List_of_Parliamentary_constituencies_in_Tyne_and_Wear

List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

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The ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear is divided into 12 parliamentary constituencies. They are all borough constituencies. As of the 2019 general election, 11 in 12 are represented by the Labour Party (UK).

Constituencies

  Conservative   Labour   Independent

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2010 boundary changes

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.

Future boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[3] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside be combined 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 of Blaydon, Gateshead, Jarrow, North Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne Central, Newcastle upon Tyne East, and Washington and Sunderland West would be abolished, and new or re-established constituencies 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.[4][5]

The following seats are proposed:

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

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[6]

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Tyne and Wear in the 2019 general election were as follows:

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Percentage votes

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11983 & 1987 - Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

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Maps

Historical representation by party

  Conservative   Independent   Labour

See also

Notes

  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. Resigned from the Labour Party in 2023.

References

  1. Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis".
  2. "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. "2023 Review". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report". Boundary Commission for England. paras 643-685. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019".

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