Newcastle upon Tyne North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne North in Tyne and Wear
Outline map
Location of Tyne and Wear within England
CountyTyne and Wear
Electorate67,401 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsNewcastle upon Tyne
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentCatherine McKinnell (Labour)
SeatsOne

Newcastle upon Tyne North is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Catherine McKinnell of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will undergo wholesale boundary changes, with only 41.3% of the current seat being included in the redrawn one.[2]

History

Parliament created this seat under the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the general election later that year. It was one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat.[3]

The constituency included much of Newcastle city centre from 1950 to 1983, despite the fact that the Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency was retained, albeit with redrawn boundaries.

Following the local government reorganisation arising from the Local Government Act 1972, major boundary changes resulted in a constituency composed entirely of wards that did not form any part of the pre-1983 seat. The majority of the old Newcastle upon Tyne North wards moved to Newcastle upon Tyne Central. The newly constituted seat comprised northern and western suburbs of the expanded metropolitan borough of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Boundaries

1918–1950

1950–1983

Boundaries redrawn to take account of expansion of the County Borough and redistribution of wards. Dene and Heaton transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne East. Expanded westwards and into parts of the city centre, gaining Arthur's Hill and Elswick from Newcastle upon Tyne West and Westgate from Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

1983–2010

Following the reorganisation of local authorities as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, the constituencies within the City of Newcastle upon Tyne were completely redrawn. The contents of the existing seat formed no part of newly constituted version. With the exception of Sandyford, which was transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne East, the existing seat was absorbed into a redrawn Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

The new seat was made up of western parts of the now abolished constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne West, comprising the former Urban District of Newburn, the parts of Castle Ward transferred to the new metropolitan borough, previously in Hexham and a small area transferred from Wallsend.

2010–present

Map
Map of current boundaries

Minor changes due to redistribution of ward boundaries.

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 constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The constituency will undergo wholesale changes, with the following areas being transferred out:

The redrawn seat will now comprise the following areas:

Political history

From its creation in 1918, the seat was a safe Conservative Party seat, including six years of representation by Gwilym Lloyd George, who was aligned to the National Liberal Party but served as Home Secretary for almost three years until 1957 in a Conservative government. This continued until the 1983 general election, when the major boundary changes resulted in the majority of the old wards being moved to Newcastle upon Tyne Central, which the Conservatives won in 1983, while the new Newcastle North became a safe Labour seat, although in 1983 Labour's majority was just over 2,500 votes in a relatively close three-way race, despite a landslide defeat on the national scale. It has been a safe Labour seat ever since, with the Liberal Democrats being the greatest challengers in 2005 and 2010, and the Conservatives finishing in second place in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[9] Party
1918 Nicholas Grattan-Doyle Conservative
1940 by-election Sir Cuthbert Headlam Independent Conservative
1940 Conservative
1951 Gwilym Lloyd George National Liberal
1957 by-election Sir William Elliott Conservative
1983 Robert Brown Labour
1987 Doug Henderson Labour
2010 Catherine McKinnell Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Newcastle upon Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Aidan King[10]
Labour Catherine McKinnell[11]
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Newcastle upon Tyne North[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine McKinnell 21,354 45.4 Decrease10.0
Conservative Mark Lehain 15,589 33.2 Decrease0.7
Liberal Democrats Nick Cott 4,357 9.3 Increase4.0
Brexit Party Richard Ogden 4,331 9.2 N/A
Green Alistair Ford 1,368 2.9 Increase1.8
Majority 5,765 12.2 Decrease9.3
Turnout 46,999 68.6 Decrease3.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease4.6
General election 2017: Newcastle upon Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine McKinnell 26,729 55.4 Increase9.3
Conservative Duncan Crute 16,380 33.9 Increase10.5
Liberal Democrats Anita Lower 2,533 5.2 Decrease4.5
UKIP Timothy Marron 1,780 3.6 Decrease12.9
Green Alison Whalley[13] 513 1.0 Decrease2.3
North of England Community Alliance Brian Moore 353 0.8 N/A
Majority 10,349 21.5 Decrease1.1
Turnout 48,288 72.4 Increase5.7
Labour hold Swing -0.6
General election 2015: Newcastle upon Tyne North[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine McKinnell 20,689 46.1 Increase5.2
Conservative Stephen Bates[15] 10,536 23.5 Increase5.3
UKIP Timothy Marron 7,447 16.6 Increase13.7
Liberal Democrats Anita Lower[16] 4,366 9.7 Decrease23.4
Green Alison Whalley[17] 1,515 3.4 Increase2.6
North East Violet Rook[18] 338 0.7 N/A
Majority 10,153 22.6 Increase14.9
Turnout 44,891 66.7 Increase1.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.05
General election 2010: Newcastle upon Tyne North[19][20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine McKinnell 17,950 40.8 −9.0
Liberal Democrats Ronald Beadle 14,536 33.1 +0.1
Conservative Stephen Parkinson 7,966 18.1 +3.4
BNP Terry Gibson 1,890 4.3 +4.3
UKIP Ian Proud 1,285 2.9 +2.9
Green Anna Heyman 319 0.7 +0.7
Majority 3,414 7.8 -9.5
Turnout 43,946 65.5 +3.8
Labour hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Newcastle upon Tyne North[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doug Henderson 19,224 50.0 −10.1
Liberal Democrats Ronald Beadle 12,201 31.7 +12.3
Conservative Neil Hudson 6,022 15.7 −4.7
National Front Roland Wood 997 2.6 New
Majority 7,023 18.3 -21.4
Turnout 38,444 67.6 +10.1
Labour hold Swing −11.2
General election 2001: Newcastle upon Tyne North[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doug Henderson 21,874 60.1 −2.1
Conservative Philip R. Smith 7,424 20.4 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Graham A. Soult 7,070 19.4 +4.9
Majority 14,450 39.7 -3.1
Turnout 36,368 57.5 −11.7
Labour hold Swing -0.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Newcastle upon Tyne North[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doug Henderson 28,125 62.2 +12.8
Conservative Gregory B. White 8,793 19.4 −12.4
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Allen 6,578 14.5 −4.3
Referendum Doreen Chipchase 1,733 3.8 New
Majority 19,332 42.8 +25.2
Turnout 45,229 69.2 -7.6
Labour hold Swing +12.6
General election 1992: Newcastle upon Tyne North[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doug Henderson 25,121 49.4 +6.7
Conservative Ian Gordon 16,175 31.8 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Maughan 9,542 18.8 −13.9
Majority 8,946 17.6 +7.6
Turnout 50,838 76.8 +0.9
Labour hold Swing −0.3

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Newcastle upon Tyne North[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doug Henderson 22,424 42.7 +5.1
Liberal John Shipley 17,181 32.7 +2.8
Conservative John Tweddle 12,915 24.6 −7.9
Majority 5,243 10.0 +4.9
Turnout 52,520 75.9 +3.1
Labour hold Swing

The 1983 result is classed as a hold for Labour, rather than a gain from the Conservatives, because the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North constituency, which was a Conservative-held seat, covered a substantially different area, making the two seats entirely different. The constituency which replaced the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North constituency, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, was won by the Conservatives and is classed as a hold for the Conservatives, as they were incumbent party in the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North seat. By contrast, this constituency was the closest successor to the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne West seat where Robert Brown had been the MP.

General election 1983: Newcastle upon Tyne North[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Brown 18,985 37.6 −10.8
Conservative Philip Straw 16,429 32.5 −5.1
Liberal John Shipley 15,136 29.9 +16.2
Majority 2,556 5.1
Turnout 50,550 72.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Newcastle upon Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Elliott 12,721 47.6 +4.7
Labour S. Ward 11,010 41.2 +0.1
Liberal C. Marlowe 2,983 11.2 -4.8
Majority 1,711 6.4 +4.6
Turnout 26,714 68.0 +3.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Elliott 11,217 42.9 -0.7
Labour Tony Banks 10,748 41.1 +7.7
Liberal David Herd 4,189 16.0 -7.1
Majority 469 1.8 -8.3
Turnout 26,154 65.0 -8.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Elliott 12,793 43.6 -12.5
Labour R.G. Eccles 9,813 33.4 -10.5
Liberal Chris Foote Wood 6,772 23.1 New
Majority 2,980 10.2 -1.9
Turnout 29,378 73.4 +5.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Newcastle upon Tyne North[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Elliott 15,978 56.1 +6.4
Labour Robert George Eccles 12,518 43.9 +3.0
Majority 3,460 12.1 +3.3
Turnout 28,496 67.7 -7.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Newcastle upon Tyne North[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Elliott 15,243 49.7 -11.2
Labour Robert Griffin 12,550 40.9 +1.8
Liberal Alan Share 2,902 9.5 New
Majority 2,693 8.8 -13.0
Turnout 30,695 75.1 -0.5
Conservative hold Swing -6.5
General election 1964: Newcastle upon Tyne North[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Elliott 19,502 60.9 -4.0
Labour Sidney Lee 12,515 39.1 +4.0
Majority 6,987 21.8 -7.9
Turnout 32,017 75.6 -3.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Newcastle upon Tyne North[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Elliott 24,588 64.9 +1.1
Labour Muriel Lloyd Prichard 13,316 35.1 -1.1
Majority 11,272 29.7 +2.0
Turnout 37,904 79.1
Conservative hold Swing
By-election 1957: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Elliott 19,107 60.35 -3.5
Labour T. McDonald 12,555 39.65 +3.4
Majority 6,462 20.7 -7.0
Turnout 31,662
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Gwilym Lloyd-George 25,236 63.8 +12.7
Labour Basil Chisholm 14,303 36.2 -0.1
Majority 10,933 27.7 +12.9
Turnout 39,539
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1951: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Liberal Gwilym Lloyd-George 23,930 51.1 -2.8
Labour Ivan Geffen 17,005 36.3 +0.4
Ind. Conservative Colin Gray 5,904 12.1 New
Majority 6,925 14.8 -3.2
Turnout 46,839
National Liberal hold Swing
General election 1950: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cuthbert Headlam 25,325 53.9 +3.3
Labour W. Henry Shackleton 16,860 35.9 +6.1
Liberal Aubrey Herbert 4,839 10.3 -6.6
Majority 8,465 18.0 -2.8
Turnout 47,024 83.7 +10.5
Conservative hold Swing +4.7

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cuthbert Headlam 17,381 50.6 -26.4
Labour Co-op W. Henry Shackleton 10,228 29.8 +6.7
Liberal William McKeag 5,812 16.9 New
Common Wealth Charles Ridsdale 904 2.6 New
Majority 7,153 20.8 -33.1
Turnout 34,325 73.2 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing -16.5
Newcastle upon Tyne North by-election, 7 June 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative Cuthbert Headlam 7,380 71.2 New
Conservative Howard Grattan-Doyle 2,982 28.8 −48.2
Majority 4,398 42.4 N/A
Turnout 10,362 22.0 −48.3
Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Grattan-Doyle 25,683 77.0 -6.9
Labour E. Gilbert 7,693 23.1 +6.9
Majority 17,990 53.9 -14.9
Turnout 33,376 70.3 -6.5
Conservative hold Swing -6.9
General election 1931: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Grattan-Doyle 30,245 83.9
Labour R.J. Thomson 5,791 16.1
Majority 24,454 67.9
Turnout 36,036 76.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Nicholas Grattan-Doyle 17,962 55.4 −17.1
Labour Edward Scott 7,573 23.4 −4.1
Liberal J. Roberts Creighton 6,860 21.2 New
Majority 10,389 32.0 −13.0
Turnout 32,395 70.9 −3.3
Registered electors 45,720
Unionist hold Swing −6.5
General election 1924: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Nicholas Grattan-Doyle 18,386 72.5 +20.4
Labour H. Maw 6,991 27.5 +5.5
Majority 11,395 45.0 +18.8
Turnout 25,377 74.2 +0.6
Registered electors 34,209
Unionist hold Swing +7.5
General election 1923: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Nicholas Grattan-Doyle 12,715 52.1 −9.1
Liberal Robert Wilfred Simpson 6,321 25.9 −7.0
Labour John Beckett 5,374 22.0 New
Majority 6,394 26.2 −2.1
Turnout 24,410 73.6 −0.3
Registered electors 33,182
Unionist hold Swing −1.1
General election 1922: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Nicholas Grattan-Doyle 14,931 61.2 +0.7
Liberal Robert Wilfred Simpson 8,017 32.9 +9.9
Independent Labour Robert John Wilson 1,435 5.9 New
Majority 6,914 28.3 −9.2
Turnout 24,383 73.9 +15.7
Registered electors 32,987
Unionist hold Swing −4.6

Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Newcastle-upon-Tyne North [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Nicholas Grattan-Doyle 11,347 60.5
Liberal George Lunn 4,322 23.0
Labour Robert John Wilson 3,102 16.5
Majority 7,025 37.5
Turnout 18,771 58.2
Registered electors 32,272
Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
  3. ^ a b Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell. p. 447.
  4. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948" (PDF). p. 115.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983" (PDF). p. 74.
  6. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". In the county of Tyne and Wear.
  7. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". In Tyne and Wear.
  8. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  9. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  10. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  11. ^ Catherine McKinnell [@Cat McKinnell] (18 August 2022). McKinnell/status/1560337799894732803 "Delighted to have been unanimously reselected by Newcastle North Labour Party branches & affiliate organisations as the candidate at the next General Election. I will always be proud to represent our constituency & work hard for the @UKLabour Government we desperately need" (Tweet) – via Twitter. ((cite web)): Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ "Newcastle upon Tyne North Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Green Party announces its Newcastle candidates". Newcastle upon Tyne Green Party. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Welcome to my website". Stephen Bates.
  16. ^ "Anita Lower PPC page". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  17. ^ "green-party-mps-for-newcastle". Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  18. ^ "Violet Rook PPC page" (PDF). The North East Party. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  19. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  20. ^ http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/wwwfileroot/cxo/electoral/SPNNorth2010.pdf [dead link]
  21. ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Newcastle Upon Tyne East". BBC News.
  22. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  24. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  25. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  26. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  27. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  28. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  29. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  30. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  31. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  32. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  33. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  34. ^ a b c d e British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

Sources

55°00′N 1°42′W / 55.0°N 1.7°W / 55.0; -1.7

Categories