Newcastle upon Tyne North
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards
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Newcastle upon Tyne North is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Catherine McKinnell of the Labour Party.[n 2]
| Newcastle upon Tyne North | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Newcastle upon Tyne North in the North East England | |
| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 76,503 (2023) [1] |
| Major settlements | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | Catherine McKinnell (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, effective from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency underwent significant boundary changes, with only 41.3% of the previous seat being included in the redrawn one.[2]
Constituency profile
Newcastle upon Tyne North is a constituency in Tyne and Wear. It covers the northern suburbs of Newcastle upon Tyne, some of which are in the neighbouring borough of North Tyneside. Included in the constituency are the neighbourhoods of Sandyford, Jesmond, Gosforth, Kenton, Fawdon, Newcastle Great Park, Benton and Forest Hall.
Newcastle upon Tyne has Roman-era origins as a fortress city and was urbanised during the Industrial Revolution as a leading centre for shipbuilding and heavy industry. This constituency consists mostly of affluent suburbs with many large detached and semi-detached properties, although there is some deprivation in Kenton which has a high quantity of council housing.[3] These neighbourhoods have a history of coal mining and were redeveloped as residential areas during the 20th and 21st centuries. House prices here are generally below the national averages but considerably higher than the rest of North East England.[4]
The constituency has a low average age;[5] there is a high student population in Jesmond and Sandyford which lie close to Newcastle University and Northumbria University. Residents have average rates of homeownership and very high levels of education.[4] Household income is higher than the regional average and the child poverty rate is very low.[4][6] A high proportion of residents work in professional occupations,[4] especially in the health and public sectors,[7] and a low percentage claim unemployment benefits.[6] White people made up 87% of the population at the 2021 census.[8]
Most of Newcastle upon Tyne North is represented by Liberal Democrats at the local council level, with some Labour Party councillors elected in the North Tyneside neighbourhoods (Benton and Forest Hall). An estimated 58% of voters in the constituency supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the nationwide figure of 48%.[4]
History
Parliament created this seat under the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the general election later that year. It was one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat.[9]
The constituency included much of Newcastle city centre from 1950 to 1983, despite the fact that the Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency was retained, albeit with redrawn boundaries.
Following the local government reorganisation arising from the Local Government Act 1972, major boundary changes resulted in a constituency composed entirely of wards that did not form any part of the pre-1983 seat, which had been held by Conservative or Conservative Party affiliated candidates since 1918. The majority of the old Newcastle upon Tyne North wards moved to Newcastle upon Tyne Central. The newly constituted seat comprised northern and western suburbs of the expanded metropolitan borough of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Boundaries
1918–1950
- The County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Dene, Heaton, Jesmond, St Andrew's, and St Thomas.[9]
1950–1983
- The County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Arthur's Hill, Elswick, Jesmond, Sandyford, and Westgate.[10]
Boundaries redrawn to take account of expansion of the County Borough and redistribution of wards. Dene and Heaton transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne East. Expanded westwards and into parts of the city centre, gaining Arthur's Hill and Elswick from Newcastle upon Tyne West and Westgate from Newcastle upon Tyne Central.
1983–2010
- The City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Castle, Denton, Fawdon, Grange, Lemington, Newburn, Westerhope, and Woolsington.[11][12]
Following the reorganisation of local authorities as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, the constituencies within the City of Newcastle upon Tyne were completely redrawn. The contents of the existing seat formed no part of newly constituted version. With the exception of Sandyford, which was transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne East, the existing seat was absorbed into a redrawn Newcastle upon Tyne Central.
The new seat was made up of western parts of the now abolished constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne West, comprising the former Urban District of Newburn, the parts of Castle Ward transferred to the new metropolitan borough, previously in Hexham and a small area transferred from Wallsend.
2010–2024
- The City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Castle, Denton, East Gosforth, Fawdon, Lemington, Newburn, Parklands, Westerhope, and Woolsington.[13]
Minor changes due to redistribution of ward boundaries.
2024–present
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of: Castle (polling districts F04, F05 and F06); Dene & South Gosforth; Fawdon & West Gosforth; Gosforth; Kenton; Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall (polling district O04); North Jesmond; Parklands; South Jesmond.
- The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside wards of: Benton; Longbenton1.[14]
The constituency underwent wholesale changes, with the following areas being transferred out:
- The districts of Denton, Lemington, Westerhope and Newbiggin Hall to the new constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West;
- Callerton & Throckley ward (which includes the communities of Newburn and Woolsington) to Hexham; and
- The northern part of Castle ward, including Dinnington, to the new constituency of Cramlington and Killingworth.
The redrawn seat now comprises the following areas:
- Eastern parts of Gosforth, Fawdon, Parklands ward and most of Castle ward from the previous version of the seat;
- Kenton and western parts of Gosforth from Newcastle upon Tyne Central (abolished);
- Jesmond and Dene from Newcastle upon Tyne East (abolished); and
- The North Tyneside Borough wards of Benton and Longbenton1 from the North Tyneside constituency (abolished).
1 Further to a local government boundary review which became effective in May 2024,[15] the parts in North Tyneside Borough now comprise the Longbenton & Benton ward, most of the Forest Hill ward and a small part of the Camperdown ward.[16]
Political history
From its creation in 1918, the seat was a safe Conservative Party seat, including six years of representation by Gwilym Lloyd George, who was aligned to the National Liberal Party but served as Home Secretary for almost three years until 1957 in a Conservative government. This continued until the 1983 general election, when the major boundary changes resulted in the majority of the old wards being moved to Newcastle upon Tyne Central, which the Conservatives won in 1983, while the new Newcastle North became a safe Labour seat, although in 1983 Labour's majority was just over 2,500 votes in a relatively close three-way race, despite a landslide defeat on the national scale. It has been a safe Labour seat ever since, with the Liberal Democrats being the greatest challengers in 2005 and 2010, and the Conservatives finishing in second place in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine McKinnell | 24,440 | 50.3 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | Guy Renner-Thompson | 6,678 | 13.7 | −18.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan King | 5,936 | 12.2 | −1.8 | |
| Reform | Deborah Lorraine | 5,933 | 12.2 | +6.4 | |
| Green | Sarah Peters | 5,035 | 10.4 | +6.3 | |
| Independent | King Teare | 310 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| SDP | Martin Evison | 285 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,762 | 36.6 | +24.4 | ||
| Turnout | 48,617 | 64.7 | −6.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +12.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result (new boundaries)[19] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 24,030 | 44.4 | |
| Conservative | 17,207 | 31.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,595 | 14.0 | |
| Brexit | 3,118 | 5.8 | |
| Green | 2,193 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | 54,143 | 70.8 | |
| Electorate | 76,503 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine McKinnell | 21,354 | 45.4 |  10.0 | |
| Conservative | Mark Lehain | 15,589 | 33.2 | 0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Cott | 4,357 | 9.3 |  4.0 | |
| Brexit Party | Richard Ogden | 4,331 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Alistair Ford | 1,368 | 2.9 | 1.8 | |
| Majority | 5,765 | 12.2 | 9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 46,999 | 68.6 | 3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine McKinnell | 26,729 | 55.4 | 9.3 | |
| Conservative | Duncan Crute | 16,380 | 33.9 | 10.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Lower | 2,533 | 5.2 | 4.5 | |
| UKIP | Timothy Marron | 1,780 | 3.6 | 12.9 | |
| Green | Alison Whalley[21] | 513 | 1.0 | 2.3 | |
| North of England Community Alliance | Brian Moore | 353 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,349 | 21.5 | 1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 48,288 | 72.4 | 5.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine McKinnell | 20,689 | 46.1 | 5.2 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Bates[23] | 10,536 | 23.5 | 5.3 | |
| UKIP | Timothy Marron | 7,447 | 16.6 | 13.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Lower[24] | 4,366 | 9.7 | 23.4 | |
| Green | Alison Whalley[25] | 1,515 | 3.4 | 2.6 | |
| North East | Violet Rook[26] | 338 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,153 | 22.6 | 14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 44,891 | 66.7 | 1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.05 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Catherine McKinnell | 17,950 | 40.8 | −9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Beadle | 14,536 | 33.1 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Parkinson | 7,966 | 18.1 | +3.4 | |
| BNP | Terry Gibson | 1,890 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| UKIP | Ian Proud | 1,285 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Green | Anna Heyman | 319 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 3,414 | 7.8 | −9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,946 | 65.5 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.5 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Doug Henderson | 19,224 | 50.0 | −10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Beadle | 12,201 | 31.7 | +12.3 | |
| Conservative | Neil Hudson | 6,022 | 15.7 | −4.7 | |
| National Front | Roland Wood | 997 | 2.6 | New | |
| Majority | 7,023 | 18.3 | −21.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,444 | 67.6 | +10.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −11.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Doug Henderson | 21,874 | 60.1 | −2.1 | |
| Conservative | Philip R. Smith | 7,424 | 20.4 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham A. Soult | 7,070 | 19.4 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 14,450 | 39.7 | −3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 36,368 | 57.5 | −11.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Doug Henderson | 28,125 | 62.2 | +12.8 | |
| Conservative | Gregory B. White | 8,793 | 19.4 | −12.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter J. Allen | 6,578 | 14.5 | −4.3 | |
| Referendum | Doreen Chipchase | 1,733 | 3.8 | New | |
| Majority | 19,332 | 42.8 | +25.2 | ||
| Turnout | 45,229 | 69.2 | −7.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +12.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Doug Henderson | 25,121 | 49.4 | +6.7 | |
| Conservative | Ian Gordon | 16,175 | 31.8 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter J. Maughan | 9,542 | 18.8 | −13.9 | |
| Majority | 8,946 | 17.6 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 50,838 | 76.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −0.3 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Doug Henderson | 22,424 | 42.7 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal | John Shipley | 17,181 | 32.7 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | John Tweddle | 12,915 | 24.6 | −7.9 | |
| Majority | 5,243 | 10.0 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 52,520 | 75.9 | +3.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The 1983 result is classed as a hold for Labour, rather than a gain from the Conservatives, because the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North constituency, which was a Conservative-held seat, covered a substantially different area, making the two seats entirely different. The constituency which replaced the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North constituency, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, was won by the Conservatives and is classed as a hold for the Conservatives, as they were incumbent party in the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne North seat. By contrast, this constituency was the closest successor to the pre-1983 Newcastle-upon-Tyne West seat where Robert Brown had been the MP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert Brown | 18,985 | 37.6 | −10.8 | |
| Conservative | Philip Straw | 16,429 | 32.5 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal | John Shipley | 15,136 | 29.9 | +16.2 | |
| Majority | 2,556 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 50,550 | 72.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Elliott | 12,721 | 47.6 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | S. Ward | 11,010 | 41.2 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal | C. Marlowe | 2,983 | 11.2 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 1,711 | 6.4 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 26,714 | 68.0 | +3.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Elliott | 11,217 | 42.9 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Tony Banks | 10,748 | 41.1 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal | David Herd | 4,189 | 16.0 | −7.1 | |
| Majority | 469 | 1.8 | −8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 26,154 | 65.0 | −8.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Elliott | 12,793 | 43.6 | −12.5 | |
| Labour | R.G. Eccles | 9,813 | 33.4 | −10.5 | |
| Liberal | Chris Foote Wood | 6,772 | 23.1 | New | |
| Majority | 2,980 | 10.2 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 29,378 | 73.4 | +5.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Elliott | 15,978 | 56.1 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | Robert George Eccles | 12,518 | 43.9 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 3,460 | 12.1 | +3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 28,496 | 67.7 | −7.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Elliott | 15,243 | 49.7 | −11.2 | |
| Labour | Robert Griffin | 12,550 | 40.9 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal | Alan Share | 2,902 | 9.5 | New | |
| Majority | 2,693 | 8.8 | −13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 30,695 | 75.1 | −0.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Elliott | 19,502 | 60.9 | −4.0 | |
| Labour | Sidney Lee | 12,515 | 39.1 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 6,987 | 21.8 | −7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 32,017 | 75.6 | −3.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Elliott | 24,588 | 64.9 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | Muriel Lloyd Prichard | 13,316 | 35.1 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 11,272 | 29.7 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 37,904 | 79.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Elliott | 19,107 | 60.35 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | T. McDonald | 12,555 | 39.65 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 6,462 | 20.7 | −7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 31,662 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | Gwilym Lloyd-George | 25,236 | 63.8 | +12.7 | |
| Labour | Basil Chisholm | 14,303 | 36.2 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 10,933 | 27.7 | +12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 39,539 | ||||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | Gwilym Lloyd-George | 23,930 | 51.1 | −2.8 | |
| Labour | Ivan Geffen | 17,005 | 36.3 | +0.4 | |
| Ind. Conservative | Colin Gray | 5,904 | 12.6 | New | |
| Majority | 6,925 | 14.8 | −3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 46,839 | ||||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cuthbert Headlam | 25,325 | 53.9 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | W. Henry Shackleton | 16,860 | 35.9 | +6.1 | |
| Liberal | Aubrey Herbert | 4,839 | 10.3 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 8,465 | 18.0 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 47,024 | 83.7 | +10.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cuthbert Headlam | 17,381 | 50.6 | −26.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | W. Henry Shackleton | 10,228 | 29.8 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal | William McKeag | 5,812 | 16.9 | New | |
| Common Wealth | Charles Ridsdale | 904 | 2.6 | New | |
| Majority | 7,153 | 20.8 | −33.1 | ||
| Turnout | 34,325 | 73.2 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -16.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | Cuthbert Headlam | 7,380 | 71.2 | New | |
| Conservative | Howard Grattan-Doyle | 2,982 | 28.8 | −48.2 | |
| Majority | 4,398 | 42.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,362 | 22.0 | −48.3 | ||
| Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas Grattan-Doyle | 25,683 | 77.0 | −6.9 | |
| Labour | E. Gilbert | 7,693 | 23.1 | +6.9 | |
| Majority | 17,990 | 53.9 | −14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 33,376 | 70.3 | −6.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas Grattan-Doyle | 30,245 | 83.9 | ||
| Labour | R.J. Thomson | 5,791 | 16.1 | ||
| Majority | 24,454 | 67.9 | |||
| Turnout | 36,036 | 76.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Nicholas Grattan-Doyle | 17,962 | 55.4 | −17.1 | |
| Labour | Edward Scott | 7,573 | 23.4 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal | J. Roberts Creighton | 6,860 | 21.2 | New | |
| Majority | 10,389 | 32.0 | −13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 32,395 | 70.9 | −3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,720 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −6.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Nicholas Grattan-Doyle | 18,386 | 72.5 | +20.4 | |
| Labour | H. Maw | 6,991 | 27.5 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 11,395 | 45.0 | +18.8 | ||
| Turnout | 25,377 | 74.2 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,209 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Nicholas Grattan-Doyle | 12,715 | 52.1 | −9.1 | |
| Liberal | Robert Wilfred Simpson | 6,321 | 25.9 | −7.0 | |
| Labour | John Beckett | 5,374 | 22.0 | New | |
| Majority | 6,394 | 26.2 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 24,410 | 73.6 | −0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,182 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Nicholas Grattan-Doyle | 14,931 | 61.2 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal | Robert Wilfred Simpson | 8,017 | 32.9 | +9.9 | |
| Independent Labour | Robert John Wilson | 1,435 | 5.9 | New | |
| Majority | 6,914 | 28.3 | −9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 24,383 | 73.9 | +15.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,987 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −4.6 | |||
Election in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Nicholas Grattan-Doyle | 11,347 | 60.5 | |
| Liberal | George Lunn | 4,322 | 23.0 | ||
| Labour | Robert John Wilson | 3,102 | 16.5 | ||
| Majority | 7,025 | 37.5 | |||
| Turnout | 18,771 | 58.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 32,272 | ||||
| Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
See also
- 1940 Newcastle upon Tyne North by-election
- 1957 Newcastle upon Tyne North by-election
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
- List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Tyne and Wear
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Northumberland
Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.