8%	83.0%	+14.8pp	35/650
% White British	96.0%	74.4%	+21.6pp	16/632
% Asian	0.9%	8.6%	-7.7pp	603/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.3%	3.7%	-3.4pp	565/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0pp	620/650
% Other ethnic group	0.3%	2.0%	-1.7pp	591/650
% UK-born	96.4%	84.0%	+12.4pp	28/650
% Non-UK-born	3.6%	16.0%	-12.4pp	623/650
% Other EU-born	1.8%	6.0%	-4.2pp	605/650
% Other countries-born	1.8%	10.1%	-8.3pp	623/650
% Christian	54.4%	46.7%	+7.7pp	72/575
% Muslim	0.4%	6.3%	-5.9pp	528/575
% Hindu	0.1%	1.6%	-1.5pp	532/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.8pp	354/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	475/575
% Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	-0.3pp	556/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	441/575
% No religion	39.3%	37.0%	+2.2pp	275/575
% Religion not stated	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9pp	518/575
% Has any religion	55.7%	57.0%	-1.3pp	275/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.