# Blaydon and Consett

The north west of the North East. About 93,967 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 113 square kilometres.

Liz Twist has been the Labour MP for Blaydon and Consett since July 2024. They won by 11,153 votes on a 59.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001106. In: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Liz Twist has been the Labour MP for Blaydon and Consett since July 2024.
They won by 11,153 votes on a 59.9% turnout.

MP: [Liz Twist](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4618) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Blaydon and Consett

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Liz Twist (elected) | Labour | 21,160 | 50.1% |
| David Ayre | Reform UK | 10,007 | 23.7% |
| Angela Sterling | Conservative | 6,052 | 14.3% |
| Richard Simpson | Green Party | 2,589 | 6.1% |
| Vicky Anderson | Liberal Democrat | 2,273 | 5.4% |
| Paul Topping | Social Democratic Party | 135 | 0.3% |

Electorate 70,487. Turnout 59.9%. Majority 11,153 (26.4%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3313

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 26.4%** (July 2024). The winner in Blaydon and Consett had a majority of 26.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 126th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 59.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Blaydon and Consett at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 319th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 91,511** (2021). Blaydon and Consett had 91,511 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 44th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in Blaydon and Consett live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001106) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 11% of people in Blaydon and Consett live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001106) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Gateshead, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Blaydon and Consett.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001106) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Gateshead, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Blaydon and Consett.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001106) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Blaydon and Consett had 91,511 usual residents at the census.

## How Blaydon and Consett compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Blaydon and Consett | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 26.4% | 126th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 59.9% | joint 319th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 91,511 | 44th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 11% | joint 185th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Blaydon and Consett?

Blaydon and Consett had 91,511 usual residents at the census.
Blaydon and Consett is the 44th least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Gateshead

Most of Blaydon and Consett lies in Gateshead. These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Blaydon and Consett itself. [See Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)

- **Average house price: £155,550** (July 2026). Gateshead’s average house price was £155,550 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,199** (2025). Full-time workers living in Gateshead earned a median of £34,199 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 37th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Gateshead costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.1** (2025). Gateshead has a deprivation score of 28.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 53rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Blaydon and Consett in brief

The winner in Blaydon and Consett had a majority of 26.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Blaydon and Consett at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.9%.
Blaydon and Consett had 91,511 usual residents at the census.
About 11% of people in Blaydon and Consett live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001106
- Council: [Gateshead †](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)
- Region: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 113 km²
- People, mid-2024: 93,967*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 11
- Neighbourhoods: 57
- Output areas: 312

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hexham), [North Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-durham), [Gateshead Central and Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gateshead-central-and-whickham)

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## Latest updates for Blaydon and Consett

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001106

## How to cite

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