List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

The ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear is divided into 12 parliamentary constituencies. They are all borough constituencies. As of the 2019 general election, 11 in 12 are represented by the Labour Party (UK).

Constituencies

  Conservative  Labour  Independent

Constituency[nb 1]Electorate[1]Majority[2][nb 2]Member of Parliament[2]Nearest opposition[2]Map
Blaydon67,8535,531 Liz Twist Adrian Pepper
Gateshead64,4497,200 Ian Mearns Jane MacBean
Houghton and Sunderland South68,8353,115 Bridget Phillipson Christopher Howarth
Jarrow65,1037,120 Kate Osborne Nick Oliver
Newcastle upon Tyne Central57,84512,278 Chinyelu Onwurah Emily Payne
Newcastle upon Tyne East63,79615,463 Nick Brown[nb 3] Robin Gwynn
Newcastle upon Tyne North68,4865,765 Catherine McKinnell Mark Lehain
North Tyneside78,9029,561 Mary Glindon Dean Carroll
South Shields62,7939,585 Emma Lewell-BuckOni Oviri
Sunderland Central72,6802,964 Julie Elliott Tom D'Silva
Tynemouth77,2614,857 Alan Campbell Lewis Bartoli
Washington and Sunderland West66,2783,723 Sharon Hodgson Valerie Allen

2010 boundary changes

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to reduce the number of seats in Tyne and Wear from 13 to 12, leading to significant changes. The constituencies of Gateshead East and Washington West, Houghton and Washington East, Sunderland North, Sunderland South, and Tyne Bridge were abolished and replaced with Gateshead, Houghton and Sunderland South, Sunderland Central, and Washington and Sunderland West. Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend became Newcastle upon Tyne East.

Former nameBoundaries 1997-2010Current nameBoundaries 2010–present
  1. Blaydon
  2. Gateshead East and Washington West
  3. Houghton and Washington East
  4. Jarrow
  5. Newcastle upon Tyne Central
  6. Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
  7. Newcastle upon Tyne North
  8. North Tyneside
  9. South Shields
  10. Sunderland North
  11. Sunderland South
  12. Tyne Bridge
  13. Tynemouth
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
  1. Blaydon
  2. Gateshead
  3. Houghton and Sunderland South
  4. Jarrow
  5. Newcastle upon Tyne Central
  6. Newcastle upon Tyne East
  7. Newcastle upon Tyne North
  8. North Tyneside
  9. South Shields
  10. Sunderland Central
  11. Tynemouth
  12. Washington and Sunderland West
Proposed Revision

Future boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[3] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside be combined with Northumberland as a sub-region of the North East Region, with the creation of two cross-county boundary constituencies comprising an expanded Hexham seat and a new seat named Cramlington and Killingworth. Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland would be combined with County Durham, resulting in another cross-county boundary constituency, named Blaydon and Consett. The constituencies of Blaydon, Gateshead, Jarrow, North Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne Central, Newcastle upon Tyne East, and Washington and Sunderland West would be abolished, and new or re-established constituencies of Gateshead Central and Whickham, Jarrow and Gateshead East, Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, and Washington and Gateshead South created.[4][5]

The following seats are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Gateshead

Containing electoral wards from Newcastle upon Tyne

Containing electoral wards from North Tyneside

  • Cramlington and Killingworth (parts also in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland)
  • Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (part)

Containing electoral wards from South Tyneside

Containing electoral wards from Sunderland

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[6]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Tyne and Wear in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Labour247,31747.8% 13.0%120
Conservative160,15530.9% 2.4%00
Brexit47,1429.1%new00
Liberal Democrats36,4177.0% 3.0%00
Greens16,0103.1% 1.5%00
Others10,5042.0% 3.0%00
Total517,545100.012

Percentage votes

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative31.327.628.817.317.717.421.420.328.530.9
Labour45.453.657.167.162.955.848.752.160.847.8
Liberal Democrat123.318.613.711.816.623.221.75.54.07.0
Green Party-*****0.64.11.63.1
UKIP---***1.817.34.7*
Brexit Party---------9.1
Other0.10.30.43.82.83.65.80.70.32.0

11983 & 1987 - Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative2110000000
Labour11121213131312121212
Total13131313131312121212

Maps

Historical representation by party

1983 to 2010

  Conservative  Labour

Constituency19838519871992199720012005
BlaydonMcWilliamAnderson
Gateshead East / Gateshead East & Washington West (1997)ConlanQuinHodgson
Houghton and Washington / Houghton & Washington East (1997)BoyesKemp
JarrowDixonHepburn
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralMerchantCousins
Newcastle upon Tyne East / Newcastle-u-T East & Wallsend (1997)N. Brown
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthR. BrownHenderson
Wallsend / North Tyneside (1997)GarrettByers
South ShieldsClarkMiliband
Sunderland NorthClayEtherington
Tyne BridgeCowansClelland
TynemouthTrotterCampbell
Sunderland SouthBagierMullin

2010 to present

  Independent  Labour

Constituency20101320152017192019232024
Blaydon / Blaydon & Consett (2024)1AndersonTwist
Washington & Sunderland W / Washington & Gateshead S ('24)Hodgson
Houghton & Sunderland SouthPhillipson
Jarrow / Jarrow & Gateshead East (2024)HepburnOsborne
Newcastle upon Tyne Central / N-u-T Central & West (2024)Onwurah
Newcastle upon Tyne East / N-u-T East & Wallsend (2024)N. Brown
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthMcKinnell
South ShieldsMilibandLewell-Buck
Sunderland CentralElliott
Gateshead / Gateshead Central & Whickham ('24)Mearns
TynemouthCampbell
North Tyneside2GlindonN/A

1includes areas of County Durham

2parts transferred in 2024 to the seat of Cramlington & Killingworth which is mostly in Northumberland

See also

Notes

References