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Tynemouth — UK General Election Results

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

Tynemouth was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,455 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Tynemouth from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Richard Sims Donkin (Conservative) 3,027 57.2% Joseph Spence (Liberal) 758 (14.3 pts) 79.4%
1886 Richard Sims Donkin (Conservative) 2,795 55.1% William Thomas Raymond (Liberal) 518 (10.2 pts) 76.1%
1892 Richard Sims Donkin (Conservative) 3,121 52.9% James Annand (Liberal) 338 (5.7 pts) 80.9%
1895 Richard Sims Donkin (Conservative) 3,168 51.7% Francis Douglas Blake (Liberal) 209 (3.4 pts) 80.0%
1900 Frederick Leverton Harris (Conservative) 3,501 53.1% Francis Douglas Blake (Liberal) 407 (6.2 pts) 82.0%
1906 Herbert James Craig (Liberal) 4,286 54.9% Frederick Leverton-Harris (Conservative) 764 (9.8 pts) 86.6%
Jan 1910 Herbert James Craig (Liberal) 4,487 52.9% Edward George Spencer-Churchill (Conservative) 494 (5.8 pts) 83.8%
Dec 1910 Herbert James Craig (Liberal) 4,106 51.0% Charles Percy (Conservative) 167 (2.1 pts) 79.5%
1918 Charles Percy (Unionist) 5,883 34.8% Herbert James Craig (Liberal) 449 (2.7 pts) 63.8%
1922 Alexander West Russell (Unionist) 11,244 48.1% Herbert James Craig (Liberal) 4,457 (19.1 pts) 83.5%
1923 Alexander West Russell (Unionist) 9,612 40.9% Harry Barnes (Liberal) 604 (2.6 pts) 81.1%
1924 Alexander West Russell (Unionist) 11,210 45.1% Harry Barnes (Liberal) 4,390 (17.7 pts) 84.6%
1929 Alexander West Russell (Unionist) 11,785 37.0% Richard Irvin (Liberal) 1,240 (3.9 pts) 83.3%
1931 Alexander West Russell (Conservative) 17,607 51.8% John Stanley Holmes (Liberal) 9,312 (27.4 pts) 84.1%
1935 Alexander West Russell (Conservative) 16,003 47.0% Samuel Segal (Labour) 5,858 (17.2 pts) 79.2%
1945 Grace Mary Colman (Labour) 13,963 46.1% Alexander West Russell (Conservative) 3,079 (10.2 pts) 76.7%
1950 Irene Mary Bewick Ward (Conservative) 28,785 49.3% Grace Mary Colman (Labour) 5,637 (9.7 pts) 84.0%
1951 Irene Mary Bewick Ward (Conservative) 33,800 56.4% Grace Mary Colman (Labour) 7,656 (12.8 pts) 84.5%
1955 Irene Mary Bewick Ward (Conservative) 30,949 55.1% James Finegan (Labour) 10,836 (19.3 pts) 79.3%
1959 Dame Irene Mary Bewick Ward (Conservative) 32,810 56.4% William H Hutchinson (Labour) 13,944 (24.0 pts) 80.5%
1964 Dame Irene Mary Bewick Ward (Conservative) 33,342 56.3% Albert Edward Booth (Labour) 7,448 (12.6 pts) 79.0%
1966 Dame Irene Ward (Conservative) 29,210 49.6% Gordon Adam (Labour) 3,396 (5.8 pts) 78.4%
1970 Dame Irene Ward (Conservative) 30,773 51.4% Jeremy Beecham (Labour) 6,846 (11.4 pts) 75.9%
Feb 1974 Neville Trotter (Conservative) 26,824 44.2% David Carlton (Labour) 6,387 (10.5 pts) 80.0%
Oct 1974 Neville Trotter (Conservative) 24,510 43.2% John Edwin Miller (Labour) 3,121 (5.5 pts) 74.3%
1979 Neville Trotter (Conservative) 29,941 51.6% Patrick Cosgrove (Labour) 7,564 (13.0 pts) 77.7%
1983 Neville Trotter (Conservative) 27,029 48.6% Patrick Cosgrove (Labour) 9,609 (17.3 pts) 74.6%
1987 Neville Trotter (Conservative) 25,113 43.2% Patrick Cosgrove (Labour) 2,583 (4.5 pts) 78.1%
1992 Neville Trotter (Conservative) 27,731 46.0% Patrick Cosgrove (Labour) 597 (1.0 pts) 80.4%
1997 Alan Campbell (Labour) 28,318 55.4% Martin Callanan (Conservative) 11,273 (22.0 pts) 77.1%
2001 Alan Campbell (Labour) 23,364 53.2% Karl Poulsen (Conservative) 8,678 (19.8 pts) 67.4%
2005 Alan Campbell (Labour) 20,143 47.0% Michael McIntyre (Conservative) 4,143 (9.7 pts) 66.9%
2010 Alan Campbell (Labour) 23,860 45.3% Wendy Morton (Conservative) 5,739 (10.9 pts) 69.7%
2015 Alan Campbell (Labour) 25,791 48.2% Glenn Hall (Conservative) 8,240 (15.4 pts) 69.2%
2017 Alan Campbell (Labour) 32,395 57.0% Nick Varley (Conservative) 11,666 (20.5 pts) 73.6%
2019 Alan Campbell (Labour) 26,928 48.1% Lewis Bartoli (Conservative) 4,857 (8.7 pts) 72.8%
2024 Alan Campbell (Labour) 24,491 50.6% Lewis Bartoli (Conservative) 15,455 (31.9 pts) 66.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Sims Donkin Conservative 3,02757.2% Yes
Joseph Spence Liberal 2,26942.8% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Sims Donkin Conservative 2,79555.1% Yes
William Thomas Raymond Liberal 2,27744.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Sims Donkin Conservative 3,12152.9% Yes
James Annand Liberal 2,78347.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Sims Donkin Conservative 3,16851.7% Yes
Francis Douglas Blake Liberal 2,95948.3% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Leverton Harris Conservative 3,50153.1% Yes
Francis Douglas Blake Liberal 3,09446.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert James Craig Liberal 4,28654.9% Yes
Frederick Leverton-Harris Conservative 3,52245.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert James Craig Liberal 4,48752.9% Yes
Edward George Spencer-Churchill Conservative 3,99347.1% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert James Craig Liberal 4,10651.0% Yes
Charles Percy Conservative 3,93949.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Percy Unionist 5,88334.8% Yes
Herbert James Craig Liberal 5,43432.2% No
George Harold Humphrey Independent Labour 2,56615.2% No
Henry Gregg Independent 2,49514.8% No
Dixon Scott National Party 5173.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander West Russell Unionist 11,24448.1% Yes
Herbert James Craig Liberal 6,78729.0% No
George Harold Humphrey Labour 5,36222.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander West Russell Unionist 9,61240.9% Yes
Harry Barnes Liberal 9,00838.3% No
William Pitt Labour 4,87520.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander West Russell Unionist 11,21045.1% Yes
Harry Barnes Liberal 6,82027.4% No
John Stuart Barr Labour 6,81827.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander West Russell Unionist 11,78537.0% Yes
Richard Irvin Liberal 10,54533.1% No
John Stuart Barr Labour 9,50329.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander West Russell Conservative 17,60751.8% Yes
John Stanley Holmes Liberal 8,29524.4% No
Thomas Henry Knight Labour 8,11023.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander West Russell Conservative 16,00347.0% Yes
Samuel Segal Labour 10,14529.8% No
John Stanley Holmes Liberal 7,86823.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Grace Mary Colman Labour 13,96346.1% Yes
Alexander West Russell Conservative 10,88435.9% No
Kenneth Paterson Chitty Liberal 5,46018.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Irene Mary Bewick Ward Conservative 28,78549.3% Yes
Grace Mary Colman Labour 23,14839.6% No
Edwin Brian Slack Liberal 6,45211.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Irene Mary Bewick Ward Conservative 33,80056.4% Yes
Grace Mary Colman Labour 26,14443.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Irene Mary Bewick Ward Conservative 30,94955.1% Yes
James Finegan Labour 20,11335.8% No
Roy Cairncross Liberal 5,0829.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Irene Mary Bewick Ward Conservative 32,81056.4% Yes
William H Hutchinson Labour 18,86632.4% No
David N Thompson Liberal 6,52511.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Irene Mary Bewick Ward Conservative 33,34256.3% Yes
Albert Edward Booth Labour 25,89443.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Irene Ward Conservative 29,21049.6% Yes
Gordon Adam Labour 25,81443.8% No
Dr James Edwards Independent 3,8466.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dame Irene Ward Conservative 30,77351.4% Yes
Jeremy Beecham Labour 23,92739.9% No
Rodney Turner Liberal 5,2218.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Trotter Conservative 26,82444.2% Yes
David Carlton Labour 20,43733.7% No
Rodney Turner Liberal 13,39322.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Trotter Conservative 24,51043.2% Yes
John Edwin Miller Labour 21,38937.7% No
Rodney Turner Liberal 10,89519.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Trotter Conservative 29,94151.6% Yes
Patrick Cosgrove Labour 22,37738.5% No
Robert Pinkney Liberal 5,7369.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Trotter Conservative 27,02948.6% Yes
Patrick Cosgrove Labour 17,42031.3% No
David Francis Mayhew Liberal 11,15320.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Trotter Conservative 25,11343.2% Yes
Patrick Cosgrove Labour 22,53038.8% No
David Mayhew Liberal 10,44618.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Neville Trotter Conservative 27,73146.0% Yes
Patrick Cosgrove Labour 27,13445.0% No
Philip Selby Liberal Democrat 4,8558.1% No
Andrew Buchanan-Smith Green 5430.9% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Campbell Labour 28,31855.4% Yes
Martin Callanan Conservative 17,04533.3% No
Andrew Duffield Liberal Democrat 4,5098.8% No
Clive Rook Referendum Party 8191.6% No
Frank Rogers UKIP 4620.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Campbell Labour 23,36453.2% Yes
Karl Poulsen Conservative 14,68633.5% No
Penny Reid Liberal Democrat 5,10811.6% No
Michael Rollings UKIP 7451.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Campbell Labour 20,14347.0% Yes
Michael McIntyre Conservative 16,00037.3% No
Colin Finlay Liberal Democrat 6,71615.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Campbell Labour 23,86045.3% Yes
Wendy Morton Conservative 18,12134.4% No
John Appleby Liberal Democrat 7,84514.9% No
Dorothy Brooke BNP 1,4042.7% No
Natasha Payne UKIP 9001.7% No
Julia Erskine Green 5381.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Campbell Labour 25,79148.2% Yes
Glenn Hall Conservative 17,55132.8% No
Gary Legg UKIP 6,54112.2% No
Julia Erskine Green 2,0173.8% No
John Paton Day Liberal Democrat 1,5953.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Campbell Labour 32,39557.0% Yes
Nick Varley Conservative 20,72936.5% No
John Appleby Liberal Democrat 1,7243.0% No
Stuart Houghton UKIP 1,2572.2% No
Julia Erskine Green 6291.1% No
Anthony Jull Independent 1240.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Campbell Labour 26,92848.1% Yes
Lewis Bartoli Conservative 22,07139.4% No
John Appleby Liberal Democrat 3,7916.8% No
Ed Punchard Brexit Party 1,9633.5% No
Julia Erskine Green 1,2812.3% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Campbell Labour 24,49150.6% Yes
Lewis Bartoli Conservative 9,03618.7% No
Rosie Elliott Reform UK 7,39215.3% No
Chloe-Louise Reilly Green 3,5927.4% No
John Appleby Liberal Democrat 2,7095.6% No
Mustaque Rahman Independent 5311.1% No
Kelly Oliver Dougall Party of Women 2860.6% No
Christopher Greener Independent 2730.6% No
Adam Thewlis Heritage Party 1080.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 14.3 pts 1886: Conservative margin 10.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1895: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1900: Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 9.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 5.8 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 2.1 pts 1918: Unionist margin 2.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 19.1 pts 1923: Unionist margin 2.6 pts 1924: Unionist margin 17.7 pts 1929: Unionist margin 3.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 27.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 17.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 10.2 pts 1950: Conservative margin 9.7 pts 1951: Conservative margin 12.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 19.3 pts 1959: Conservative margin 24.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1966: Conservative margin 5.8 pts 1970: Conservative margin 11.4 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 10.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 5.5 pts 1979: Conservative margin 13.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 17.3 pts 1987: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1992: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 22.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 19.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 9.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 10.9 pts 2015: Labour margin 15.4 pts 2017: Labour margin 20.5 pts 2019: Labour margin 8.7 pts 2024: Labour margin 31.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 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 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Tynemouth has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tynemouth in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Tynemouth in 2024 with 24,491 votes (50.6%), a majority of 15,455 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Tynemouth since 1885?

Since 1885, Tynemouth has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Tynemouth?

The closest result on record for Tynemouth was 1992, when Conservative beat Labour by just 597 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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