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North East · Former constituency (1918–1992)

Wallsend

Every general election in Wallsend since 1918 (until 1992). Latest: Labour, majority 19,470.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won33,43957.9%
Conservative13,96924.2%
Liberal Democrats10,36918.0%
Valid votes57,777
Majority19,47033.7%

Lab hold Turnout 74.1% of 77,941 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O197419831992Labour, 1918: 34.0%Labour, 1922: 46.8%Labour, 1923: 55.5%Labour, 1924: 52.4%Labour, 1929: 49.5%Labour, 1931: 41.4%Labour, 1935: 47.4%Labour, 1945: 60.1%Labour, 1950: 56.4%Labour, 1951: 58.7%Labour, 1955: 57.8%Labour, 1959: 56.6%Labour, 1964: 60.4%Labour, 1966: 65.2%Labour, 1970: 61.3%Labour, February 1974: 62.0%Labour, October 1974: 58.1%Labour, 1979: 55.1%Labour, 1983: 49.1%Labour, 1987: 56.8%Labour, 1992: 57.9%Conservative, 1922: 37.6%Conservative, 1923: 44.5%Conservative, 1924: 47.6%Conservative, 1929: 32.0%Conservative, 1931: 58.6%Conservative, 1935: 52.6%Conservative, 1945: 39.9%Conservative, 1950: 36.1%Conservative, 1951: 41.3%Conservative, 1955: 42.2%Conservative, 1959: 43.5%Conservative, 1964: 39.6%Conservative, 1966: 34.8%Conservative, 1970: 38.7%Conservative, February 1974: 36.4%Conservative, October 1974: 24.9%Conservative, 1979: 31.3%Conservative, 1983: 26.0%Conservative, 1987: 23.2%Conservative, 1992: 24.2%Liberal, 1918: 15.1%Liberal, 1922: 9.6%Liberal, 1929: 16.8%Liberal, 1950: 7.6%Liberal, October 1974: 16.3%Liberal, 1979: 12.3%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 50.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 24.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 20.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 18.0%
Vote share in Wallsend at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib Alliance LD

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LabCon19,47033.774.1%Lab hold
1987LabCon19,38433.775.0%Lab hold
1983LabCon12,51423.170.4%
1979LabCon16,51923.875.9%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon21,26933.270.9%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon17,24725.675.5%
1970LabCon14,41522.674.4%Lab hold
1966LabCon18,53930.477.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon13,74520.981.5%Lab hold
1959LabCon8,76613.183.5%Lab hold
1955LabCon9,35015.681.0%
1951LabCon10,57917.487.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon12,14720.387.5%
1945LabCon10,74620.178.9%
1935ConLab2,3795.381.3%Con hold
1931ConLab7,60617.184.9%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon7,10517.580.2%Lab hold
1924LabCon1,6024.985.4%Lab hold
1923LabCon3,17610.975.6%Lab hold
1922LabCon2,8239.382.2%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab3,41117.054.8%

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 Wallsend?

Labour won Wallsend at the 1992 general election with a majority of 19,470.

Which parties have won Wallsend?

At the 21 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 18, Conservative 2, Coalition Liberal 1.

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