North Tyneside (UK Parliament constituency)

North Tyneside is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mary Glindon of the Labour Party.[n 2]

North Tyneside
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear for the 2010 general election
Location of Tyne and Wear within England
County	Tyne and Wear
Electorate	78,617 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Mary Glindon (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Tynemouth and Wallsend

History

This seat was represented from its creation in 1997 by Stephen Byers of the Labour Party, who before that election represented the abolished seat of Wallsend from 1992. Byers stood down at the 2010 general election and his party selected local councillor Mary Glindon as their new candidate for the general election, which she won with a majority of 12,884.

Constituency profile

This constituency forms north-east suburbs to the largest city in the region, Newcastle. At the end of 2010, unemployment still reflected a slightly less strong economy than in the city's shipbuilding heyday and stood in this seat alone at 5.7% by claimant count, compared to a regional average of 5.5%, significantly lower than South Shields' 7.7%. As to the male only claimant total, this amounted to 7.8%, just part of a significant region-wide disparity but significantly lower than Middlesbrough's 12.8%, however both sets of figures were a little higher than the national average — Greater London saw an average of 4.1% and for men a proportion of 4.9%.[2]

Boundaries

1997–2010: The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Battle Hill, Benton, Camperdown, Holystone, Howdon, Longbenton, Riverside, Valley, and Weetslade.

2010–present: The Borough of North Tyneside wards of Battle Hill, Benton, Camperdown, Howdon, Killingworth, Longbenton, Northumberland, Riverside, Wallsend, and Weetslade.

The seat contains Wallsend, which has been moved from Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend. As a consequence of 2010 changes, Newcastle East becomes a constituency in its own right.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3]	Party	Notes
	1997	Stephen Byers	Labour	Former Councillor for the Howdon Ward until his election in 1992.
	2010	Mary Glindon	Labour	Former Councillor for the Battle Hill Ward until her election in 2010.

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: North Tyneside[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Glindon	25,051	49.7	14.8
	Conservative	Dean Carroll	15,490	30.7	3.4
	Brexit Party	Andrew Husband	5,254	10.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Boyle	3,241	6.4	3.6
	Green	John Buttery	1,393	2.8	1.5
Majority			9,561	19.0	18.2
Turnout			50,429	63.9	1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

General election 2017: North Tyneside[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Glindon	33,456	64.5	8.5
	Conservative	Henry Newman	14,172	27.3	8.1
	UKIP	Gary Legg	2,101	4.0	12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Stone	1,494	2.9	1.6
	Green	Martin Collins	669	1.3	1.8
Majority			19,284	37.2	0.5
Turnout			51,892	65.7	6.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

General election 2015: North Tyneside[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Glindon	26,191	55.9	5.3
	Conservative	Martin McGann	8,997	19.2	0.9
	UKIP	Scott Hartley[7]	7,618	16.3	13.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Appleby	2,075	4.4	18.5
	Green	Martin Collins	1,442	3.1	3.1
	TUSC	Tim Wall	304	0.6	0.6
	National Front	Bob Batten	191	0.4	0.9
Majority			17,194	36.7	8.9
Turnout			46,818	59.0	0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

2010: At this election Mary Glindon was Councillor for Battle Hill Ward, David Ord was Councillor for Northumberland Ward and Gagan Mohindra was District Councillor in Epping Forest, Essex.

General election 2010: North Tyneside[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Glindon	23,505	50.7	8.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Ord	10,621	22.9	0.9
	Conservative	Gagan Mohindra	8,514	18.3	0.3
	BNP	John Burrows	1,860	4.0	N/A
	UKIP	Claudia Blake	1,306	2.8	N/A
	National Front	Bob Batten	599	1.3	N/A
Majority			12,884	27.8
Turnout			46,405	59.7	4.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

Elections in the 2000s

2005: Duncan McLellan was Councillor for Weetslade Ward 2005-2012.

General election 2005: North Tyneside[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Byers	22,882	61.9	−7.6
	Conservative	Duncan McLellan	7,845	21.2	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Ferguson	6,212	16.8	+4.4
Majority			15,037	40.7
Turnout			36,939	57.2	−0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.1

General election 2001: North Tyneside[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Byers	26,027	69.5	−3.3
	Conservative	Mark Ruffell	5,459	14.6	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Reed	4,649	12.4	+1.9
	UKIP	Alan Taylor	770	2.1	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	Pete Burnett	324	0.9	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Kenneth Capstick	240	0.6	N/A
Majority			20,568	54.9
Turnout			37,469	57.7	−10.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

1997: Michael McIntyre was Councillor for Whitley Bay Ward 1992-2012.

General election 1997: North Tyneside[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Byers	32,810	72.7	N/A
	Conservative	Michael McIntyre	6,167	13.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Tommy Mulvenna	4,762	10.6	N/A
	Referendum	Michael Rollings	1,382	3.1	N/A
Majority			26,643	59.0	N/A
Turnout				67.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear

Notes and references

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
4. "Tyneside North Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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6. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. "UK Polling Report".
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9. http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/pls/portal/NTC_PSCM.PSCM_Web.download?p_ID=514458
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