Durham North West
2010 Results:
Conservative: 8766 (20.01%)
Labour: 18539 (42.31%)
Liberal Democrat: 10927 (24.94%)
BNP: 1852 (4.23%)
UKIP: 1259 (2.87%)
Independent: 2472 (5.64%)
Majority: 7612 (17.37%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 21307 (53.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 7867 (19.9%)
Conservative: 6460 (16.4%)
Other: 3864 (9.8%)
Majority: 13440 (34%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 6463 (16.4%)
Labour: 21312 (53.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 7869 (19.9%)
Other: 3865 (9.8%)
Majority: 13443 (34%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 8193 (20.9%)
Labour: 24526 (62.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 5846 (14.9%)
Other: 661 (1.7%)
Majority: 16333 (41.6%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 7101 (15.3%)
Labour: 31855 (68.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 4991 (10.8%)
Referendum: 2372 (5.1%)
Majority: 24754 (53.4%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Pat Glass (Labour) Born North West Durham. Government Education Adviser.
Michelle Tempest (Conservative) Educated at Cambridge University. PsychiatristPat Glass (Labour) Born North West Durham. Government Education Adviser. 
Owen Temple (Liberal Democrat) Durham county councillor.
Andrew McDonald (UKIP) Michael Stewart (BNP)Watts Stelling (Independent)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 84564
Male: 48.3%
Female: 51.7%
Under 18: 21.4%
Over 60: 23.7%
Born outside UK: 1.4%
White: 99.3%
Asian: 0.2%
Mixed: 0.3%
Christian: 85%
Full time students: 2.1%
Graduates 16-74: 16%
No Qualifications 16-74: 34.9%
Owner-Occupied: 70.6%
Social Housing: 22.5% (Council: 18.6%, Housing Ass.: 3.9%)
Privately Rented: 4.3%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 3.9%
Lab Hold
Maj 11 300
Lab maj 9,500
Labour hold. Shame really. Even though I am a conservative voter (in another constituency, live elsewhere now), would love to see Owen Temple soundly defeat the labour candidate. Very good local councillor, would be a very effective constituency MP.
Latest local poll gives Lib Dem a .5% lead. Old Labour is dying in it’s heartland.
I think the result might be closer. There are many more Lib Dem posters than Labour posters in Consett. I would normally vote Tory in this seat, but many of my Labour friends are switching to the Lib Dems. Owen Temple is very popular and has attracted praise for his opposition to the siting of a new academy, which the Labour county council is dictating against local opinion. Owen Temple also topped the poll in the last local elections and the Lib Dems have a strong history in Wear Valley DC.
LAB HOLD
Seats like this are just going to get more like more and more marginal between the tories and labour. C.f. Brighton Kemptown going the other way
LDs moved up slightly more than Tories though,
although both were significant.
I’m interesetd in your comment Joe,
what sort of trends or changes in the area are afoot ?