The placeConstituency · Unknown · 2010 boundaries

Sedgefield.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Paul Howell holds the seat.

Member of ParliamentPaul Howell · Conservative and Unionist Party
Boundary set2010
ONS codeE14000915
Electorate · 2024
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
Settlements
0
Named built-up areas
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Virtually no parliamentary activity can be recorded for Paul Howell in the current data period -- he has cast zero votes and no speech data is available, making him one of the least visible MPs in the Commons. Whether this reflects a temporary absence, illness, or a broader disengagement from Westminster is unclear from the available data alone.

Before this blank period, Howell held Sedgefield for the Conservatives since December 2019 -- a significant result in a seat that had been Labour for decades and that became symbolic of the so-called "red wall" collapse. No rebel votes, committee memberships, or speech topics are on record here, so his broader parliamentary pattern cannot be characterised from this dataset.

Local news coverage over the past 90 days mentions Sedgefield in relation to economy and jobs stories -- including a Lockheed Martin investment and a North East tech firm's expansion -- but none of those articles reference Howell or document any role he played. In short, the data currently available offers almost nothing on which to base a substantive assessment of his recent performance. Constituents seeking a fuller picture would need to consult Hansard directly or his own published communications.

§ 06Election history.4 contests · created on 2010 boundaries

2019 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Paul HowellWONCon19,60947.2
Phil WilsonLab15,09636.3
David BullInd3,5188.5
Dawn WelshLD1,9554.7
John FurnessGrn9942.4
Michael JoyceInd3940.9

Turnout 41,566

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2017Phil WilsonLab53.4
2015Phil WilsonLab47.2
2010Wilson, PhilLab45.1
Sources, methods & last update
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BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2010 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission