Gateshead West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Gateshead West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
GatesheadWest1974Constituency.svg
Boundary of Gateshead West in County Durham, boundaries 1974-83
County County Durham
1950–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Gateshead
Replaced by Tyne Bridge and Gateshead East [1]

Gateshead West was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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History

Gateshead West, as could be inferred from the name, formed the western part of the Borough of Gateshead, now in Tyne and Wear. The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election when the existing Gateshead seat was split in two. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when the majority of the electorate was included in the new constituency of Tyne Bridge, which also included central areas of Newcastle upon Tyne. Remaining areas were transferred to Gateshead East.

It returned Labour MPs for the entire period of its existence.

Boundaries

1950–1955

1955–1964

The East Central and North East wards were transferred from Gateshead East.

1964–1983

Minor changes to reflect redistribution of local authority wards.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 John Hall Labour
1955 by-election Harry Randall Labour
1970 John Horam Labour
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Gateshead West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Horam 13,533 67.24
Conservative DR Kelly5,22125.94
Liberal Frank Patterson1,1855.89
National Front H Beadle1860.92New
Majority 8,31241.30
Turnout 20,12569.31
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Gateshead West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Horam 13,859 68.61
Conservative P Brown4,43221.94
Liberal K Stoddart1,9099.45
Majority 9,42746.67
Turnout 20,20065.65
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Gateshead West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Horam 13,839 61.01
Conservative John Heddle 5,37223.68
Liberal J Bennison3,47415.31New
Majority 8,46737.33
Turnout 22,68574.20
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Gateshead West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Horam 15,622 68.07
Conservative John O'Sullivan 7,32831.93
Majority 8,29436.14
Turnout 22,95066.59
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Gateshead West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Randall 20,381 74.77
Conservative Ernest Greenwood6,87825.23
Majority 13,50349.54
Turnout 27,25970.11
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Gateshead West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Randall 21,390 68.97
Conservative Derek R Chapman9,62331.03
Majority 11,76737.94
Turnout 31,01374.93
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Gateshead West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Randall 21,277 64.90
Conservative David A Wright11,50935.10
Majority 9,76829.80
Turnout 32,78676.88
Labour hold Swing
1955 Gateshead West by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Randall 13,196 66.46 +1.14
Conservative David A Wright6,66133.54−1.14
Majority 6,53532.92+2.28
Turnout 19,857
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Gateshead West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hall 22,040 65.32
Conservative James Quigley11,07134.68
Majority 10,33930.64
Turnout 33,111
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Gateshead West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hall 20,790 63.77
National Liberal John S Magnay11,81136.23
Majority 8,97927.54
Turnout 32,60183.81
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Gateshead West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hall 20,872 64.16
National Liberal John S Magnay11,66035.84
Majority 9,21228.32
Turnout 32,53283.90
Labour win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Gateshead West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 59. ISBN   0-900178-09-4. OCLC   539011.
  3. ↑ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 130. ISBN   0-900178-09-4. OCLC   539011.
  4. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  5. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  6. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  7. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  8. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
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