Newcastle upon Tyne North
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 20012 (49.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 13238 (33%)
Conservative: 5771 (14.4%)
Other: 1092 (2.7%)
Majority: 6774 (16.9%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 6022 (15.7%)
Labour: 19224 (50%)
Liberal Democrat: 12201 (31.7%)
Other: 997 (2.6%)
Majority: 7023 (18.3%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 7424 (20.4%)
Labour: 21874 (60.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 7070 (19.4%)
Majority: 14450 (39.7%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 8793 (19.4%)
Labour: 28125 (62.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 6578 (14.5%)
Referendum: 1733 (3.8%)
Majority: 19332 (42.7%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Outgoing MP: Doug Henderson(Labour) Will stand down at the next election (more information at They work for you)
Candidates: 
Stephen Parkinson (Conservative) Born 1983, North Shields. Educated at Cambridge University. Author and think tank director.
Catherine McKinnell (Labour) Born Denton. Educated at Sacred Heart Comprehensive and Edinburgh University. Employment solicitor.
Ron Beadle (Liberal Democrat) born 1966. Educated at Westminster City London and the LSE. Reader in Business Ethics at Northumbria University. Gateshead councillor since 1996. Contested Newcastle North in 2005, Gateshead East & Washington West 2001, Sedgefield 1997, Gateshead East 1992. Anna Heyman (Green)
2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 86933
Male: 48.2%
Female: 51.8%
Under 18: 20.8%
Over 60: 22.5%
Born outside UK: 3.4%
White: 97.6%
Black: 0.3%
Asian: 1%
Mixed: 0.6%
Other: 0.6%
Christian: 77.5%
Muslim: 0.7%
Full time students: 7.7%
Graduates 16-74: 15.8%
No Qualifications 16-74: 33.9%
Owner-Occupied: 70.4%
Social Housing: 21.7% (Council: 11.5%, Housing Ass.: 10.2%)
Privately Rented: 4.8%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 7.4%
This seat could be interesting. There is clearly a predicament for the Lib Dems as to which Newcastle seat to target. The problem could be that they go for both and get none.
The same situation happened in Islington at the last election. They ended up winning neither Islington seat.
If i was them i would pick this seat. Tactical voting could be important here if tories want to get rid of Labour they will probably know by election day that the Lib Dems are the challengers and how to get rid of the Labour MP.
This in my opinion could be to close to call.
The BNP have got a candidate in place in Newcastle Central, are they likely to stand in this seat?
Ken Booth is standing for the BNP and they are planning a candidate in every council seat in the constituency.
Sorry, thought it was a strange post I was replying to. Misreading Central for North. Would be surprised if they didn’t stand for GE but would be surprised if they stood in the Gosforth wards locally.