Lola McEvoy is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Darlington since 2024. She gained the seat from Peter Gibson.[1]
Lola McEvoy | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Darlington | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Gibson |
| Majority | 2,298 (5.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University |
Previously, McEvoy stood in Penrith and The Border at the 2017 general election, losing to Rory Stewart.[2]
Early life
editMcEvoy attended Carmel College, Darlington. She completed a Master of Arts (MA) in Multimedia Journalism at Newcastle University.[3][4]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lola McEvoy | 16,621 | 39.2 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | Peter Gibson | 14,323 | 33.8 | -15.9 | |
| Reform UK | Michael Walker | 6,852 | 16.2 | +12.6 | |
| Green | Matthew Snedker | 2,847 | 6.7 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Thorley | 1,735 | 4.1 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 2,298 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 60 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rory Stewart | 28,078 | 60.4 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Lola McEvoy | 12,168 | 26.2 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Hughes | 3,641 | 7.8 | ―0.7 | |
| UKIP | Kerryanne Wilde | 1,142 | 2.5 | ―9.7 | |
| Green | Doug Lawson | 1,029 | 2.2 | ―3.1 | |
| Independent | Jonathan Davies | 412 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 15,910 | 34.2 | ―11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 46,470 | 71.0 | +3.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―5.5 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Darlington | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ B, Hollie (13 February 2024). "Who are Teesside's would-be Labour MPs?". North East Bylines. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Lola McEvoy MP". Policy Mogul. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Contributor: Lola McEvoy". HuffPost. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Darlington Borough Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Penrith & The Border". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "General Election results 2017". Eden District Council. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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