Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)

Gateshead East
Former constituency for the House of Commons
County	County Durham until 1974, then Tyne and Wear
1950–1997
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Gateshead East & Washington West, Tyne Bridge and Jarrow
Created from	Gateshead

Gateshead East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It returned Labour MPs for the entire period of its existence.

Boundaries

1950-1983: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of East, East Central, North East, South, and South Central.

1983-1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Chowdene, Deckham, Felling, High Fell, Leam, Low Fell, Pelaw and Heworth, Saltwell, and Wrekendyke.

Gateshead East, as could be inferred from the name, formed the eastern part of the Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. In 1997, it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Gateshead East and Washington West, with smaller areas going to Tyne Bridge and Jarrow.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[1]	Party
	1950	Arthur Moody	Labour
	1964	Bernard Conlan	Labour
	1987	Joyce Quin	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished: see Gateshead East & Washington West, Tyne Bridge and Jarrow

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Gateshead East[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Quin	30,100	63.5	+4.3
	Conservative	Martin Callanan	11,570	24.4	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Ron W.A.L. Beadle	5,720	12.1	−4.8
Majority			18,530	39.1	+3.8
Turnout			47,390	73.6	+1.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Quin	28,895	59.22
	Conservative	FW Rogers	11,667	23.91
	Social Democratic	NG Rippeth	8,231	16.87
Majority			17,228	35.31
Turnout				71.80
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Conlan	22,981	48.32
	Conservative	FW Rogers	12,659	26.62
	Social Democratic	P Nunn	11,920	25.06
Majority			10,322	21.70
Turnout				69.57
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Conlan	28,776	51.15
	Conservative	FW Rogers	14,078	29.92
	Liberal	C Batey	4,201	8.93
Majority			14,698	31.24
Turnout				75.32
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Conlan	27,620	51.87
	Conservative	Richard Andrew Ryder	10,021	22.45
	Liberal	KA Buckingham	6,998	15.68
Majority			17,599	39.43
Turnout				70.30
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Conlan	27,269	55.16
	Conservative	Richard Andrew Ryder	11,970	24.21
	Liberal	KA Buckingham	10,196	20.63
Majority			15,299	30.95
Turnout				78.62
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Conlan	28,524	64.81
	Conservative	PR Wood	15,489	35.19
Majority			13,035	29.62
Turnout				70.73
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Conlan	27,628	69.57
	Conservative	JHE Mendl	12,084	30.43
Majority			15,544	39.14
Turnout				75.73
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Conlan	26,633	64.51
	Conservative	O Sinclair	14,654	35.49
Majority			11,979	29.01
Turnout				79.85
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Moody	25,319	58.92
	Conservative	G Glover	17,654	41.08
Majority			7,665	17.84
Turnout				81.60
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Moody	21,653	56.45
	Conservative	G Glover	16,706	43.55
Majority			4,947	12.90
Turnout				78.78
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Moody	19,525	57.65
	Liberal National	D Clift	14,344	42.35
Majority			5,181	15.30
Turnout				85.67
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Gateshead East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Moody	15,249	45.14
	Liberal National	D Clift	13,530	40.05
	Ind. Labour Party	Konni Zilliacus	5,001	14.80
Majority			1,719	5.09
Turnout				85.81
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

Notes and references

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
2. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.