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Central Newcastle upon Tyne — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Central Newcastle upon Tyne was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 3,982 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Central Newcastle upon Tyne from 1918 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1918–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 George Renwick (Unionist) 9,414 65.4% Smith (Labour) 4,438 (30.8 pts) 43.9%
1922 Charles Philips Trevelyan (Labour) 13,709 54.2% George Renwick (Unionist) 5,070 (20.1 pts) 72.5%
1923 Charles Philips Trevelyan (Labour) 12,447 52.5% Francis Marion Bates Fisher (Unionist) 1,187 (5.0 pts) 67.4%
1924 Charles Philips Trevelyan (Labour) 14,542 51.6% Francis Marion Bates Fisher (Unionist) 896 (3.2 pts) 79.8%
1929 Charles Philips Trevelyan (Labour) 17,580 57.2% Richard Southwell Windham Robert Wyndham-Quin (Unionist) 4,419 (14.4 pts) 73.7%
1931 Alfred Arthur Hinchcliffe Denville (Conservative) 20,309 62.4% Charles Philips Trevelyan (Independent Labour) 8,173 (25.1 pts) 80.5%
1935 Alfred Arthur Hinchcliffe Denville (Conservative) 15,826 59.3% Walter Monslow (Labour) 4,955 (18.6 pts) 75.5%
1945 Lyall Wilkes (Labour) 10,627 61.9% Arthur Denville (Conservative) 4,091 (23.8 pts) 71.4%
1950 Lyall Wilkes (Labour) 25,190 63.7% George Campbell White (Conservative) 11,623 (29.4 pts) 79.6%
1951 Edward Watson Short (Labour) 25,637 64.1% Frederick Talbot Webster (Conservative) 12,312 (30.8 pts) 80.9%
1955 Edward Watson Short (Labour) 26,102 66.6% George Peters (Conservative) 13,003 (33.2 pts) 70.9%
1959 Edward Watson Short (Labour) 24,051 65.8% William D Rutter (Conservative) 11,566 (31.7 pts) 73.2%
1964 Edward Watson Short (Labour) 20,547 70.9% William Donald Rutter (Conservative) 12,651 (43.7 pts) 69.1%
1966 Edward Short (Labour) 19,291 76.6% John Walker-Smith (Conservative) 13,817 (54.9 pts) 65.9%
1970 Edward Short (Labour) 13,671 70.6% Michael Way (Conservative) 9,415 (48.6 pts) 61.5%
Feb 1974 Edward Short (Labour) 12,182 74.5% Michael Jack (Conservative) 8,002 (48.9 pts) 65.4%
Oct 1974 Edward Short (Labour) 10,546 71.8% Irene Faith (Conservative) 8,114 (55.2 pts) 58.4%
1979 Harry Cowans (Labour) 10,395 67.3% Piers Merchant (Conservative) 7,413 (48.0 pts) 65.3%
1983 Piers Merchant (Conservative) 18,161 40.8% Nigel Todd (Labour) 2,228 (5.0 pts) 71.0%
1987 Jim Cousins (Labour) 20,416 44.2% Piers Merchant (Conservative) 2,483 (5.4 pts) 72.5%
1992 Jim Cousins (Labour) 21,123 49.4% Mike Summersby (Conservative) 5,288 (12.4 pts) 71.3%
1997 Jim Cousins (Labour) 27,272 59.2% Brooks Newmark (Conservative) 16,480 (35.8 pts) 66.0%
2001 Jim Cousins (Labour) 19,169 55.0% Stephen Psallidas (Liberal Democrat) 11,605 (33.3 pts) 51.3%
2005 Jim Cousins (Labour) 16,211 45.1% Greg Stone (Liberal Democrat) 3,982 (11.1 pts) 57.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Renwick Unionist 9,41465.4% Yes
Smith Labour 4,97634.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Philips Trevelyan Labour 13,70954.2% Yes
George Renwick Unionist 8,63934.2% No
John Dodd L+F24305iberal 2,92311.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Philips Trevelyan Labour 12,44752.5% Yes
Francis Marion Bates Fisher Unionist 11,26047.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Philips Trevelyan Labour 14,54251.6% Yes
Francis Marion Bates Fisher Unionist 13,64648.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Philips Trevelyan Labour 17,58057.2% Yes
Richard Southwell Windham Robert Wyndham-Quin Unionist 13,16142.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Arthur Hinchcliffe Denville Conservative 20,30962.4% Yes
Charles Philips Trevelyan Independent Labour 12,13637.3% No
William Henry Dashwood Caple National Labour 940.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Arthur Hinchcliffe Denville Conservative 15,82659.3% Yes
Walter Monslow Labour 10,87140.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lyall Wilkes Labour 10,62761.9% Yes
Arthur Denville Conservative 6,53638.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lyall Wilkes Labour 25,19063.7% Yes
George Campbell White Conservative 13,56734.3% No
Fred Barton Independent Labour 8122.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Watson Short Labour 25,63764.1% Yes
Frederick Talbot Webster Conservative 13,32533.3% No
Fred Barton Independent Labour 1,0062.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Watson Short Labour 26,10266.6% Yes
George Peters Conservative 13,09933.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Watson Short Labour 24,05165.8% Yes
William D Rutter Conservative 12,48534.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Watson Short Labour 20,54770.9% Yes
William Donald Rutter Conservative 7,89627.3% No
Thomas George Welch Communist 5321.8% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Short Labour 19,29176.6% Yes
John Walker-Smith Conservative 5,47421.7% No
Thomas Welch Communist 4041.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Short Labour 13,67170.6% Yes
Michael Way Conservative 4,25622.0% No
David Lesser Liberal 1,4337.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Short Labour 12,18274.5% Yes
Michael Jack Conservative 4,18025.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Short Labour 10,54671.8% Yes
Irene Faith Conservative 2,43216.6% No
Andrew Ellis Liberal 1,71611.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Cowans Labour 10,39567.3% Yes
Piers Merchant Conservative 2,98219.3% No
Andrew Ellis Liberal 2,07313.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Piers Merchant Conservative 18,16140.8% Yes
Nigel Todd Labour 15,93335.8% No
John Horam Social Democratic Party 9,92322.3% No
Douglas Jacques Green 4781.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Cousins Labour 20,41644.2% Yes
Piers Merchant Conservative 17,93338.8% No
Nigel Martin Social Democratic Party 7,30415.8% No
Richard Bird Green 4180.9% No
Kirk Williams Red Front 1110.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Cousins Labour 21,12349.4% Yes
Mike Summersby Conservative 15,83537.0% No
Lembit Öpik Liberal Democrat 5,81613.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Cousins Labour 27,27259.2% Yes
Brooks Newmark Conservative 10,79223.4% No
Ruth Berry Liberal Democrat 6,91115.0% No
Charles Coxon Referendum Party 1,1132.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Cousins Labour 19,16955.0% Yes
Stephen Psallidas Liberal Democrat 7,56421.7% No
Aidan Ruff Conservative 7,41421.3% No
Gordon Potts Socialist Labour 7232.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Cousins Labour 16,21145.1% Yes
Greg Stone Liberal Democrat 12,22934.0% No
Wendy Morton Conservative 5,74916.0% No
Joe Hulm Green 1,2543.5% No
Clive Harding Newcastle Academy with Christian Values Party 4771.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 30.8 pts 1922: Labour margin 20.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 5.0 pts 1924: Labour margin 3.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 14.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 18.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 23.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 29.4 pts 1951: Labour margin 30.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 33.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 31.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 43.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 54.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 48.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 48.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 55.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 48.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 5.0 pts 1987: Labour margin 5.4 pts 1992: Labour margin 12.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 35.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 33.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 11.1 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

Central Newcastle upon Tyne has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Central Newcastle upon Tyne in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Central Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005 with 16,211 votes (45.1%), a majority of 3,982 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Central Newcastle upon Tyne since 1918?

Since 1918, Central Newcastle upon Tyne has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Central Newcastle upon Tyne?

The closest result on record for Central Newcastle upon Tyne was 1924, when Labour beat Unionist by just 896 votes (3.2 percentage points).

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