Constituency profile

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

North East · County constituency

Luke Myer MP
Sitting MP

Luke Myer

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
North East
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
LLCCL
Labour 3/5, Conservative 2/5
EU referendum 2016
65.3% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +13.4pp above mean
Current outlook
Labour +2.3pp
vs Conservative 31.3%
NorthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

About the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland is a county constituency in the North East. The sitting MP is Luke Myer (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 43.3% to 42.7% for the Conservatives, a majority of 214 votes on a 54.1% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has Labour on 33.6% and the Conservatives on 31.3%, a margin of 2.3 points.

Who lives in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
65.3%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
27.5%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
20.9%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
66.1%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
33.2%
UK average ~36%
Median age
45.5
UK median ~40
Age 65+
27.8%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
25.9%
UK average ~28%

How did Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 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

Lab gain from Con · majority 214 votes (0.6pp) · turnout 54.1%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

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 ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland within Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland crosses council boundaries: Middlesbrough (55%), Redcar and Cleveland (45%). None of the constituent councils were due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Middlesbrough
32 LSOAs
55%
Redcar and Cleveland
26 LSOAs
45%

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
4 Dec 2025Nunthorpe
Middlesbrough
Ref GAIN from LDRef 36% LD 35% Con 21%
9 Oct 2025Skelton East
Redcar & Cleveland
Ref GAIN from ConRef 65% Lab 19% Con 14%
28 Oct 2024Hemlington
Middlesbrough
Lab HOLD—

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
BelmontConservative 46.6%vs Labour 39.2%2023 Conservative 37.7%vs Independent 36.9%-39.1%
BrottonConservative 43.6%vs Labour 41.1%2023 Independent 72.6%vs Labour 15.5%-28.7%
Coulby NewhamLabour 51.4%vs Conservative 36.1%2023 Labour 47.0%vs Conservative 29.0%-39.6%
GuisboroughLabour 46.8%vs Conservative 42.3%2023 Labour 40.3%vs Independent 28.1%-40.3%
HemlingtonLabour 56.5%vs Conservative 27.8%2023 Labour 60.4%vs Independent 24.6%-20.2%
HuttonConservative 56.4%vs Labour 30.0%2023 Lib Dem 43.0%vs Conservative 38.5%-42.2%
LadgateLabour 49.3%vs Conservative 37.0%2023 Labour 40.0%vs Independent 33.7%-36.4%
LockwoodLabour 44.2%vs Conservative 36.5%2023 Others 71.4%vs Labour 23.8%-39.5%
LoftusConservative 42.3%vs Labour 42.1%2023 Independent 49.3%vs Conservative 25.8%-34.1%
Marton EastLabour 45.7%vs Conservative 41.9%2023 Independent 54.8%vs Labour 21.7%-31.5%
Marton WestConservative 41.7%vs Labour 39.8%2023 Independent 45.3%vs Conservative 37.3%-38.3%
NunthorpeConservative 51.1%vs Labour 35.1%2023 Lib Dem 36.7%vs Conservative 32.6%-45.4%
Park End & BeckfieldLabour 47.7%vs Conservative 32.1%2023 Independent 65.0%vs Labour 30.0%-19.2%
Skelton EastConservative 48.0%vs Labour 38.8%2023 Conservative 43.7%vs Labour 33.5%-29.6%
Skelton WestLabour 47.2%vs Conservative 43.4%2023 Labour 47.3%vs Conservative 39.5%-34.9%
Stainton & ThorntonConservative 48.0%vs Labour 39.7%2023 Conservative 54.0%vs Labour 46.0%-35.1%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 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 Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Lab holdTom Blenkinsop39.2%35.6%15.9%4.1% UKIP-5.2%1,67763.6%
2015Lab holdTom Blenkinsop42.0%37.1%3.4%15.2% UKIP2.3%-2,26864.2%+0.6
2017Con gain from LabSimon Clarke47.5%49.6%2.8%---1,02065.8%+1.6
2019notionalConservative winnerSimon Clarke 2019 MP, pre-review boundary35.0%57.9%4.0%-2.2%0.9%10,29964.3%-1.5
2024Lab gain from ConLuke Myer43.3%42.7%5.3%-3.8%4.8%21454.1%-10.2

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

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Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 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 swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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