| Gateshead West | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| County | County Durham until 1974, then Tyne and Wear |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Gateshead |
Gateshead West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Gateshead in what is now Tyne and Wear. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | John Hall | Labour | |
| 1955 by-election | Harry Randall | Labour | |
| 1970 | John Horam | Labour | |
| 1981 | SDP | ||
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||