Stockton West (UK Parliament constituency)

Stockton West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election,^[3] when it was won by Matt Vickers of the Conservative Party (previously MP for Stockton South from 2019 to 2024). It is now the only seat held by the Conservatives in the North East of England.^[4]

Stockton West
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Stockton West in the North East England
County	County Durham / North Yorkshire
Electorate	69,664 (2024)
Major settlements	Stockton on Tees, Ingleby Barwick, Yarm, Eaglescliffe
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Matt Vickers[1] (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Stockton South Sedgefield (part) Stockton North (minor part)

Boundaries

The constituency is defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:

• The Borough of Darlington wards of: Hurworth; Sadberge & Middleton St. George; and
• The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of: Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree; Eaglescliffe; Fairfield; Grangefield; Hartburn; Ingleby Barwick East; Ingleby Barwick West; Village; Western Parishes; Yarm.^[5]

The seat comprises the majority of the abolished Stockton South constituency, extended westwards into rural areas to include the Western Parishes ward from Stockton North and the two Borough of Darlington wards from Sedgefield (abolished).^[6]

Following a local government boundary review in Stockton-on-Tees which came into effect in May 2023,^[7][8] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

• The Borough of Darlington wards of: Hurworth; Sadberge & Middleton St. George.
• The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees wards of: Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree; Eaglescliffe East (most); Eaglescliffe West; Fairfield; Grangefield (part); Hartburn (nearly all); Ingleby Barwick North; Ingleby Barwick South; Northern Parishes (part); Southern Villages; Village (most); Yarm; and a small part of Stainsby Hill.^[6]

Members of Parliament

Stockton South prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Matt Vickers	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Stockton West^[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matt Vickers	20,372	41.9	−14.6
	Labour	Joe Dancey	18,233	37.5	+3.6
	Reform UK	Stephen Matthews	6,833	14.0	+9.3
	Green	Anna-Maria Toms	1,477	3.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Boddy	1,203	2.5	−1.9
	Independent	Mohammed Zaroof	263	0.5	N/A
	Independent	Vivek Chhabra	108	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Niko Omilana	106	0.2	N/A
	Independents for Direct Democracy	Monty Brack	45	0.1	N/A
Majority			2,139	4.4
Turnout			48,640	69.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.1%

See also

• parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland
• parliamentary constituencies in County Durham
• List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)