Newcastle upon Tyne West was a

parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

in the city of

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from 1918 to 1983 which returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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History

Parliament created this constituency in the Representation of the People Act 1918 as one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when the closest successor constituency was Newcastle-upon-Tyne North.

Boundaries

1918–1950

* The County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Armstrong, Arthur's Hill, Benwell, Elswick, and Fenham. ''Included the former Urban District of Benwell and Fenham which had been absorbed into the County Borough in 1904 and had previously been part of the abolished

Tyneside Tyneside is a built-up area across the banks of the River Tyne in northern England. Residents of the area are commonly referred to as Geordies. The whole area is surrounded by the North East Green Belt. The population of Tyneside as publishe ...

constituency.''

1950–1955

* the County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Benwell, Fenham, Kenton, and Scotswood; and * the Urban District of Newburn. ''Boundaries redrawn to take account of expansion of the County Borough and redistribution of wards. Armstrong transferred 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 ...

and Arthur's Hill and Elswick to Newcastle upon Tyne North. Gained

Newburn Newburn is a semi rural parish, former electoral ward and former urban district in western Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river. It is situated ...

from the abolished constituency of Wansbeck.''

1955–1983

* the County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Fenham, Kenton, and Scotswood; and * the Urban District of Newburn. ''Benham ward transferred to

.''

Abolition

Following the reorganisation of local authorities as a result of the

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, the constituencies within the City of Newcastle upon Tyne were completely redrawn and the constituency was abolished. About half the electorate, comprising the former Urban District of Newburn was included in a newly constituted Newcastle upon Tyne North. Fenham and Kenton were transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne Central and Scotswood to the new constituency of Tyne Bridge.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; *Conservative: Joseph Leech *Labour: Henry Hird At the outbreak of the

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the planned election was postponed and the major parties agreed to an

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, where they would not contest by-elections against each other for the duration of the war. This meant that following Joseph Leech's death in May 1940 neither Labour nor the Liberal Party stood candidates, and the Conservative candidate was unopposed.

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

Sources

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Newcastle Upon Tyne West (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983 Politics of Newcastle upon Tyne