Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
North East England - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West constituency.svg
Boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West in the North East England
County Tyne and Wear
Electorate 76,460 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Newcastle City Centre
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Chi Onwurah (Labour)
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Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Created as a result of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Chi Onwurah of the Labour Party, who previously held the abolished constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 2010 to 2024. [3]

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Boundaries

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following wards of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Arthur's Hill; Benwell and Scotswood; Blakelaw; Chapel; Denton & Westerhope; Elswick; Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall (polling districts O01, O02 and O03); Lemington; Monument; West Fenham; Wingrove. [4]

The seat comprises the bulk of the abolished constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne Central, extended westwards to include the districts of Denton, Lemington, Westerhope and Newbiggin Hall, previously part of Newcastle upon Tyne North. [5]

Members of Parliament

Newcastle upon Tyne Central prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Chi Onwurah Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Changes in vote share based on notional 2019 result

General election 2024: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chi Onwurah 18,875 45.6 −13.7
Reform UK Ashton Muncaster7,81518.9+10.7
Conservative Frances Lasok4,22810.2−16.4
Independent Yvonne Ridley 3,6278.8N/A
Green John Pearson3,2287.8+4.8
Liberal Democrats Ali Avaei1,9464.7+1.7
Independent Habib Rahman1,6364.0N/A
Majority11,06026.7−6.0
Turnout 41,35553.7−9.3
Labour win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Holland, Daniel (28 June 2023). "'Gutted' North East MPs set to lose seats hit out at 'ruthless' plans". Evening Chronicle . Newcastle upon Tyne: Reach plc . Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2023/1230 (sch.1), retrieved 31 May 2024
  5. ↑ "Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West". Electoral Calculus . Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll, and Situation of Polling Stations" (PDF). Newcastle Council. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

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