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Newcastle was the first large city to declare, and 50.6% of voters voted to Remain; this proportion was far lower than predicted by experts. Sunderland declared soon after and gave a 62% vote to Leave, much higher than expected. These two results were seen as an early sign that the United Kingdom had voted to Leave.
Newcastle-under-Lyme: John Golding: Labour Newcastle upon Tyne, Central: Edward Short: Labour Newcastle upon Tyne, East: Geoffrey Rhodes: Labour Co-operative Newcastle upon Tyne, North: Sir William Elliott: Conservative Newcastle upon Tyne, West: Robert Brown: Labour New Forest: Patrick McNair-Wilson: Conservative Newham, North East: Reginald ...
In total, the Parliament had 19 female members (8 Conservative, 11 Labour), fewer than any post-war parliament before or since, with the sole exception of 1951. [ 1 ] It was the election from which Margaret Thatcher , the incumbent Conservative Party leader became Prime Minister , the first female head of government in the United Kingdom and ...
National votes for Labour at general elections since 1992 (millions) England Wales Scotland 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024 A graph showing the percentage of the popular vote received by major parties in general elections (1832–2005), with the rapid rise of the Labour Party after its founding during the late 19th century being clear as it became one of the ...
In local government, Ryton is in the Ryton, Crookhill and Stella ward, which is in the outer west of the borough. The ward is served by three councillors, who represent Labour. Gateshead Council is Labour controlled. Ryton is located within the parliamentary constituency of Blaydon and Consett. Its current MP is Labour's Liz Twist.
Results of the 2024 United Kingdom general election in Scotland, where Scottish Labour won 37 seats, becoming the largest Scottish party at Westminster Sarwar, like Starmer, voiced his opposition to a proposed second Scottish independence referendum , stating that a Labour government would not grant a Section 30 order for one to be held.
In 1980, Brown was elected to Newcastle City Council as a Labour councillor, representing the Walker ward. Brown was chosen as the new Labour Party candidate for the parliamentary seat after Mike Thomas, the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne East, defected to the SDP. Brown easily retained the seat for Labour at the 1983 ...
Labour Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central: Rt Hon. Charles Trevelyan: Labour Newcastle-upon-Tyne East: Martin Connolly: Labour Newcastle-upon-Tyne North: Sir Nicholas Grattan-Doyle: Unionist Newcastle-upon-Tyne West: John Palin: Labour New Forest and Christchurch: Rt Hon. Wilfred Ashley: Unionist Newport: Reginald Clarry: Unionist Newton: Robert Young ...