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The ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear is divided into 13 parliamentary constituencies, including 2 cross-county boundary seats with Northumberland and one with Durham, of which 9 are borough constituencies and 4 county constituencies. As of the 2024 general election, all 13 are represented by the Labour Party.

Constituencies

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Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election

  Conservative   Labour   Reform UK

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map
Blaydon and Consett CC (part) 70,487 11,153   Liz Twist   David Ayre
Cramlington and Killingworth CC (part) 76,228 12,820   Emma Foody   Gordon Fletcher
Gateshead Central and Whickham BC 69,827 9,644   Mark Ferguson   Damian Heslop
Hexham CC (part) 76,431 3,713 Joe Morris   Guy Opperman
Houghton and Sunderland South CC 78,448 7,168   Bridget Phillipson   Sam Woods-Brass
Jarrow and Gateshead East BC 70,272 8,946   Kate Osborne   Lynda Alexandra
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West BC 76,969 11,060   Chi Onwurah   Ashton Muncaster
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend BC 76,425 12,817   Mary Glindon   Robin Gwynn
Newcastle upon Tyne North BC 75,146 17,762   Catherine McKinnell   Guy Renner-Thompson
South Shields BC 68,366 6,653   Emma Lewell-Buck Steve Holt
Sunderland Central BC 76,145 6,073   Lewis Atkinson   Chris Eynon
Tynemouth BC 76,145 15,455   Alan Campbell   Lewis Bartoli
Washington and Gateshead South BC 70,972 6,913   Sharon Hodgson   Paul Donaghy

Boundary changes

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2024

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See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Name (2010-2024) Boundaries 2010-2024 Name (2024-present) Boundaries 2024-present
  1. Blaydon
  2. Gateshead
  3. Houghton and Sunderland South
  4. Jarrow
  5. Newcastle upon Tyne Central
  6. Newcastle upon Tyne East
  7. Newcastle upon Tyne North
  8. North Tyneside
  9. South Shields
  10. Sunderland Central
  11. Tynemouth
  12. Washington and Sunderland West
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (2010-2024)
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (2010-2024)
  1. Blaydon and Consett
  2. Cramlington and Killingworth
  3. Gateshead Central and Whickham
  4. Hexham
  5. Houghton and Sunderland South
  6. Jarrow and Gateshead East
  7. Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
  8. Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
  9. Newcastle upon Tyne North
  10. South Shields
  11. Sunderland Central
  12. Tynemouth
  13. Washington and Gateshead South
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (2024-present)
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (2024-present)

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside with Northumberland as a sub-region of the North East Region, with the creation of two cross-county boundary constituencies comprising an expanded Hexham seat and a new seat named Cramlington and Killingworth. Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland would be combined with County Durham, resulting in another cross-county boundary constituency, named Blaydon and Consett. The constituencies names of Blaydon, Gateshead, Jarrow, North Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne Central, Newcastle upon Tyne East, and Washington and Sunderland West were abolished, and new or re-established constituency names of Gateshead Central and Whickham, Jarrow and Gateshead East, Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, and Washington and Gateshead South created.[1][2]

The following seats resulted from the boundary review:

Containing electoral wards from Gateshead

Containing electoral wards from Newcastle upon Tyne

Containing electoral wards from North Tyneside

  • Cramlington and Killingworth (parts also in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland)
  • Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (part)

Containing electoral wards from South Tyneside

Containing electoral wards from Sunderland

2010

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Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to reduce the number of seats in Tyne and Wear from 13 to 12, leading to significant changes. The constituencies of Gateshead East and Washington West, Houghton and Washington East, Sunderland North, Sunderland South, and Tyne Bridge were abolished and replaced with Gateshead, Houghton and Sunderland South, Sunderland Central, and Washington and Sunderland West. Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend became Newcastle upon Tyne East.

Name (1997-2010) Boundaries 1997-2010 Name (2010-2024) Boundaries 2010–2024
  1. Blaydon
  2. Gateshead East and Washington West
  3. Houghton and Washington East
  4. Jarrow
  5. Newcastle upon Tyne Central
  6. Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
  7. Newcastle upon Tyne North
  8. North Tyneside
  9. South Shields
  10. Sunderland North
  11. Sunderland South
  12. Tyne Bridge
  13. Tynemouth
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (1997-2010)
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (1997-2010)
  1. Blaydon
  2. Gateshead
  3. Houghton and Sunderland South
  4. Jarrow
  5. Newcastle upon Tyne Central
  6. Newcastle upon Tyne East
  7. Newcastle upon Tyne North
  8. North Tyneside
  9. South Shields
  10. Sunderland Central
  11. Tynemouth
  12. Washington and Sunderland West
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (2010-2024)
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (2010-2024)

Results history

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Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[3]

2024

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The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Tyne and Wear in the 2024 general election were as follows:[nb 3]

Party Votes % Change from 2019 Seats Change from 2019
Labour 238,034 47.7% Decrease0.1% 12 0
Reform 109,162 21.9% Increase12.8 0 0
Conservative 66,117 13.2% Decrease17.7% 0 0
Greens 39,282 7.9% Increase4.8% 0 0
Liberal Democrats 33,350 6.7% Decrease0.3% 0 0
Others 13,155 2.6% Increase0.6% 0 0
Total 499,100 100.0 12

Percentage votes

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Labour 45.4 53.6 57.1 67.1 62.9 55.8 48.7 52.1 60.8 47.8 47.7
Reform - - - - - - - - - 9.1 21.9
Conservative 31.3 27.6 28.8 17.3 17.7 17.4 21.4 20.3 28.5 30.9 13.2
Green Party - * * * * * 0.6 4.1 1.6 3.1 7.9
Liberal Democrat1 23.3 18.6 13.7 11.8 16.6 23.2 21.7 5.5 4.0 7.0 6.7
UKIP - - - * * * 1.8 17.3 4.7 * *
Other 0.1 0.3 0.4 3.8 2.8 3.6 5.8 0.7 0.3 2.0 2.6

11983 & 1987 - Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

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Election year 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024
Labour 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12
Conservative 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12

Maps

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1983 to 2024

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  • 1983
    1983
  • 1987
    1987
  • 1992
    1992
  • 1997
    1997
  • 2001
    2001
  • 2005
    2005
  • 2010
    2010
  • 2015
    2015
  • 2017
    2017
  • 2019
    2019

2024 to present (including three cross-county constituencies)

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  • 2024
    2024

Historical representation by party

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1983 to 2010

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  Conservative   Labour

Constituency 1983 85 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005
Blaydon McWilliam Anderson
Gateshead East / Gateshead East & Washington West (1997) Conlan Quin Hodgson
Houghton and Washington / Houghton & Washington East (1997) Boyes Kemp
Jarrow Dixon Hepburn
Newcastle upon Tyne Central Merchant Cousins
Newcastle upon Tyne East / Newcastle-u-T East & Wallsend (1997) N. Brown
Newcastle upon Tyne North R. Brown Henderson
Wallsend / North Tyneside (1997) Garrett Byers
South Shields Clark Miliband
Sunderland North Clay Etherington
Tyne Bridge Cowans Clelland
Tynemouth Trotter Campbell
Sunderland South Bagier Mullin

2010 to present

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  Independent   Labour

Constituency 2010 13 2015 2017 19 2019 23 2024
Blaydon / Blaydon & Consett (2024)1 Anderson Twist
Gateshead / Gateshead Central & Whickham ('24) Mearns Ferguson
Houghton & Sunderland South Phillipson
Jarrow / Jarrow & Gateshead East (2024) Hepburn → Osborne
Newcastle upon Tyne Central / N-u-T Central & West (2024) Onwurah
Newcastle upon Tyne East / N-u-T East & Wallsend (2024) N. Brown → Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne North McKinnell
South Shields Miliband Lewell-Buck
Sunderland Central Elliott Atkinson
Tynemouth Campbell
Washington & Sunderland W / Washington & Gateshead S ('24) Hodgson
North Tyneside2 Glindon N/A

1includes areas of County Durham

2parts transferred in 2024 to the seat of Cramlington & Killingworth which is mostly in Northumberland

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  3. ^ Vote shares include the cross-county constituencies of Blaydon and Consett and Cramlington and Killingworth which have roughly evenly split electorates between Tyne and Wear and County Durham and Northumberland respectively. Vote shares exclude Hexham which has a majority Northumberland electorate

References

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  1. ^ "Political boundaries across the North East could change - here's what it could mean for you". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report". Boundary Commission for England. paras 643-685. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".
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