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United Kingdom/2024 general election/North East/Gateshead Central and Whickham
Historical verified result · E14001244

Gateshead Central and Whickham general election result, 2024.

Mark Ferguson (Labour) won Gateshead Central and Whickham in the 2024 UK general election by 9,644 votes over Damian Heslop (Reform UK).

Direct answer

Mark Ferguson was elected.

Mark Ferguson received 18,245 votes (45.37%). Damian Heslop received 8,601 votes (21.39%).

Winning party
Labour
Runner-up party
Reform UK
Winning majority
9,644
Turnout
57.60%
Valid votes
40,217
Electorate
69,827
Complete candidate result

All 7 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1Mark Ferguson ↗ElectedLabour18,24545.37%
2Damian HeslopReform UK8,60121.39%
3Ron BeadleLiberal Democrat4,98712.40%
4Nicholas OliverConservative4,62811.51%
5Rachel CabralGreen Party3,2178.00%
6Norman HallTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3690.92%
7Graham SteeleSave Us Now1700.42%
Permanent constituency record

Gateshead Central and Whickham, England

Election.org ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-e14001244
Official constituency code
E14001244
Region
North East
Nation
England
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
Lab hold
Invalid ballots
140
Coverage boundary

Election results are not a current roster.

These are historical 4 July 2024 results. They are not a current membership roster and do not identify candidates for a future election.

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Sources & notes
Source and freshness
Publisher
House of Commons Library
Polling date
4 July 2024
Verified
2026-08-25
Constituency code
E14001244
Record
Verified historical result
Open UK Parliament results ↗Read the verification method ↗Open the 2024 election briefing ↗026cc74432050f5eba24adbf4c9e44617a1beca0cf15dbf8cd9a1f80137ee4d3
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