Newcastle upon Tyne East (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Newcastle upon Tyne East Borough constituency |
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| 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 | |
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| 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.
[edit] Elections
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[edit] See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
- Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election
[edit] References
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
| 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 |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| Conservative | |
| North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1) | |
