Tyne Bridge was a

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in the north east of England, represented in the

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of the

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, from 1983 until 2010. It elected one

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(MP) by the

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system of election.

History

The constituency was created as a result of the

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review of parliamentary seats for the 1983 general election following the reorganisation of local government under the

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which brought the metropolitan county of

Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newcastl ...

into existence. It covered central

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in Tyne and Wear, with part of the constituency being north of the River Tyne in

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(including the city centre), and the other part being south of the river, in

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

. It is named after the

Tyne Bridge The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. The bridge was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson, who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, ...

that crosses the river. It included parts of six different constituencies which had been in existence before the review (see Infobox). It was abolished at the review of parliamentary representation coming into effect for the 2010 general election, being replaced by the re-established constituency of

south of the River Tyne, and by the

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 ...

constituency to the north. Tyne Bridge was a safe seat for the Labour Party throughout its existence.

Boundaries

1983–1997

* The City of Newcastle wards of Benwell, Elswick, Scotswood, and West City; and * the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Bede, Bensham, Dunston, and Teams.

1997–2010

* The City of Newcastle wards of Benwell, Elswick, Scotswood, and West City; and * the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Bede, Bensham, Deckham, Dunston, Saltwell, and Teams. ''Deckham and Saltwell wards were added to the seat from the abolished Gateshead East constituency.''

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections of the 1980s

Elections of the 1990s

Elections of the 2000s

Notes and references

{{Constituencies in North East England Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010