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
North East Transport – Consultation
The Mayor's Local Transport Plan Consultation period comes to an end on Sunday 26th January at midnight, share your views by filling out the survey:...
North East MPs meet with Minister for Industry
It was great to meet the Minister for Industry Sarah Jones MP in Parliament today with other North East MPs to feed into the Government's industrial...
Cancer Research UK
I recently met with Cancer Research UK and heard all about their campaign to end cancers caused by smoking. If trends continue, smoking will cause 300,000...
Increase in rail services at Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street station is now benefitting from increased services thanks to an improved timetable. Last week I met with Paul Staples, Fleet Safety and...
Nissan Sunderland North East MPs visit
I am a proud supporter of the automotive industry and was delighted to be taken on a tour of the Nissan plant in Sunderland which employs many of my...
Wheels 2 Work transport charity
Need help with transport to get to work? Wheels2Work are a local charity helping residents find a pathway out of poverty by providing them with...
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
The constituency spans the north of County Durham in North East 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 following electoral divisions of the County of Durham:
Annfield Plain, Chester-le-Street East, Chester-le-Street North, Chester-le-Street South, Chester-le-Street West Central, Craghead and South Moor, Lanchester, Lumley, North Lodge, Pelton, Sacriston, Stanley, and Tanfield.