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Gateshead East

Every general election in Gateshead East since 1950 (until 1992). Latest: Labour, majority 18,530.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won30,10063.5%
Conservative11,57024.4%
Liberal Democrats5,72012.1%
Valid votes47,390
Majority18,53039.1%

Lab hold Turnout 73.6% of 64,355 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O197419831992Labour, 1950: 45.1%Labour, 1951: 57.7%Labour, 1955: 56.5%Labour, 1959: 58.9%Labour, 1964: 64.5%Labour, 1966: 69.6%Labour, 1970: 64.8%Labour, February 1974: 55.2%Labour, October 1974: 61.9%Labour, 1979: 61.2%Labour, 1983: 48.3%Labour, 1987: 59.2%Labour, 1992: 63.5%Conservative, 1955: 43.6%Conservative, 1959: 41.1%Conservative, 1964: 35.5%Conservative, 1966: 30.4%Conservative, 1970: 35.2%Conservative, February 1974: 24.2%Conservative, October 1974: 22.5%Conservative, 1979: 29.9%Conservative, 1983: 26.6%Conservative, 1987: 23.9%Conservative, 1992: 24.4%National Liberal, 1950: 40.1%National Liberal, 1951: 42.4%Liberal, February 1974: 20.6%Liberal, October 1974: 15.7%Liberal, 1979: 8.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 16.9%Independent Labour, 1950: 14.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.1%
Vote share in Gateshead East at each general election Lab Con Nat Lib Lib Alliance Ind Lab LD

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LabCon18,53039.173.6%Lab hold
1987LabCon17,22835.371.8%Lab hold
1983LabCon10,32221.768.7%
1979LabCon14,69831.275.3%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon17,59939.470.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon15,29931.078.6%
1970LabCon13,03529.670.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon15,54439.175.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon11,97929.079.9%Lab hold
1959LabCon7,66517.881.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon4,94712.978.8%
1951LabNat Lib5,18115.385.7%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib1,7195.185.8%

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 last won Gateshead East?

Labour won Gateshead East at the 1992 general election with a majority of 18,530.

Which parties have won Gateshead East?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 13.

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