Jarrow and Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Jarrow and Gateshead East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Jarrow and Gateshead East in North East England
County Tyne and Wear
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Jarrow & Gateshead

Jarrow and Gateshead East is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] The constituency is scheduled to be created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and will first be contested in the 2024 general election. [2]

Contents

History

The seat will be formed from the existing Jarrow constituency, excluding the Cleadon and East Bolden ward, with the addition of the Felling, and Windy Nook and Whitehills wards from Gateshead. [3]

Boundaries

Jarrow and Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Jarrow and Gateshead East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Nic Cook [5]
Labour Kate Osborne [6]
Liberal Democrats James Rickelton [7]
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. ↑ "Hexham parliamentary constituency to expand after review". Hexham Courant. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ↑ "North East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ↑ "MP 'gutted' as boundary review confirms County Durham seat is likely to be removed". The Northern Echo. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  5. ↑ "Green Party announces Nic Cook as candidate for Jarrow & Gateshead East constituency at the next General Election". South Tyneside Green Party. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Kate Osborne [@KateOsborneMP] (March 19, 2022). "I'm absolutely delighted to share the news that I've been unanimously reselected to be the Labour Party candidate for the Jarrow constituency at the next General Election. Thank you so much to all 10 party branches and 9 affiliates for your magnificent support. 🌹" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack . Retrieved 23 January 2024.


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