Gateshead Central and Whickham
ConstituencyThe north of the North East. About 102,090 people in 41 square kilometres.
MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham
Mark FergusonLabourMP since
They won by 9,644 votes on a 57.6% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Radon Affected Area by constituency
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 50% of people in Gateshead Central and Whickham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark FergusonElected | Labour | 18,245 | 45.4% |
| Damian Heslop | Reform UK | 8,601 | 21.4% |
| Ron Beadle | Liberal Democrat | 4,987 | 12.4% |
| Nicholas Oliver | Conservative | 4,628 | 11.5% |
| Rachel Cabral | Green Party | 3,217 | 8.0% |
| Norman Hall | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 369 | 0.9% |
| Graham Steele | Save Us Now | 170 | 0.4% |
- Electorate
- 69,827
- Turnout
- 57.6%
- Majority
- 9,644 (24.0%)
- Valid votes
- 40,217
- Rejected ballots
- 140
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Gateshead Central and Whickham compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.
What is the population of Gateshead Central and Whickham?
Gateshead Central and Whickham had 97,967 usual residents at the census.
Gateshead Central and Whickham is the 235th least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Gateshead
Most of Gateshead Central and Whickham lies in Gateshead. These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Gateshead Central and Whickham itself. See Gateshead
Gateshead Central and Whickham in brief
The winner in Gateshead Central and Whickham had a majority of 24.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Gateshead Central and Whickham at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.6%.
Gateshead Central and Whickham had 97,967 usual residents at the census.
About 50% of people in Gateshead Central and Whickham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.