Newcastle upon Tyne East

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Newcastle upon Tyne East
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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2010–2024 boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne East in Tyne and Wear
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England
County Tyne and Wear
Electorate 65,203 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Newcastle upon Tyne
2010–2024
SeatsOne
Created from Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend; Tyne Bridge
Replaced by
1918–1997
SeatsOne
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Created from Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
Replaced by Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Newcastle upon Tyne East was a constituency [n 1] of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was held by Nick Brown, an independent formerly of the Labour Party, from its recreation in 2010 until its abolition for the 2024 general election. [n 2]

Contents

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Jesmond was transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne North, with the rest of the seat being absorbed once again into the re-established constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend . [2]

History

Parliament created this constituency in the Representation of the People Act 1918 as one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat. [3] Its first creation was eventually absorbed in 1997 by the new Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend seat. Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which recommended the re-creation of the seat for the 2010 general election. [4]

Apart from a period in 1981-1983 following the defection of local member Mike Thomas to the SDP, successive members of the Labour Party have represented this constituency in Westminster since 1964 (including its interim successors). Since 1966, the double-digit majorities won in all three previous forms of the constituency and today's constituency suggest they have been safe seats.

Ahead of the 2010 election the seat was considered at risk for the Labour Party, after the Liberal Democrat, achieved victories in local elections in areas covered by the constituency. In the event, Labour's Nick Brown held the seat with the smallest majority in 44 years, and in the simultaneous local elections Labour benefitted from the associated increased turnout to take the Walkergate council ward from the Liberal Democrats.

In 2015, the Liberal Democrat vote collapsed in line with the rest of the country and in 2017, Brown achieved a record margin of 46.3%. In 2019 the constituency was one of only a handful of Labour-held seats not contested by the Brexit Party.

Boundaries

1918–1950

Included the former Urban District of Walker which had been absorbed into the County Borough in 1904 and had previously been part of the abolished Tyneside constituency.

1950–1983

Boundaries redrawn to take account of expansion of the County Borough and redistribution of wards. Expanded northwards, gaining Dene and Heaton from Newcastle upon Tyne North. Byker and St Anthony's transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

1983–1997

Regained Byker and St Anthony's with the addition of the Battle Field area from Newcastle-upon-Tyne Centre. Sandyford transferred from Newcastle-upon-Tyne North.

On abolition, the Sandyford ward was transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne Central; the remainder of the constituency comprised the bulk of the new seat of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend.

2010–2024

Newcastle upon Tyne East
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear in 2007, the Boundary Commission for England re-created the constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East, which took effect at the 2010 general election. [4] The new seat largely replaced the former Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend seat, with the Wallsend element being transferred to the adjacent North Tyneside constituency. The boundaries were similar to those in place before 1997, with the addition of Jesmond from Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918–1997

ElectionMember [8] Party
1918 Harry Barnes Coalition Liberal
1922 Joseph Nicholas Bell Labour
1923 by-election Arthur Henderson Labour
1923 Sir Robert Aske Liberal
1924 Martin Henry Connolly Labour
1929 Sir Robert Aske Liberal
1931 National Liberal
1945 Arthur Blenkinsop Labour
1959 Fergus Montgomery Conservative
1964 Geoffrey Rhodes Labour Co-operative
Oct 1974 Mike Thomas Labour Co-operative
1981 SDP
1983 Nick Brown Labour
1997 Constituency abolished: see Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend

MPs since 2010–2024

ElectionMember [8] Party
2010 Nick Brown Labour
2023 Independent
2024 Constituency abolished: see Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Newcastle upon Tyne East [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Brown 26,049 60.1 −7.5
Conservative Robin Gwynn10,58624.4+3.1
Liberal Democrats Wendy Taylor4,53510.5+4.3
Green Nick Hartley2,1955.1+3.3
Majority 15,46335.7−10.6
Turnout 43,36568.0+1.2
Labour hold Swing −5.3
General election 2017: Newcastle upon Tyne East [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Brown 28,127 67.6 +18.2
Conservative Simon Kitchen8,86621.3+3.7
Liberal Democrats Wendy Taylor2,5746.2−4.8
UKIP Anthony Sanderson1,3153.2−9.3
Green Alistair Ford [12] 7551.8−6.9
Majority 19,26146.3+14.5
Turnout 41,63766.8+5.7
Labour hold Swing +7.2
General election 2015: Newcastle upon Tyne East [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Brown 19,378 49.4 +4.4
Conservative Duncan Crute [15] 6,88417.6+1.6
UKIP David Robinson-Young [16] 4,91012.5New
Liberal Democrats Wendy Taylor4,33211.0−22.3
Green Andrew Gray [17] 3,4268.7+7.1
TUSC Paul Phillips [18] 1700.4New
Communist Mollie Stevenson [19] 1220.3−0.2
Majority 12,49431.8+20.1
Turnout 39,22261.1+2.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 2010: Newcastle upon Tyne East [20] [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Brown* 17,043 45.0 −7.7
Liberal Democrats Wendy Taylor12,59033.3+1.5
Conservative Dominic Llewellyn6,06816.0+3.0
BNP Alan Spence1,3423.5New
Green Andrew Gray6201.6New
Communist Martin Levy1770.5−0.1
Majority 4,45311.7+9.2
Turnout 37,84058.7+3.4
Labour hold Swing −4.6
*Served as MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, 1997–2010

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Newcastle upon Tyne East [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Brown 24,342 60.2 +3.7
Conservative Jeremy R. Lucas10,46525.9−0.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Thompson4,88312.1−3.9
Green Gareth L.N. Edwards7441.8New
Majority 13,87734.3+4.4
Turnout 40,43470.7+0.1
Labour hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Newcastle upon Tyne East [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Brown 23,677 56.5 +11.0
Conservative Jenefer Riley11,17726.6−1.2
Liberal Peter Arnold6,72816.0−10.7
Communist Joseph Keith3620.9New
Majority 12,50029.9+12.2
Turnout 41,94470.6−0.4
Labour hold Swing +6.1
General election 1983: Newcastle upon Tyne East [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Brown 19,247 45.5 −9.6
Conservative Arthur T. Barnes11,75527.8−8.7
SDP Mike Thomas 11,29326.7N/A
Majority 7,49217.7−0.9
Turnout 42,29571.0+3.0
Labour hold Swing −0.5

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mike Thomas 18,257 55.1 +2.3
Conservative Derek Conway 12,08736.5+2.7
Liberal J. Nelson2,8188.5−4.9
Majority 6,17018.6−0.5
Turnout 33,16268.0−3.8
Labour hold Swing −0.4
General election October 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Thomas 17,312 52.84
Conservative M. Hill11,06333.76
Liberal T. Symonds4,39113.40New
Majority 6,24919.08
Turnout 32,76671.77
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Rhodes 20,439 58.76
Conservative M. Hill14,34741.24
Majority 6,09217.52
Turnout 34,78676.87
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1970: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Rhodes 20,780 58.4 −1.4
Conservative Philip E. Heseltine14,83241.7+1.4
Majority 5,94816.7−2.8
Turnout 35,61275.6−4.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Rhodes 22,408 59.77
Conservative Thomas T. Hubble15,08240.23
Majority 7,32619.54
Turnout 37,49080.51
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1964: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Rhodes 21,200 52.02
Conservative Fergus Montgomery 19,55647.98
Majority 1,6444.04N/A
Turnout 40,75683.37
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fergus Montgomery 21,457 50.11
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 21,35949.89
Majority 980.22N/A
Turnout 42,81684.59
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1955: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 22,816 52.08
Conservative George F.H. Walker20,99447.92
Majority 1,8224.16
Turnout 43,81077.60
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 25,621 52.86
Conservative Alfred Edwards 22,85047.14
Majority 2,7715.72
Turnout 48,47184.59
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 24,694 51.45
Conservative P.G. Williams18,86639.30
Liberal William McKeag 4,4409.25New
Majority 5,82812.15
Turnout 48,00083.67
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 26,116 68.93
National Liberal Richard O'Sullivan11,77431.07
Majority 14,34237.86N/A
Turnout 37,89073.13
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Robert Aske 23,146 58.6 −4.8
Labour Bernard Benjamin Gillis16,32241.4+4.8
Majority 6,82417.2−9.6
Turnout 39,46881.3−5.2
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1931: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Robert Aske 24,522 63.4 New
Labour Maurice Alexander 14,17636.6−12.1
Majority 10,34626.8N/A
Turnout 38,72886.5+7.1
National Liberal gain from Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Aske 17,856 51.3 +6.2
Labour Martin Connolly 16,92148.7+2.3
Majority 9352.6N/A
Turnout 34,77779.4−4.5
Registered electors 43,797
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +2.0
General election 1924: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Connolly 13,120 46.4 −1.3
Liberal Robert Aske 12,77645.1−7.2
Unionist William Temple2,4208.5New
Majority 3441.3N/A
Turnout 28,31683.9+10.7
Registered electors 33,737
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +3.0
General election 1923: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Aske 12,656 52.3 +22.3
Labour Arthur Henderson 11,53247.7+4.6
Majority 1,1244.6N/A
Turnout 24,18873.2−0.5
Registered electors 33,066
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +8.9
1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Henderson 11,066 45.7 +2.6
Liberal Harry Barnes 6,68227.6−2.4
Unionist Robert Gee 6,48026.7New
Majority 4,38418.1+5.0
Turnout 24,22876.4+2.7
Registered electors 31,703
Labour hold Swing +2.5
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J.N. Bell
General election 1922: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Bell 10,084 43.1 +8.4
Liberal Harry Barnes 6,99930.0−28.1
National Liberal Gilbert Stone 6,27326.9New
Majority 3,08513.1N/A
Turnout 23,35673.7+25.0
Registered electors 31,703
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +18.3

Elections in the 1910s

Harry Barnes 1922 Harry Barnes.jpg
Harry Barnes
General election 1918: Newcastle upon Tyne East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal Harry Barnes 8,68258.1
Labour Walter Hudson 5,19534.7
Independent John Thompson*1,0797.2
Majority 3,48723.4
Turnout 14,95648.7
Registered electors 30,719
Liberal win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

* Thompson was initially supported by the local branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers but this was later revoked.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell. p. 447.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  4. 1 2 "Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report" (PDF). p. 170.
  5. ↑ "Representation of the People Act 1948" (PDF). p. 115.
  6. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983" (PDF). p. 74.
  7. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". In Tyne and Wear.
  8. 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
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