Newcastle upon Tyne East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Newcastle upon Tyne East
Borough constituency

Newcastle upon Tyne East shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England
Created: 1918 and again in 2005 for 2009 or 2010 election
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Type: House of Commons
County: Tyne and Wear
EP constituency: North East England

Newcastle upon Tyne East will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear in 2005, the Boundary Commission for England has re-created the historic constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East. The Wallsend element of the existing seat has been moved to North Tyneside

The electoral wards used in the new East seat are within the boundaries of the city of Newcastle:

  • Byker, Dene, North Heaton, North Jesmond, Ouseburn, South Heaton, South Jesmond, Walker, and Walkergate

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

The new seat will be fought again at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010

[edit] Elections

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Constituencies in North East England
Labour

Bishop Auckland | Blaydon | Blyth Valley | City of Durham | Darlington | Easington | Gateshead East and Washington West | Hartlepool | Houghton and Washington East | Jarrow | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Newcastle upon Tyne North | North Durham | North Tyneside | North West Durham | Redcar | Sedgefield | South Shields | Stockton North | Stockton South | Sunderland North | Sunderland South | Tyne Bridge | Tynemouth | Wansbeck

Liberal Democrat

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Conservative

Hexham

North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1)