Blaydon and Consett crosses from western Gateshead into eastern County Durham. It links Consett, Leadgate, Delves Lane, Dipton and Burnopfield with Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Crawcrook, Greenside, Chopwell and Rowlands Gill. The constituency therefore spans a chain of former industrial towns and villages on both sides of the local-authority boundary. Consett forms the largest centre in the Durham section, while Blaydon and the Tyne Valley communities lie closer to the Tyneside conurbation. Between these built-up areas are wooded valleys, former industrial land and open countryside. The seat has a transitional geography, moving from the western edge of urban Tyneside into higher and more rural parts of County Durham.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Blaydon and Consett, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population93,967
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth East
Age profile
0 to 1719.1% · 17,940 people
18 to 246.6% · 6,183 people
25 to 3412.3% · 11,513 people
35 to 4918.6% · 17,434 people
50 to 6421.2% · 19,907 people
65 and over22.3% · 20,990 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
41,736 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners66.9% · 27,929 households
Private renters15.2% · 6,348 households
Social renters17.5% · 7,298 households
Other tenure0.4% · 161 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
41,737 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households32.9% · 13,721 households
Families with dependent children25.6% · 10,697 households
Other single-family households39.4% · 16,424 households
Other household types2.1% · 895 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
91,527 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.7% · 8,865 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.7% · 10,665 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7% · 71,997 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
This constituency in Parliament
A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.
This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.
Spoken contribution15 June 2026
New Social and Affordable Homes: Blaydon and Consett
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office
Signatures in this constituency422
Signatures nationally206,593
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded64
Total awarded£1,757,627
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 16 June 2026
Horticultural Training
Chopwell Community Food Growers
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Chopwell Community Food Growers - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 15 June 2026
Consett Community - Over 55’s Keep Fit Classes
Building Self Belief CIO
£3,584
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver an over 55's keep fit project that aims to provide health benefits and combat social isolation. One hour weekly sessions will take place and will be targeted at those living in poverty and social isolation. Funding will cover coaches' fees, equipment purchase, volunteer expenses, training and staff costs.
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Back on track two
SMARTT VETERANS CIC
£19,530
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
SMARTT VETERANS CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 10 June 2026
LOPLOW Home Ed Edition
Imaginable Me CIC
£19,850
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
LOPLOW Home Ed Edition - Combined arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026
Wellbeing Through Belonging: Gateshead West
MHA Communities Gateshead West
£19,901
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
MHA Communities Gateshead West - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
59 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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