The ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear is divided into 13 parliamentary constituencies, including 2 cross-county boundary seats with Northumberland and one with Durham, of which 9 are borough constituencies and 4 county constituencies.
Constituencies
ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionMapBlaydon and Consett CC (part)70,48711,153 Liz Twist David AyreCramlington and Killingworth CC (part)76,22812,820 Emma Foody Gordon FletcherGateshead Central and Whickham BC69,8279,644 Mark Ferguson Damian HeslopHexham CC (part)76,4313,713Joe Morris Guy OppermanHoughton and Sunderland South CC78,4487,168 Bridget Phillipson Sam Woods-BrassJarrow and Gateshead East BC70,2728,946 Kate Osborne Lynda AlexandraNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West BC76,96911,060 Chi Onwurah Ashton MuncasterNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend BC76,42512,817 Mary Glindon Janice RichardsonNewcastle upon Tyne North BC75,14617,762 Catherine McKinnell Guy Renner-ThompsonSouth Shields BC68,3666,653 Emma Lewell-BuckSteve HoltSunderland Central BC76,1456,073 Lewis Atkinson Chris EynonTynemouth BC76,14515,455 Alan Campbell Lewis BartoliWashington and Gateshead South BC70,9726,913 Sharon Hodgson Paul Donaghy
Boundary changes 2024 See 2023 review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Name (2010-2024)Boundaries 2010-2024Name (2024-present)Boundaries 2024-presentBlaydon Gateshead Houghton and Sunderland South Jarrow Newcastle upon Tyne Central Newcastle upon Tyne East Newcastle upon Tyne North North Tyneside South Shields Sunderland Central Tynemouth Washington and Sunderland WestBlaydon and Consett Cramlington and Killingworth Gateshead Central and Whickham Hexham Houghton and Sunderland South Jarrow and Gateshead East Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend Newcastle upon Tyne North South Shields Sunderland Central Tynemouth Washington and Gateshead South
For the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside with Northumberland as a sub-region of the North East Region, with the creation of two cross-county boundary constituencies comprising an expanded Hexham seat and a new seat named Cramlington and Killingworth. Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland would be combined with County Durham, resulting in another cross-county boundary constituency, named Blaydon and Consett. The constituencies names of Blaydon, Gateshead, Jarrow, North Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne Central, Newcastle upon Tyne East, and Washington and Sunderland West were abolished, and new or re-established constituency names of Gateshead Central and Whickham, Jarrow and Gateshead East, Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, and Washington and Gateshead South created.
The following seats resulted from the boundary review:
Containing electoral wards from Gateshead Blaydon and Consett (part) Gateshead Central and Whickham Jarrow and Gateshead East (part) Washington and Gateshead South (part) Containing electoral wards from Newcastle upon Tyne
Cramlington and Killingworth (parts also in North Tyneside and Northumberland)
Hexham (part also in Northumberland) Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (part) Newcastle upon Tyne North (part) Containing electoral wards from North Tyneside
Cramlington and Killingworth (parts also in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland)
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (part)
Newcastle upon Tyne North (part) Tynemouth Containing electoral wards from South Tyneside Jarrow and Gateshead East (part) South Shields Containing electoral wards from Sunderland Houghton and Sunderland South Sunderland Central Washington and Gateshead South (part)
2010 Under the fifth periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to reduce the number of seats in Tyne and Wear from 13 to 12, leading to significant changes. The constituencies of Gateshead East and Washington West, Houghton and Washington East, Sunderland North, Sunderland South, and Tyne Bridge were abolished and replaced with Gateshead, Houghton and Sunderland South, Sunderland Central, and Washington and Sunderland West. Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend became Newcastle upon Tyne East. Name (1997-2010)Boundaries 1997-2010Name (2010-2024)Boundaries 2010–2024 Blaydon Gateshead East and Washington West Houghton and Washington East Jarrow Newcastle upon Tyne Central Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend Newcastle upon Tyne North North Tyneside South Shields Sunderland North Sunderland South Tyne Bridge TynemouthBlaydon Gateshead Houghton and Sunderland South Jarrow Newcastle upon Tyne Central Newcastle upon Tyne East Newcastle upon Tyne North North Tyneside South Shields Sunderland Central Tynemouth Washington and Sunderland West
Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019
2024 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Tyne and Wear in the 2024 general election were as follows:Vote shares include the cross-county constituencies of Blaydon and Consett and Cramlington and Killingworth which have roughly evenly split electorates between Tyne and Wear and County Durham and Northumberland respectively. Vote shares exclude Hexham which has a majority Northumberland electorate PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Labour238,03447.7%0.1%120Reform109,16221.9%12.800Conservative66,11713.2%17.7%00Greens39,2827.9%4.8%00Liberal Democrats33,3506.7%0.3%00Others13,1552.6%0.6%00Total499,100100.012
Percentage votes Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour45.453.657.167.162.955.848.752.160.847.847.7Reform - - - - - - - - -9.121.9Conservative31.327.628.817.317.717.421.420.328.530.913.2Green Party -*****0.64.11.63.17.9Liberal Democrat123.318.613.711.816.623.221.75.54.07.06.7UKIP - - -***1.817.34.7**Other0.10.30.43.82.83.65.80.70.32.02.6 11983 & 1987 - Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour1112121313131212121212Conservative21100000000Total1313131313131212121212
Maps 1983 to 2024
2024 to present (including three cross-county constituencies)
Historical representation by party
1983 to 2010
Constituency19838519871992199720012005BlaydonMcWilliamAndersonGateshead East / Gateshead East & Washington West (1997)ConlanQuinHodgsonHoughton and Washington / Houghton & Washington East (1997)BoyesKempJarrowDixonHepburnNewcastle upon Tyne CentralMerchantCousinsNewcastle upon Tyne East / Newcastle-u-T East & Wallsend (1997)N. BrownNewcastle upon Tyne NorthR. BrownHendersonWallsend / North Tyneside (1997)GarrettByersSouth ShieldsClarkMilibandSunderland NorthClayEtheringtonTyne BridgeCowansClellandTynemouthTrotterCampbellSunderland SouthBagierMullin
2010 to present
Constituency20101320152017192019232024Blaydon / Blaydon & Consett (2024)1AndersonTwistGateshead / Gateshead Central & Whickham ('24)Mearns FergusonHoughton & Sunderland SouthPhillipsonJarrow / Jarrow & Gateshead East (2024)Hepburn→OsborneNewcastle upon Tyne Central / N-u-T Central & West (2024)OnwurahNewcastle upon Tyne East / N-u-T East & Wallsend (2024)N. Brown→ GlindonNewcastle upon Tyne NorthMcKinnellSouth ShieldsMilibandLewell-BuckSunderland CentralElliott AtkinsonTynemouthCampbellWashington & Sunderland W / Washington & Gateshead S ('24)HodgsonNorth Tyneside2GlindonN/A 1includes areas of County Durham
2parts transferred in 2024 to the seat of Cramlington & Killingworth which is mostly in Northumberland
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in the North East (region) History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Tyne and Wear
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