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Newcastle upon Tyne North

Shows the general election results for Newcastle upon Tyne North, which is a constituency in North East. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 66,073 and a turnout of 73.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Catherine McKinnell
Majority
10,349
Electorate
66,073
Turnout
73.1%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 55.4%
Con 33.9%
LD 5.2%
UKIP 3.7%
Green 1.1%
North of England Community Alliance 0.7%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Catherine McKinnell  Lab 26,729 55.4 9.3
Duncan Crute  Con 16,380 33.9 10.5
Anita Lower  LD 2,533 5.2 -4.5
Timothy Marron * UKIP 1,780 3.7 -12.9
Alison Whalley * Green 513 1.1 -2.3
Brian Moore * North of England Community Alliance 353 0.7 0.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con LD UKIP Green North of England Community Alliance NEP BNP Oth
2005 49.8% 14.7% 33.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4%
2010 40.8% 18.1% 33.1% 2.9% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 4.3% 0.0%
2015 46.1% 23.5% 9.7% 16.6% 3.4% 0.0% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 55.4% 33.9% 5.2% 3.7% 1.1% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
351 Newcastle upon Tyne North 21.4%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
341 Newcastle upon Tyne North 55.4%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
131 Newcastle upon Tyne North 73.1%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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