Gateshead West (UK Parliament constituency)
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.
Gateshead West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Gateshead West in County Durham, boundaries 1974-83 | |
County | County Durham |
1950–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Tyne Bridge and Gateshead East[1] |
Created from | Gateshead |
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
1950–1955: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Central, North, North West, West, and West Central.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Central, East Central, North, North East, North West, West, and West Central.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | John Hall | Labour | |
1955 by-election | Harry Randall | Labour | |
1970 | John Horam | Labour | |
1981 | SDP | ||
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Horam | 13,533 | 67.24 | ||
Conservative | DR Kelly | 5,221 | 25.94 | ||
Liberal | FE Patterson | 1,185 | 5.89 | ||
National Front | H Beadle | 186 | 0.92 | ||
Majority | 8,312 | 41.30 | |||
Turnout | 69.31 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Horam | 13,859 | 68.61 | ||
Conservative | P Brown | 4,432 | 21.94 | ||
Liberal | K Stoddart | 1,909 | 9.45 | ||
Majority | 9,427 | 46.67 | |||
Turnout | 20,200 | 65.65 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Horam | 13,839 | 61.01 | ||
Conservative | John Heddle | 5,372 | 23.68 | ||
Liberal | J Bennison | 3,474 | 15.31 | ||
Majority | 8,467 | 37.32 | |||
Turnout | 74.20 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Horam | 15,622 | 68.07 | ||
Conservative | John O'Sullivan | 7,328 | 31.93 | ||
Majority | 8,294 | 36.14 | |||
Turnout | 66.59 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Randall | 20,381 | 74.77 | ||
Conservative | Ernest Greenwood | 6,878 | 25.23 | ||
Majority | 13,503 | 49.54 | |||
Turnout | 70.11 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Randall | 21,390 | 68.97 | ||
Conservative | Derek R Chapman | 9,623 | 31.03 | ||
Majority | 11,767 | 37.94 | |||
Turnout | 74.93 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Randall | 21,277 | 64.90 | ||
Conservative | David A Wright | 11,509 | 35.10 | ||
Majority | 9,768 | 29.79 | |||
Turnout | 76.88 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Randall | 13,196 | 66.46 | +1.14 | |
Conservative | David A Wright | 6,661 | 33.54 | -1.14 | |
Majority | 6,535 | 32.92 | +2.28 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Hall | 22,040 | 65.32 | ||
Conservative | James Quigley | 11,071 | 34.68 | ||
Majority | 10,339 | 30.64 | - |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Hall | 20,790 | 63.77 | ||
National Liberal and Conservative | John S Magnay | 11,811 | 36.23 | ||
Majority | 8,979 | 27.54 | |||
Turnout | 83.81 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Hall | 20,872 | 64.16 | ||
National Liberal and Conservative | John S Magnay | 11,660 | 35.84 | ||
Majority | 9,212 | 28.32 | |||
Turnout | 83.90 |
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References
- "'Gateshead West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
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