Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend in Tyne and Wear for the 2005 general election
Location of Tyne and Wear within England
CountyTyne and Wear
1997–2010
Number of membersOne
Replaced byNewcastle upon Tyne East, North Tyneside
Created fromNewcastle upon Tyne East, Wallsend

History

The constituency was created in 1997 by the merger of the former seats of Newcastle upon Tyne East and 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

The City of Newcastle wards of Byker, Dene, Heaton, Monkchester, Walker, and Walkergate, and the Borough of North Tyneside wards of Northumberland and Wallsend.

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.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[1]Party
1997 Nick Brown Labour
2010 constituency abolished: see Newcastle upon Tyne East & Tyneside North

Elections

Elections of the 2000s
General election 2005: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown 17,462 55.1 -8.0
Liberal Democrats David Ord 9,897 31.2 +11.6
Conservative Norma Dias 3,532 11.1 -0.7
Socialist Alternative William Hopwood 582 1.8 New
Communist Martin Levy 205 0.6 +0.2
Majority 7,565 23.9 -19.6
Turnout 31,678 50.5 -2.7
Labour hold Swing -9.8
General election 2001: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown 20,642 63.1 -8.1
Liberal Democrats David Ord 6,419 19.6 +9.0
Conservative Tim Troman 3,873 11.8 -2.1
Green Andrew Gray 651 2.0 New
Independent Harash Narang 563 1.7 New
Socialist Labour Blanch Carpenter 420 1.3 -0.2
Communist Martin Levy 126 0.4 0.0
Majority 14,223 43.5 -13.7
Turnout 32,694 53.2 -12.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s
General election 1997: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown 29,607 71.19
Conservative Jeremy Middleton 5,796 13.94
Liberal Democrats Graham Morgan 4,415 10.62
Referendum Peter Cossins 966 2.32
Socialist Labour Blanch Carpenter 642 1.54
Communist Martin Levy 163 0.39
Majority 23,811 57.25
Turnout 41,589 65.73
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  2. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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