Where is Newcastle upon Tyne East?

Newcastle upon Tyne East is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9900°, -1.5700°.

When was Newcastle upon Tyne East built?

Newcastle upon Tyne East dates to 2010.

Cathedrals · North East England

Newcastle upon Tyne East

Newcastle upon Tyne East in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Newcastle upon Tyne East is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Newcastle upon Tyne East was a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was held by Nick Brown, an independent formerly of the Labour Party, from its recreation in 2010 until its abolition for the 2024 general election. Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Jesmond was transferred to Newcastle upon Tyne North, with the rest of the seat being absorbed once again into the re-established constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend.

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History

Parliament created this constituency in the Representation of the People Act 1918 as one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat. Its first creation was eventually absorbed in 1997 by the new Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend seat. Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which recommended the re-creation of the seat for the 2010 general election. Apart from a period in 1981-1983 following the defection of local member Mike Thomas to the SDP, successive members of the Labour Party have represented this constituency in Westminster since 1964…

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Coordinates: 54.9900, -1.5700
Established: 2010
Official site: www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q974748 (CC0)
wikipedia: Newcastle upon Tyne East (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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