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Gateshead Central and Whickham
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Your member of parliament
Mark Ferguson
LabourLabour won Gateshead Central and Whickham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,644 votes, or 24.0 points. A swing of 12.0 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 501 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 149.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 24.0 points, which is larger than 501 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 9,644 votes.
Majority
9,644
24.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
57.6%
-2.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
40,217 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark FergusonElected | Labour | 18,245 | 45.4% | +11.7 |
| Damian Heslop | Reform UK | 8,601 | 21.4% | +7.1 |
| Ron Beadle | Liberal Democrat | 4,987 | 12.4% | +0.2 |
| Nicholas Oliver | Conservative | 4,628 | 11.5% | -12.2 |
| Rachel Cabral | Green Party | 3,217 | 8.0% | +1.6 |
| Norman Hall | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 369 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
| Graham Steele | Save Us Now | 170 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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