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West Newcastle upon Tyne — UK General Election Results

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

West Newcastle upon Tyne was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 11,236 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in West Newcastle upon Tyne from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Edward Shortt (Liberal) 12,812 66.6% David Adams (Labour) 6,401 (33.3 pts) 57.3%
1922 David Adams (Labour) 11,654 43.9% Cecil Beresford Ramage (National Liberal) 155 (0.6 pts) 80.5%
1923 Cecil Beresford Ramage (Liberal) 15,141 56.8% David Adams (Labour) 3,614 (13.6 pts) 79.3%
1924 John Henry Palin (Labour) 13,089 45.5% Clifford Vernon (Unionist) 4,630 (16.1 pts) 83.8%
1929 John Henry Palin (Labour) 16,856 46.5% Joseph Williaam Leech (Unionist) 2,768 (7.6 pts) 76.8%
1931 Joseph William Leech (Conservative) 28,560 67.9% John Henry Palin (Labour) 15,046 (35.8 pts) 83.3%
1935 Joseph William Leech (Conservative) 28,526 62.6% William Taylor (Labour) 11,474 (25.2 pts) 80.3%
1945 Ernest Popplewell (Labour) 28,149 58.5% William Nunn (Conservative) 8,183 (17.0 pts) 72.7%
1950 Ernest Popplewell (Labour) 31,230 58.2% Alan Edward Pain (Conservative) 9,281 (17.3 pts) 87.2%
1951 Ernest Popplewell (Labour) 31,765 57.9% James Michael Bazin (Conservative) 8,684 (15.8 pts) 87.2%
1955 Ernest Popplewell (Labour) 25,401 55.7% Arthur Grey (Conservative) 5,184 (11.4 pts) 79.8%
1959 Ernest Popplewell (Labour) 28,956 54.7% C Dennis Larrow (Conservative) 5,023 (9.5 pts) 82.0%
1964 Ernest Popplewell (Labour) 29,603 58.3% H Ian Bransom (Conservative) 8,454 (16.7 pts) 79.4%
1966 Robert Brown (Labour) 30,219 62.7% Denis Orde (Conservative) 12,217 (25.3 pts) 75.8%
1970 Robert Brown (Labour) 30,805 58.7% Cyril Lipman (Conservative) 9,161 (17.5 pts) 70.7%
Feb 1974 Robert Brown (Labour) 33,829 60.1% Robin Stewart (Conservative) 11,396 (20.3 pts) 73.8%
Oct 1974 Robert Brown (Labour) 30,057 56.7% Robin Stewart (Conservative) 15,074 (28.4 pts) 68.9%
1979 Robert Brown (Labour) 32,827 54.5% Donald Gilbert (Conservative) 11,236 (18.7 pts) 72.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Shortt Liberal 12,81266.6% Yes
David Adams Labour 6,41133.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Adams Labour 11,65443.9% Yes
Cecil Beresford Ramage National Liberal 11,49943.4% No
Richard Douglas Denman Liberal 3,36712.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil Beresford Ramage Liberal 15,14156.8% Yes
David Adams Labour 11,52743.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Palin Labour 13,08945.5% Yes
Clifford Vernon Unionist 8,45929.4% No
Cecil Beresford Ramage Liberal 7,20825.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Palin Labour 16,85646.5% Yes
Joseph Williaam Leech Unionist 14,08838.9% No
John Dodd Liberal 5,26714.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph William Leech Conservative 28,56067.9% Yes
John Henry Palin Labour 13,51432.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph William Leech Conservative 28,52662.6% Yes
William Taylor Labour 17,05237.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Popplewell Labour 28,14958.5% Yes
William Nunn Conservative 19,96641.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Popplewell Labour 31,23058.2% Yes
Alan Edward Pain Conservative 21,94940.9% No
Robert McNair Communist 4920.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Popplewell Labour 31,76557.9% Yes
James Michael Bazin Conservative 23,08142.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Popplewell Labour 25,40155.7% Yes
Arthur Grey Conservative 20,21744.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Popplewell Labour 28,95654.7% Yes
C Dennis Larrow Conservative 23,93345.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Popplewell Labour 29,60358.3% Yes
H Ian Bransom Conservative 21,14941.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Brown Labour 30,21962.7% Yes
Denis Orde Conservative 18,00237.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Brown Labour 30,80558.7% Yes
Cyril Lipman Conservative 21,64441.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Brown Labour 33,82960.1% Yes
Robin Stewart Conservative 22,43339.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Brown Labour 30,05756.7% Yes
Robin Stewart Conservative 14,98328.3% No
Robert Devereux Liberal 7,94515.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Brown Labour 32,82754.5% Yes
Donald Gilbert Conservative 21,59135.9% No
Jane Dickinson Liberal 5,8019.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 33.3 pts 1922: Labour margin 0.6 pts 1923: Liberal margin 13.6 pts 1924: Labour margin 16.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 7.6 pts 1931: Conservative margin 35.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 25.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 17.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 17.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 15.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 11.4 pts 1959: Labour margin 9.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 16.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 25.3 pts 1970: Labour margin 17.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 20.3 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 28.4 pts 1979: Labour margin 18.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

West Newcastle upon Tyne has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1979 general election?

Labour won West Newcastle upon Tyne in 1979 with 32,827 votes (54.5%), a majority of 11,236 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won West Newcastle upon Tyne since 1918?

Since 1918, West Newcastle upon Tyne has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in West Newcastle upon Tyne?

The closest result on record for West Newcastle upon Tyne was 1922, when Labour beat National Liberal by just 155 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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