Gateshead is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since it was re-established in 2010 by Ian Mearns of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Gateshead | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Tyne and Wear |
Electorate | 66,066 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Gateshead |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Ian Mearns (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Gateshead East and Washington West, and Tyne Bridge |
Replaced by | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
1832–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | County Durham |
Replaced by | Gateshead East and Gateshead West |
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes, losing the Felling, and Windy Nook and Whitehills wards to Jarrow (to be renamed Jarrow and Gateshead East) and gaining from the (to be abolished) constituency of Blaydon three wards which incorporate the community of Whickham. Accordingly, it will be renamed Gateshead Central and Whickham, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]
The seat was first created by the Reform Act 1832 as a single-member parliamentary borough.[3] It was abolished under the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election and split into Gateshead East and Gateshead West.[4]
As a result of the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2010 general election, combining over half of the electorates of both of the abolished constituencies of Gateshead East and Washington West, and Tyne Bridge.
Under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832, the contents of the borough were defined as the Parish of Gateshead and part of the Chapelry of Heworth in the Parish of Jarrow.[5]
See map on Vision of Britain website.[6]
No change to boundaries.
Under the current boundaries, the constituency is overwhelmingly White, and working-class; with 95% of its electorate identifying as White British and being in the top decile of constituencies for routine work. The area's politics are influenced by these demographics; with the exception of Low Fell, all of the wards that make up the constituency are safely Labour areas, and the constituency voted overwhelmingly to leave the European Union, like the borough as a whole.
Among famous representatives are James Melville KC who was Solicitor General for England and Wales before he died, while holding the seat, and international statesman Konni Zilliacus who assisted in creating peaceful bilateral relations during the Cold War, including though work at the United Nations.
Election | Member[9] | Party | |
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1832 | Cuthbert Rippon | Radical[10][11][12] | |
1841 | Sir William Hutt | Radical[13][14] | |
1859 | Liberal | ||
1874 | Walter James | Liberal | |
1893 | Sir William Allan | Liberal | |
1904 | John Johnson | Liberal | |
1910 | Sir Harold Elverston | Liberal | |
1918 | Herbert Surtees | Coalition Conservative | |
1922 | John Brotherton | Labour | |
1923 | John Dickie | Liberal | |
1924 | John Beckett | Labour | |
1929 | Sir James Melville | Labour | |
1931 | Herbert Evans | Labour | |
1931 | Thomas Magnay | National Liberal | |
1945 | Konni Zilliacus | Labour (1945–49) Labour Independent Group (1949) Independent Labour (1949–50) | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Election | Member[9] | Party | |
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2010 | Ian Mearns | Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Mearns | 20,450 | 53.6 | -11.5 | |
Conservative | Jane MacBean | 13,250 | 34.7 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Maughan | 2,792 | 7.3 | +3.2 | |
Green | Rachael Cabral | 1,653 | 4.3 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 7,200 | 18.9 | -22.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,145 | 59.2 | -5.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -11.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Mearns | 27,426 | 65.1 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | Lauren Hankinson | 10,076 | 23.9 | +9.4 | |
UKIP | Mark Bell | 2,281 | 5.4 | -12.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Hindle | 1,709 | 4.1 | -2.7 | |
Green | Andy Redfern | 611 | 1.5 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 17,350 | 41.2 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,103 | 64.6 | +5.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Mearns | 21,549 | 56.8 | +2.7 | |
UKIP | John Tennant | 6,765 | 17.8 | +14.9 | |
Conservative | Thomas Smith | 5,502 | 14.5 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Hindle | 2,585 | 6.8 | −14.5 | |
Green | Andy Redfern[17] | 1,548 | 4.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 14,784 | 39.0 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 37,949 | 59.4 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ian Mearns | 20,712 | 54.1 | −7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frank Hindle | 8,163 | 21.3 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Hazel Anderson | 5,716 | 14.9 | +4.8 | |
BNP | Kevin Scott | 1,787 | 4.7 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | John Tennant | 1,103 | 2.9 | −0.4 | |
Green | Andy Redfern | 379 | 1.0 | New | |
TUSC | Elaine Brunskill | 266 | 0.7 | New | |
Christian | David Walton | 131 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 12,549 | 32.8 | -7.9 | ||
Turnout | 38,257 | 57.5 | +3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Konni Zilliacus | 36,736 | 67.5 | +20.2 | |
National Liberal | Thomas Magnay | 17,719 | 32.5 | -20.2 | |
Majority | 19,017 | 35.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,455 | 76.0 | +1.3 | ||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Liberal | Thomas Magnay | 28,772 | 52.72 | ||
Labour | James Wilson | 25,804 | 47.28 | ||
Majority | 2,968 | 5.44 | |||
Turnout | 54,576 | 74.68 | |||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Liberal | Thomas Magnay | 34,764 | 60.09 | ||
Labour | Ernest Bevin | 21,826 | 37.73 | ||
New Party | John Stuart Barr | 1,077 | 1.86 | New | |
National Labour | John Fennell | 187 | 0.32 | New | |
Majority | 12,938 | 22.36 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,314 | 78.32 | |||
National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Conservative candidate Charles White withdrew on 15 October 1931. Barr and Fennell also withdrew, but their names remained on the ballot paper.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Herbert Evans | 22,893 | 51.6 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Cuthbert Headlam | 21,501 | 48.4 | +26.9 | |
Majority | 1,392 | 3.2 | −27.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,394 | 60.8 | −13.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sir James Melville died on 1 May 1931, leading to a by-election on 8 June. The winner of the by-election, Herbert Evans, himself died on 7 October, the day parliament was dissolved for the 1931 general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Melville | 28,393 | 52.6 | +2.4 | |
Unionist | Ian Orr-Ewing | 11,644 | 21.5 | -8.7 | |
Liberal | John Fennell | 10,314 | 19.1 | -0.5 | |
Independent Liberal | John Leonard Watson | 3,688 | 6.8 | New | |
Majority | 16,749 | 31.1 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 54,039 | 73.9 | -8.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Beckett | 23,514 | 50.2 | +9.1 | |
Unionist | Hilton Philipson | 14,178 | 30.2 | +14.0 | |
Liberal | John Dickie | 9,185 | 19.6 | -23.1 | |
Majority | 9,336 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46,877 | 82.7 | +9.5 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | -2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Dickie | 17,344 | 42.7 | +17.8 | |
Labour | John Brotherton | 16,689 | 41.1 | -2.7 | |
Unionist | George Francis Stephen Christie | 6,592 | 16.2 | -15.1 | |
Majority | 355 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,625 | 73.2 | -5.2 | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +10.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Brotherton | 18,795 | 43.8 | +20.0 | |
Unionist | Herbert Surtees | 13,424 | 31.3 | -25.6 | |
Liberal | John Dickie | 10,679 | 24.9 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 5,371 | 12.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,898 | 78.4 | +23.8 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +22.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Unionist | Herbert Surtees | 17,215 | 56.9 | +17.9 |
Labour | John Brotherton | 7,212 | 23.8 | New | |
Liberal | Harold Elverston | 5,833 | 19.3 | -41.7 | |
Majority | 10,003 | 33.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,260 | 54.6 | -20.5 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Harold Elverston | 8,763 | 61.0 | +20.3 | |
Conservative | Herbert Surtees | 5,608 | 39.0 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 3,155 | 22.0 | +19.2 | ||
Turnout | 14,371 | 75.1 | -12.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Harold Elverston | 6,800 | 40.7 | +40.7 | |
Liberal Unionist | Nicholas Grattan-Doyle | 6,323 | 37.9 | +3.2 | |
Labour | John Johnson | 3,572 | 21.4 | -43.9 | |
Majority | 477 | 2.8 | -27.8 | ||
Turnout | 16,695 | 87.2 | +7.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +42.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Lib-Lab | John Johnson | 9,651 | 65.3 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Unionist | Theodore Angier | 5,126 | 34.7 | −11.5 | |
Majority | 4,525 | 30.6 | +23.0 | ||
Turnout | 14,777 | 79.4 | +5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 18,614 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +11.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Lib-Lab | John Johnson | 8,220 | 54.0 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | Charles Howard | 7,015 | 46.0 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 1,205 | 8.0 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 15,235 | 84.9 | +10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 17,951 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Allan | 6,657 | 53.8 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Sherburn | 5,711 | 46.2 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 946 | 7.6 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 12,368 | 74.3 | −7.7 | ||
Registered electors | 16,635 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Allan | 6,137 | 52.0 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | J. Lucas | 5,654 | 48.0 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 483 | 4.0 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 11,791 | 82.0 | +5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 14,383 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Allan | 6,434 | 53.6 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | Pandeli Ralli | 5,566 | 46.4 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 868 | 7.2 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 12,000 | 85.2 | +8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 14,090 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter James | 5,336 | 51.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Unionist | Pandeli Ralli | 5,043 | 48.5 | New | |
Majority | 293 | 2.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,379 | 76.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,581 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter James | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter James | 5,756 | 65.6 | −12.9 | |
Conservative | James Henry Bottomley[21] | 3,024 | 34.4 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 2,732 | 31.2 | −25.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,780 | 66.5 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 13,206 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −12.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter James | 5,749 | 78.5 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Gainsford Bruce[23] | 1,570 | 21.5 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 4,179 | 57.0 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,319 | 63.4 | +5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,551 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter James | 4,250 | 75.1 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Richard Forster | 1,396 | 24.7 | New | |
Independent Liberal | William Arbuthnot[25] | 12 | 0.2 | −36.3 | |
Majority | 2,854 | 50.4 | +23.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,658 | 57.8 | −11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,782 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +24.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Hutt | 2,442 | 63.5 | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | William Arbuthnot[27] | 1,406 | 36.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,036 | 27.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,848 | 69.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,578 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Hutt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,165 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Hutt | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Hutt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 913 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Hutt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 895 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | William Hutt | 270 | 45.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell[28] | 190 | 31.9 | New | |
Independent Liberal | Ralph Walters[29][30] | 136 | 22.8 | New | |
Majority | 80 | 13.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 596 | 83.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 711 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Radical | William Hutt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 656 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Radical | William Hutt | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 554 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Radical | Cuthbert Rippon | 236 | 61.0 | ||
Radical | John William Williamson | 151 | 39.0 | ||
Majority | 85 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 387 | 72.5 | |||
Registered electors | 534 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Radical | Cuthbert Rippon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 506 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Radical | Cuthbert Rippon | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 454 | ||||
Radical win (new seat) |
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.