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North East · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne West

Every general election in Newcastle-upon-Tyne West since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 11,236.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won32,82754.5%
Conservative21,59135.9%
Liberal5,8019.6%
Valid votes60,219
Majority11,23618.7%

Lab hold Turnout 72.4% of 83,156 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950F19741979Labour, 1918: 33.4%Labour, 1922: 43.9%Labour, 1923: 43.2%Labour, 1924: 45.5%Labour, 1929: 46.6%Labour, 1931: 32.1%Labour, 1935: 40.1%Labour, 1945: 58.5%Labour, 1950: 58.2%Labour, 1951: 57.9%Labour, February 1974: 60.1%Labour, October 1974: 56.7%Labour, 1979: 54.5%Conservative, 1924: 29.4%Conservative, 1929: 38.9%Conservative, 1931: 67.9%Conservative, 1935: 60.0%Conservative, 1945: 41.5%Conservative, 1950: 40.9%Conservative, 1951: 42.1%Conservative, February 1974: 39.9%Conservative, October 1974: 28.3%Conservative, 1979: 35.9%Liberal, 1922: 12.7%Liberal, 1923: 56.8%Liberal, 1924: 25.1%Liberal, 1929: 14.6%Liberal, October 1974: 15.0%Liberal, 1979: 9.6%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 66.7%National Liberal, 1922: 43.4%
Vote share in Newcastle-upon-Tyne West at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon11,23618.772.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon15,07428.568.9%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon11,39620.373.8%
1951LabCon8,68415.887.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon9,28117.387.2%
1945LabCon8,18317.072.7%
1935ConLab8,47419.975.1%Con hold
1931ConLab15,04635.883.3%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,7687.676.8%Lab hold
1924LabCon4,63016.183.8%Lab gain from Lib
1923LibLab3,61413.679.3%Lib gain from Lab
1922LabNat Lib1550.680.5%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab6,40133.357.3%

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 West?

Labour won Newcastle-upon-Tyne West at the 1979 general election with a majority of 11,236.

Which parties have won Newcastle-upon-Tyne West?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 9, Conservative 2, Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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