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North Newcastle upon Tyne — UK General Election Results

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

North Newcastle upon Tyne was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 7,023 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in North Newcastle upon Tyne from 1918 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1918–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Nicholas Grattan-Doyle (Unionist) 11,347 60.4% George Lunn (Liberal) 7,025 (37.4 pts) 58.2%
1922 Nicholas Grattan-Doyle (Unionist) 14,931 61.2% Robert Wilfred Simpson (Liberal) 6,914 (28.4 pts) 73.9%
1923 Nicholas Grattan-Doyle (Unionist) 12,715 52.1% Robert Wilfred Simpson (Liberal) 6,394 (26.2 pts) 73.6%
1924 Nicholas Grattan-Doyle (Unionist) 18,386 72.5% Herbert Maw (Labour) 11,395 (44.9 pts) 74.2%
1929 Nicholas Grattan-Doyle (Unionist) 17,962 55.4% Edward Scott (Labour) 10,389 (32.1 pts) 70.9%
1931 Nicholas Grattan-Doyle (Conservative) 30,245 83.9% Robert James Thomson (Labour) 24,454 (67.9 pts) 76.8%
1935 Nicholas Grattan-Doyle (Conservative) 25,683 77.0% Ernest Gilbert (Labour) 17,990 (53.9 pts) 70.3%
1945 Cuthbert Morley Headlam (Conservative) 17,381 50.6% Henry Shackleton (Labour) 7,153 (20.8 pts) 73.0%
1950 Cuthbert Morley Headlam (Conservative) 25,325 53.9% William Henry Shackleton (Labour) 8,465 (18.0 pts) 83.7%
1951 Gwilym Lloyd-George (Conservative) 23,930 51.1% Ivan Geffen (Labour) 6,925 (14.8 pts) 84.6%
1955 Gwilym Lloyd-George (Conservative) 25,236 63.8% Basil Chisholm (Labour) 10,933 (27.7 pts) 77.6%
1959 Sir Robert William Elliott (Conservative) 24,588 64.9% MF Lloyd Pritchard (Labour) 11,272 (29.7 pts) 79.1%
1964 Sir Robert William Elliott (Conservative) 19,502 60.9% Sidney Lee (Labour) 6,987 (21.8 pts) 75.6%
1966 Sir William Elliott (Conservative) 15,243 49.7% Robert Griffin (Labour) 2,693 (8.8 pts) 75.0%
1970 Sir William Elliott (Conservative) 15,978 56.1% Robert George Eccles (Labour) 3,460 (12.1 pts) 67.8%
Feb 1974 Sir William Elliott (Conservative) 12,793 43.5% Robert George Eccles (Labour) 2,980 (10.1 pts) 73.4%
Oct 1974 Sir William Elliott (Conservative) 11,217 42.9% Tony Banks (Labour) 469 (1.8 pts) 65.0%
1979 Sir William Elliott (Conservative) 12,721 47.6% Susan Katharine Ward (Labour) 1,711 (6.4 pts) 68.0%
1983 Robert Brown (Labour) 18,985 37.6% Philip Straw (Conservative) 2,556 (5.1 pts) 72.8%
1987 Doug Henderson (Labour) 22,424 42.7% John Shipley (Liberal) 5,243 (10.0 pts) 75.9%
1992 Doug Henderson (Labour) 25,121 49.4% Ian Gordon (Conservative) 8,946 (17.6 pts) 76.8%
1997 Doug Henderson (Labour) 28,125 62.2% Gregory White (Conservative) 19,332 (42.7 pts) 69.2%
2001 Doug Henderson (Labour) 21,874 60.1% Philip Smith (Conservative) 14,450 (39.7 pts) 57.5%
2005 Doug Henderson (Labour) 19,224 50.0% Ronald Beadle (Liberal Democrat) 7,023 (18.3 pts) 59.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Grattan-Doyle Unionist 11,34760.4% Yes
George Lunn Liberal 4,32223.0% No
Robert John Wilson Labour 3,10216.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Grattan-Doyle Unionist 14,93161.2% Yes
Robert Wilfred Simpson Liberal 8,01732.9% No
Robert John Wilson Independent Labour 1,4355.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Grattan-Doyle Unionist 12,71552.1% Yes
Robert Wilfred Simpson Liberal 6,32125.9% No
John Beckett Labour 5,37422.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Grattan-Doyle Unionist 18,38672.5% Yes
Herbert Maw Labour 6,99127.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Grattan-Doyle Unionist 17,96255.4% Yes
Edward Scott Labour 7,57323.4% No
Roberts Creighton Liberal 6,86021.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Grattan-Doyle Conservative 30,24583.9% Yes
Robert James Thomson Labour 5,79116.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Grattan-Doyle Conservative 25,68377.0% Yes
Ernest Gilbert Labour 7,69323.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cuthbert Morley Headlam Conservative 17,38150.6% Yes
Henry Shackleton Labour 10,22829.8% No
William McKeag Liberal 5,81216.9% No
Henry Arthur Charles Ridsdale Common Wealth 9042.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cuthbert Morley Headlam Conservative 25,32553.9% Yes
William Henry Shackleton Labour 16,86035.9% No
Aubrey Herbert Liberal 4,83910.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gwilym Lloyd-George Conservative 23,93051.1% Yes
Ivan Geffen Labour 17,00536.3% No
Colin Gray Independent Conservative 5,90412.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gwilym Lloyd-George Conservative 25,23663.8% Yes
Basil Chisholm Labour 14,30336.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Robert William Elliott Conservative 24,58864.9% Yes
MF Lloyd Pritchard Labour 13,31635.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Robert William Elliott Conservative 19,50260.9% Yes
Sidney Lee Labour 12,51539.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Elliott Conservative 15,24349.7% Yes
Robert Griffin Labour 12,55040.9% No
Alan Share Liberal 2,9029.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Elliott Conservative 15,97856.1% Yes
Robert George Eccles Labour 12,51843.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Elliott Conservative 12,79343.5% Yes
Robert George Eccles Labour 9,81333.4% No
Chris Wood Liberal 6,77223.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Elliott Conservative 11,21742.9% Yes
Tony Banks Labour 10,74841.1% No
David Herd Liberal 4,18916.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir William Elliott Conservative 12,72147.6% Yes
Susan Katharine Ward Labour 11,01041.2% No
Christopher John Marlowe Liberal 2,98311.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Brown Labour 18,98537.6% Yes
Philip Straw Conservative 16,42932.5% No
John Shipley Liberal 15,13629.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Doug Henderson Labour 22,42442.7% Yes
John Shipley Liberal 17,18132.7% No
John Tweddle Conservative 12,91524.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Doug Henderson Labour 25,12149.4% Yes
Ian Gordon Conservative 16,17531.8% No
Peter Maughan Liberal Democrat 9,54218.8% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Doug Henderson Labour 28,12562.2% Yes
Gregory White Conservative 8,79319.4% No
Peter Allen Liberal Democrat 6,57814.5% No
Doreen Chipchase Referendum Party 1,7333.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Doug Henderson Labour 21,87460.1% Yes
Philip Smith Conservative 7,42420.4% No
Graham Soult Liberal Democrat 7,07019.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Doug Henderson Labour 19,22450.0% Yes
Ronald Beadle Liberal Democrat 12,20131.7% No
Neil Hudson Conservative 6,02215.7% No
Roland Wood National Front 9972.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 37.4 pts 1922: Unionist margin 28.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 26.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 44.9 pts 1929: Unionist margin 32.1 pts 1931: Conservative margin 67.9 pts 1935: Conservative margin 53.9 pts 1945: Conservative margin 20.8 pts 1950: Conservative margin 18.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 14.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 27.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 1964: Conservative margin 21.8 pts 1966: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 12.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 10.1 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1979: Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 5.1 pts 1987: Labour margin 10.0 pts 1992: Labour margin 17.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 42.7 pts 2001: Labour margin 39.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 18.3 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

North 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, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Labour won North Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005 with 19,224 votes (50.0%), a majority of 7,023 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won North Newcastle upon Tyne since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in North Newcastle upon Tyne?

The closest result on record for North Newcastle upon Tyne was Oct 1974, when Conservative beat Labour by just 469 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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