Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency Gateshead Central and Whickham when Mark Ferguson was elected.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
9,644
Electorate
69,827
Turnout
57.6%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Mark Ferguson
Labour
18,245 45.4% -1.7%
Damian Heslop
Reform UK
8,601 21.4% 17.5%
Ron Beadle
Liberal Democrat
4,987 12.4% 0.2%
Nicholas Oliver
Conservative
4,628 11.5% -21.5%
Rachel Cabral
Green Party
3,217 8.0% 4.2%
Norman Hall
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
369 0.9% 0.9%
Graham Steele
Save Us Now
170 0.4% 0.4%