Tyne Bridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Tyne Bridge was a parliamentary constituency in the north east of England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1983 until 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Tyne Bridge
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Tyne Bridge in Tyne and Wear for the 2005 general election
Location of Tyne and Wear within England
CountyTyne and Wear
1983–2010
Number of membersOne
Replaced byGateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Created fromGateshead West, Newcastle upon Tyne Central, Newcastle upon Tyne West, Blaydon, Newcastle upon Tyne North and Gateshead East[1]

History

Tyne Bridge contained some of the UK's most deprived areas, and was a safe seat for the Labour Party throughout its existence.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The City of Newcastle wards of Benwell, Elswick, Scotswood, and West City, and the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Bede, Bensham, Dunston, and Teams.

1997–2010: The City of Newcastle wards of Benwell, Elswick, Scotswood, and West City, and the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Bede, Bensham, Deckham, Dunston, Saltwell, and Teams. Deckham and Saltwell wards were added to the seat from the abolished Gateshead East constituency.

The constituency covered central Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, with part of the constituency being north of the River Tyne in Newcastle, and the other part being south of the river, in Gateshead. It is named after the Tyne Bridge that crosses the river. It included Newcastle city centre; before 1983, this area was in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne North seat.

Boundary review

Following a review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England abolished the Tyne Bridge constituency. At the 2010 general election it was replaced by the new constituency of Gateshead south of the River Tyne, and by the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central constituency to the north.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[2]PartyNotes
1983 Harry Cowans Labour Previously MP for Newcastle Central since November 1976 by-election. Died October 1985
1985 by-election David Clelland Labour Elected in December 1985 by-election. Retired 2010 following boundary changes
2010 constituency abolished: see Gateshead & Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central

Election results

Elections of the 1980s
General election 1983: Tyne Bridge[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Cowans 21,127 56.5
Conservative Randall S. Crawley 9,434 25.2
Liberal Tony Dawson 6,852 18.3
Majority 11,693 31.3
Turnout 37,413 61.5
Labour win (new seat)
By-election 1985: Tyne Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Clelland 13,517 57.8 +1.3
SDP Rod Kenyon 6,942 29.7 +11.4 [4]
Conservative Jacqui Lait 2,588 11.1 -14.1
Independent John Connell 250 1.1 New
Independent George Weiss 38 0.2 New
Independent Peter R. Smith 32 0.1 New
Majority 6,575 28.1 -3.2
Turnout 23,367 38.1 -23.4
Labour hold Swing
Registered electors 61,400
General election 1987: Tyne Bridge[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Clelland 23,131 63.0 +6.5
Conservative Michael Walton Bates 7,558 20.6 -4.6
SDP John Mansfield 6,005 16.4 -1.9
Majority 15,573 42.4 +11.1
Turnout 36,694 63.1 +1.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s
General election 1992: Tyne Bridge[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Clelland 22,328 67.2 +4.2
Conservative Charles M. Liddell-Grainger 7,118 21.4 +0.8
Liberal Democrats John S. Burt 3,804 11.4 -5.0
Majority 15,210 45.8 +3.4
Turnout 33,250 62.6 -0.5
Labour hold Swing +1.7
General election 1997: Tyne Bridge[8][9][10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Clelland 26,767 76.8 +10.0
Conservative Adrian H. Lee 3,861 11.1 -11.0
Liberal Democrats Mary Wallace 2,785 8.0 -3.1
Referendum Graeme R. Oswald 919 2.6 New
Socialist Alternative Elaine Brumskill 518 1.5 New
Majority 22,906 65.7 +20.9
Turnout 34,850 57.1 -5.5
Labour hold Swing +10.5

Elections of the 2000s
General election 2001: Tyne Bridge[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Clelland 18,345 70.5 -6.3
Conservative James Cook 3,456 13.3 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan C. Wallace 3,213 12.3 +4.3
Socialist Labour James Fitzpatrick 533 2.0 New
Socialist Alliance Samuel J. Robson 485 1.9 New
Majority 14,889 57.2 -8.5
Turnout 26,032 44.2 -12.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 2005: Tyne Bridge[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Clelland 16,151 61.2 -9.3
Liberal Democrats Chris P. Boyle 5,751 21.8 +9.5
Conservative Tom E. Fairhead 2,962 11.2 -2.1
BNP Kevin Scott 1,072 4.1 New
Respect Jill C. Russell 447 1.7 New
Majority 10,400 39.4 -17.8
Turnout 26,383 49.3 +5.1
Labour hold Swing -9.4

See also

Notes and references
  1. "'Tyne Bridge', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
  3. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. Change from the Liberal candidate who represented the SDP-Liberal Alliance in the 1983 general election.
  5. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
  8. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 7 Jan 2011.
  10. C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.166 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  11. The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
  12. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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