Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend Borough constituency |
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| Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England | |
| Created: | 1918 |
| MP: | Nick Brown |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Tyne and Wear |
| EP constituency: | North East England |
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East. The Wallsend element has been moved to a modified constituency of North Tyneside
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created 1997
- 1997 — present: Nick Brown, Labour
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Nick Brown | 17,462 | 55.1 | -8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ord | 9,897 | 31.2 | +11.6 | |
| Conservative | Norma Dias | 3,532 | 11.1 | -0.7 | |
| Socialist Alternative | William Hopwood | 582 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Communist | Martin Levy | 205 | 0.6 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 7,565 | 23.9 | |||
| Turnout | 31,678 | 50.5 | -2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.8 | |||
| General Election 2001: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Nick Brown | 20,642 | 63.1 | -8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ord | 6,419 | 19.6 | +9.0 | |
| Conservative | Tim Troman | 3,873 | 11.8 | -2.1 | |
| Green | Andrew Gray | 651 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Independent (politician) | Harash Narang | 563 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Blanch Carpenter | 420 | 1.3 | -0.3 | |
| Communist | Martin Levy | 126 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,223 | 43.5 | |||
| Turnout | 32,694 | 53.2 | -12.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in North East England | |
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| 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 |
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| Conservative | |
| North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
