▁outside ▁of ▁by - e lections . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁however , ▁the ▁sitting ▁MP ▁Ian ▁Sw ales ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁re - e lection , ▁and ▁Labour ▁reg ained ▁the ▁seat ▁on ▁another ▁huge ▁swing ▁of ▁ 1 8 . 9 % ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats , ▁who ▁pol led ▁just ▁ahead ▁of ▁UK IP ▁with ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁in ▁fourth . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁seat ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁long ▁standing ▁Labour ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁England ▁which ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv atives . ▁ ▁Const itu ency ▁profile ▁The ▁constitu ency ▁had ▁a ▁slightly ▁higher ▁un emp loyment ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁than ▁the ▁North - E ast ▁average . ▁However , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁significantly ▁lower ▁claim ant ▁count , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁its ▁exports ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁industry , ▁than ▁nearby ▁M idd les br ough . ▁A verage ▁in comes ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁latest ▁income ▁( 2 0 0 1 ▁census ▁figures ) ▁available , ▁not ▁marked ly ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ ▁E lections ▁ ▁E lections ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁ ▁E lections ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁ ▁E lections ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁ ▁E lections ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁ ▁E lections ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁