# Gateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)

Gateshead East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

## History

Gateshead East, as could be inferred from the name, formed the eastern part of the Borough of Gateshead, now in Tyne and Wear. The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election when the existing Gateshead seat was split in two. It was abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Gateshead East and Washington West, with smaller areas going to Tyne Bridge and Jarrow.
It returned Labour MPs for the entire period of its existence.

## Boundaries
### 1950–1955

* The County Borough of Gateshead wards of East, East Central, North East, South, and South Central.

### 1955–1964

* The County Borough of Gateshead wards of East, South, and South Central; and
* the Urban District of Felling.
The East Central and North East wards were transferred to Gateshead West. Felling transferred from Jarrow.

### 1964–1983

* The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Claxton, Enfield, Low Fell, and Wrekenton; and
* the Urban District of Felling.
Minor changes to reflect redistribution of local authority wards.

### 1983–1997

* The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Chowdene, Deckham, Felling, High Fell, Leam, Low Fell, Pelaw and Heworth, Saltwell, and Wrekendyke.
A small part included in the new constituency of Tyne Bridge. Gained parts of the abolished constituency of Gateshead West.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Arthur Moody | Labour |
| 1964 | Bernard Conlan | Labour |
| 1987 | Joyce Quin | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Gateshead East & Washington West, Tyne Bridge and Jarrow | constituency abolished: see Gateshead East & Washington West, Tyne Bridge and Jarrow |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Moody | 15,249 | 45.14 | |
| | National Liberal | Douglas Clift | 13,530 | 40.05 | |
| | Independent Labour | Konni Zilliacus | 5,001 | 14.80 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,719 | 5.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,780 | 85.81 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Moody | 19,525 | 57.65 |
| | National Liberal | Douglas Clift | 14,344 | 42.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,181 | 15.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,869 | 85.67 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Moody | 21,653 | 56.45 |
| | Conservative | George Glover | 16,706 | 43.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,947 | 12.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,359 | 78.78 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Moody | 25,319 | 58.92 |
| | Conservative | George Glover | 17,654 | 41.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,665 | 17.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,973 | 81.60 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bernard Conlan | 26,633 | 64.51 |
| | Conservative | Olive Sinclair | 14,654 | 35.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,979 | 29.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,287 | 79.85 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bernard Conlan | 27,628 | 69.57 |
| | Conservative | James HE Mendl | 12,084 | 30.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,544 | 39.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,712 | 75.73 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bernard Conlan | 28,524 | 64.81 |
| | Conservative | Peter R Wood | 15,489 | 35.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,035 | 29.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,013 | 70.73 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernard Conlan | 27,269 | 55.16 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Ryder | 11,970 | 24.21 | |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Aubrey Buckingham | 10,196 | 20.63 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,299 | 30.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,435 | 78.62 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bernard Conlan | 27,620 | 61.87 |
| | Conservative | Richard Ryder | 10,021 | 22.45 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Aubrey Buckingham | 6,998 | 15.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,599 | 39.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,639 | 70.30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bernard Conlan | 28,776 | 61.15 |
| | Conservative | Frank Rogers | 14,078 | 29.92 |
| | Liberal | C Batey | 4,201 | 8.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,698 | 31.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,055 | 75.32 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bernard Conlan | 22,981 | 48.32 |
| | Conservative | Frank Rogers | 12,659 | 26.62 |
| | SDP | Paul Nunn | 11,920 | 25.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,322 | 21.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,560 | 69.57 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1987: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joyce Quin | 28,895 | 59.22 |
| | Conservative | Francis Rogers | 11,667 | 23.91 |
| | SDP | Noel Rippeth | 8,231 | 16.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,228 | 35.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,793 | 71.80 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Gateshead East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joyce Quin | 30,100 | 63.5 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Martin Callanan | 11,570 | 24.4 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron W.A.L. Beadle | 5,720 | 12.1 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,530 | 39.1 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,390 | 73.6 | +1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |