# South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)

South Shields is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has been represented by Emma Lewell-Buck of the Labour Party since 2013.
The seat was created by the Reform Act 1832 as a single-member parliamentary borough.
The current constituency covers the area of South Shields in the South Tyneside district of Tyne and Wear.

## Boundaries
### 1832–1918

Under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832, the contents of the borough were defined as the Respective Townships of South Shields and Westoe.
See map on Vision of Britain website.

### 1918–1950

The County Borough of South Shields.
Expanded to be coterminous with County Borough.

### 1950–1951

As prior but with redrawn boundaries.
Expanded southwards, including the communities of Harton, transferred from Houghton-le-Spring.

### 1951–1983

As prior but with redrawn boundaries.

### 1983–1997

The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of All Saints, Beacon and Bents, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Rekendyke, Tyne Dock and Simonside, Westoe, West Park, and Whiteleas.
Minor changes to take account of ward boundaries of the newly formed metropolitan borough, including the transfer of Biddick Hall to Jarrow.

### 1997–2010

The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of All Saints, Beacon and Bents, Biddick Hall, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Rekendyke, Tyne Dock and Simonside, Westoe, West Park, and Whiteleas.
Biddick Hall gained back from Jarrow.

### 2010–2024

The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Beacon and Bents, Biddick and All Saints, Cleadon Park, Harton, Horsley Hill, Simonside and Rekendyke, Westoe, West Park, Whitburn and Marsden, and Whiteleas.
Boundary changes for the 2010 general election transferred the community of Whitburn into the South Shields constituency from the neighbouring Jarrow seat.

### 2024–present

The Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside wards of Beacon and Bents; Biddick and All Saints; Cleadon Park; Cleadon and East Boldon; Harton; Horsley Hill; Simonside and Rekendyke; West Park; Westoe; Whitburn and Marsden; and Whiteleas.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range, by adding the South Tyneside ward of Cleadon and East Boldon, transferred from the abolished Jarrow constituency.

## Members of Parliament

The seat was held from 2001 to 2013 by David Miliband, who served as Foreign Secretary from 2007 until Labour's general election defeat of 2010. On 26 March 2013 Miliband announced his resignation from Parliament in order to take up a post as the head of the International Rescue Committee in New York City.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1832 | Robert Ingham | Tory |
| 1834 | Robert Ingham | Conservative |
| 1841 | John Wawn | Radical |
| 1852 | Robert Ingham | Whig |
| 1859 | Robert Ingham | Liberal |
| 1868 | James Cochran Stevenson | Liberal |
| 1895 | William Robson | Liberal |
| 1910 | Russell Rea | Liberal |
| 1916 | Cecil Cochrane | Liberal |
| 1918 | Havelock Wilson | Liberal |
| 1922 | Edward Harney | Liberal |
| 1929 | Chuter Ede | Labour |
| 1931 | Harcourt Johnstone | Liberal |
| 1935 | Chuter Ede | Labour |
| 1964 | Arthur Blenkinsop | Labour |
| 1979 | David Clark | Labour |
| 2001 | David Miliband | Labour |
| 2013 | Emma Lewell-Buck | Labour |
With two exceptions (Arthur Blenkinsop and Emma Lewell-Buck) every South Shields MP since 1929 has been a cabinet member at some point in their career. However, Blenkinsop was a junior minister, and Lewell-Buck has been a shadow minister. Two of them, Chuter Ede (Home Secretary) and Miliband (Foreign Secretary), have held one of the Great Offices of State while MP for South Shields.
The Open Spaces Society in 2013 observed that there has been a tradition of South Shields MPs, from Chuter Ede onwards, promoting the cause of public access and common land.

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Lewell-Buck | 15,122 | 41.1 | −3.0 |
| | Reform UK | Steve Holt | 8,469 | 23.0 | +8.3 |
| | Green | David Francis | 5,433 | 14.8 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Craig Robinson | 4,128 | 11.2 | −14.6 |
| | Independent | Ahmed Khan | 2,270 | 6.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Aibi | 1,402 | 3.8 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,653 | 18.1 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,824 | 53.9 | −6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,366 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Lewell-Buck | 17,273 | 45.6 | −15.9 |
| | Conservative | Oni Oviri | 7,688 | 20.3 | −5.6 |
| | Brexit Party | Glenn Thompson | 6,446 | 17.0 | New |
| | Independent | Geoff Thompson | 3,658 | 9.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Shepherd | 1,514 | 4.0 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Sarah McKeown | 1,303 | 3.4 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,585 | 25.3 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,882 | 60.3 | −4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.2 | |
General election 2017: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Lewell-Buck | 25,078 | 61.5 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | Felicity Buchan | 10,570 | 25.9 | +9.3 |
| | UKIP | Richard Elvin | 3,006 | 7.4 | −14.6 |
| | Green | Shirley Ford | 1,437 | 3.5 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gita Gordon | 681 | 1.7 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,508 | 35.6 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,772 | 64.3 | +6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2015: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Lewell-Buck | 18,589 | 51.3 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | Norman Dennis | 7,975 | 22.0 | New |
| | Conservative | Robert Oliver | 6,021 | 16.6 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Shirley Ford | 1,614 | 4.5 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Lisa Nightingale | 1,427 | 3.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gitanjali (Gita) Gordon | 639 | 1.8 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,614 | 29.3 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,265 | 57.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
2013 South Shields by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Lewell-Buck | 12,493 | 50.4 | −1.6 |
| | UKIP | Richard Elvin | 5,988 | 24.2 | New |
| | Conservative | Karen Allen | 2,857 | 11.5 | −10.1 |
| | Independent | Ahmed Khan | 1,331 | 5.4 | New |
| | Independent Socialist Party | Phil Brown | 750 | 3.0 | New |
| | BNP | Dorothy Brookes | 711 | 2.9 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Annand | 352 | 1.4 | −12.8 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Howling Laud Hope | 197 | 0.8 | New |
| | Independent | Thomas Darwood | 57 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,505 | 26.2 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,780 | 39.3 | −18.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2010: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Miliband | 18,995 | 52.0 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Karen Allen | 7,886 | 21.6 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Psallidas | 5,189 | 14.2 | −5.5 |
| | BNP | Donna Watson | 2,382 | 6.5 | New |
| | Green | Shirley Ford | 762 | 2.1 | New |
| | Independent | Siamak Kaikavoosi | 729 | 2.0 | New |
| | Independent | Victor Thomson | 316 | 0.9 | New |
| | Independent | Sam Navabi | 168 | 0.5 | New |
| | Fight for an Anti-War Government | Roger Nettleship | 91 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,109 | 30.4 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,518 | 57.7 | +6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Miliband | 18,269 | 60.5 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Psallidas | 5,957 | 19.7 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Lewis | 5,207 | 17.2 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Nader Afshari-Naderi | 773 | 2.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,312 | 40.8 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,206 | 50.9 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2001: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Miliband | 19,230 | 63.2 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Joanna Gardner | 5,140 | 16.9 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marshall Grainger | 5,127 | 16.8 | +8.0 |
| | UKIP | Alan Hardy | 689 | 2.3 | New |
| | Independent | Roger Nettleship | 262 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,090 | 46.3 | −10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,448 | 49.7 | −12.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Clark | 27,834 | 71.4 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Hoban | 5,681 | 14.6 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Ord | 3,429 | 8.8 | −4.0 |
| | Referendum | Alan Lorriane | 1,660 | 4.3 | New |
| | Independent | Ian Wilburn | 374 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,153 | 56.8 | +24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,978 | 62.5 | −7.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.2 | |
General election 1992: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Clark | 24,876 | 59.8 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan L Howard | 11,399 | 27.4 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Preece | 5,344 | 12.8 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,477 | 32.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,619 | 70.1 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Clark | 24,882 | 57.9 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Fabricant | 11,031 | 25.7 | −5.2 |
| | SDP | Margaret Melling | 6,654 | 15.5 | −7.2 |
| | Democrat | Edward Dunn | 408 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,851 | 32.2 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,975 | 70.7 | +4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.2 | |
General election 1983: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Clark | 19,055 | 46.5 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Groves | 12,653 | 30.9 | −0.1 |
| | SDP | Peter Angus | 9,288 | 22.7 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,402 | 15.6 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,996 | 66.2 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Clark | 28,675 | 57.0 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | R Booth | 15,551 | 31.0 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | L Monger | 6,003 | 12.0 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,124 | 26.0 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,229 | 71.2 | +6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.8 | |
General election October 1974: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 26,492 | 56.4 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | NS Smith | 11,667 | 24.8 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal | L Garbutt | 8,106 | 17.3 | New |
| | National Front | W Owen | 711 | 1.5 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,825 | 31.6 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,976 | 64.7 | −6.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 | |
General election February 1974: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 30,740 | 59.7 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | S Smith | 18,754 | 36.4 | −3.4 |
| | National Front | W Owen | 1,958 | 3.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,986 | 23.3 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,452 | 71.6 | +4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
General election 1970: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 30,191 | 60.2 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | John McKee | 19,960 | 39.8 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,231 | 20.4 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,151 | 66.8 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 31,829 | 64.7 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Charles MacKenzie Dallas | 17,340 | 35.3 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,489 | 29.4 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,169 | 68.7 | −5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.35 | |
General election 1964: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Blenkinsop | 29,694 | 55.1 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | John Chalmers | 16,344 | 30.3 | −11.7 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Henry Campbell Wardlaw | 7,837 | 14.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,350 | 24.8 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,875 | 74.1 | −0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.45 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chuter Ede | 32,577 | 58.0 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | John Chalmers | 23,638 | 42.0 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,939 | 16.0 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,215 | 74.4 | 0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.7 | |
General election 1955: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chuter Ede | 31,734 | 59.6 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | John Chalmers | 21,482 | 40.4 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,252 | 19.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,216 | 74.4 | −6.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.6 | |
General election 1951: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chuter Ede | 33,633 | 56.0 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | John Chalmers | 20,208 | 33.6 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Charles Jonathan Kitchell | 6,270 | 10.4 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,425 | 22.4 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,111 | 80.5 | −1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.7 | |
General election 1950: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chuter Ede | 33,452 | 56.5 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | John Chalmers | 15,897 | 28.9 | −11.7 |
| | Liberal | John George | 9,446 | 16.0 | New |
| | Communist | FO Smith | 415 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,555 | 29.6 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,210 | 81.7 | +8.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.4 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chuter Ede | 22,410 | 59.4 | +11.2 |
| | National Liberal | Donald Maurice Parry | 15,296 | 40.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,114 | 18.8 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,706 | 73.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +12.6 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chuter Ede | 22,031 | 48.16 | +7.97 |
| | Liberal | Harcourt Johnstone | 12,932 | 29.27 | −30.54 |
| | National Labour | Frederick Burden | 10,784 | 23.57 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,099 | 19.89 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,747 | 72.79 | −7.34 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1931: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harcourt Johnstone | 30,528 | 59.81 | +16.81 |
| | Labour | Chuter Ede | 20,512 | 40.19 | −2.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,016 | 19.62 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,040 | 80.13 | +7.23 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chuter Ede | 18,938 | 42.2 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Harold Burge Robson | 18,898 | 42.0 | −15.9 |
| | Unionist | William Nunn | 7,110 | 15.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,946 | 72.9 | −2.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.0 | |
General election 1924: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Harney | 23,171 | 57.9 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | William Lawther | 16,852 | 42.1 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,319 | 15.8 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,023 | 75.3 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.4 | |
General election 1923: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Harney | 22,912 | 59.3 | +19.5 |
| | Labour | William Lawther | 15,717 | 40.7 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,195 | 18.6 | +18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,629 | 73.5 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
General election 1922: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Harney | 15,760 | 39.8 | −35.4 |
| | Labour | William Lawther | 15,735 | 39.7 | +14.9 |
| | National Liberal | Havelock Wilson | 8,121 | 20.5 | −54.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 0.1 | −50.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,616 | 76.2 | +24.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Havelock Wilson | 19,514 | 75.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | George John Rowe | 6,425 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,089 | 50.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,939 | 51.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
1918 South Shields by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Havelock Wilson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
1916 South Shields by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cecil Cochrane | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election December 1910: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Russell Rea | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
1910 South Shields by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Russell Rea | 7,929 | 61.8 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Roland Edmund Lomax Vaughan Williams | 4,910 | 38.2 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,019 | 23.6 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,839 | 70.1 | −6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,320 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.4 | |
General election January 1910: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Robson | 9,090 | 65.2 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Roland Edmund Lomax Vaughan Williams | 4,854 | 34.8 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,236 | 30.4 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,944 | 76.1 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,320 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −8.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Robson | 9,717 | 73.9 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | A R Chamberlayne | 3,431 | 26.1 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,286 | 47.8 | +19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,148 | 72.6 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,106 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.6 | |
General election 1900: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Robson | 7,417 | 64.3 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | R Readhead | 4,119 | 35.7 | −13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,298 | 28.6 | +27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,536 | 72.0 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,033 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +13.6 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Robson | 5,057 | 50.7 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Henry Herbert Wainwright | 4,924 | 49.3 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 1.4 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,981 | 69.8 | +2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,307 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.9 | |
General election 1892: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Cochran Stevenson | 4,965 | 55.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Herbert Wainwright | 3,958 | 44.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | 11.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,923 | 67.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,259 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Cochran Stevenson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1885: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Cochran Stevenson | 4,064 | 56.5 | −18.4 |
| | Conservative | William Digby Seymour | 3,128 | 43.5 | +18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 936 | 13.0 | −36.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,192 | 60.3 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,928 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −18.4 | |
General election 1880: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Cochran Stevenson | 4,435 | 74.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Best Hans-Hamilton | 1,486 | 25.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,949 | 49.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,921 | 59.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,893 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Cochran Stevenson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,870 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Cochran Stevenson | 2,582 | 53.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Charles Palmer | 2,277 | 46.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,859 | 78.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,208 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1865: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Ingham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,113 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Ingham | 506 | 62.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Wawn | 300 | 37.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 25.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 806 | 71.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,126 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1857: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robert Ingham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,079 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1852: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robert Ingham | 430 | 63.3 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Liddell | 249 | 36.7 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 26.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 679 | 73.4 | +5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 925 | | |
| | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Swing | −2.1 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1847: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | John Wawn | 333 | 65.4 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | William Whateley | 176 | 34.6 | −15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 30.8 | +23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 509 | 68.4 | −2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 744 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +15.5 | |
General election 1841: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | John Wawn | 240 | 49.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Ingham | 207 | 43.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | George Fyler | 34 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 481 | 71.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 676 | | |
| | Radical gain from Conservative | Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Ingham | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 644 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1835: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Ingham | 273 | 68.1 | +19.2 |
| | Whig | Russell Bowlby | 128 | 31.9 | +31.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 36.2 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 401 | 77.4 | −10.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 518 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.1 | |
General election 1832: South Shields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Robert Ingham | 205 | 48.9 |
| | Tory | George Palmer | 108 | 25.8 |
| | Whig | William Gowan | 104 | 24.8 |
| | Whig | Russell Bowlby | 2 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 419 | 88.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 475 | |
| | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) | Tory win (new seat) |