MP For North Durham
Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst was elected as Member of Parliament for North Durham on 4th July 2024. Luke joined the Labour Party in 1988 as a 16-year-old as he was angry about the poverty and inequality caused by the Thatcher years.
Luke’s priorities for North Durham are to secure new jobs and investment for local people, revitalise our town centres in Chester-le-Street and Stanley, get better public transport links, and fight for funding to restore local public services.
Latest News
Stanley & Consett Poverty Truth Commission
Thank you to the Stanley & Consett Poverty Truth Commission for meeting with me in Craghead earlier today. They told me all about their work in...
Meeting on off-road bikes
Off-road bikes continue to be a blight on our communities. Last week I brought together neighbouring MP Sharon Hodgson, the Police and Crime Commissioner,...
Meeting Chris Bryant
Meeting Chris Bryant, the Northern Ireland Secretary, today, to discuss how the Government will address the concerns of military veterans in North Durham...
St Bede’s and Just for Women visit Parliament
Great to have St Bede’s and Just for Women Centre at Parliament on Monday for a tour. We had a great discussion on violence against women and girls,...
Stanley South Pride in Place update
The Stanley South Pride in Place project is making great progress – the board has been able to support several smaller projects while working in the...
Visit to Investing in Children
Great to meet up with Investing in Children – Young People’s Page this morning to have a look around their new HQ in Kimblesworth. Investing in...
Help & Support
Surgeries
Luke holds regular advice surgeries within the constituency on an appointment only basis. If you would like to make a surgery appointment, please get in touch.
Find Support
If you are a North Durham constituent and you need help from Luke then please reach out. There are also several organisations across the county and nationally that can help.
Get Help With Issues
Your MP can help with national and local issues including contacting government departments, healthcare, education, housing and in some instances social services.
North Durham Constituency
 andThe constituency spans the north of County Durham in the North East of England. It includes the whole of the former Chester-le-Street district and the eastern part of the former Derwentside district. The main population centres are Chester-le-Street, Stanley and Sacriston. The constituency includes the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish.
The constituency is composed of the whole of the following electoral divisions of the County of Durham:
Annfield Plain & Tanfield, Chester-le-Street North, Chester-le-Street South, Craghead and South Moor, Lanchester & Burnhope, North Lodge, Pelton and Stanley.
The constituency also includes parts of the following electoral divisions:
Lumley & West Rainton, Consett South, Sacriston & Witton Gilbert and Weardale.Â