Gateshead Central and Whickham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Gateshead Central and Whickham
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Gateshead Central and Whickham (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
North East England - Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency.svg
Boundary of Gateshead Central and Whickham in the North East England
County Tyne and Wear
Electorate 69,827 (2024)
Major settlements Gateshead and Whickham
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Mark Ferguson (Labour)
SeatsOne
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Gateshead Central and Whickham is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and was first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Contents

History

The seat was formed from the majority of the abolished Gateshead constituency, with the addition of the three wards which incorporate the community of Whickham from the abolished constituency of Blaydon. [3]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Members of Parliament

Gateshead prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Mark Ferguson Labour Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Changes in vote share based on notional 2019 result

General election 2024: Gateshead Central and Whickham [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Ferguson 18,245 45.4 −1.7
Reform UK Damian Heslop8,60121.4+17.5
Liberal Democrats Ron Beadle4,98712.4+0.2
Conservative Nick Oliver4,62811.5−21.5
Green Rachel Cabral3,2178.0+4.2
TUSC Norman Hall3690.9New
Save Us NowGraham Steele1700.4New
Majority9,64424.0+9.9
Turnout 40,21757.6−1.6
Registered electors 69,827
Labour win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  2. "North East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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  4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. "General election results 2024". Gateshead Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. "Gateshead Central and Whickham results". BBC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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