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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox UK constituency main
 |name        = Blaydon
 |parliament  = uk
 |image       = [[File:Blaydon2007Constituency.svg|120px|alt=Outline map]]
 |caption     = 2010–2024 boundary of Blaydon in [[Tyne and Wear]]
 |map2        = EnglandTyneWear
 |map_entity  = [[Tyne and Wear]]
 |year        = 1918
 |abolished   = 2024
 |type        = Borough
 |elects_howmany = One
 |previous    = [[Chester-le-Street (UK Parliament constituency)|Chester-le-Street]] and [[Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Hexham]]
 |next        = {{ubl|[[Blaydon and Consett]]|[[Gateshead Central and Whickham]] (part)|[[Washington and Gateshead South]] (part)}}
 | population = 88,281 (2011 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507748&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |title=Blaydon: Usual Resident Population, 2011 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=31 January 2015 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221908/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6507748&c=&d=27&e=62&g=6430187&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1422104706393&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2473 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 |electorate  = 68,156 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm
 |title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England 
 |date=4 March 2011 
 |work=2011 Electorate Figures 
 |publisher=Boundary Commission for England 
 |access-date=13 March 2011 
 |url-status=usurped
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm 
 |archive-date=6 November 2010 
}}</ref>
 |mp          = 
 |party       = 
|towns       = [[Birtley, Tyne and Wear|Birtley]], [[Blaydon]], [[Rowlands Gill]], [[Ryton, Tyne and Wear|Ryton]] and [[Whickham]]
|region      = England
 |county      = [[Tyne and Wear]]
 |european    = North East England
}}
'''Blaydon''' was a [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]]{{#tag:ref|A [[borough constituency]] (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).|group= n}} in [[Tyne and Wear]] represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[UK Parliament]] from [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] until its abolition for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].{{#tag:ref|As with all current constituencies, the constituency elected one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) by the [[first past the post]] system of election at least every five years.|group= n}} The seat was held continuously by a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) from [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]] onwards. Its final MP was [[Liz Twist]], who was re-elected in 2024 in the newly-created seat of [[Blaydon and Consett]].

==Constituency profile==
The seat was a [[safe seat]] for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] from 1935 until its abolition.

Historically, the area's economy relied on coal mining from the [[Victorian period]] until the decline of mining in the latter half of the 20th century.

By 2024, the economy was supported by engineering and service industries on [[Tyneside]], and agriculture.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} It also included the [[Metrocentre]], the second-largest shopping centre in the UK. 

The constituency was on the western upland outskirts of [[Gateshead]] and with communities separated by [[buffer zone|green buffers]]. It comprised the towns of [[Blaydon]], [[Whickham]], [[Ryton, Tyne and Wear|Ryton]], [[Birtley, Tyne and Wear|Birtley]] and surrounding villages in the south and west of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead]].

==Boundaries==

=== 1918–1950 ===

* The Urban Districts of Blaydon, Ryton, Tanfield, and Whickham.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Craig |first=Fred W. S. |title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972; |date=1972 |publisher=Political Reference Publications |isbn=0-900178-09-4 |location=Chichester |pages=10 |oclc=539011}}</ref>

'''''Blaydon''' was created under the [[Representation of the People Act 1918]] for the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]] when Blaydon, Ryton and Whickham were split off from the existing [[Chester-le-Street (UK Parliament constituency)|Chester-le-Street]] seat. Tanfield was added from the abolished constituency of [[North West Durham]].''

=== 1950–1983 ===

* The Urban Districts of Blaydon, Ryton, and Whickham.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Craig |first=Fred W. S. |title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972; |date=1972 |publisher=Political Reference Publications |isbn=0-900178-09-4 |location=Chichester |pages=58, 129 |oclc=539011}}</ref>

''Tanfield transferred to [[Consett (UK Parliament constituency)|Consett]].''

=== 1983–2010 ===

* The Borough of Gateshead wards of Birtley, Blaydon, Chopwell and Rowlands Gill, Crawcrook and Greenside, Lamesley, Ryton, Whickham North, Whickham South, and Winlaton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/417/pdfs/uksi_19830417_en.pdf |page=74}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1626/made |at=In the County of Tyne and Wear}}</ref>

''The communities of Birtley and Lamesley were transferred in from the abolished constituency of [[Chester-le-Street (UK Parliament constituency)|Chester-le-Street]]. Lost small area in the east of the seat to the new constituency of [[Tyne Bridge (UK Parliament constituency)|Tyne Bridge]].''

=== 2010–2024===
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries 2010-2024}}

* The Borough of Gateshead wards of Birtley, Blaydon, Chopwell and Rowlands Gill, Crawcrook and Greenside, Dunston Hill and Whickham East, Lamesley, Ryton, Crookhill and Stella, Whickham North, Whickham South and Sunniside, and Winlaton and High Spen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1681/made |at=In Tyne and Wear}}</ref>

''Minor changes resulting from the redrawing of ward boundaries in Gateshead Borough and abolition of Tyne Bridge.''

== Abolition ==
Further to the completion of the [[2023 review of Westminster constituencies]], the seat was abolished for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], with its contents distributed to three new constituencies:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-north-east/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}}</ref>

* The three wards incorporating the town of [[Whickham]] included in an expanded [[Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead]] constituency named [[Gateshead Central and Whickham]]
* [[Birtley, Tyne and Wear|Birtley]] and [[Lamesley]] combined with [[Washington, Tyne and Wear|Washington]] to form [[Washington and Gateshead South]]
* Remaining wards (comprising about half the electorate), including the communities of [[Blaydon]], [[Rowlands Gill]] and [[Ryton, Tyne and Wear|Ryton]], to form a cross-county constituency with [[Consett]] in [[County Durham]] - named [[Blaydon and Consett]]

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref>{{Rayment-hc|b|3|date=March 2012}}</ref>!!Whip
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Coalition Liberal}}" |
|| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] || [[Walter Waring (1876–1930)|Walter Waring]] || [[Coalition Liberal]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] || [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] || [[Thomas Martin (Conservative politician)|Thomas Martin]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]] || [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[1956 Blaydon by-election|1956 by-election]] || [[Robert Woof (politician)|Robert Woof]] || [[Labour Party(UK)|Labour]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] || [[John McWilliam]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]] || [[David Anderson (UK politician)|David Anderson]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]] || [[Liz Twist]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|
|[[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]
|colspan="2"| ''Constituency abolished''
|}

==Election results 1918–2024==
[[File:Blaydon graph.png|center|thumb|751x751px]]

===Elections in the 1910s===
[[File:Walter Waring.jpg|thumb|120px|Waring]]
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[[1918 United Kingdom general election|General election 1918]]: Blaydon<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig (1983). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. {{ISBN|0-900178-06-X}}.</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
  |party      =Coalition Liberal
  |candidate  =[[Walter Waring (Liberal politician)|Walter Waring]]
  |votes      =9,937
  |percentage =52.8
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  =[[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]] 
  |votes      =7,844
  |percentage =41.6
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      =Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  =Thomas George Graham
  |votes      =1,064
  |percentage =5.6
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      =2,093
  |percentage =11.2
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 18,845
  |percentage =57.4
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
  |winner     = Coalition Liberal
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}

===Elections in the 1920s===
{{Election box begin |
  |title=[[1922 United Kingdom general election|General election 1922]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
  |votes      =14,722
  |percentage = 53.9
  |change     = +12.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      =Unionist Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Sir Frank Robert Simpson, 1st Baronet|Frank Simpson
  |votes      =7,963
  |percentage = 29.2
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      =National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
  |candidate  =Frederick William Cook
  |votes      =4,606
  |percentage = 16.9
  |change     = -35.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 6,759
  |percentage = 24.7
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 27,291
  |percentage = 77.0
  |change     = +19.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 35,434
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner     = Labour Party (UK)
|loser     = Coalition Liberal 
  |swing      = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
  |title=[[1923 United Kingdom general election|General election 1923]]: Blaydon <ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
  |votes      = 15,073
  |percentage = 67.9
  |change     = +14.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Unionist Party (UK)
  |candidate  = George Denson
  |votes      = 7,124
  |percentage = 32.1
  |change     = +2.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 7,949
  |percentage = 35.8
  |change     = +11.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 22,197
  |percentage = 62.1
  |change     = &minus;14.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 35,764
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Labour Party (UK)
  |swing      = +5.6
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
  |title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General election 1924]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
  |votes      =17,670
  |percentage = 62.6
  |change     = &minus;5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      =Unionist Party (UK)
  |candidate  =George Denson
  |votes      =10,549
  |percentage = 37.4
  |change     = +5.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 7,121
  |percentage = 25.2
  |change     = &minus;10.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 28,219
  |percentage = 77.0
  |change     = +14.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 36,646
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Labour Party (UK)
  |swing      = &minus;5.3
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
  |title=[[1929 United Kingdom general election|General election 1929]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
  |votes      = 21,221
  |percentage = 59.1
  |change     = -3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Unionist Party (UK)
  |candidate  = R. Charles White
  |votes      = 7,847
  |percentage = 21.8
  |change     = -15.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Thomas Magnay]]
  |votes      = 6878
  |percentage = 19.1
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 13,374
  |percentage = 37.3
  |change     = +12.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 35,946
  |percentage = 79.5
  |change     = +2.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 45,204
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Labour Party (UK)
  |swing      = +6.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1930s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General election 1931]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[Thomas Martin (Conservative politician)|Thomas Martin]]
 |votes = 18,927
 |percentage = 50.66
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
 |votes = 18,431
 |percentage = 49.34
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 496
 |percentage = 1.32
 |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 37,358
 |percentage = 80.95
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |loser = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General election 1935]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
 |votes = 24,148
 |percentage = 62.29
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate =Charles Edwin Vickery
 |votes = 14,622
 |percentage = 37.71
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 9,526
 |percentage = 24.58
 |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 38,770
 |percentage = 80.76
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |loser = Conservative Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Election in the 1940s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1945 United Kingdom general election|General election 1945]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
 |votes = 29,931
 |percentage = 71.65
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate =Edward Charles Peake
 |votes = 11,842
 |percentage = 28.35
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 18,089
 |percentage = 43.30
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 41,773
 |percentage = 79.70
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
 |votes = 28,343
 |percentage = 68.94
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = Leslie Frances Lawson
 |votes = 12,772
 |percentage = 31.06
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 15,571
 |percentage = 37.88
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 41,115
 |percentage = 87.46
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
 |votes = 28,337
 |percentage = 68.18
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate =Charles Percy Lawler Satchwell
 |votes = 13,223
 |percentage = 31.82
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 15,114
 |percentage = 36.36
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 41,560
 |percentage = 87.60
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[William Whiteley (politician)|William Whiteley]]
 |votes = 25,273
 |percentage = 66.47
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = John Morley Reay-Smith
 |votes = 12,750
 |percentage = 33.53
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 12,523
 |percentage = 32.94
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 38,023
 |percentage = 80.66
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1956 Blaydon by-election]]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  =[[Robert Woof (politician)|Robert Woof]]
  |votes      = 18,791
  |percentage = 69.94
  |change     = +3.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  =John Morley Reay-Smith
  |votes      = 8,077
  |percentage = 30.06
  |change     = -3.47
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 10,714
  |percentage = 39.88
  |change     = +6.94
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 26,868
  |percentage = 
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner    = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing      = -3.4
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[Robert Woof (politician)|Robert Woof]]
 |votes = 25,969
 |percentage = 65.43
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = Godfrey William Iredell
 |votes = 13,719
 |percentage = 34.57
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 12,250
 |percentage = 30.86
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 39,688
 |percentage = 82.94
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1960s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate =[[Robert Woof (politician)|Robert Woof]]
 |votes = 25,926
 |percentage = 66.72
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate =Neville Cooper Bailey
 |votes = 12,932
 |percentage = 33.28
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 12,994
 |percentage = 33.44
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 38,858
 |percentage = 80.01
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate =[[Robert Woof (politician)|Robert Woof]]
 |votes = 26,629
 |percentage = 69.21
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate =Bernard Bligh
 |votes = 11,849
 |percentage = 30.79
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 14,780
 |percentage = 38.42
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 38,478
 |percentage = 77.45
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate =[[Robert Woof (politician)|Robert Woof]]
 |votes = 25,724
 |percentage = 64.88
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate =Norman H. D'Aguiar
 |votes = 13,926
 |percentage = 35.12
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 11,798
 |percentage = 29.76
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 39,650
 |percentage = 72.30
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate =[[Robert Woof (politician)|Robert Woof]]
 |votes = 22,279
 |percentage = 58.65
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = A.A. Craig
 |votes = 15,705
 |percentage = 41.35
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 6,574
 |percentage = 17.30
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 37,984
 |percentage = 67.25
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[Robert Woof (politician)|Robert Woof]]
 |votes = 23,743
 |percentage = 57.27
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = A.A. Craig
 |votes = 10,277
 |percentage = 24.79
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Liberal Party (UK)
 |candidate = Paul Barker
 |votes = 7,439
 |percentage = 17.94
 |change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 13,466
 |percentage = 32.48
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 41,409
 |percentage = 69.20
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Blaydon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[John McWilliam]]
 |votes = 24,687
 |percentage = 53.40
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = T. Middleton
 |votes = 16,178
 |percentage = 35.00
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Liberal Party (UK)
 |candidate = David Hutton
 |votes = 5,364
 |percentage = 11.60
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 8,509
 |percentage = 18.40
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 46,229
 |percentage = 79.07
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1980s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Blaydon<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[John McWilliam]]
 |votes = 21,285
 |percentage = 44.4
 |change = -9.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = Andrew Williams
 |votes = 14,063
 |percentage = 29.3
 |change = -5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
 |candidate = Maurice Carr
 |votes = 12,607
 |percentage = 26.3
 |change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 7,222
 |percentage = 15.1
 |change = -3.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 47,955
 |percentage = 73.2
 |change = -5.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = -1.7
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Blaydon<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[John McWilliam]]
 |votes = 25,277
 |percentage = 50.3
 |change = +5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Social Democratic Party (UK)
 |candidate = Paul Nunn
 |votes = 12,789
 |percentage = 25.5
 |change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = Peter Pescod
 |votes = 12,147
 |percentage = 24.2
 |change = -5.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 12,488
 |percentage = 24.8
 |change = +9.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 50,213
 |percentage = 75.7
 |change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1990s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Blaydon<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = [[John McWilliam]]
|votes  = 27,028
|percentage  = 52.7
|change  = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate  = Peter Pescod
|votes  = 13,685
|percentage  = 26.7
|change  = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate  = Paul Nunn
|votes  = 10,602
|percentage  = 20.7
|change  = −4.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes  = 13,343
|percentage  = 26.0
|change  = +1.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes  = 51,315
|percentage  = 77.7
|change  = +2.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner     = Labour Party (UK)
|swing      = −0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Blaydon<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[John McWilliam]]
 |votes = 27,535
 |percentage = 60.0
 |change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate = Peter J. Maughan
 |votes = 10,930
 |percentage = 23.8
 |change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = Mark A. Watson
 |votes = 6,048
 |percentage = 13.2
 |change = -13.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Independent (politician)
 |candidate = Richard J. Rook
 |votes = 1,412
 |percentage = 3.1
 |change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 16,605
 |percentage = 36.2
 |change = +10.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 45,925
 |percentage = 71.0
 |change = -6.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 2000s===
{{Election box begin |
 |title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Blaydon<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[John McWilliam]]
 |votes = 20,340
 |percentage = 54.8
 |change = −5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate = Peter J. Maughan
 |votes = 12,531
 |percentage = 33.8
 |change = +10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = Mark A. Watson
 |votes = 4,215
 |percentage = 11.4
 |change = −1.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 7,809
 |percentage = 21.0
 |change = -15.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 37,086
 |percentage = 57.4
 |change = −13.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
 |title=[[2005 United Kingdom general election|General election 2005]]: Blaydon<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[David Anderson (UK politician)|David Anderson]]
 |votes = 20,120
 |percentage = 51.5
 |change = −3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate = Peter J. Maughan
 |votes = 14,785
 |percentage = 37.9
 |change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = Dorothy Luckhurst
 |votes = 3,129
 |percentage = 8.0
 |change = −3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = UK Independence Party
 |candidate = Norman R. Endacott
 |votes = 1,019
 |percentage = 2.6
 |change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 5,335
 |percentage = 13.7
 |change = -7.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 39,053
 |percentage = 62.6
 |change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = −3.7
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 2010s===
{{Election box begin |
 |title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Blaydon<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/council/ElectoralServices/Blaydon-StatementofPersonsNominatedNoticeofPoll.pdf |title=Parliamentary Election Thursday, 6 May 2010: Blaydon Constituency. Statement As To Persons Nominated And Notice Of Poll |date=20 April 2010  |website=[[Gateshead Council]] |access-date=2010-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615110606/http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/council/ElectoralServices/Blaydon-StatementofPersonsNominatedNoticeofPoll.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[David Anderson (British politician)|Dave Anderson]]
 |votes = 22,297
 |percentage = 49.6
 |change = −1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate = Neil Bradbury
 |votes = 13,180
 |percentage = 29.3
 |change = −8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = Glenn Hall
 |votes = 7,159
 |percentage = 15.9
 |change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = British National Party
 |candidate = Keith McFarlane
 |votes = 2,277
 |percentage = 5.1
 |change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 9,117  
 |percentage = 20.3
 |change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 44,913
 |percentage = 66.2
 |change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = −4.5
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Blaydon<ref name="2015 Election Results">{{cite web |url=http://geo.digiminster.com/election/2015-05-07/Results/Location/Constituency/Blaydon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608165655/http://geo.digiminster.com/election/2015-05-07/results/Location/Constituency/Blaydon |archive-date=2015-06-08 |title=Blaydon - Election Results {{!}} General Elections Online}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party      = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate  = [[David Anderson (UK politician)|Dave Anderson]]
 |votes      = 22,090
 |percentage = 49.2
 |change     = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = UKIP
 |candidate  = Mark Bell
 |votes      = 7,863
 |percentage = 17.5
 |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate  = Alison Griffiths
 |votes      = 7,838
 |percentage = 17.4
 |change     = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate  = Jonathan Wallace
 |votes      = 5,497
 |percentage = 12.2
 |change     = -17.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
 |candidate  = Paul McNally<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11728362.Greens_name_election_candidates/|title=Greens name election candidates|website=The Northern Echo|date=15 January 2015 |access-date=2015-02-04|archive-date=2015-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204171704/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11728362.Greens_name_election_candidates/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |votes      = 1,648
 |percentage = 3.7
 |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes = 14,227
 |percentage = 31.7
 |change = +11.4
}}
{{Election box turnout
 |votes = 44,936
 |percentage = 66.2
 |change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = -9.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
  |title=[[General election 2017]]: Blaydon<ref>{{cite web|title=Blaydon parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000574|website=BBC News|date=9 June 2017|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520001543/http://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000574|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CBP-7979">{{cite web |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |title=Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis |edition=Second |date=29 January 2019 |orig-date=7 April 2018 |publisher=[[House of Commons Library]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183438/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = [[Liz Twist]]
  |votes      = 26,979
  |percentage = 56.1
  |change     = +6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = Tom Smith
  |votes      = 13,502
  |percentage = 28.1
  |change     = +10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate  = Jonathan Wallace
 |votes      = 4,366
 |percentage = 9.1
 |change     = −3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = UK Independence Party
 |candidate  = Ray Tolley
 |votes      = 2,459
 |percentage = 5.1
 |change     = −12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
 |candidate  = Paul McNally
 |votes      = 583
 |percentage = 1.2
 |change     = −2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party      = Libertarian Party UK
 |candidate  = Michael Marchetti<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/lpukmichaelmarchetti/|title=LPUK Michael Marchetti|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2017-05-10|archive-date=2022-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404034738/https://www.facebook.com/lpukmichaelmarchetti/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |votes      = 114
 |percentage = 0.2
 |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = Space Navies Party
  |candidate  = Lisabela Marschild
  |votes      = 81
  |percentage = 0.2
  |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 13,477 
 |percentage = 28.0
 |change = -3.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 48,084
 |percentage = 70.2
 |change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Labour Party (UK)
 |swing = -1.85
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title = [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Blaydon<ref name ="Statement of persons nominated">{{cite web |url=https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/media/16570/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll-Blaydon/pdf/Statement_of_persons_Nominated_and_Notice-of-poll-Blaydon.pdf?m=637093458619300000 |title=UK Parliamentary election: Blaydon constituency. Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll |date=14 November 2019 |website=[[Gateshead Council]] |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415171742/https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/media/16570/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll-Blaydon/pdf/Statement_of_persons_Nominated_and_Notice-of-poll-Blaydon.pdf?m=637093458619300000 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CBP-8749">{{cite web |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |date=28 January 2020 |title=Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis |publisher=[[House of Commons Library]] |location=London |access-date=19 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118043715/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8749/CBP-8749.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Liz Twist]]|votes=19,794|percentage=43.3|change=−12.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Adrian Pepper| votes=14,263|percentage=31.2|change=+3.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Brexit Party|candidate=Michael Robinson|votes=5,833|percentage=12.8|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Vicky Anderson|votes=3,703|percentage=8.1|change=−1.0}} 
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales| candidate=Diane Cadman|votes=1,279|percentage=2.8|change=+1.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK, 1989)|candidate=Kathy King|votes=615|percentage=1.3|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate||party=Space Navies Party|candidate=Lisabela Marschild|votes=118|percentage=0.3|change=+0.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Lee Garrett|votes=76|percentage=0.2|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=5,531|percentage=12.1|change=−15.9}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=45,681|percentage=67.3|change=−2.9}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=−8.0}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[List of parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear]]
*[[History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Tyne and Wear]]
*[[History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Durham]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=n}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929379885/report.aspx nomis Constituency Profile for Blaydon, presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics]
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/12936.html Blaydon UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK''
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65805.html Blaydon UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''

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