Washington and Gateshead South
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Washington and Gateshead South is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Sharon Hodgson of the Labour Party.[3] Hodgson was MP for the predecessor seats of Washington and Sunderland West from 2010 to 2024 and Gateshead East and Washington West from 2005 to 2010.
| Washington and Gateshead South | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Washington and Gateshead South in North East England | |
| County | County Durham |
| Electorate | 71,775 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Sharon Hodgson (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
History
The constituency was formed primarily from the bulk of the abolished Washington and Sunderland West constituency, with the addition of the Borough of Gateshead wards of Birtley and Lamesley from Blaydon (abolished).[4]
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of: Birtley; Lamesley.
- The City of Sunderland wards of: Castle; Redhill; Washington Central; Washington East; Washington North; Washington South; Washington West.[5]
Members of Parliament
Washington and Sunderland West prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sharon Hodgson | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sharon Hodgson | 17,682 | 47.8 | +4.7 | |
| Reform | Paul Donaghy | 10,769 | 29.1 | +15.3 | |
| Conservative | Shaun Parsons | 4,654 | 12.6 | −21.1 | |
| Green | Michal Chantkowski | 1,687 | 4.6 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ciaran Morrissey | 1,602 | 4.3 | −0.6 | |
| Independent | Sharon McLafferty | 627 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,913 | 18.7 | |||
| Turnout | 37,021 | 52.2 | −6.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||