UK Explained

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Represented in Parliament by Dame Chi Onwurah (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Chi Onwurah, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 627 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £614£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 545 areas and lower than 103.

UK 3.9%This area 5.3%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West£6145.3%
Kingston upon Hull East£6255.1%
Stockton North£6265.1%
Leicester East£6034.8%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people130,73959,597,740 in total
Aged under 1619%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over14%19%5 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher28%34%6 points lower
Households that own their home46%62%17 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association31%17%14 points higher
Households renting privately23%20%3 points higher

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Chi Onwurah

Labour

MAJORITY
11,060

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
54%

of people who could vote did

Chi Onwurah won with 46% of the votes, and Ashton Muncaster (Reform UK) came second with 19%.

Votes for each party

Labour46% · 18,875
Reform UK19% · 7,815
Independent13% · 5,263
Conservative10% · 4,228
Green Party8% · 3,228
Liberal Democrat5% · 1,946
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chi OnwurahLabour18,87545.6%
Ashton MuncasterReform UK7,81518.9%
Frances LasokConservative4,22810.2%
Yvonne RidleyIndependent3,6278.8%
John PearsonGreen Party3,2287.8%
Ali AvaeiLiberal Democrat1,9464.7%
Habib RahmanIndependent1,6364.0%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£614 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
5.3%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026