Created from Newcastle upon Tyne | Number of members 1 | |
Replaced by Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne North, Newcastle upon Tyne Central, Tyne Bridge | ||
Newcastle upon Tyne West was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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It was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of Armstrong, Arthur's Hill, Benwell, Elswick, and Fenham.
1950-1983: The County Borough of Newcastle wards of Benwell, Fenham, Kenton, and Scotswood, and the Urban District of Newburn.
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939/40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Conservative: Joseph William Leech, Labour: Henry Hird.