Who is the MP for Bishop Auckland?

Dr Sam Rushworth MP · Labour

Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour) is the Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland, and has been in the House of Commons since 4 July 2024.

2024 General Election in Bishop Auckland

Result: Lab Gain. Turnout was 57.1% (40,427 votes from 70,745 electors). The majority was 6,672, or 16.5% of votes cast.

Current committees

• International Development Committee, since 21 October 2024

Dr Sam Rushworth on parliament.uk

Everything below opens Parliament's own published record. Nothing here is scored or ranked.

• How they have voted
• What they have said in the Commons (Hansard)
• Written questions they have asked
• Register of Members' Financial Interests
• Contact details
• Bishop Auckland constituency page

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Is Bishop Auckland your constituency?

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Data from UK Parliament's Members API, under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Page built 24 September 2026.