Hexham
North East · County constituency
About the Hexham constituency
Hexham is a county constituency in the North East. The sitting MP is Joe Morris (Labour), MP since July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 46.3% to 39.1% for the Conservatives, a majority of 3,713 votes on a 67.8% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 46.7% and the Conservatives on 34.7%, a margin of 12.0 points.
Who lives in Hexham? Constituency demographics
From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.
How did Hexham vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?
2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.
2024 general election
Current projection
Map of Hexham
Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›
Hexham within Northumberland and Newcastle upon Tyne
Hexham crosses council boundaries: Northumberland (88%), Newcastle upon Tyne (12%). The figures below are from the 7 May 2026 council elections where held, otherwise the most recent ward result with vote counts available. About this layer ›
Council overlap
| Council | Share of seat | 2026 election |
|---|---|---|
| Northumberland | 88% | - |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 12% | 2026 result › |
Most recent council ward results
Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent result with vote counts available. How this table is sourced ›
| Ward | GE2024 winner | Latest council winner | Shift since GE2024 | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham | Conservative 43.9%vs Labour 39.7% | 2025 Conservative 39.0%vs Reform 32.7% | - | 47.0% |
| Bywell | Labour 58.5%vs Conservative 32.2% | 2025 Labour 37.5%vs Independent 26.2%2025 ward: Prudhoe North & Wylam, covering 67% of this ward | - | 45.0% |
| Callerton & Throckley | Labour 62.3%vs Conservative 24.4% | 2024 Labour 50.8%vs Conservative 25.6% | - | - |
| Corbridge | Conservative 46.6%vs Labour 38.5% | 2025 Conservative 53.2%vs Labour 25.6%2025 ward: Corbridge, covering 100% of this ward | - | 49.0% |
| Haltwhistle | Labour 50.6%vs Conservative 38.4% | 2025 Labour 38.5%vs Conservative 31.8% | - | 44.0% |
| Haydon and Hadrian | Labour 40.9%vs Conservative 38.4% | 2025 Lib Dem 56.9%vs Reform 18.9% | - | 42.0% |
| Hexham Central with Acomb | Labour 55.6%vs Conservative 32.9% | 2025 Lib Dem 31.7%vs Conservative 22.7%2025 ward: Hexham East, covering 33% of this ward | - | 39.0% |
| Hexham East | Labour 45.2%vs Conservative 38.6% | 2025 Lib Dem 31.7%vs Conservative 22.7%2025 ward: Hexham East, covering 100% of this ward | - | 39.0% |
| Hexham West | Labour 41.9%vs Conservative 36.0% | 2025 Independent 45.6%vs Labour 15.5%2025 ward: Hexham West, covering 100% of this ward | - | 51.0% |
| Humshaugh | Conservative 45.1%vs Labour 37.8% | 2025 Green 48.0%vs Conservative 27.8% | - | 49.0% |
| Longhorsley | Conservative 49.2%vs Labour 37.1% | 2025 Conservative 51.1%vs Reform 20.2%2025 ward: Longhorsley, covering 67% of this ward | - | 48.0% |
| Ponteland East and Stannington | Conservative 49.2%vs Labour 36.5% | 2025 Conservative 39.2%vs Reform 33.2% | - | 21.0% |
| Ponteland North | Conservative 46.5%vs Labour 38.4% | 2025 Conservative 45.0%vs Reform 31.6% | - | 19.0% |
| Ponteland South with Heddon | Conservative 45.0%vs Labour 41.2% | 2025 Conservative 49.2%vs Reform 24.4% | - | 44.0% |
| Ponteland West | Conservative 47.1%vs Labour 37.9% | 2025 Conservative 47.0%vs Reform 27.8% | - | 36.0% |
| Prudhoe North | Labour 56.9%vs Conservative 32.0% | 2025 Labour 45.8%vs Reform 27.2%2025 ward: Prudhoe West & Mickley, covering 100% of this ward | - | 41.0% |
| Prudhoe South | Labour 48.6%vs Conservative 35.5% | 2025 Conservative 40.0%vs Labour 37.2% | - | 33.0% |
| South Tynedale | Conservative 45.6%vs Labour 42.3% | 2025 Conservative 45.8%vs Reform 24.4% | - | 48.0% |
| Stocksfield and Broomhaugh | Conservative 38.7%vs Labour 38.3% | 2025 Independent 58.7%vs Lib Dem 13.9%2025 ward: Stocksfield & Bywell, covering 50% of this ward | - | 50.0% |
Projection trajectory
PollCheck's projection for Hexham at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.
Who has won Hexham at past general elections?
2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›
| Year | Result | MP | Lab | Con | LD | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Con hold | Guy Opperman | 19.0% | 43.2% | 29.9% | 5,788 | 72.0% |
| 2015 | Con hold | Guy Opperman | 24.9% | 52.7% | 6.8% | 12,031 | 72.6%+0.6 |
| 2017 | Con hold | Guy Opperman | 34.1% | 54.1% | 7.1% | 9,236 | 75.7%+3.1 |
| 2019notional | Conservative winner | Guy Opperman 2019 MP, pre-review boundary | 31.7% | 54.3% | 9.4% | 12,186 | 74.2%-1.5 |
| 2024 | Lab gain from Con | Joe Morris | 46.3% | 39.1% | 4.6% | 3,713 | 67.8%-6.4 |
Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.
Constituencies most like Hexham
Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Hexham. Politics shown for context.
- ↑Age 65+31.6 / 32.1vs 22.7
- ↓Under 3520.6 / 21.4vs 30.2
- ↑Owner-occupied69.8 / 70.3vs 61.9
- ↓Under 3520.6 / 19.7vs 30.2
- ↑Age 65+31.6 / 33.9vs 22.7
- ↑Owner-occupied69.8 / 73.2vs 61.9
- ↓Under 3520.6 / 21.2vs 30.2
- ↑Age 65+31.6 / 30.6vs 22.7
- ↑Owner-occupied69.8 / 72.9vs 61.9
- ↑Age 65+31.6 / 31.0vs 22.7
- ↓Under 3520.6 / 21.9vs 30.2
- ↑Owner-occupied69.8 / 70.3vs 61.9
- ↓Under 3520.6 / 21.4vs 30.2
- ↑Age 65+31.6 / 33.2vs 22.7
- ↑Owner-occupied69.8 / 71.1vs 61.9
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Related
Sources
Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›
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- 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
- Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
- Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
- Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
- May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
- Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
- Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
- EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
- MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
- Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
- Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic model at the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls, built from the British Election Study Internet Panel (Fieldhouse et al.), Census 2021 (ONS) and Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). The trajectory was recalculated with the current model, introduced in autumn 2026.
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