Gateshead Central and Whickham
UK parliamentary constituency
EnglandElectorate 69,827E14001244
Latest result
2024 General Election — Labour held the seat with 45.4% of the vote, majority of 9,644.
Turnout: 40,217
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2024 General Election →
Turnout 40,217| ●Labour | 18,245 | 45.4% |
| Reform UK | 8,601 | 21.4% |
| Liberal Democrat | 4,987 | 12.4% |
| Conservative | 4,628 | 11.5% |
| Green Party | 3,217 | 8.0% |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 369 | 0.9% |
| Save Us Now | 170 | 0.4% |
Most-signed petitions in Gateshead Central and Whickham
Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.
- Call a General Election4,579 local · 3,084,713 total
- Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,397 local · 2,984,191 total
- Call an immediate general election1,652 local · 1,059,229 total
- New Disclosure and Safeguarding Mechanism for At-Risk Children1,478 local · 110,028 total
- Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,363 local · 720,772 total
- Repeal the Online Safety Act957 local · 550,136 total
- Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers811 local · 427,447 total
- Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data513 local · 260,974 total
- Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there479 local · 257,442 total
- Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders401 local · 244,450 total
- Extend free bus travel for people over 60 in England396 local · 101,204 total
- Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 394 local · 281,794 total
- Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!380 local · 229,772 total
- Support newly qualified nurses: Review barriers to NHS jobs379 local · 90,102 total
- Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison356 local · 191,591 total
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office350 local · 203,445 total
- Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge349 local · 203,824 total
- Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only345 local · 195,930 total
- Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!336 local · 221,477 total
- Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold306 local · 189,887 total
About Gateshead Central and Whickham
Gateshead Central and Whickham is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 69,827 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.
Sources: UK Parliament Members API, ONS Open Geography Portal, petition.parliament.uk. Parliament ID: 4059.
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