Newcastle upon Tyne North is a
constituency
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represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
UK Parliament
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since 2010 by
Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell (born 8 June 1976) is a British Labour politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne North since 2010.
Early life
McKinnell was born and raised in Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, where she attended ...
of the
Labour Party.
History
Parliament created this seat under the
Representation of the People Act 1918
The Representation of the People Act 1918 was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in Great Britain and Ireland. It is sometimes known as the Fourth Reform Act. The Act extended the franchise in parliamentary elections, also ...
for the general election later that year. It was one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat.
The constituency included much of Newcastle city centre from 1950 to 1983 - despite the fact that the Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency was retained, albeit with redrawn boundaries.
Following the local government reorganisation arising from the
Local Government Act 1972
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, major boundary changes resulted in a constituency composed entirely of wards that did not form any part of the pre-1983 seat. The majority of the old Newcastle upon Tyne North wards moved to
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Newcastle upon Tyne Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Chi Onwurah of the Labour Party. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the f ...
. The newly constituted seat comprised northern and western suburbs of the expanded
metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan ...
of the
City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Boundaries
1918–1950
* The County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Dene, Heaton, Jesmond, St Andrew's, and St Thomas.
1950–1983
* The County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Arthur's Hill, Elswick, Jesmond, Sandyford, and Westgate.
''Boundaries redrawn to take account of expansion of the County Borough and redistribution of wards. Dene and Heaton transferred to
Newcastle upon Tyne East. Expanded westwards and into parts of the city centre, gaining Arthur's Hill and Elswick from
Newcastle upon Tyne West and Westgate from
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Newcastle upon Tyne Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Chi Onwurah of the Labour Party. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the f ...
.''
1983–2010
* The City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Castle, Denton, Fawdon, Grange, Lemington, Newburn, Westerhope, and Woolsington.
''Following the reorganisation of local authorities as a result of the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
, the constituencies within the City of Newcastle upon Tyne were completely redrawn. The contents of the existing seat formed no part of newly constituted version. With the exception of Sandyford, which was transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne East, the existing seat was absorbed into a redrawn Newcastle upon Tyne Central.''
''The new seat was made up of western parts of the now abolished constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne West, comprising the former
Urban District of Newburn, the parts of
Castle Ward
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transferred to the new metropolitan borough, previously in
Hexham
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden, Northumberland, Warden nearby, and ...
and a small area transferred from
Wallsend
Wallsend is a town in North Tyneside, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies east of Newcastle upon Tyne.
History Roman Wallsend
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.''
2010–present
* The City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Castle, Denton, East Gosforth, Fawdon, Lemington, Newburn, Parklands, Westerhope, and Woolsington.
''Minor changes due to redistribution of ward boundaries.''
Political history
From its creation in
1918
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Events
Below, the events ...
, the seat was a safe
Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
seat— including six years of representation by
Gwilym Lloyd George
Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby, (4 December 1894 – 14 February 1967) was a Welsh politician and cabinet minister. The younger son of David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957.
Background, education and milit ...
, who was aligned to the
National Liberal Party but served as
Home Secretary
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for almost three years until 1957 in a
Conservative
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government. This continued until the
1983 general election, when the major boundary changes resulted in the majority of the old wards being moved to
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Newcastle upon Tyne Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Chi Onwurah of the Labour Party. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the f ...
, which the Conservatives won in 1983, while the new Newcastle North became a safe
Labour
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** Organized labour and the labour ...
seat, although in 1983 Labour's majority was just over 2,500 votes in a relatively close three-way race.
Labour
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* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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won the seat in the first election under the new boundaries with a majority of just over 2,500 votes in a relatively close three-way race, despite a landslide defeat on the national scale. It has been a safe Labour seat ever since, with the
Liberal Democrats being the greatest challengers in 2005 and 2010, and the Conservatives finishing in second place in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
The 1983 result is classed as a hold for Labour, rather than a gain from the Conservatives, because the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North constituency, which was a Conservative-held seat, covered a substantially different area, so, aside from the name, the two seats are essentially entirely different. The constituency which replaced the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North constituency, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, was won by the Conservatives and is classed as a hold for the Conservatives, as they were incumbent party in the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North seat. By contrast, this constituency was the closest successor to the pre-1983
Newcastle-upon-Tyne West seat where
Robert Brown had been MP.
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
Election in the 1910s
See also
*
1940 Newcastle upon Tyne North by-election
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1957 Newcastle upon Tyne North by-election
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List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
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Notes
References
Sources
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Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
Politics of Newcastle upon Tyne
Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear