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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards}}
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'''Gateshead Central and Whickham''' is a proposed [[List of UK Parliament constituencies|constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Hexham parliamentary constituency to expand after review |url=https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/23620093.hexham-constituency-grow-2023-boundary-review/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Hexham Courant |language=en}}</ref> The constituency is scheduled to be created by the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], and will first be contested at the [[Next United Kingdom general election|next general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=North East {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/north-east/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=[[Boundary Commission for England]]}}</ref>
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Gateshead Central and Whickham
|parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Gateshead Central and Whickham (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|caption = Boundaries since 2024
|image2 = [[File:North East England - Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency.svg|215px|alt=Map of constituency]]
|caption2 = Boundary of Gateshead Central and Whickham in the North East England


|year = 2024
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== History ==
|abolished =
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The constituency will be formed primarily from the existing [[Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead constituency]], with the addition of the three wards which incorporate the community of Whickham from the (to be abolished) constituency of Blaydon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=MP 'gutted' as boundary review confirms County Durham seat is likely to be removed |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23620715.richard-holden-lose-seat-part-boundary-review-changes/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=The Northern Echo |language=en}}</ref>
|elects_howmany = One
|type = Borough
|previous = {{ubl|[[Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead]]|[[Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency)|Blaydon]] (part)}}
|next =


|electorate = 69,827 (2024)
== Contents ==
|region = England
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The constituency will comprise the following wards of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead]]:
|county = [[Tyne and Wear]]
|towns = [[Gateshead]] and [[Whickham]]
|mp = [[Mark Ferguson (politician)|Mark Ferguson]]
|party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
}}
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'''Gateshead Central and Whickham''' is a [[List of UK Parliament constituencies|constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Hexham parliamentary constituency to expand after review |url=https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/23620093.hexham-constituency-grow-2023-boundary-review/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Hexham Courant |language=en}}</ref> The constituency was created by the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], and was first contested at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=North East {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/north-east/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=[[Boundary Commission for England]] |archive-date=2023-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606194742/https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/north-east/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


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==History==
* Bridges
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The seat was formed from the majority of the abolished [[Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead constituency]], with the addition of the three wards which incorporate the community of [[Whickham]] from the abolished constituency of [[Blaydon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)|Blaydon]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=MP 'gutted' as boundary review confirms County Durham seat is likely to be removed |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23620715.richard-holden-lose-seat-part-boundary-review-changes/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=The Northern Echo |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chowdene]]

* [[Deckham]]
==Boundaries==
* [[Dunston, Tyne and Wear|Dunston]] and Teams
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The constituency is composed of the following wards of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead]] (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* Dunston Hill and [[Whickham|Whickham East]]

* High Fell
* Bridges; [[Chowdene]]; [[Deckham]]; [[Dunston, Tyne and Wear|Dunston]] and Teams; Dunston Hill and [[Whickham|Whickham East]]; High Fell; [[Lobley Hill]] and [[Bensham]]; [[Low Fell]]; [[Saltwell]]; Whickham North; Whickham South and [[Sunniside, Gateshead|Sunniside]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region |access-date=2023-12-29 |archive-date=2024-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224145307/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Lobley Hill]] and [[Bensham]]

* [[Low Fell]]
==Members of Parliament==
* [[Saltwell]]

* Whickham North
''[[Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead]] prior to 2024''
* Whickham South and [[Sunniside, Gateshead|Sunniside]]

{|class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" --> |
| [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]
| [[Mark Ferguson (politician)|Mark Ferguson]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]
|}

==Elections==
===Elections in the 2020s===
Changes in vote share based on notional 2019 result
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Gateshead Central and Whickham<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/28627/General-election-results-2024 |title=General election results 2024 |publisher=Gateshead Council |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001244 |title=Gateshead Central and Whickham results |publisher=BBC |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK) |candidate=[[Mark Ferguson (politician)|Mark Ferguson]] |votes= 18,245 |percentage= 45.4 |change=-1.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Reform UK |candidate=Damian Heslop |votes=8,601 |percentage=21.4 |change=+17.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate=Ron Beadle |votes=4,987 |percentage=12.4 |change=+0.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Conservative Party (UK) |candidate=Nick Oliver |votes=4,628 |percentage=11.5 |change=-21.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Green Party of England and Wales |candidate=Rachel Cabral |votes=3,217 |percentage=8.0 |change=+4.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |candidate=Norman Hall |votes=369 |percentage=0.9 |change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate |party=Save Us Now |candidate=Graham Steele |votes= 170 |percentage=0.4 |change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority |votes=9,644 |percentage=24.0 |change=+9.9}}
{{Election box turnout |votes=40,217 |percentage=57.6 |change=-1.6}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors=69,827}}
{{Election box new seat win|winner=Labour Party (UK)}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear]]
* [[Parliamentary constituencies in North East England|List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168586.html Gateshead Central and Whickham UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''

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[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear]]
[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear]]
[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham (historic)]]
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Revision as of 15:36, 15 July 2024

Gateshead Central and Whickham
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Gateshead Central and Whickham in the North East England
CountyTyne and Wear
Electorate69,827 (2024)
Major settlementsGateshead and Whickham
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentMark Ferguson (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from

Gateshead Central and Whickham is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] The constituency was created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and was first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]

History

The seat was formed from the majority of the abolished Gateshead constituency, with the addition of the three wards which incorporate the community of Whickham from the abolished constituency of Blaydon.[3]

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Members of Parliament

Gateshead prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Mark Ferguson Labour Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Changes in vote share based on notional 2019 result

General election 2024: Gateshead Central and Whickham[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Ferguson 18,245 45.4 −1.7
Reform UK Damian Heslop 8,601 21.4 +17.5
Liberal Democrats Ron Beadle 4,987 12.4 +0.2
Conservative Nick Oliver 4,628 11.5 −21.5
Green Rachel Cabral 3,217 8.0 +4.2
TUSC Norman Hall 369 0.9 New
Save Us Now Graham Steele 170 0.4 New
Majority 9,644 24.0 +9.9
Turnout 40,217 57.6 −1.6
Registered electors 69,827
Labour win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hexham parliamentary constituency to expand after review". Hexham Courant. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ "North East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "MP 'gutted' as boundary review confirms County Durham seat is likely to be removed". The Northern Echo. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  5. ^ "General election results 2024". Gateshead Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Gateshead Central and Whickham results". BBC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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