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Gateshead Central and Whickham is a constituency in Tyne and Wear represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Mark Ferguson of the Labour Party. The constituency was created by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, and was first contested at the 2024 general election.
History
The seat was formed from the majority of the abolished Gateshead constituency, with the addition of the three wards which incorporate the community of Whickham from the abolished constituency of Blaydon.
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
Bridges; Chowdene; Deckham; Dunston and Teams; Dunston Hill and Whickham East; High Fell; Lobley Hill and Bensham; Low Fell; Saltwell; Whickham North; Whickham South and Sunniside
Members of Parliament
Gateshead prior to 2024
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s
=Changes in vote share based on notional 2019 result
See also
List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)
References
External links
Gateshead Central and Whickham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK