Darlington

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Durham
County (post 1974): Not specified
Authority (1995): Not specified
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): 56
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 96
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 115
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): 120
Formed 1832
Disbanded current
Notes: None

Elected Members

  1. Edmund Backhouse

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1868
    Date of election: 17 November 1868
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1880
    Date of exit: 31 March 1880
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  2. Theodore Fry

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1880
    Date of election: 31 March 1880
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1895
    Date of exit: 13 July 1895
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  3. Ignatius Lincoln

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1910¹
    Date of election: 15 January 1910
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1910²
    Date of exit: 3 December 1910
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  4. Arthur Shepherd

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1926*
    Date of election: 17 February 1926
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  5. David Hardman

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election: 5 July 1945
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1951
    Date of exit: 25 October 1951
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  6. Fergus Graham

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1951
    Date of election: 25 October 1951
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1959
    Date of exit: 8 October 1959
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  7. Anthony Bourne-Arton

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1959
    Date of election: 8 October 1959
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1964
    Date of exit: 15 October 1964
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  8. Edward Fletcher

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: 15 October 1964
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1983*
    Date of exit: 13 February 1983
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: CAWU
    Notes: None
  9. Ossie O'Brien

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1983*
    Date of election: 24 March 1983
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1983
    Date of exit: 9 June 1983
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

Other candidates

  1. William Wilson-Todd

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 1885-11-24 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  2. Edward Charles Stewart Robert Castlereagh

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1929
    Date of election: 1929-05-30 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  3. Ronald Lewis

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1959
    Date of election: 1959-10-08 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  4. Timothy Kirkhope

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1979
    Date of election: 1979-05-03 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  5. Ossie O'Brien

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1987
    Date of election: 1987-06-11 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  6. Thomas Bowles

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1874
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  7. Thomas Bowles

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Ind. Con.
    Notes:
  8. Alfred Scott

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  9. Arthur Shepherd

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  10. Michael Fallon

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1983*
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  11. Arthur Shepherd

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  12. John Dickie

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1926*
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  13. Hugh Arnold-Forster

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1886
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: LU
    Notes: