Who is the MP for Tynemouth?

Sir Alan Campbell (Labour) is the MP for Tynemouth. They were first elected in May 1997.

Who won Tynemouth at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Tynemouth was won by Labour with 50.6% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 18.7%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Tynemouth?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 28.8% and Reform UK on 23.0% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Tynemouth in?

Tynemouth sits within North Tyneside council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but North Tyneside covers most or all of the Tynemouth area.

What is the demographic profile of Tynemouth?

Tynemouth is in North East. The seat is closely divided on Brexit (Leave vote estimated at 47.6% in 2016). Around 37.5% of residents have a degree, a median age of 46, and 66.9% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Tynemouth?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Tynemouth, Labour won with 50.6% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Tynemouth in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Tynemouth: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Tynemouth

North East · Borough constituency · North Tyneside borough

Sitting MP

Sir Alan Campbell

Labour

First elected May 1997Cabinet: Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

North East

Borough constituency, North Tyneside council

Last 5 GE winners

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Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

47.6% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -4.3pp below mean

Current outlook

Labour +5.8pp

vs Reform UK 23.0%

NorthernBrexit-marginal

Who lives in Tynemouth? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

47.6%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

37.5%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

15.7%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

66.9%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

32.6%

UK average ~36%

Median age

45.5

UK median ~40

Age 65+

26.8%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

23.9%

UK average ~28%

How did Tynemouth vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 15,455 votes (31.9pp) · turnout 66.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Tynemouth

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Tynemouth within North Tyneside

The Westminster constituency of Tynemouth sits entirely within North Tyneside Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
North Tyneside 62 LSOAs	100%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Tynemouth at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Tynemouth at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Lab hold	Alan Campbell	45.3%	34.4%	14.9%	1.7% UKIP	1.0%	2.7%	5,739	69.6%
2015	Lab hold	Alan Campbell	48.2%	32.8%	3.0%	12.2% UKIP	3.8%	-	8,240	69.0%
2017	Lab hold	Alan Campbell	57.0%	36.5%	3.0%	2.2% UKIP	1.1%	0.2%	11,666	73.4%
2019notional	Labour winner	Alan Campbell 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	46.7%	40.2%	6.7%	-	2.4%	4.0%	3,512	73.9%
2024	Lab hold	Alan Campbell	50.6%	18.7%	5.6%	15.3% Ref	7.4%	2.5%	15,455	66.2%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Tynemouth

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Tynemouth. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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