Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°58′30″N 1°32′53″W / 54.975°N 1.548°W / 54.975; -1.548
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54°58′30″N 1°32′53″W / 54.975°N 1.548°W / 54.975; -1.548

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend in Tyne and Wear for the 2005 general election
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England
CountyTyne and Wear
1997–2010
SeatsOne
Created fromNewcastle upon Tyne East, Wallsend
Replaced byNewcastle upon Tyne East, North Tyneside

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend was, from 1997 until 2010, a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election, taking parts of the, to be abolished, constituencies of Newcastle upon Tyne East and North Tyneside.[1] The boundaries will approximate those of the 1997-2010 constituency, with the addition of the Borough of North Tyneside wards of Battle Hill and Howdon.

History[edit]

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 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[edit]

1997-2010[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.[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]

Proposed[edit]

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the re-established constituency will be 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 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[edit]

Election Member[5] Party
1997 Nick Brown Labour
2010 constituency abolished: see Newcastle upon Tyne East & Tyneside North

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

Next general election: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP Martin Evison[6]
Labour Mary Glindon[7]
Liberal Democrats Mark Ridyard[8]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General election 2005: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 2001: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[edit]

General election 1997: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "North East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". In the County of Tyne and Wear.
  3. ^ "Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report" (PDF). p. 170.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  6. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. ^ "North Tyneside Labour MP Mary Glindon to stand in Newcastle East and Wallsend seat at next general election". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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