Washington and Gateshead South
ConstituencyThe north east of the North East. About 96,390 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 69 square kilometres.
MP for Washington and Gateshead South
Mrs Sharon HodgsonLabourMP since
They won by 6,913 votes on a 52.2% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Radon Affected Area by constituency
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 83% of people in Washington and Gateshead South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon HodgsonElected | Labour | 17,682 | 47.8% |
| Paul Donaghy | Reform UK | 10,769 | 29.1% |
| Shaun Parsons | Conservative | 4,654 | 12.6% |
| Michal Chantkowski | Green Party | 1,687 | 4.6% |
| Ciaran Morrissey | Liberal Democrat | 1,602 | 4.3% |
| Sharon McLafferty | Independent | 627 | 1.7% |
- Electorate
- 70,972
- Turnout
- 52.2%
- Majority
- 6,913 (18.7%)
- Valid votes
- 37,021
- Rejected ballots
- 100
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Washington and Gateshead South compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.
What is the population of Washington and Gateshead South?
Washington and Gateshead South had 94,565 usual residents at the census.
Washington and Gateshead South is the 137th least populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Sunderland
Most of Washington and Gateshead South lies in Sunderland. These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Washington and Gateshead South itself. See Sunderland
Washington and Gateshead South in brief
The winner in Washington and Gateshead South had a majority of 18.7% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Washington and Gateshead South at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 52.2%.
Washington and Gateshead South had 94,565 usual residents at the census.
About 83% of people in Washington and Gateshead South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.