List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

The ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear is divided into 12 Parliamentary constituencies. They are all Borough constituencies.

Constituencies

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Constituency[nb 1]	Electorate	Majority[nb 2]	Member of Parliament		Nearest opposition		Map
Blaydon BC	67,899	14,227		David Anderson‡		Mark Bell~
Gateshead BC	64,523	14,784		Ian Mearns‡		John Tennant~
Houghton and Sunderland South BC	68,234	12,938		Bridget Phillipson‡		Richard Elvin~
Jarrow BC	64,002	13,881		Stephen Hepburn‡		Steven Harrison~
Newcastle upon Tyne Central BC	58,147	12,673		Chinyelu Onwurah‡		Simon Kitchen†
Newcastle upon Tyne East BC	64,243	12,494		Nick Brown‡		Duncan Crute†
Newcastle upon Tyne North BC	67,902	10,153		Catherine McKinnell‡		Stephen Bates†
North Tyneside BC	79,300	17,194		Mary Glindon‡		Martin McGann†
South Shields BC	62,730	10,614		Emma Lewell-Buck‡		Norman Dennis~
Sunderland Central BC	76,457	11,179		Julie Elliott‡		Jeffrey Townsend†
Tynemouth BC	77,524	8,240		Alan Campbell‡		Glenn Hall†
Washington and Sunderland West BC	68,190	13,157		Sharon Hodgson‡		Aileen Casey~

Boundary changes

Name	Current boundaries
Blaydon BC Gateshead East and Washington West BC Houghton and Washington East BC Jarrow BC Newcastle upon Tyne Central BC Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend BC Newcastle upon Tyne North BC North Tyneside BC South Shields BC Sunderland North BC Sunderland South BC Tyne Bridge BC Tynemouth BC

Results

2005	2010	2015

Notes

1. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
2. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References