Bishop Auckland

Current MP

Sam Rushworth

Labour

Efficiency 3.4/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Bishop Auckland

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election6,231 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,836 local · 2,984,191 total
• New Disclosure and Safeguarding Mechanism for At-Risk Children2,971 local · 110,028 total
• Call an immediate general election1,916 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,484 local · 720,772 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers865 local · 427,447 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act739 local · 550,136 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data581 local · 260,974 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.518 local · 181,597 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 475 local · 281,794 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison457 local · 191,591 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions451 local · 209,956 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!449 local · 229,772 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge421 local · 203,824 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!410 local · 221,477 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there394 local · 257,442 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office382 local · 203,445 total
• Screen for Vasa previa in the NHS381 local · 2,804 total
• Support newly qualified nurses: Review barriers to NHS jobs380 local · 90,102 total
• Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms368 local · 154,005 total

About Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 70,745 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.