# Newcastle upon Tyne East (UK Parliament constituency)

Newcastle upon Tyne East was a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was held by Nick Brown, an independent formerly of the Labour Party, from its recreation in 2010 until its abolition for the 2024 general election.
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Jesmond was transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne North, with the rest of the seat being absorbed once again into the re-established constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend.

## History

Parliament created this constituency in the Representation of the People Act 1918 as one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat. Its first creation was eventually absorbed in 1997 by the new Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend seat. Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which recommended the re-creation of the seat for the 2010 general election.
Apart from a period in 1981-1983 following the defection of local member Mike Thomas to the SDP, successive members of the Labour Party have represented this constituency in Westminster since 1964 (including its interim successors). Since 1966, the double-digit majorities won in all three previous forms of the constituency and today's constituency suggest they have been safe seats.
Ahead of the 2010 election the seat was considered at risk for the Labour Party, after the Liberal Democrat, achieved victories in local elections in areas covered by the constituency. In the event, Labour's Nick Brown held the seat with the smallest majority in 44 years, and in the simultaneous local elections Labour benefitted from the associated increased turnout to take the Walkergate council ward from the Liberal Democrats.
In 2015, the Liberal Democrat vote collapsed in line with the rest of the country and in 2017, Brown achieved a record margin of 46.3%. In 2019 the constituency was one of only a handful of Labour-held seats not contested by the Brexit Party.

## Boundaries
### 1918–1950

* The County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Byker, St Anthony's, St Lawrence, and Walker.
Included the former Urban District of Walker which had been absorbed into the County Borough in 1904 and had previously been part of the abolished Tyneside constituency.

### 1950–1983

* The County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Dene, Heaton, St Lawrence, Walker, and Walkergate.
Boundaries redrawn to take account of expansion of the County Borough and redistribution of wards. Expanded northwards, gaining Dene and Heaton from Newcastle upon Tyne North. Byker and St Anthony's transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

### 1983–1997

* The City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Byker, Dene, Heaton, Monkchester, Sandyford, Walker, and Walkergate.
Regained Byker and St Anthony's with the addition of the Battle Field area from Newcastle-upon-Tyne Centre. Sandyford transferred from Newcastle-upon-Tyne North.
On abolition, the Sandyford ward was transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne Central; the remainder of the constituency comprised the bulk of the new seat of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend.

### 2010–2024

* The City of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Byker, Dene, North Heaton, North Jesmond, Ouseburn, South Heaton, South Jesmond, Walker, and Walkergate.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear in 2007, the Boundary Commission for England re-created the constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East, which took effect at the 2010 general election. The new seat largely replaced the former Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend seat, with the Wallsend element being transferred to the adjacent North Tyneside constituency. The boundaries were similar to those in place before 1997, with the addition of Jesmond from Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1918–1997

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | Harry Barnes | Coalition Liberal |
| 1922 | Joseph Nicholas Bell | Labour |
| 1923 by-election | Arthur Henderson | Labour |
| 1923 | Sir Robert Aske | Liberal |
| 1924 | Martin Henry Connolly | Labour |
| 1929 | Sir Robert Aske | Liberal |
| 1931 | Sir Robert Aske | National Liberal |
| 1945 | Arthur Blenkinsop | Labour |
| 1959 | Fergus Montgomery | Conservative |
| 1964 | Geoffrey Rhodes | Labour Co-operative |
| Oct 1974 | Mike Thomas | Labour Co-operative |
| 1981 | Mike Thomas | SDP |
| 1983 | Nick Brown | Labour |
| 1997 | Constituency abolished: see Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend | Constituency abolished: see Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend |

### MPs since 2010–2024

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2010 | Nick Brown | Labour |
| 2023 | Nick Brown | Independent |
| 2024 | Constituency abolished: see Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend | Constituency abolished: see Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Brown | 26,049 | 60.1 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Robin Gwynn | 10,586 | 24.4 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Taylor | 4,535 | 10.5 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Nick Hartley | 2,195 | 5.1 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,463 | 35.7 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,365 | 68.0 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.3 | |
General election 2017: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Brown | 28,127 | 67.6 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Kitchen | 8,866 | 21.3 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Taylor | 2,574 | 6.2 | −4.8 |
| | UKIP | Anthony Sanderson | 1,315 | 3.2 | −9.3 |
| | Green | Alistair Ford | 755 | 1.8 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,261 | 46.3 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,637 | 66.8 | +5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.2 | |
General election 2015: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Brown | 19,378 | 49.4 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Crute | 6,884 | 17.6 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | David Robinson-Young | 4,910 | 12.5 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Taylor | 4,332 | 11.0 | −22.3 |
| | Green | Andrew Gray | 3,426 | 8.7 | +7.1 |
| | TUSC | Paul Phillips | 170 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | Mollie Stevenson | 122 | 0.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,494 | 31.8 | +20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,222 | 61.1 | +2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2010: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Brown* | 17,043 | 45.0 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Taylor | 12,590 | 33.3 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Dominic Llewellyn | 6,068 | 16.0 | +3.0 |
| | BNP | Alan Spence | 1,342 | 3.5 | New |
| | Green | Andrew Gray | 620 | 1.6 | New |
| | Communist | Martin Levy | 177 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,453 | 11.7 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,840 | 58.7 | +3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.6 | |
    * Served as MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, 1997–2010

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Brown | 24,342 | 60.2 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy R. Lucas | 10,465 | 25.9 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Thompson | 4,883 | 12.1 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Gareth L.N. Edwards | 744 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,877 | 34.3 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,434 | 70.7 | +0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Brown | 23,677 | 56.5 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Jenefer Riley | 11,177 | 26.6 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Arnold | 6,728 | 16.0 | −10.7 |
| | Communist | Joseph Keith | 362 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,500 | 29.9 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,944 | 70.6 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.1 | |
General election 1983: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Brown | 19,247 | 45.5 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Arthur T. Barnes | 11,755 | 27.8 | −8.7 |
| | SDP | Mike Thomas | 11,293 | 26.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,492 | 17.7 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,295 | 71.0 | +3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Mike Thomas | 18,257 | 55.1 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Derek Conway | 12,087 | 36.5 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | J. Nelson | 2,818 | 8.5 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,170 | 18.6 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,162 | 68.0 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
General election October 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Thomas | 17,312 | 52.84 | |
| | Conservative | M. Hill | 11,063 | 33.76 | |
| | Liberal | T. Symonds | 4,391 | 13.40 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,249 | 19.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,766 | 71.77 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Geoffrey Rhodes | 20,439 | 58.76 |
| | Conservative | M. Hill | 14,347 | 41.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,092 | 17.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,786 | 76.87 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
General election 1970: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Geoffrey Rhodes | 20,780 | 58.4 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip E. Heseltine | 14,832 | 41.7 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,948 | 16.7 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,612 | 75.6 | −4.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Geoffrey Rhodes | 22,408 | 59.77 |
| | Conservative | Thomas T. Hubble | 15,082 | 40.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,326 | 19.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,490 | 80.51 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Geoffrey Rhodes | 21,200 | 52.02 | |
| | Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 19,556 | 47.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,644 | 4.04 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,756 | 83.37 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 21,457 | 50.11 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 21,359 | 49.89 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 0.22 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,816 | 84.59 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 22,816 | 52.08 |
| | Conservative | George F.H. Walker | 20,994 | 47.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,822 | 4.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,810 | 77.60 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1951: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 25,621 | 52.86 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Edwards | 22,850 | 47.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,771 | 5.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,471 | 84.59 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 24,694 | 51.45 | |
| | Conservative | P.G. Williams | 18,866 | 39.30 | |
| | Liberal | William McKeag | 4,440 | 9.25 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,828 | 12.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,000 | 83.67 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 26,116 | 68.93 | |
| | National Liberal | Richard O'Sullivan | 11,774 | 31.07 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,342 | 37.86 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,890 | 73.13 | |
| | Labour gain from National Liberal | Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Robert Aske | 23,146 | 58.6 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Bernard Benjamin Gillis | 16,322 | 41.4 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,824 | 17.2 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,468 | 81.3 | −5.2 |
| | National Liberal hold | National Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Liberal | Robert Aske | 24,522 | 63.4 | New |
| | Labour | Maurice Alexander | 14,176 | 36.6 | −12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,346 | 26.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,728 | 86.5 | +7.1 |
| | National Liberal gain from Liberal | National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Aske | 17,856 | 51.3 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Martin Connolly | 16,921 | 48.7 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,777 | 79.4 | −4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,797 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +2.0 | |
General election 1924: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Connolly | 13,120 | 46.4 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Aske | 12,776 | 45.1 | −7.2 |
| | Unionist | William Temple | 2,420 | 8.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,316 | 83.9 | +10.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,737 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.0 | |
General election 1923: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Aske | 12,656 | 52.3 | +22.3 |
| | Labour | Arthur Henderson | 11,532 | 47.7 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,124 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,188 | 73.2 | −0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,066 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +8.9 | |
1923 Newcastle-upon-Tyne East by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Henderson | 11,066 | 45.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Harry Barnes | 6,682 | 27.6 | −2.4 |
| | Unionist | Robert Gee | 6,480 | 26.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,384 | 18.1 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,228 | 76.4 | +2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,703 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
* Death of Joseph Bell
General election 1922: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Bell | 10,084 | 43.1 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | Harry Barnes | 6,999 | 30.0 | −28.1 |
| | National Liberal | Gilbert Stone | 6,273 | 26.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,085 | 13.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,356 | 73.7 | +25.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,703 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.3 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Newcastle upon Tyne East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Harry Barnes | 8,682 | 58.1 | |
| | Labour | Walter Hudson | 5,195 | 34.7 | |
| | Independent | John Thompson* | 1,079 | 7.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,487 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,956 | 48.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,719 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
* Thompson was initially supported by the local branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers but this was later revoked.