Gateshead East and Washington West (UK Parliament constituency)
Gateshead East and Washington West was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post electoral system. History The constituency was created for the 1997 general election, primarily from the abolished Gateshead East seat, with the addition of two Washington wards from Houghton and Washington. It was abolished for the 2010 general election when the Boundary Commission reduced the number of seats in Tyne and Wear from 13 to 12, with the constituencies in the City of Sunderland, in particular, being reorganised. The majority of the seat was included in the re-established constituency of Gateshead, while the two Washington wards were included in the new seat of Washington and Sunderland West and the Pelaw and Heworth ward was transferred to Jarrow. Boundaries 1997-2010 The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead wards of Chowdene, Felling, High Fell, Leam, Low Fell, and Pelaw and Heworth; and the City of Sunderland wards of Washington South and Washington West. Members of Parliament Election results Elections of the 2000s Elections of the 1990s See also History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Tyne