Constituency profile

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

North East · Borough constituency

Mary Glindon MP
Sitting MP

Mary Glindon

Labour

First elected May 2010

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
North East
Borough constituency
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
50.3% Leave
UK average 51.9%; -1.6pp below mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +5.9pp
Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)
NorthernBrexit-marginal

About the Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend is a borough constituency in the North East, spanning parts of Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and neighbouring councils. The sitting MP is Mary Glindon (Labour), first elected in May 2010.

At the 2024 general election, Labour won Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend with 50.1% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 19.8%, a majority of 12,817 votes. Turnout was 55.5%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has Reform UK on 30.5% and Labour on 24.6% in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, a margin of 5.9 points, a projected change from Labour since 2024. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend is closely divided in the 2016 EU referendum (an estimated 50.3% voted Leave in 2016). About 30.0% of residents hold a degree, 45.7% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 35 (2021 Census).

Across the most recent general elections on record here, the seat has been won by Labour each time.

Who lives in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
50.3%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
30.0%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
19.4%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
45.7%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
53.6%
UK average ~36%
Median age
35.0
UK median ~40
Age 65+
17.8%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
41.3%
UK average ~28%

How did Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 12,817 votes (30.3pp) · turnout 55.5%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend within Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend crosses multiple council boundaries: Newcastle upon Tyne (60%), North Tyneside (40%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council where they were held; for councils not in the 2026 election cycle the most recent available ward result is shown instead.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seatProjection
Newcastle upon Tyne
43 LSOAs
60%View projection ›
North Tyneside
29 LSOAs
40%View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorLab holdMary Glindon North Tyneside MP50.7%18.3%22.9%2.8% UKIP-5.3%12,88459.7%
2015predecessorLab holdMary Glindon North Tyneside MP55.9%19.2%4.4%16.3% UKIP3.1%1.1%17,19459.0%-0.7
2017predecessorLab holdMary Glindon North Tyneside MP64.5%27.3%2.9%4.0% UKIP1.3%-19,28465.8%+6.8
2019notionalLabour winnerMary Glindon North Tyneside MP, pre-review boundary59.3%23.7%8.3%-3.8%4.9%17,79365.0%
2024Lab holdMary Glindon50.1%8.3%7.0%19.8% Ref12.4%2.3%12,81755.5%-9.5

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat North Tyneside (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

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