Who is the MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland?

Luke Myer (Labour) is the MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland was won by Labour with 43.3% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 42.7%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland?

PollCheck's current projection has Conservative on 31.5% and Labour on 25.8% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What is the demographic profile of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland?

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland is in North East. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 65.3% in 2016). Around 27.5% of residents have a degree, a median age of 46, and 66.1% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Labour won with 43.3% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

North East · County constituency

Sitting MP

Luke Myer

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

North East

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

LLCCL

Labour 3/5, Conservative 2/5

EU referendum 2016

65.3% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +13.4pp above mean

Current outlook

Conservative +5.7pp

Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)

NorthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

Who lives in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

65.3%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

27.5%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

20.9%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

66.1%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

33.2%

UK average ~36%

Median age

45.5

UK median ~40

Age 65+

27.8%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

25.9%

UK average ~28%

How did Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 214 votes (0.6pp) · turnout 54.1%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland within Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland

Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland crosses multiple council boundaries: Middlesbrough (55%), Redcar and Cleveland (45%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Middlesbrough 32 LSOAs	55%
Redcar and Cleveland 26 LSOAs	45%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Lab hold	Tom Blenkinsop	39.2%	35.6%	15.9%	4.1% UKIP	-	5.2%	1,677	63.6%
2015	Lab hold	Tom Blenkinsop	42.0%	37.1%	3.4%	15.2% UKIP	2.3%	-	2,268	64.2%
2017	Con gain from Lab	Simon Clarke	47.5%	49.6%	2.8%	-	-	-	1,020	65.8%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Simon Clarke 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	35.0%	57.9%	4.0%	-	2.2%	0.9%	10,299	64.3%
2024	Lab gain from Con	Luke Myer	43.3%	42.7%	5.3%	-	3.8%	4.8%	214	54.1%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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