Created from Gateshead | Number of members 1 | |
County County Durham until 1974, then Tyne and Wear Replaced by Gateshead, Gateshead East and Washington West, Tyne Bridge, Jarrow | ||
Gateshead East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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History
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It returned Labour MPs for the entire period of its existence.
Boundaries
1950-1983: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of East, East Central, North East, South, and South Central.
1983-1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Chowdene, Deckham, Felling, High Fell, Leam, Low Fell, Pelaw and Heworth, Saltwell, and Wrekendyke.
Gateshead East, as could be inferred from the name, formed the eastern part of the Borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. In 1997, it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Gateshead East and Washington West, with smaller areas going to Tyne Bridge and Jarrow.