Westgate was an

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, in the county of

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, England from 2004 to 2018. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 Census was 10,059. It contained the majority of the city centre. Westgate Ward was succeeded by

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Ward and

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Ward.

Civil parish

Westgate was formerly a

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in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne St John, in 1866 Westgate became a separate

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, on 1 April 1914 the parish was abolished to form Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1911 the parish had a population of 27,607.

References

External links

Newcastle Council Ward Info: Westgate
Former wards of the United Kingdom Wards of Newcastle upon Tyne Former civil parishes in Tyne and Wear {{England-poli-stub