Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)

Gateshead East
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
County	County Durham until 1974, then Tyne and Wear
1950 (1950)–1997 (1997)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Gateshead East & Washington West, Tyne Bridge and Jarrow
Created from	Gateshead

Gateshead East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It returned Labour MPs for the entire period of its existence.

Boundaries

Gateshead East, as could be inferred from the name, formed the eastern part of the Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. In 1997, it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Gateshead East and Washington West, with smaller areas going to Tyne Bridge and Jarrow.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1950	Arthur Moody	Labour
	1964	Bernard Conlan	Labour
	1987	Joyce Quin	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished: see Gateshead East & Washington West, Tyne Bridge and Jarrow

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Quin	30,100	63.5	+4.3
	Conservative	JM Callanan	11,570	24.4	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	RWAL Beadle	5,720	12.1	−4.8
Majority			18,530	39.1	+3.8
Turnout			47,390	73.6	+1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.9

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear