An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Gateshead, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.
Labour hold by Ian Mearns with a majority of 7,200 - 18.9% - on a turnout of 59.2%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
MEARNS, Ian | Lab | 20,450 | 53.6% | -11.5% |
MACBEAN, Jane | Con | 13,250 | 34.7% | 10.8% |
MAUGHAN, Peter | LD | 2,792 | 7.3% | 3.3% |
CABRAL, Rachel | Green | 1,653 | 4.3% | 2.9% |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 64,449, having a valid vote count of 38,145 and an invalid vote count of 221.
Result declared at 01:41 on 13 December 2019.