Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend is represented in the House of Commons by Mary Glindon (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Mary Glindon (Labour) won 21,200 votes, 50.1% of the valid vote; Janice Richardson (Reform UK) came second with 8,383. 42,321 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,245, 55.5% of those registered. The majority was 12,817.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend has the 50th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£170,000).
The median price paid for a home was £170,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £122,950. The highest March-year median in the series was £175,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 50th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,090 sales were registered in the period, against 1,443 in the year to March 2025.
The ONS estimates 120,018 people lived in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend in mid-2024, up 6.6% on 2014. There were more children under 16 (19,151) than residents aged 65 and over (18,773).
Median annual pay for full-time work was £33,420 for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend and £33,503 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,897. The residents' figure ranks 65th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend accounted for 35,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,015 local units for March 2026.
In 2024/25, 32.3% of children under 16 in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (6,178) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 26.6% in 2021/22 to 26.5% in 2024/25.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 74.8% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 5.8 points. 24.1% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 3,555, or 4.3% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 3,460.
At the 2021 Census there were 50,760 households and 4,254.4 residents per square kilometre; 28.1% of workers mainly worked from home and 17.9% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
MP
Mary Glindon, Labour
- MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mary Glindon on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Mary Glindon in Hansard, from 15 July 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 91 spoken contributions by Mary Glindon since 4 July 2024.
If undiagnosed in young babies, metachromatic leukodystrophy becomes a cruel life-limiting disease, but there is no screening for the condition in the UK.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and to my previous role as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for responsible vaping. I congratulate my hon.
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T7. Earlier this year, Ravenswood primary school in Newcastle applied to the school rebuilding programme as surveys had deemed the school building to be beyond repair. A subsequent visit promised by the Department has not materialised.
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I am sure we are all aware of the importance of the role played by civil servants across the whole country.
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I am not a Northumberland MP, but I really want to press the Minister on a couple of things. The fact is that this road is important not just to Northumberland and Scotland, but to the whole region.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Glindon | Labour | 21,200 | 50.1% | −9.2 |
| Janice Richardson | Reform UK | 8,383 | 19.8% | +14.9 |
| Matt Williams | Green Party | 5,257 | 12.4% | +8.6 |
| Rosie Hanlon | Conservative | 3,522 | 8.3% | −15.3 |
| Mark Ridyard | Liberal Democrat | 2,965 | 7.0% | −1.3 |
| Muhammad Ghori | Workers Party of Britain | 430 | 1.0% | |
| Liz Panton | Party of Women | 283 | 0.7% | |
| Emma-Jane Phillips | Communist Party of Britain | 186 | 0.4% | |
| Robert Malyn | Social Democratic Party | 95 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 50.1% | Reform UK 19.8% | 12,817 | 55.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 59.3% | Conservative 23.7% | 17,793 | 65.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021
- North Tyneside E08000022
Who has power over Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Every body that makes decisions for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend this page: Mary Glindon (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend?
Mary Glindon (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend?
The House of Commons Library records 21,200 votes for Mary Glindon of Labour and a majority of 12,817; 55.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,555, 4.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend?
£170,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £33,503 (April 2025).
How many children in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend live in low income families?
6,178 children under 16, 32.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend?
120,018 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.