Complex sentence: The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Gateshead East and Washington West.
Split into simpler sentences: The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. In 1997, it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Gateshead East and Washington West.