Gateshead West (UK Parliament constituency)

Gateshead West, as could be inferred from the name, formed the western part of the Borough of Gateshead, now in Tyne and Wear. The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election when the existing Gateshead seat was split in two. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when the majority of the electorate was included in the new constituency of Tyne Bridge, which also included central areas of Newcastle upon Tyne. Remaining areas were transferred to Gateshead East.

It returned Labour MPs for the entire period of its existence.

• The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Central, North, North West, West, and West Central.{{Cite book |last=Craig |first=Fred W. S. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/539011 |title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972; |date=1972 |publisher=Political Reference Publications |isbn=0-900178-09-4 |location=Chichester |pages=59 |oclc=539011}}

• The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Central, East Central, North, North East, North West, West, and West Central.

The East Central and North East wards were transferred from Gateshead East.

• The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Askew, Bensham, Chandless, Claremont, Riverside, Saltwell, Shipcote, and Teams.{{Cite book |last=Craig |first=Fred W. S. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/539011 |title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972; |date=1972 |publisher=Political Reference Publications |isbn=0-900178-09-4 |location=Chichester |pages=130 |oclc=539011}}

Minor changes to reflect redistribution of local authority wards.

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|title=General election 1979: Gateshead West

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Horam

|votes = 13,533

|percentage = 67.24

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = DR Kelly

|votes = 5,221

|percentage = 25.94

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Frank Patterson

|votes = 1,185

|percentage = 5.89

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = H Beadle

|votes = 186

|percentage = 0.92

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,312

|percentage = 41.30

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 20,125

|percentage = 69.31

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

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{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Gateshead West

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Horam

|votes = 13,859

|percentage = 68.61

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = P Brown

|votes = 4,432

|percentage = 21.94

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = K Stoddart

|votes = 1,909

|percentage = 9.45

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,427

|percentage = 46.67

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 20,200

|percentage = 65.65

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: Gateshead West

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Horam

|votes = 13,839

|percentage = 61.01

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Heddle

|votes = 5,372

|percentage = 23.68

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = J Bennison

|votes = 3,474

|percentage = 15.31

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,467

|percentage = 37.33

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 22,685

|percentage = 74.20

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1970: Gateshead West

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Horam

|votes = 15,622

|percentage = 68.07

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John O'Sullivan

|votes = 7,328

|percentage = 31.93

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,294

|percentage = 36.14

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 22,950

|percentage = 66.59

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 1966: Gateshead West{{Cite book|title=The Times' Guide to the House of Commons|year=1966}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Harry Randall

|votes = 20,381

|percentage = 74.77

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ernest Greenwood

|votes = 6,878

|percentage = 25.23

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 13,503

|percentage = 49.54

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 27,259

|percentage = 70.11

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 1964: Gateshead West{{Cite book|title=The Times' Guide to the House of Commons|year=1964}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Harry Randall

|votes = 21,390

|percentage = 68.97

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Derek R Chapman

|votes = 9,623

|percentage = 31.03

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,767

|percentage = 37.94

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 31,013

|percentage = 74.93

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

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|title=General election 1959: Gateshead West

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Harry Randall

|votes = 21,277

|percentage = 64.90

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David A Wright

|votes = 11,509

|percentage = 35.10

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,768

|percentage = 29.80

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,786

|percentage = 76.88

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1955 Gateshead West by-election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Harry Randall

|votes = 13,196

|percentage = 66.46

|change = +1.14

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David A Wright

|votes = 6,661

|percentage = 33.54

|change = -1.14

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,535

|percentage = 32.92

|change = +2.28

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 19,857

|percentage =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1955: Gateshead West{{Cite book|title=The Times' Guide to the House of Commons|year=1955}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Hall

|votes = 22,040

|percentage = 65.32

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Quigley

|votes = 11,071

|percentage = 34.68

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,339

|percentage = 30.64

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,111

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 1951: Gateshead West{{Cite book|title=The Times' Guide to the House of Commons|year=1951}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Hall

|votes = 20,790

|percentage = 63.77

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Liberal and Conservative

|candidate = John S Magnay

|votes = 11,811

|percentage = 36.23

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,979

|percentage = 27.54

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,601

|percentage = 83.81

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 1950: Gateshead West{{Cite book|title=The Times' Guide to the House of Commons|year=1950}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Hall

|votes = 20,872

|percentage = 64.16

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Liberal and Conservative

|candidate = John S Magnay

|votes = 11,660

|percentage = 35.84

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,212

|percentage = 28.32

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,532

|percentage = 83.90

|change =

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

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Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950

Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983

Category:Politics of Gateshead

Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear (historic)