Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor is a constituency in the North East region of England. The seat has been held by Alan Strickland (Labour) since July 2024.
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 Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population98,579
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth East
Age profile
0 to 1720.0% · 19,762 people
18 to 247.5% · 7,424 people
25 to 3412.2% · 12,072 people
35 to 4917.6% · 17,386 people
50 to 6421.1% · 20,847 people
65 and over21.4% · 21,088 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.
43,513 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners61.3% · 26,656 households
Private renters15.9% · 6,928 households
Social renters22.4% · 9,741 households
Other tenure0.4% · 188 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.
43,515 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households33.7% · 14,673 households
Families with dependent children25.6% · 11,156 households
Other single-family households38.6% · 16,790 households
Other household types2.1% · 896 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.
94,516 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot10.9% · 10,319 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little12.3% · 11,634 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act76.8% · 72,563 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 ↗
Petitions
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 24 September 2026
Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance
Signatures in this constituency410
Signatures nationally129,565
Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached
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 recorded42
Total awarded£3,119,935
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Empowering African Youth against drugs gangs and crime Project
Eternity (The Cave) CIC
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Eternity (The Cave) CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Durham Carpet Factory
Call Yourself An Artist CIC
£66,960
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
Our project explores how we were shaped by industry, community and global connections at Durham Carpet Factory. Building on our Durham Ice Rink project, this work will use our community-curated approach, with consultation, exhibitions and oral history placing lived experience at the centre of interpretation. We will work with archived material, alongside contemporary voices and artefacts, to create a film and exhibition that is accessible and meaningful to local people. The project also considers the Riverside’s historic role as a social hub, encouraging reflection on what has been lost through deindustrialisation, and how heritage could shape a more connected future. The findings about the loss of our creative industry in the city centre will inform creative responses to both the heritage and city, with an exploration of the riverside as it currently stands. We want to use this project to explore who we are and how our city represents us.
National Lottery grantAwarded 19 May 2026
Calm in Choreo 2.0
Nouveau Wellbeing CIC
£19,752
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Nouveau Wellbeing CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 22 April 2026
Aycliffe Amateur Boxing Club - Boxing Ring
Aycliffe Amateur Boxing Club
£4,900
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will purchase a smaller, modern ring to enable the club to continue delivering their existing programmes at their new premises safely and without disruption, benefitting 90 people. The new ring will enable there to be safe separation of activities so that beginners, recreational participants and experienced boxers can train simultaneously without overcrowding.
National Lottery grantAwarded 19 March 2026
Restoring allotments in a low-income area and protecting the environment.
Cornforth Parish Council
£18,226
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Cornforth Parish Council - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
37 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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