Jarrow and Gateshead East
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Jarrow and Gateshead East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Created as a result of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Kate Osborne of the Labour Party, who previously held the abolished constituency of Jarrow from 2019 to 2024.[2]
| Jarrow and Gateshead East | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary within the North East England | |
| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 70,272 (2024) |
| Major settlements | Jarrow, Hebburn, Pelaw |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Kate Osborne (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
Constituency profile
The Jarrow and Gateshead East constituency is located in Tyne and Wear and covers parts of the metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead and South Tyneside. It includes the towns of Jarrow, Hebburn and Felling, the villages of West Boldon and Boldon Colliery and the residential areas of Pelaw and Wardley. The constituency forms part of the Tyneside contiguous urban area. Jarrow and Hebburn have an industrial heritage, particularly in shipbuilding and metalworking.[3][4][5] Felling and the Boldon villages have a history of coal mining. Most of the constituency has high levels of deprivation, particularly Jarrow and Felling which fall within the top 10% most-deprived areas in England. Hebburn is generally wealthier.[6] The average house price in the constituency is lower than the rest of North East England and less than half the national average.[7]
Residents of Jarrow and Gateshead East generally have low levels of education, income and professional employment.[7] A high proportion of residents work in the manufacturing and transport industries.[8] White people made up 96% of the population at the 2021 census.[7] Most of the constituency is represented by Labour Party councillors with some Liberal Democrats elected in Pelaw and independents elected in Jarrow. Voters in the constituency strongly supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 63% voted in favour of Brexit compared to a nationwide figure of 52%.[7]
History
The seat was formed from the existing Jarrow constituency, excluding the Cleadon and East Boldon ward, with the addition of the Felling, and Windy Nook and Whitehills wards from Gateshead.[9]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards:[10]
- The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Felling, Pelaw & Heworth, Wardley & Leam Lane, and Windy Nook & Whitehills.
- The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Bede, Boldon Colliery, Fellgate & Hedworth, Hebburn North, Hebburn South, Monkton, and Primrose.
Members of Parliament
Jarrow prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kate Osborne | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kate Osborne | 18,856 | 51.3 | +2.1 | |
| Reform | Lynda Alexandra | 9,892 | 26.9 | +17.4 | |
| Conservative | Jack Gebhard | 3,354 | 9.1 | −14.6 | |
| Green | Nic Cook | 2,384 | 6.5 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Rickelton | 1,740 | 4.7 | −1.8 | |
| ADF | Mark Conway | 502 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,946 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 36,728 | 52.3 | −4.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||