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) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Kate Osborne (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | |
History
editThe 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.[3]
Boundaries
editThe constituency is composed of the following electoral wards:[4]
- 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
editJarrow prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kate Osborne | Labour | |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kate Osborne | 18,856 | 51.3 | 2.1 | |
| Reform UK | 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 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hexham parliamentary constituency to expand after review". Hexham Courant. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "North East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "MP 'gutted' as boundary review confirms County Durham seat is likely to be removed". The Northern Echo. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
- ^ "General election results 2024". Gateshead Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Jarrow and Gateshead East results". BBC. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
edit- Jarrow and Gateshead East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK