CONSTITUENCY RESULT : Houghton and Sunderland South

2019 GENERAL ELECTION

LABOUR HOLD

Bridget Phillipson (Labour Party) 16,210 40.7% −18.7%
Christopher Howarth (Conservative Party) 13,095 32.9% +3.2%
Kevin Yuill (Brexit Party) 6,165 15.5% N/A
Paul Edgeworth (Liberal Democrats) 2,319 5.8% +3.6%
Richard Bradley (Green Party) 1,125 2.8% +1.1%
Richard Elvin (UKIP) 897 2.3% −3.5%

MAJORITY: 3,115 – 7.8%

2017 GENERAL ELECTION

LABOUR HOLD

Bridget Phillipson (Labour Party) 24,665 59.5% +4.4%
Paul Howell (Conservative Party) 12,324 29.7% +11.2%
Michael Joyce (UKIP) 2,379 5.7% -15.8%
Paul Edgeworth (Liberal Democrats) 908 2.2% +0.1%
Richard Bradley (Green Party) 725 1.8% -1.0%
Michael Watson (Independent) 479 1.2% N/A

MAJORITY: 12,341 – 29.8%