Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend in the North East England | |
County | Tyne and Wear |
Major settlements |
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Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC |
Seats | One |
Created from | |
1997–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | |
Replaced by | Newcastle upon Tyne East, North Tyneside |
This constituency was in 1997 and abolished in 2010. Later the constituency was re-established for the 2024 election.
History
editThe constituency was created in 1997 by the merger of the bulk of the former seat of Newcastle upon Tyne East and parts of the former seat of Wallsend.
It was represented throughout its existence by Nick Brown of the Labour Party, who served as Government Chief Whip from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2008 to 2010.
Boundaries
edit1997-2010
edit- the City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Byker, Dene, Heaton, Monkchester, Walker, and Walkergate; and
- the Borough of North Tyneside wards of Northumberland and Wallsend.[1]
As would be inferred from the name, the constituency consisted of the eastern parts of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne plus Wallsend and the surrounding area.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, reducing the number of seats in the county from 13 to 12, the Boundary Commission for England revived the constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East in 2010. The Wallsend area was transferred to the adjacent North Tyneside constituency.[2]
Abolition and restoration
editFor the 2010 general election the constituency was abolished by the decision of the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. It was replaced primarily by Newcastle upon Tyne East with parts transferred to North Tyneside.
After more than a decade the constituency was re-established as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. The re-created constituency was formed from Newcastle upon Tyne East and North Tyneside (both abolished).
2024-present
editFurther to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the re-established constituency composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of: Byker; Heaton; Manor Park; Ouseburn; Walker; Walkergate.
- The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside wards of: Battle Hill; Howdon; Northumberland; Riverside (polling districts FA and FB); Wallsend.[3]
The Newcastle wards are currently in Newcastle upon Tyne East, and the North Tyneside wards in the constituency of that name - both of which are to be abolished.
Members of Parliament
editMPs 1997-2010
editNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend prior to 1997
Election | Member[4] | Party | |
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1997 | Nick Brown | Labour | |
2010 | Constituency abolished |
MPs since 2024
editNewcastle upon Tyne East and North Tyneside prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | TBC | TBC |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Workers Party | Muhammed Ghori | ||||
Labour | Mary Glindon | ||||
Conservative | Rosie Hanlon | ||||
SDP | Robert Malyn | ||||
Party of Women | Liz Panton | ||||
Communist | Emma-Jane Phillips | ||||
Reform UK | Janice Richardson | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Ridyard | ||||
Green | Matthew Williams | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nick Brown | 17,462 | 55.1 | -8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Ord | 9,897 | 31.2 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Norma Dias | 3,532 | 11.1 | -0.7 | |
Socialist Alternative | William Hopwood | 582 | 1.8 | New | |
Communist | Martin Levy | 205 | 0.6 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 7,565 | 23.9 | -19.6 | ||
Turnout | 31,678 | 50.5 | -2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nick Brown | 20,642 | 63.1 | -8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Ord | 6,419 | 19.6 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Tim Troman | 3,873 | 11.8 | -2.1 | |
Green | Andrew Gray | 651 | 2.0 | New | |
Independent | Harash Narang | 563 | 1.7 | New | |
Socialist Labour | Blanch Carpenter | 420 | 1.3 | -0.2 | |
Communist | Martin Levy | 126 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 14,223 | 43.5 | -13.8 | ||
Turnout | 32,694 | 53.2 | -12.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Nick Brown | 29,607 | 71.2 | ||
Conservative | Jeremy Middleton | 5,796 | 13.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Graham Morgan | 4,415 | 10.6 | ||
Referendum | Peter Cossins | 966 | 2.3 | ||
Socialist Labour | Blanch Carpenter | 642 | 1.5 | ||
Communist | Martin Levy | 163 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 23,811 | 57.3 | |||
Turnout | 41,589 | 65.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
editNotes and references
edit- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". In the County of Tyne and Wear.
- ^ "Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report" (PDF). p. 170.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll, and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Newcastle Council. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
edit- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK