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 | |
County | Tyne and Wear |
Electorate | 76,875 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements |
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Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC (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 created in 1997, abolished in 2010, then re-established under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 2024 general election.
History
The 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 first 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
1997–2010
- 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.[2]
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.[3]
Abolition and restoration
For 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
The re-established constituency is 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.[4]
The Newcastle wards were previously in Newcastle upon Tyne East, and the North Tyneside wards in the constituency of that name - both of which were abolished.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1997-2010
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend prior to 1997
Election | Member[5] | Party | |
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1997 | Nick Brown | Labour | |
2010 | Constituency abolished |
MPs since 2024
Newcastle upon Tyne East and North Tyneside prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Mary Glindon | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mary Glindon | 21,200 | 50.1 | ||
Reform UK | Janice Richardson | 8,383 | 19.8 | ||
Green | Matthew Williams | 5,257 | 12.4 | ||
Conservative | Rosie Hanlon | 3,522 | 8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Ridyard | 2,965 | 7.0 | ||
Workers Party | Muhammed Ghori | 430 | 1.0 | ||
Party of Women | Liz Panton | 283 | 0.7 | ||
Communist | Emma-Jane Phillips | 186 | 0.4 | ||
SDP | Robert Malyn | 95 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 12,817 | 30.3 | |||
Turnout | 42,321 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | 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
Party | 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
Notes and references
External links
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK