Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)
Gateshead is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since it was re-established in 2010 by Ian Mearns of the Labour Party.
| Gateshead | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear for the 2010 general election | |
Location of Tyne and Wear within England | |
| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Electorate | 66,066 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Gateshead |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Ian Mearns (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Gateshead East and Washington West, and Tyne Bridge |
| Replaced by | Gateshead Central and Whickham |
| 1832–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Created from | County Durham |
| Replaced by | Gateshead East and Gateshead West |
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes, losing the Felling, and Windy Nook and Whitehills wards to Jarrow (to be renamed Jarrow and Gateshead East) and gaining from the (to be abolished) constituency of Blaydon three wards which incorporate the community of Whickham. Accordingly, it will be renamed Gateshead Central and Whickham, to be first contested at the next general election.
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