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Gateshead East — UK General Election Results

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

Gateshead East was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 18,530 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Gateshead East from 1950 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1950–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Arthur Seymour Moody (Labour) 15,249 45.1% Douglas Clift (Conservative) 1,719 (5.1 pts) 85.8%
1951 Arthur Seymour Moody (Labour) 19,525 57.6% Douglas Clift (Conservative) 5,181 (15.3 pts) 85.7%
1955 Arthur Seymour Moody (Labour) 21,653 56.4% George Glover (Conservative) 4,947 (12.9 pts) 78.8%
1959 Arthur Seymour Moody (Labour) 25,319 58.9% George Glover (Conservative) 7,665 (17.8 pts) 81.6%
1964 Bernard Conlan (Labour) 26,633 64.5% Olive Sinclair (Conservative) 11,979 (29.0 pts) 79.9%
1966 Bernard Conlan (Labour) 27,628 69.6% James Henry Embleton Mendl (Conservative) 15,544 (39.1 pts) 75.7%
1970 Bernard Conlan (Labour) 28,524 64.8% Peter Robin Wood (Conservative) 13,035 (29.6 pts) 71.0%
Oct 1974 Bernard Conlan (Labour) 27,620 61.9% Richard Ryder (Conservative) 17,599 (39.4 pts) 70.2%
Feb 1974 Bernard Conlan (Labour) 27,269 55.2% Richard Ryder (Conservative) 15,299 (30.9 pts) 78.6%
1979 Bernard Conlan (Labour) 28,776 61.2% Francis William Rogers (Conservative) 14,698 (31.2 pts) 75.3%
1983 Bernard Conlan (Labour) 22,981 48.3% Francis William Rogers (Conservative) 10,322 (21.7 pts) 69.6%
1987 Joyce Quin (Labour) 28,895 59.2% Francis William Rogers (Conservative) 17,228 (35.3 pts) 71.8%
1992 Joyce Quin (Labour) 30,100 63.5% Martin Callanan (Conservative) 18,530 (39.1 pts) 73.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Seymour Moody Labour 15,24945.1% Yes
Douglas Clift Conservative 13,53040.1% No
Konni Zilliacus Independent Labour 5,00114.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Seymour Moody Labour 19,52557.6% Yes
Douglas Clift Conservative 14,34442.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Seymour Moody Labour 21,65356.4% Yes
George Glover Conservative 16,70643.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Seymour Moody Labour 25,31958.9% Yes
George Glover Conservative 17,65441.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Conlan Labour 26,63364.5% Yes
Olive Sinclair Conservative 14,65435.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Conlan Labour 27,62869.6% Yes
James Henry Embleton Mendl Conservative 12,08430.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Conlan Labour 28,52464.8% Yes
Peter Robin Wood Conservative 15,48935.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Conlan Labour 27,62061.9% Yes
Richard Ryder Conservative 10,02122.4% No
Kenneth Aubrey Buckingham Liberal 6,94815.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Conlan Labour 27,26955.2% Yes
Richard Ryder Conservative 11,97024.2% No
Kenneth Aubrey Buckingham Liberal 10,19620.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Conlan Labour 28,77661.2% Yes
Francis William Rogers Conservative 14,07829.9% No
Clifford Batey Liberal 4,2018.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bernard Conlan Labour 22,98148.3% Yes
Francis William Rogers Conservative 12,65926.6% No
Vernon Paul Nunn Social Democratic Party 11,92025.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joyce Quin Labour 28,89559.2% Yes
Francis William Rogers Conservative 11,66723.9% No
Noel George Rippeth Social Democratic Party 8,23116.9% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joyce Quin Labour 30,10063.5% Yes
Martin Callanan Conservative 11,57024.4% No
Ron Beadle Liberal Democrat 5,72012.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Labour margin 5.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 15.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 12.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 17.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 29.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 39.1 pts 1970: Labour margin 29.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 39.4 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 30.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 31.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 21.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 35.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 39.1 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Gateshead East has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gateshead East in the 1992 general election?

Labour won Gateshead East in 1992 with 30,100 votes (63.5%), a majority of 18,530 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Gateshead East since 1950?

Since 1950, Gateshead East has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Gateshead East?

The closest result on record for Gateshead East was 1950, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,719 votes (5.1 percentage points).

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