Newcastle-upon-Tyne_East_and_Wallsend_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2010

54.975°N 1.548°W / 54.975; -1.548

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Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend was, from 1997 until 2010, a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established for the next general election, taking parts of the, to be abolished, constituencies of Newcastle upon Tyne East and North Tyneside.[1] The boundaries will approximate those of the 1997-2010 constituency, with the addition of the Borough of North Tyneside wards of Battle Hill and Howdon.

History

The constituency was created in 1997 by the merger of the bulk of the former seat of Newcastle upon Tyne East and parts of the former seat of Wallsend.

It was represented throughout its existence by Nick Brown of the Labour Party, who served as Government Chief Whip from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2008 to 2010.

Boundaries

1997-2010

  • the City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Byker, Dene, Heaton, Monkchester, Walker, and Walkergate; and
  • the Borough of North Tyneside wards of Northumberland and Wallsend.[2]

As would be inferred from the name, the constituency consisted of the eastern parts of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne plus Wallsend and the surrounding area.

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, reducing the number of seats in the county from 13 to 12, the Boundary Commission for England revived the constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East in 2010. The Wallsend area was transferred to the adjacent North Tyneside constituency.[3]

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the re-established constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of: Byker; Heaton; Manor Park; Ouseburn; Walker; Walkergate.
  • The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside wards of: Battle Hill; Howdon; Northumberland; Riverside (polling districts FA and FB); Wallsend.[4]

The Newcastle wards are currently in Newcastle upon Tyne East, and the North Tyneside wards in the constituency of that name - both of which are to be abolished.

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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Elections in the 2000s

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Elections in the 1990s

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See also

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    "North East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". In the County of Tyne and Wear.
  3. [3]
    "Boundary Commission for England Fifth Periodical Report" (PDF). p. 170.
  4. [4]
    "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  5. [5]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  6. [6]
    "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. [7]
    "North Tyneside Labour MP Mary Glindon to stand in Newcastle East and Wallsend seat at next general election". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. [9]
    "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. [10]
    "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. [11]
    "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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