Gateshead Central and Whickham (UK Parliament constituency)

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 review of Westminster constituencies, and was first contested at the 2024 general election.^[1][2]

Gateshead Central and Whickham
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Gateshead Central and Whickham in the North East England
County	Tyne and Wear
Electorate	69,827 (2024)
Major settlements	Gateshead and Whickham
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Mark Ferguson (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Gateshead Blaydon (part)

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.^[3]

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^[4]

Members of Parliament

Gateshead prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Mark Ferguson	Labour Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Changes in vote share based on notional 2019 result

General election 2024: Gateshead Central and Whickham^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Ferguson	18,245	45.4	−1.7
	Reform UK	Damian Heslop	8,601	21.4	+17.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ron Beadle	4,987	12.4	+0.2
	Conservative	Nick Oliver	4,628	11.5	−21.5
	Green	Rachel Cabral	3,217	8.0	+4.2
	TUSC	Norman Hall	369	0.9	N/A
	Save Us Now	Graham Steele	170	0.4	N/A
Majority			9,644	24.0	+9.9
Turnout			40,217	57.6	−1.6
Registered electors			69,827
	Labour hold		Swing

See also

• parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear
• List of parliamentary constituencies in North East England (region)