Gateshead East and Washington West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Gateshead East and Washington West Borough constituency
Gateshead East and Washington West shown within Tyne and Wear, and Tyne and Wear shown within England
Created:	1950
MP:	Sharon Hodgson
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Tyne and Wear
EP constituency:	North East England

Gateshead East and Washington West 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new constituency of Gateshead.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
1997		constituency created (predecessor: Gateshead East)
	1997	Joyce Quin	Labour
	2005	Sharon Hodgson	Labour

It is currently represented by Sharon Hodgson, who was recently defeated in a selection contest of constituency party members to represent the new Gateshead seat following the next General Election.

Sharon Hodgson MP website: [1]

[edit] Elections

General Election 2005: Gateshead East and Washington West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Hodgson	20,997	60.6	-7.5
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Hindle	7,590	21.9	+7.0
	Conservative	Lee Martin	4,812	13.9	-0.9
	UK Independence	Jim Batty	1,269	3.7	+1.5
Majority			13,407	38.7
Turnout			34,668	56.4	+3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.3

General Election 2001: Gateshead East and Washington West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Quin	22,903	68.1	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Ron Beadle	4,999	14.9	+4.1
	Conservative	Elizabeth Campbell	4,970	14.8	+0.6
	UK Independence	Martin Rouse	743	2.2	N/A
Majority			17,904	53.2
Turnout			33,615	52.5	-14.7
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

v • d • e Constituencies in North East England 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 Berwick-upon-Tweed Conservative Hexham North East European constituency: Labour (1) · Conservative (1) · Liberal Democrats (1)

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