Gateshead Central and Whickham

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Current MP

Name: Mark Ferguson
Party: Labour
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2029 election

No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.

Projections

Projection	Projected result	Description
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR October 2025	Toss-up Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 44.0%; Lab: 42.0%
YouGov September 2025	Toss-up Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 29.0%; Lab: 27.0%; LD: 16.0%; Green: 14.0%
More in Common September 2025	Lean Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 35.0%; Lab: 26.0%; LD: 20.0%; Cons: 10.0%
More in Common July 2025	Lean Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 37.0%; Lab: 27.0%; LD: 16.0%; Cons: 12.0%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR June 2025	Lean Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 39.0%; Lab: 28.0%; Cons: 12.0%; LD: 10.0%
YouGov June 2025	Toss-up Ref	Vote shares: Lab: 31.0%; Ref: 31.0%; LD: 15.0%; Green: 11.0%; Cons: 10.0%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2025	Toss-up Ref	Vote shares: Lab: 30.0%; Ref: 30.0%; Cons: 14.0%; LD: 12.0%; Green: 10.0%
More in Common April 2025	Toss-up Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 30.0%; Lab: 28.0%; LD: 17.0%; Cons: 13.0%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025	Toss-up Ref	Vote shares: Ref: 32.0%; Lab: 29.0%; LD: 12.0%; Cons: 11.0%
Focaldata Jan 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 37.0%; Ref: 30.0%; Cons: 11.0%; LD: 11.0%; Green: 10.0%
More in Common Dec 2024	Safe Lab	Victory chances: Lab: 100.0%

2024 results

Winning party: Labour
Majority: 9644 (23.97%)
Turnout: 57.60%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Ferguson	Labour Party	18245
Damian Heslop	Reform UK	8601
Ron Beadle	Liberal Democrats	4987
Nick Oliver	Conservative and Unionist Party	4628
Rachel Cabral	Green Party	3217
Norman Hall	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	369
Graham Steele	Save Us Now	170

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2019 notional results

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Winning party: Labour
Majority: 5911 (14.06%)
Turnout: 59.2%

Party	Votes
Labour	19787
Conservative	13876
Liberal Democrats	5138
Reform UK	1629
Green	1591