Who is the MP for North Durham?

Luke Akehurst MP · Labour

Luke Akehurst (Labour) is the Member of Parliament for North Durham, and has been in the House of Commons since 4 July 2024.

2024 General Election in North Durham

Result: Lab Hold. Turnout was 56.8% (41,565 votes from 73,226 electors). The majority was 5,873, or 14.1% of votes cast.

Current committees

• Finance Committee (Commons), since 20 January 2025
• Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, since 4 March 2025
• Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, since 9 February 2026

Luke Akehurst 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
• North Durham constituency page

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