Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coordinates: 55°00′11″N 1°36′36″W / 55.003°N 1.610°W / 55.003; -1.610

Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne Central in Tyne and Wear.
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England.
County Tyne and Wear
Electorate 60,795 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1918 (1918)
Member of Parliament Chinyelu Onwurah (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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European Parliament constituency North East England

Newcastle upon Tyne Central is a borough 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.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the central part of Newcastle upon Tyne, being one of three constituencies in the city. Between 1983 and 2010, the seat did not actually contain the city's commercial centre, as it was covered by the Tyne Bridge constituency, which also covered parts of Gateshead. Boundary changes taking effect at the 2010 general election remove this anomaly, with the city centre being divided between this seat and Newcastle upon Tyne East.

The constituency is formed from eight electoral wards: Benwell and Scotswood, Blakelaw, Elswick, Fenham, Kenton, Westgate, West Gosforth, and Wingrove.[2]

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member [3] Party
1918 George Renwick Conservative
1922 Charles Trevelyan Labour
1931 Arthur Denville Conservative
1945 Lyall Wilkes Labour
1951 Ted Short Labour
1976 by-election Harry Cowans Labour
1983 Piers Merchant Conservative
1987 Jim Cousins Labour
2010 Chi Onwurah Labour

[edit] Elections

[edit] Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Newcastle upon Tyne Central[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chi Onwurah 15,692 45.9 -4.6
Liberal Democrat Gareth Kane 8,228 24.1 -3.4
Conservative Nick Holder 6,611 19.4 +2.8
BNP Ken Booth 2,302 6.7 +6.7
UKIP Martin Davies 754 2.2 +2.2
Green John Pearson 568 1.7 -2.2
Majority 7,464 21.9
Turnout 34,155 56.4 -0.1
Labour hold Swing -0.6

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Cousins 16,211 45.1 -9.9
Liberal Democrat Greg Stone 12,229 34.0 +12.3
Conservative Wendy Morton 5,749 16.0 -5.3
Green Joe Hulm 1,254 3.5 +3.5
Newcastle Academy with Christian Values Party Clive Harding 477 1.3 +1.3
Majority 3,982 11.1
Turnout 35,920 52.5 +1.2
Labour hold Swing -11.1
General Election 2001: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Cousins 19,169 55.0 -4.2
Liberal Democrat Stephen Psallidas 7,564 21.7 +6.7
Conservative Aidan Ruff 7,414 21.3 -2.2
Socialist Labour Gordon Potts 723 2.1 N/A
Majority 11,605 33.3
Turnout 34,870 51.3 -14.6
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Cousins 27,272 59.2 +7.5
Conservative Brooks Newmark 10,792 23.4 -12.2
Liberal Democrat Ruth Berry 6,911 15.0 +2.3
Referendum Party C.A. Coxon 1,113 2.4 N/A
Majority 16,480 35.8
Turnout 46,088 65.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Newcastle upon Tyne Central[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Cousins 21,123 49.4 +5.2
Conservative Mike Summersby 15,835 37.0 -1.8
Liberal Democrat Lembit Opik 5,816 13.6 -2.2
Majority 5,288 12.4 +7.0
Turnout 42,774 71.3 −4.2
Labour hold Swing +3.5

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Cousins 20,416 44.21
Conservative Piers Merchant 17,933 38.83
Social Democrat Nigel Martin 7,304 15.82
Green RJ Bird 418 0.91
Red Front K Williams 111 0.24
Majority 2,483 5.38
Turnout 75.52
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1983: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Piers Merchant 18,161 40.82
Labour N Todd 15,933 35.81
Social Democrat John Horam 9,923 22.30
Ecology DN Jacques 478 1.07
Majority 2,228 5.01
Turnout 70.98
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Cowans 10,395 67.28
Conservative D Conway 2,982 19.30
Liberal J Nelson 2,073 13.42
Majority 7,413 47.98
Turnout 65.25
Labour hold Swing
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central by-election, 1976
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Cowans 4,692 47.61 -24.16
Liberal Andrew Ellis 2,854 28.96 +17.28
Conservative Richard Sowler 1,945 19.73 +3.18
Socialist Workers David Hayes 184 1.87 N/A
National Front Bruce Anderson-Lynes 181 1.84 N/A
Turnout 9,856
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ted Short 10,546 71.77
Conservative S. Faith 2,432 16.55
Liberal A. Ellis 1,716 11.68
Majority 7,370 12.98
Turnout 55.22
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ted Short 12,182 74.45
Conservative M. Jack 4,180 25.55
Majority 8,002 48.91
Turnout 65.43
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1970: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ted Short 13,671 70.61
Conservative M. StJ. Way 4,256 21.98
Liberal D. Lesser 1,433 7.40
Majority 9,415 48.63
Turnout 61.64
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ted Short 19,291 76.65
Conservative J. J. Walker-Smith 5,474 21.75
Communist T. G. Welch 404 1.61
Majority 13,817 54.90
Turnout 65.87
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour {{{candidate}}} 20,547 70.91
Conservative W. D. Rutter 7,896 27.25
Communist T. G. Welch 532 1.84
Majority 12,651 43.66
Turnout 69.13
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Watson Short 24,051 65.83
Conservative W. D. Rutter 12,485 34.17
Majority 11,566 31.66
Turnout 73.18
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Watson Short 26,102 66.59
Conservative G. Peters 13,099 33,41
Majority 13,003 33.17
Turnout 70.88
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1951: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Watson Short 25,637 64.14
Conservative F. T. Webster 13,325 33.34
Ind. Labour Party Fred Barton 1,006 2.52
Majority 12,312 30.80
Turnout 80.74
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lyall Wilkes 25,190 63.66
Conservative G. C. White 13,567 34.29
Ind. Labour Party Fred Barton 812 2.05
Majority 11,623 29.37
Turnout 79.80
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lyall Wilkes 10,627 61.92
Conservative Arthur Denville 6,536 38.08
Majority 4,091 23.84
Turnout 71.75
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "Final Recommendations for Parliamentary Constituencies in Tyne and Wear". Boundary Commission for England. 2006-05-10. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/Tyne_Wear_Boroughs/downloads/FR_NR_Tyne_Wear_Web.doc. Retrieved 2010-04-23. [dead link]
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  4. ^ http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/wwwfileroot/cxo/electoral/SPNCentral2010.pdf
  5. ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Washington & Sunderland West". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/e95.stm. 
  6. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
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