North East · Current constituency · E14001244
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Every general election in Gateshead Central and Whickham since 2024. Latest: Mark Ferguson, Labour, majority 9,644.
2024 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ferguson Elected | Labour | 18,245 | 45.4% | |
| Damian Heslop | Reform UK | 8,601 | 21.4% | |
| Ron Beadle | Liberal Democrats | 4,987 | 12.4% | |
| Nicholas Oliver | Conservative | 4,628 | 11.5% | |
| Rachel Cabral | Green | 3,217 | 8.0% | |
| Norman Hall | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 369 | 0.9% | |
| Graham Steele | Save Us Now | 170 | 0.4% | |
| Valid votes | 40,217 | |||
| Majority | 9,644 | 24.0% | ||
Lab hold Turnout 57.6% of 69,827 electors. Full result →
Boundary changes in 2024
Where the voters of today’s Gateshead Central and Whickham lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:
Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.
Every result
Download CSV| Election | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lab Mark Ferguson | Ref | 9,644 | 24.0 | 57.6% | Lab hold |
Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.
Questions and answers
Who is the MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham?
Mark Ferguson (Labour) won Gateshead Central and Whickham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,644.
Which parties have won Gateshead Central and Whickham?
At the 1 general elections held under this name since 2024: Labour 1.
Which region is Gateshead Central and Whickham in?
Gateshead Central and Whickham is in North East.
Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data