Newcastle upon Tyne Central
2010 Results:
Conservative: 6611 (19.35%)
Labour: 15694 (45.95%)
Liberal Democrat: 8228 (24.09%)
BNP: 2302 (6.74%)
UKIP: 754 (2.21%)
Green: 568 (1.66%)
Majority: 7466 (21.86%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 16800 (51.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 8294 (25.5%)
Conservative: 5746 (17.7%)
Other: 1643 (5.1%)
Majority: 8506 (26.2%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 5749 (16.0%)
Labour: 16211 (45.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 12229 (34.0%)
Other: 1731 (4.8%)
Majority: 3982 (11.1%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 7414 (21.3%)
Labour: 19169 (55%)
Liberal Democrat: 7564 (21.7%)
Other: 723 (2.1%)
Majority: 11605 (33.3%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 10792 (23.4%)
Labour: 27272 (59.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 6911 (15%)
Referendum: 1113 (2.4%)
Majority: 16480 (35.8%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Chinyelu Susan Onwurah (Labour) Born Wallsend. Educated at Kenton Comprehensive. Chartered engineer working for Ofcom.
Nick Holder (Conservative) Runs a consultancy business.Chinyelu Susan Onwurah (Labour) Born Wallsend. Educated at Kenton Comprehensive. Chartered engineer working for Ofcom.
Gareth Kane (Liberal Democrat) born 1971, Northern Ireland. Educated at Methodist college Belfast and Cambridge University. Manager of an environmental research centre at Teesside University. Newcastle city councillor. Contested Sunderland South in 2005.
John Pearson (Green) Martin Davies (UKIP)
Ken Booth (BNP) Defected from the National Front in 2005. Contested North East region in 2009 European elections.2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 84752
Male: 48.7%
Female: 51.3%
Under 18: 18.3%
Over 60: 18.7%
Born outside UK: 7.1%
White: 94.1%
Black: 0.4%
Asian: 3.2%
Mixed: 0.9%
Other: 1.4%
Christian: 68.7%
Hindu: 0.7%
Muslim: 2.4%
Full time students: 18%
Graduates 16-74: 24.9%
No Qualifications 16-74: 28.5%
Owner-Occupied: 47.2%
Social Housing: 35% (Council: 30.1%, Housing Ass.: 4.8%)
Privately Rented: 15.2%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 5.9%