# Tynemouth (UK Parliament constituency)

Tynemouth is a constituency in Tyne and Wear represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Sir Alan Campbell, a member of the Labour Party.

## Creation

Tynemouth was one of 20 new single-member parliamentary boroughs created by the Reform Act 1832. However, under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832, it is referred to as Tynemouth and North Shields. The constituency is referred to in various sources (e.g. Leigh Rayment and F.W.S.Craig) by the latter name between 1832 and 1885 and then treated as abolished and replaced by Tynemouth from 1885 onwards. However, there is no mention of this in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and the boundaries were unchanged at that time. The current name of Tynemouth has officially been in use since the Representation of the People Act 1918. It therefore appears that both names were used for the same constituency at different times from 1832 to 1918.

## Boundaries
### 1832-1918

* Under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832, the contents of Tynemouth and North Shields were defined as: The several Townships of Tynemouth, North Shields, Chirton, Preston and Cullercoats.

### 1918–1950

* The County Borough of Tynemouth.
No change to the boundaries.

### 1950–1983

* The County Borough of Tynemouth; and
* The Urban District of Whitley Bay.
Whitley Bay, which became a municipal borough in 1954, was transferred from the abolished constituency of Wansbeck.

### 1983–1997

* The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Chirton, Collingwood, Cullercoats, Monkseaton, North Shields, Riverside, St Mary's, Seatonville, Tynemouth, Whitley Bay.
Minor changes to take account of changes to local authority and ward boundaries following the reorganisation under the Local Government Act 1972.

### 1997–2010

* The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Chirton, Collingwood, Cullercoats, Monkseaton, North Shields, St Mary's, Seatonville, Tynemouth, Whitley Bay.
Riverside ward transferred to the new constituency of North Tyneside.

### 2010–2024

* The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Chirton, Collingwood, Cullercoats, Monkseaton North, Monkseaton South, Preston, St Mary's, Tynemouth, Valley, Whitley Bay.
Valley ward transferred from North Tyneside.

### 2024–present

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
* The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Chirton, Collingwood, Cullercoats, Monkseaton North, Monkseaton South, Preston, Riverside (majority, comprising polling districts FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, and FH), St. Mary's, Tynemouth, and Whitley Bay.
The Valley ward was moved back out, to the new constituency of Cramlington and Killingworth, partly offset by the reinstatement of most of Riverside ward from North Tyneside (abolished).
Further to a local government boundary review which became effective in May 2024, the constituency now comprises the following with effect from the 2024 general election:
* The Borough of North Tyneside wards of: Chirton & Percy Main; Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South; Monkseaton; New York & Murton; Preston with Preston Grange; St. Mary's; Tynemouth; Whitley Bay North.

## Constituency profile

Tynemouth is a coastal seat on the northern bank of the River Tyne. The seat covers Tynemouth, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Cullercoats, Monkseaton and, since 2010, Shiremoor and Backworth.
North Shields and the communities along the Tyne itself tend to be more industrial and working-class, once dominated by coal mining and shipbuilding. The coastal towns to the north, such as Whitley Bay, tend to be more middle-class dormitory towns for Newcastle commuters.
Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 close to the national average of 3.8%, at 3.9% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian, lower than the regional average by 0.5%.

## Political history

The seat has tended to be one of the more Conservative-leaning seats in the North East of England, where the party has traditionally struggled against the Labour Party. As a relatively middle-class area, it returned Conservative MPs from 1950 to 1997, albeit often on narrow majorities. It has been represented by Labour since 1997, though the Conservatives remain strong at a local level. Similar to Sefton Central on Merseyside, despite being a traditionally strong Conservative area in a Labour-dominated county, the area has swung significantly to Labour during the twenty-first century, and has been won by semi-marginal to safe margins by Labour candidates at every general election since 1997, with significant swings to Labour seen in both 2015 and 2017, the largest of all in 2024.
Since the 1997 general election, it has been represented by Alan Campbell of the Labour Party, who reached the level of government below a Minister of State in 2008, as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office. He is currently Labour Chief Whip in the House of Commons.

## Members of Parliament

* Constituency created (1885)
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Richard Donkin | Conservative |
| 1900 | Frederick Leverton Harris | Conservative |
| 1906 | Herbert James Craig | Liberal |
| 1918 | Charles Percy | Conservative |
| 1922 | Alexander Russell | Conservative |
| 1945 | Grace Colman | Labour |
| 1950 | Irene Ward | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | Neville Trotter | Conservative |
| 1997 | Alan Campbell | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Campbell | 24,491 | 50.6 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Bartoli | 9,036 | 18.7 | −21.5 |
| | Reform UK | Rosalyn Elliot | 7,392 | 15.3 | +11.4 |
| | Green | Chloe-Louise Fawcett-Reilly | 3,592 | 7.4 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Appleby | 2,709 | 5.6 | −1.1 |
| | Independent | Mustaque Rahman | 531 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Party of Women | Kelly Dougall | 286 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Christopher Greener | 273 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Heritage | Adam Thewlis | 108 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,455 | 31.9 | +23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,418 | 65.9 | −8.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.7 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Campbell | 26,928 | 48.0 | 9.0 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Bartoli | 22,071 | 39.4 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Appleby | 3,791 | 6.8 | 3.0 |
| | Brexit Party | Ed Punchard | 1,963 | 3.5 | New |
| | Green | Julia Erskine | 1,281 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,857 | 8.6 | 12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,034 | 72.5 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.9 | |
General election 2017: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Campbell | 32,395 | 57.0 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Nick Varley | 20,729 | 36.5 | 3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Appleby | 1,724 | 3.0 | |
| | UKIP | Stuart Haughton | 1,257 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| | Green | Julia Erskine | 629 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| | Independent | Anthony "The Durham Cobbler" Jull | 124 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,666 | 20.5 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,858 | 74.5 | 5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
General election 2015: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Campbell | 25,791 | 48.2 | 2.9 |
| | Conservative | Glenn Hall | 17,551 | 32.8 | 1.6 |
| | UKIP | Gary Legg | 6,541 | 12.2 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Julia Erskine | 2,017 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paton-Day | 1,595 | 3.0 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,240 | 15.4 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,495 | 69.0 | 0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |
For the 2010 election, this was the primary target seat for the Conservatives in North East England following impressive local council victories since 2006 and the recent marginality of Alan Campbell's 2005 re-election.
General election 2010: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Campbell | 23,860 | 45.3 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Morton | 18,121 | 34.4 | 2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Appleby | 7,845 | 14.9 | 0.2 |
| | BNP | Dorothy Brooke | 1,404 | 2.7 | New |
| | UKIP | Natasha Payne | 900 | 1.7 | New |
| | Green | Julia Erskine | 538 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,739 | 10.9 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,668 | 69.6 | 3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

Michael McIntyre was councillor for the Whitley Bay Ward at the time of polling. The Conservatives hoped to snatch the seat, but could only diminish Alan Campbell's majority. In the Mayoral election held on the same day, Mayor Linda Arkley (Conservative) narrowly lost re-election.
General election 2005: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Campbell | 20,143 | 47.0 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael McIntyre | 16,000 | 37.3 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Finlay | 6,716 | 15.7 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,143 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,859 | 66.9 | 0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 | |
Labour MP Alan Campbell was returned in 2001 with a smaller majority during Tony Blair's second landslide.
General election 2001: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Campbell | 23,364 | 53.2 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative | Karl Poulsen | 14,686 | 33.5 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penny Reid | 5,108 | 11.6 | 2.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael Rollings | 745 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,678 | 19.7 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,903 | 67.4 | 9.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

In 1997 Labour won the seat for the first time since 1945. The Conservatives chose Gateshead Councillor Martin Callanan as their candidate to replace the retiring Neville Trotter. He would subsequently become a North East MEP and later a peer and government minister.
General election 1997: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Campbell | 28,318 | 55.4 | 10.4 |
| | Conservative | Martin Callanan | 17,045 | 33.3 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Duffield | 4,509 | 8.8 | 0.7 |
| | Referendum | Clive Rook | 819 | 1.6 | New |
| | UKIP | Frank Rogers | 462 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,273 | 22.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,153 | 77.11 | 3.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.5 | |
In 1992 Neville Trotter narrowly won his final term as the Labour candidate's fourth attempt failed. Many council seats were also unexpectedly won on the back of John Major's victory such as Whitley Bay and Monkseaton.
General election 1992: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neville Trotter | 27,731 | 46.0 | 2.8 |
| | Labour | Patrick Cosgrove | 27,134 | 45.0 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Selby | 4,855 | 8.1 | 9.9 |
| | Green | Andrew Buchanan-Smith | 543 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,263 | 80.4 | 2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neville Trotter | 25,113 | 43.2 | 4.9 |
| | Labour | Patrick Cosgrove | 22,530 | 38.8 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal | David Mayhew | 10,446 | 18.0 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,583 | 4.4 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,089 | 78.1 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.42 | |
The 1983 election saw Neville Trotter's biggest majority after a landslide victory won by Margaret Thatcher.
General election 1983: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neville Trotter | 27,029 | 48.1 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | Patrick Cosgrove | 17,420 | 31.3 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal | David Mayhew | 11,153 | 20.1 | 10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,609 | 17.2 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55.602 | 74.6 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979: Patrick 'Paddy' Cosgrove's first of four attempts to win the seat. Cosgrove was the Labour councillor for Whitley Bay Ward.
General election 1979: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neville Trotter | 29,941 | 51.57 |
| | Labour | Patrick Cosgrove | 22,377 | 38.55 |
| | Liberal | R. Pinkney | 5,736 | 9.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,564 | 13.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,054 | 77.69 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neville Trotter | 24,510 | 43.16 |
| | Labour | J. Miller | 21,389 | 37.66 |
| | Liberal | Rodney Turner | 10,895 | 19.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,121 | 5.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,794 | 74.29 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
February 1974: Neville Trotter, a Newcastle City Councillor and Chartered Accountant, became MP.
General election February 1974: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Neville Trotter | 26,824 | 44.22 |
| | Labour | David Carlton | 20,437 | 33.69 |
| | Liberal | Rodney Turner | 13,393 | 22.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,387 | 10.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,654 | 80.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Jeremy Beecham would later become leader of Newcastle City Council and a Peer.
General election 1970: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Irene Ward | 30,773 | 51.36 | |
| | Labour | Jeremy Beecham | 23,927 | 39.93 | |
| | Liberal | Rodney Turner | 5,221 | 8.71 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,846 | 11.43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,921 | 75.85 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1966: Gordon Adam would latterly become a North East MEP and make a failed bid to become Mayor of North Tyneside in 2001.
General election 1966: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Irene Ward | 29,210 | 49.62 | |
| | Labour | Gordon Adam | 25,814 | 43.85 | |
| | Independent | James C. Edwards | 3,846 | 6.53 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,396 | 5.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,870 | 78.45 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Irene Ward | 33,342 | 56.29 |
| | Labour | Albert Booth | 25,894 | 43.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,448 | 12.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,236 | 78.96 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Irene Ward | 32,810 | 56.37 |
| | Labour | William H. Hutchinson | 18,866 | 32.42 |
| | Liberal | David N. Thompson | 6,525 | 11.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,994 | 23.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,201 | 80.53 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Irene Ward | 30,949 | 55.12 | |
| | Labour | James Finegan | 20,113 | 35.82 | |
| | Liberal | Roy Cairncross | 5,082 | 9.05 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,836 | 19.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,144 | 79.35 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Irene Ward | 33,800 | 56.39 |
| | Labour | Grace Colman | 26,144 | 43.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,656 | 12.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,944 | 84.54 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1950: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Irene Ward | 28,785 | 49.30 |
| | Labour | Grace Colman | 23,148 | 39.65 |
| | Liberal | E.B. Slack | 6,452 | 11.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,637 | 9.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,385 | 84.01 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Grace Colman | 13,963 | 46.07 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Russell | 10,884 | 35.91 | |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Paterson Chitty | 5,460 | 18.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,079 | 10.16 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,307 | 76.85 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Russell | 16,003 | 47.1 | 4.7 |
| | Labour | Samuel Segal | 10,145 | 29.8 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal | John Stanley Holmes | 7,868 | 23.1 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,858 | 17.3 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,016 | 79.22 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Russell | 17,607 | 51.8 | 14.8 |
| | Liberal | John Stanley Holmes | 8,295 | 24.4 | 8.7 |
| | Labour | T.H. Knight | 8,110 | 23.8 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,312 | 27.38 | 23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,012 | 84.15 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alexander Russell | 11,785 | 37.0 | 8.2 |
| | Liberal | Richard Irvin | 10,545 | 33.1 | 5.7 |
| | Labour | John Stuart Barr | 9,503 | 29.9 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,240 | 3.9 | 13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,833 | 83.3 | 1.3 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | 7.0 | |
General election 1924: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alexander Russell | 11,210 | 45.2 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal | Harry Barnes | 6,820 | 27.4 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | John Stuart Barr | 6,818 | 27.4 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,390 | 17.8 | 15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,848 | 84.6 | 3.5 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | 7.5 | |
General election 1923: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alexander Russell | 9,612 | 41.0 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal | Harry Barnes | 9,008 | 38.3 | 9.3 |
| | Labour | W. Pitt | 4,875 | 20.7 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 2.7 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,495 | 81.1 | 2.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | 8.2 | |
General election 1922: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alexander Russell | 11,244 | 48.1 | 13.4 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Craig | 6,787 | 29.0 | 3.2 |
| | Labour | George Harold Humphrey | 5,362 | 22.9 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,457 | 19.1 | 16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,393 | 83.5 | 19.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | 8.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Charles Percy | 5,883 | 34.7 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Craig | 5,434 | 32.2 | 18.9 |
| | Independent Labour | George Harold Humphrey | 2,566 | 15.2 | New |
| | Independent | Henry Gregg (British politician) | 2,495 | 14.8 | New |
| | National | Dixon Scott | 517 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 449 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,895 | 63.8 | 15.6 |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | 2.4 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
1918: Dixon Scott was the founder of Newcastle's 'News Cinema', the modern 'Tyneside Cinema'.
General election December 1910: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Craig | 4,106 | 51.1 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative | Charles Percy | 3,939 | 48.9 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,045 | 79.4 | 3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,122 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 1.8 | |
General election January 1910: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Craig | 4,487 | 52.9 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | Edward George Spencer-Churchill | 3,993 | 47.1 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 494 | 5.8 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,480 | 83.3 | 3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,122 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election January 1906: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Craig | 4,286 | 54.9 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Leverton Harris | 3,522 | 45.1 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,808 | 86.6 | 4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,019 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.0 | |
General election 1900: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Leverton Harris | 3,501 | 53.1 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal | F.D. Blake | 3,094 | 46.9 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 6.2 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,595 | 82.0 | 2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,041 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Donkin | 3,168 | 51.7 | 1.2 |
| | Liberal | Francis Blake | 2,959 | 48.3 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,127 | 80.0 | 0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,659 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
General election 1892: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Donkin | 3,121 | 52.9 | 2.2 |
| | Liberal | James Annand | 2,783 | 47.1 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,904 | 80.9 | 4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,300 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Donkin | 2,795 | 55.1 | 2.1 |
| | Liberal | William Thomas Raymond | 2,277 | 44.9 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 10.2 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,072 | 76.1 | 3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,669 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
General election 1885: Tynemouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Donkin | 3,027 | 57.2 | |
| | Liberal | Joseph Spence | 2,269 | 42.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 758 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,296 | 79.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,669 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |