North Durham

Current MP

Luke Akehurst

Labour

Efficiency 7.0/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in North Durham

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

• New Disclosure and Safeguarding Mechanism for At-Risk Children6,142 local · 110,028 total
• Call a General Election5,461 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,872 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election1,872 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,494 local · 720,772 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers890 local · 427,447 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act803 local · 550,136 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data581 local · 260,974 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!492 local · 229,772 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there477 local · 257,442 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 433 local · 281,794 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison420 local · 191,591 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!410 local · 221,477 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge403 local · 203,824 total
• Support newly qualified nurses: Review barriers to NHS jobs399 local · 90,102 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures396 local · 257,938 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only380 local · 195,930 total
• Extend free bus travel for people over 60 in England361 local · 101,204 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office351 local · 203,445 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions347 local · 209,956 total

About North Durham

North Durham 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 73,226 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.