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Newcastle upon Tyne East

Every general election in Newcastle upon Tyne East since 1918 (until 2019). Latest: Nicholas Brown, Labour, majority 15,463.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Nicholas Brown Elected sitting MPLabour26,04960.1%
Robin GwynnConservative10,58624.4%
Wendy TaylorLiberal Democrats4,53510.5%
Nick HartleyGreen2,1955.1%
Valid votes43,365
Majority15,46335.7%

Lab hold Turnout 68.0% of 63,796 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F1974198320102019Labour, 1918: 34.7%Labour, 1922: 43.2%Labour, 1923: 47.7%Labour, 1924: 46.3%Labour, 1929: 48.7%Labour, 1931: 36.6%Labour, 1935: 41.4%Labour, 1945: 68.9%Labour, 1950: 51.4%Labour, 1951: 52.9%Labour, 1955: 52.1%Labour, 1959: 49.9%Labour, 1964: 52.0%Labour, 1966: 59.8%Labour, 1970: 58.2%Labour, February 1974: 58.8%Labour, October 1974: 52.8%Labour, 1979: 55.1%Labour, 1983: 45.5%Labour, 1987: 56.5%Labour, 1992: 60.2%Labour, 2010: 45.0%Labour, 2015: 49.4%Labour, 2017: 67.6%Labour, 2019: 60.1%Conservative, 1924: 8.6%Conservative, 1950: 39.3%Conservative, 1951: 47.1%Conservative, 1955: 47.9%Conservative, 1959: 50.1%Conservative, 1964: 48.0%Conservative, 1966: 40.2%Conservative, 1970: 41.9%Conservative, February 1974: 41.2%Conservative, October 1974: 33.8%Conservative, 1979: 36.5%Conservative, 1983: 27.8%Conservative, 1987: 26.7%Conservative, 1992: 25.9%Conservative, 2010: 16.0%Conservative, 2015: 17.6%Conservative, 2017: 21.3%Conservative, 2019: 24.4%Liberal, 1922: 30.0%Liberal, 1923: 52.3%Liberal, 1924: 45.1%Liberal, 1929: 51.3%Liberal, 1950: 9.3%Liberal, October 1974: 13.4%Liberal, 1979: 8.5%National Liberal, 1922: 26.9%National Liberal, 1931: 63.4%National Liberal, 1935: 58.6%National Liberal, 1945: 31.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 33.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 11.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 6.2%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 10.5%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 58.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 26.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 16.0%
Vote share in Newcastle upon Tyne East at each general election Lab Con Lib Nat Lib LD Co Lib Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Newcastle upon Tyne East (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 Nicholas BrownCon15,46335.768.0%Lab hold
2017Lab Nicholas BrownCon19,26146.367.2%Lab hold
2015Lab Nicholas BrownCon12,49431.961.1%Lab hold
2010Lab Nicholas BrownLD4,45311.858.7%Lab hold
1992LabCon13,87734.370.7%Lab hold
1987LabCon12,50029.870.6%Lab hold
1983LabCon7,49217.770.3%
1979LabCon6,17018.674.5%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon6,24919.171.8%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon6,09217.576.9%
1970LabCon5,78016.375.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon7,32619.580.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,6444.083.4%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab980.284.6%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon1,8224.282.5%
1951LabCon2,7715.786.6%Lab hold
1950LabCon5,82812.185.6%
1945LabNat Lib14,34237.972.9%
1935Nat LibLab6,82417.381.3%Nat Lib hold
1931Nat LibLab10,34626.786.5%Nat Lib gain from Lib
1929LibLab9352.779.4%Lib gain from Lab
1924LabLib3441.283.9%Lab gain from Lib
1923LibLab1,1244.773.2%Lib gain from Lab
1922LabLib3,08513.273.7%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab3,48723.348.7%

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 East?

Nicholas Brown (Labour) won Newcastle upon Tyne East at the 2019 general election with a majority of 15,463.

Which parties have won Newcastle upon Tyne East?

At the 25 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 19, National Liberal 2, Liberal 2, Conservative 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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