Constituency view

Stockton North

North East, England

Lab hold

Current MP

Current representation

Chris McDonald

Labour

Male

Majority7,939

Turnout53.2%

Electorate70,242

Valid votes37,401

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour17,128 - 45.8%

Reform9,189 - 24.6%

Conservative8,028 - 21.5%

Green1,923 - 5.1%

Lib Dem1,133 - 3.0%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£325,059,680

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

£3,099 total benefits bill per resident · 37% above average

Stockton North: £3,099
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 73 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£325,059,680	108/575
Change over 2 years	+18.4%
Median local wage (2025)	£37,459	+18.3%

Universal Credit£180,950,906
£1,725 per resident · 15,880 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 6,198 · 1 in 11 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£80,757,924
£770 per resident · 11,038 claimants (+18.8% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 4,429 · 40% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,284
Housing Benefit£21,528,686
£205 per resident · 2,820 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£18,267,436
£174 per resident · 3,046 claimants
Carer's Allowance£13,188,273
£126 per resident · 3,043 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£10,366,455
£99 per resident · 1,620 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 91.8%White British 89.9%Asian 4.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.9%

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 94.7%White British 93.5%Asian 3.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.3%

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 97.3%White British 96.3%Asian 1.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%Other 0.2%

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 99.1%White British N/AAsian 0.7%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

Stockton North (2021)

UK 93.3%Other EU 2.0%Other countries 4.6%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Stockton North (2011)

UK 95.4%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 3.5%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Stockton North (2001)

UK 97.1%Other EU 0.5%Other countries 2.4%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Stockton North (1991)

UK 98.1%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 1.0%

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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Stockton North

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Stockton North	National	Difference	Rank
% White	91.8%	83.0%	+8.7pp	323/650
% White British	89.9%	74.4%	+15.5pp	200/632
% Asian	4.6%	8.6%	-4.0pp	294/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	1.5%	3.7%	-2.2pp	293/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5pp	497/650
% Other ethnic group	0.9%	2.0%	-1.0pp	316/650
% UK-born	93.3%	84.0%	+9.4pp	189/650
% Non-UK-born	6.7%	16.0%	-9.4pp	462/650
% Other EU-born	2.0%	6.0%	-3.9pp	584/650
% Other countries-born	4.6%	10.1%	-5.5pp	371/650
% Christian	48.8%	46.7%	+2.1pp	254/575
% Muslim	3.7%	6.3%	-2.6pp	209/575
% Hindu	0.2%	1.6%	-1.5pp	490/575
% Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7pp	283/575
% Jewish	0.0%	0.5%	-0.4pp	509/575
% Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2pp	466/575
% Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.2pp	514/575
% No religion	41.0%	37.0%	+4.0pp	213/575
% Religion not stated	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5pp	409/575
% Has any religion	53.5%	57.0%	-3.5pp	351/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Stockton North

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.