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Newcastle upon Tyne Central

Every general election in Newcastle upon Tyne Central since 1918 (until 2019). Latest: Chi Onwurah, Labour, majority 12,278.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Chi Onwurah Elected sitting MPLabour21,56857.6%
Emily PayneConservative9,29024.8%
Ali AvaeiLiberal Democrats2,7097.2%
Mark GriffinBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		2,5426.8%
Tay PitmanGreen1,3653.6%
Valid votes37,474
Majority12,27832.8%

Lab hold Turnout 64.8% of 57,845 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F19741983199720102019Labour, 1918: 34.6%Labour, 1922: 54.3%Labour, 1923: 52.5%Labour, 1924: 51.6%Labour, 1929: 57.2%Labour, 1935: 40.7%Labour, 1945: 61.9%Labour, 1950: 63.7%Labour, 1951: 64.1%Labour, 1955: 66.6%Labour, 1959: 65.8%Labour, 1964: 70.9%Labour, 1966: 76.7%Labour, 1970: 70.6%Labour, February 1974: 74.5%Labour, October 1974: 71.8%Labour, 1979: 67.3%Labour, 1983: 35.8%Labour, 1987: 44.2%Labour, 1992: 49.4%Labour, 1997: 59.2%Labour, 2001: 55.0%Labour, 2005: 45.1%Labour, 2010: 46.0%Labour, 2015: 55.0%Labour, 2017: 64.9%Labour, 2019: 57.6%Conservative, 1918: 65.4%Conservative, 1922: 34.2%Conservative, 1923: 47.5%Conservative, 1924: 48.4%Conservative, 1929: 42.8%Conservative, 1931: 62.4%Conservative, 1935: 59.3%Conservative, 1945: 38.1%Conservative, 1950: 34.3%Conservative, 1951: 33.3%Conservative, 1955: 33.4%Conservative, 1959: 34.2%Conservative, 1964: 27.3%Conservative, 1966: 21.8%Conservative, 1970: 22.0%Conservative, February 1974: 25.6%Conservative, October 1974: 16.6%Conservative, 1979: 19.3%Conservative, 1983: 40.8%Conservative, 1987: 38.8%Conservative, 1992: 37.0%Conservative, 1997: 23.4%Conservative, 2001: 21.3%Conservative, 2005: 16.0%Conservative, 2010: 19.4%Conservative, 2015: 18.9%Conservative, 2017: 24.6%Conservative, 2019: 24.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 15.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 21.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 34.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 24.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.2%Liberal, 1922: 11.6%Liberal, 1970: 7.4%Liberal, October 1974: 11.7%Liberal, 1979: 13.4%Independent Labour, 1931: 37.3%Independent Labour, 1951: 2.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 15.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.2%UK Independence Party, 2015: 14.9%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.0%
Vote share in Newcastle upon Tyne Central at each general election Lab Con LD Lib Ind Lab Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Newcastle upon Tyne Central (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Chi OnwurahCon12,27832.864.8%Lab hold
2017Lab Chi OnwurahCon14,93740.367.0%Lab hold
2015Lab Chi OnwurahCon12,67336.160.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Chinyelu OnwurahLD7,46621.956.5%Lab hold
2005LabLD3,98211.159.2%
2001LabLD11,60533.351.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon16,48035.865.9%
1992LabCon5,28812.471.3%Lab hold
1987LabCon2,4835.472.5%Lab gain from Con
1983ConLab2,2285.070.3%
1979LabCon7,41348.065.3%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon8,11455.258.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon8,00248.965.4%
1970LabCon9,41548.661.5%Lab hold
1966LabCon13,81754.965.9%Lab hold
1964LabCon12,65143.769.1%Lab hold
1959LabCon11,56631.773.2%Lab hold
1955LabCon13,00333.270.9%
1951LabCon12,31230.880.9%Lab hold
1950LabCon11,62329.479.6%
1945LabCon4,09123.871.4%
1935ConLab4,95518.675.5%Con hold
1931ConInd Lab8,17325.180.5%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon4,41914.473.7%Lab hold
1924LabCon8963.279.8%Lab hold
1923LabCon1,1875.067.4%Lab hold
1922LabCon5,07020.172.5%Lab gain from Con
1918ConLab4,43830.843.9%

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 Newcastle upon Tyne Central?

Chi Onwurah (Labour) won Newcastle upon Tyne Central at the 2019 general election with a majority of 12,278.

Which parties have won Newcastle upon Tyne Central?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 24, Conservative 4.

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