Estimated electorate: 68,805
Based on the updated constituency boundaries and current opinion polls, we project that the result in Gateshead Central and Whickham will be as follows:
Based on predicted vote shares (GB): Labour: 44% | Conservative: 27% | Liberal Democrat: 11.3% | Green: 6.8% | Reform/Brexit: 6.1%
For all new seats and a full forecast of the next general election, please see our Electoral Analysis.
The following candidates are expected to stand in the new Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency at the next election:
There may be further candidates standing for whom data is not yet available.
Data Source: https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk
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If we can recruit 16,624 members in Gateshead Central and Whickham, we can potentially swing the seat at the next election to whichever of Labour or Conservative has the best climate policy. That's 24.2% of the electorate in this seat.
We need 21,600 members in this constituency to be able to elect a Green MP. That's 31.4% of the electorate.