Post by jamie on Aug 10, 2020 12:28:35 GMT
North Tyneside
North Tyneside constituency consists of a long stretch of communities from the northern outskirts of Newcastle upon Tyne to the banks of the river Tyne itself. While many villages traditionally relied upon coal mining, the constituency is now effectively a large number of Newcastle suburbs that seamlessly merge into the city itself. North Tyneside and its predecessors have long been safe Labour seats. Even in the 2019 Conservative landslide, Labour enjoyed a majority of almost 20%.
Beginning in the north, there are a collection of former coal mining villages. Most are deprived and heavily Labour voting, with the exception of more competitive Wideopen which has seen major housing developments in recent decades and as a consequence has had a more resilient Conservative vote than settlements elsewhere in the constituency. In the centre of the constituency, we find the communities of Forest Hall, Killingworth and Longbenton. These are largely post-war developments which include both council housing and middle class housing estates. While the Conservatives have been competitive in the more middle class parts in the past, Labour are currently well ahead both locally and nationally here now. Adjacent to Longbenton are the offices of the DWP and HMRC, major local employers. The constituency then reaches the river Tyne in the Wallsend area. A former shipbuilding town, it largely consists of post-war council estates. While the Liberal Democrats have often done well locally, this is very comfortably Labour voting territory come national elections. Finally, the constituency stretches along the banks of the Tyne to include a small part of North Shields. Again, this is strongly working class and Labour voting.
Overall, while there is great diversity across the constituency in historic industry, housing and social class, Labour are able to comfortably win the vast majority of settlements across the constituency. They are strongest in Wallsend and to a lesser extent the council estates in the Benton area. Conversely, they are relatively weak in the middle class parts of Benton/Forest Hall. The only settlement they will have lost in 2019 will have been Wideopen, and even here a Conservative win is reliant on a landslide nationally. With North Tyneside very comfortably voting Labour even amidst a very poor showing nationally, the constituency is very likely to remain safely in Labour’s hands for decades to come.
North Tyneside constituency consists of a long stretch of communities from the northern outskirts of Newcastle upon Tyne to the banks of the river Tyne itself. While many villages traditionally relied upon coal mining, the constituency is now effectively a large number of Newcastle suburbs that seamlessly merge into the city itself. North Tyneside and its predecessors have long been safe Labour seats. Even in the 2019 Conservative landslide, Labour enjoyed a majority of almost 20%.
Beginning in the north, there are a collection of former coal mining villages. Most are deprived and heavily Labour voting, with the exception of more competitive Wideopen which has seen major housing developments in recent decades and as a consequence has had a more resilient Conservative vote than settlements elsewhere in the constituency. In the centre of the constituency, we find the communities of Forest Hall, Killingworth and Longbenton. These are largely post-war developments which include both council housing and middle class housing estates. While the Conservatives have been competitive in the more middle class parts in the past, Labour are currently well ahead both locally and nationally here now. Adjacent to Longbenton are the offices of the DWP and HMRC, major local employers. The constituency then reaches the river Tyne in the Wallsend area. A former shipbuilding town, it largely consists of post-war council estates. While the Liberal Democrats have often done well locally, this is very comfortably Labour voting territory come national elections. Finally, the constituency stretches along the banks of the Tyne to include a small part of North Shields. Again, this is strongly working class and Labour voting.
Overall, while there is great diversity across the constituency in historic industry, housing and social class, Labour are able to comfortably win the vast majority of settlements across the constituency. They are strongest in Wallsend and to a lesser extent the council estates in the Benton area. Conversely, they are relatively weak in the middle class parts of Benton/Forest Hall. The only settlement they will have lost in 2019 will have been Wideopen, and even here a Conservative win is reliant on a landslide nationally. With North Tyneside very comfortably voting Labour even amidst a very poor showing nationally, the constituency is very likely to remain safely in Labour’s hands for decades to come.
