Newcastle upon Tyne East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne East in Tyne and Wear for the 2010 general election
Outline map
Location of Tyne and Wear within England
CountyTyne and Wear
Electorate65,203 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsNewcastle upon Tyne
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentNick Brown (Independent)
SeatsOne
Created fromNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend; Tyne Bridge
1918–1997
Created fromNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
Replaced byNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Newcastle upon Tyne East is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Nick Brown, formerly of the Labour Party. Brown has held the seat since its recreation in 2010.[n 2]

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Jesmond will be transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne North and the rest of the seat will again be absorbed into the re-established constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]

History

Parliament created this constituency in the Representation of the People Act 1918 as one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat.[3] Its first creation was eventually absorbed in 1997 by the new Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend seat. Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which recommended the re-creation of the seat for the 2010 general election.[4]

Boundaries

1918–1950

Included the former Urban District of Walker which had been absorbed into the County Borough in 1904 and had previously been part of the abolished Tyneside constituency.

1950–1983

Boundaries redrawn to take account of expansion of the County Borough and redistribution of wards. Expanded northwards, gaining Dene and Heaton from Newcastle upon Tyne North. Byker and St Anthony's transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

1983–1997

Regained Byker and St Anthony's with the addition of the Battle Field area from Newcastle-upon-Tyne Centre. Sandyford transferred from Newcastle-upon-Tyne North.

On abolition, the Sandyford ward was transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne Central; the remainder of the constituency comprised the bulk of the new seat of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend.

2010–present

Map
Map of current boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear in 2007, the Boundary Commission for England re-created the constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East, which took effect at the 2010 general election.[4] The new seat largely replaced the former Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend seat, with the Wallsend element being transferred to the adjacent North Tyneside constituency. The boundaries were similar to those in place before 1997, with the addition of Jesmond from Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

Political History

Apart from a period in 1981-1983 following the defection of local member Mike Thomas to the SDP, successive members of the Labour Party have represented this constituency in Westminster since 1964 (including its interim successors). Since 1966, the double-digit majorities won in all three previous forms of the constituency and today's constituency suggest they have been safe seats.

Ahead of the 2010 election the seat was considered at risk for the Labour Party, after the Liberal Democrat, achieved victories in local elections in areas covered by the constituency. In the event, Labour's Nick Brown held the seat with the smallest majority in 44 years, and in the simultaneous local elections Labour benefitted from the associated increased turnout to take the Walkergate council ward from the Liberal Democrats.

In 2015, the Liberal Democrat vote collapsed in line with the rest of the country and in 2017, Brown achieved a record margin of 46.3%. In 2019 the constituency was one of only a handful of Labour-held seats not contested by the Brexit Party.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1918–1997

Election Member[8] Party
1918 Harry Barnes Coalition Liberal
1922 Joseph Nicholas Bell Labour
1923 by-election Arthur Henderson Labour
1923 Sir Robert Aske Liberal
1924 Martin Henry Connolly Labour
1929 Sir Robert Aske Liberal
1931 National Liberal
1945 Arthur Blenkinsop Labour
1959 Fergus Montgomery Conservative
1964 Geoffrey Rhodes Labour Co-operative
Oct 1974 Mike Thomas Labour Co-operative
1981 SDP
1983 Nick Brown Labour
1997 Constituency abolished: see Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend

MPs since 2010

Election Member[8] Party
2010 Nick Brown Labour
2023 Independent

Elections

Next general election: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP Martin Evison[9]
Liberal Democrats Mark Ridyard
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Newcastle upon Tyne East[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown 26,049 60.1 −7.5
Conservative Robin Gwynn 10,586 24.4 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Wendy Taylor 4,535 10.5 +4.3
Green Nick Hartley 2,195 5.1 +3.3
Majority 15,463 35.7 −10.6
Turnout 43,365 68.0 +1.2
Labour hold Swing −5.3
General election 2017: Newcastle upon Tyne East[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown 28,127 67.6 +18.2
Conservative Simon Kitchen 8,866 21.3 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Wendy Taylor 2,574 6.2 −4.8
UKIP Anthony Sanderson 1,315 3.2 −9.3
Green Alistair Ford[13] 755 1.8 −6.9
Majority 19,261 46.3 +14.5
Turnout 41,637 66.8 +5.7
Labour hold Swing +7.2
General election 2015: Newcastle upon Tyne East[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown 19,378 49.4 +4.4
Conservative Duncan Crute[16] 6,884 17.6 +1.6
UKIP David Robinson-Young[17] 4,910 12.5 New
Liberal Democrats Wendy Taylor 4,332 11.0 -22.3
Green Andrew Gray[18] 3,426 8.7 +7.1
TUSC Paul Phillips[19] 170 0.4 New
Communist Mollie Stevenson[20] 122 0.3 -0.2
Majority 12,494 31.8 +20.1
Turnout 39,222 61.1 +2.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 2010: Newcastle upon Tyne East[21][22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown* 17,043 45.0 −7.7
Liberal Democrats Wendy Taylor 12,590 33.3 +1.5
Conservative Dominic Llewellyn 6,068 16.0 +3.0
BNP Alan Spence 1,342 3.5 New
Green Andrew Gray 620 1.6 New
Communist Martin Levy 177 0.5 −0.1
Majority 4,453 11.7 +9.2
Turnout 37,840 58.7 +3.4
Labour hold Swing −4.6
* Served as MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, 1997–2010

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Newcastle upon Tyne East[24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown 24,342 60.2 +3.7
Conservative Jeremy R. Lucas 10,465 25.9 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Thompson 4,883 12.1 −3.9
Green Gareth L.N. Edwards 744 1.8 New
Majority 13,877 34.3 +4.4
Turnout 40,434 70.7 +0.1
Labour hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Newcastle upon Tyne East[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown 23,677 56.5 +11.0
Conservative Jenefer Riley 11,177 26.6 −1.2
Liberal Peter Arnold 6,728 16.0 −10.7
Communist Joseph Keith 362 0.9 New
Majority 12,500 29.9 +12.2
Turnout 41,944 70.6 -0.4
Labour hold Swing +6.1
General election 1983: Newcastle upon Tyne East[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Brown 19,247 45.5 −9.6
Conservative Arthur T. Barnes 11,755 27.8 −8.7
SDP Mike Thomas 11,293 26.7 New
Majority 7,492 17.7 -0.9
Turnout 42,295 71.0 +3.0
Labour hold Swing −0.5

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mike Thomas 18,257 55.1 +2.3
Conservative Derek Conway 12,087 36.5 +2.7
Liberal J. Nelson 2,818 8.5 −4.9
Majority 6,170 18.6 -0.5
Turnout 33,162 68.0 -3.8
Labour hold Swing −0.4
General election October 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Thomas 17,312 52.84
Conservative M. Hill 11,063 33.76
Liberal T. Symonds 4,391 13.40 New
Majority 6,249 19.08
Turnout 32,766 71.77
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Rhodes 20,439 58.76
Conservative M. Hill 14,347 41.24
Majority 6,092 17.52
Turnout 34,786 76.87
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1970: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Rhodes 20,780 58.4 -1.4
Conservative Philip E. Heseltine 14,832 41.7 +1.4
Majority 5,948 16.7 -2.8
Turnout 35,612 75.6 -4.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Rhodes 22,408 59.77
Conservative Thomas T. Hubble 15,082 40.23
Majority 7,326 19.54
Turnout 37,490 80.51
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1964: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Rhodes 21,200 52.02
Conservative Fergus Montgomery 19,556 47.98
Majority 1,644 4.04 N/A
Turnout 40,756 83.37
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fergus Montgomery 21,457 50.11
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 21,359 49.89
Majority 98 0.22 N/A
Turnout 42,816 84.59
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1955: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 22,816 52.08
Conservative George F.H. Walker 20,994 47.92
Majority 1,822 4.16
Turnout 43,810 77.60
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 25,621 52.86
Conservative Alfred Edwards 22,850 47.14
Majority 2,771 5.72
Turnout 48,471 84.59
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 24,694 51.45
Conservative P.G. Williams 18,866 39.30
Liberal William McKeag 4,440 9.25 New
Majority 5,828 12.15
Turnout 48,000 83.67
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Blenkinsop 26,116 68.93
National Liberal Richard O'Sullivan 11,774 31.07
Majority 14,342 37.86 N/A
Turnout 37,890 73.13
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Robert Aske 23,146 58.6 -4.8
Labour Bernard Benjamin Gillis 16,322 41.4 +4.8
Majority 6,824 17.2 -9.6
Turnout 39,468 81.3 -5.2
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1931: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Robert Aske 24,522 63.4 New
Labour Maurice Alexander 14,176 36.6 -12.1
Majority 10,346 26.8 N/A
Turnout 38,728 86.5 +7.1
National Liberal gain from Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Aske 17,856 51.3 +6.2
Labour Martin Connolly 16,921 48.7 +2.3
Majority 935 2.6 N/A
Turnout 34,777 79.4 −4.5
Registered electors 43,797
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +2.0
General election 1924: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Connolly 13,120 46.4 −1.3
Liberal Robert Aske 12,776 45.1 −7.2
Unionist William Temple 2,420 8.5 New
Majority 344 1.3 N/A
Turnout 28,316 83.9 +10.7
Registered electors 33,737
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +3.0
General election 1923: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Aske 12,656 52.3 +22.3
Labour Arthur Henderson 11,532 47.7 +4.6
Majority 1,124 4.6 N/A
Turnout 24,188 73.2 −0.5
Registered electors 33,066
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +8.9
1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Henderson 11,066 45.7 +2.6
Liberal Harry Barnes 6,682 27.6 −2.4
Unionist Robert Gee 6,480 26.7 New
Majority 4,384 18.1 +5.0
Turnout 24,228 76.4 +2.7
Registered electors 31,703
Labour hold Swing +2.5
J.N. Bell
General election 1922: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Bell 10,084 43.1 +8.4
Liberal Harry Barnes 6,999 30.0 −28.1
National Liberal Gilbert Stone 6,273 26.9 New
Majority 3,085 13.1 N/A
Turnout 23,356 73.7 +25.0
Registered electors 31,703
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +18.3

Elections in the 1910s

Harry Barnes
General election 1918: Newcastle upon Tyne East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Liberal Harry Barnes 8,682 58.1
Labour Walter Hudson 5,195 34.7
Independent John Thompson* 1,079 7.2
Majority 3,487 23.4
Turnout 14,956 48.7
Registered electors 30,719
Liberal win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

* Thompson was initially supported by the local branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers but this was later revoked.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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