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Newcastle upon Tyne Central is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Chi Onwurah of the Labour party.
The Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency has a total population of 94,011, of which 72,695 are eligible (18+) to vote (77.3%).
Newcastle upon Tyne Central ranks 548th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 371th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Chi Onwurah (born 12 April 1965) is a British Labour Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central, replacing the previous Labour MP Jim Cousins, who decided to step down and left the seat. She is Newcastle's first black MP.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Onwurah
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chi Onwurah MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Labour |
| Email Address | chi@chi4central.co.uk |
| Constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 12/04/1965 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| LinkedIn Profile | Visit LinkedIn |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 18.9% | 55.0% | 6.3% | 4.9 % | 14.9% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Newcastle Upon Tyne Central constituency in 2015 was 57.50%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Johnson | Green | Male | - | - | - |
| Chi Onwurah | Labour | Female | 12 April 1965 (59) | http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/chi-onwurah/1/417/695/en | http://chionwurahmp.com/ |
| Daniel Thompson | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Nick Cott | Liberal Democrat | Male | - | - | - |
| Simon Kitchen | Conservative | Male | - | http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/simon-kitchen/21/303/370/en | http://www.simonkitchen.org.uk/ |
| 19.35% | 45.95% | 24.09% | % | % | 1.66% | 6.74% | 2.21% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BNP | 2,302 | 6.7% |
| Conservative | 6,611 | 19.4% |
| Green | 568 | 1.7% |
| Labour | 15,694 | 45.9% |
| Liberal-Democrat | 8,228 | 24.1% |
| UK-Independence-Party | 754 | 2.2% |
| Electorate | 60,507 |
| Votes | 34,157 |
| Turnout | 56.5% |
| Conservative | Holder, Nick |
| Labour | Onwurah, Chi |
| Liberal Democrat | Kane, Gareth |
| Green | Pearson, John |
| BNP | Booth, Ken |
| UKIP | Davies, Martin |
Election turnout for the Newcastle Upon Tyne Central constituency in 2010 was 56.5%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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