South East Durham (UK Parliament constituency)

South East Durham was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the North Durham and South Durham county divisions were replaced by eight new single-member county constituencies.

[2] NB: 1) Boundary Commission proposed name was "North Tees".

2) Included only non-resident freeholders in the parliamentary boroughs of Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees and The Hartlepools.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;