UKConstituencies / England
Washington and Gateshead South: MP, 2024 result & majority
Last updated: 3 Oct 2026
Current MP
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour · MP since 5 May 2005
2024 result
Lab Hold
Labour
Majority
6,913
18.7% of votes cast
Turnout
52.2%
37,021 of 70,972 electors
How close is it?
Washington and Gateshead South was won in 2024 by Labour (Lab Hold) with a majority of 6,913 votes, 18.7% of votes cast. That ranks it 423 of 650 seats from the closest: a seat with a clear majority.
Majority as a share of votes cast; ranking by 2024 majority only. This is not a forecast for the next election.
National context
UK-wide voting intention, not a local poll
As of: 2 Oct 2026 · Method: Average of the last 5 polls · Source: BMG Research, Find Out Now, More in Common, Opinium, Survation, YouGov · Constituency-level polling or MRP is only shown when published by a named pollster.
Polls are snapshots, not forecasts.
Polls are snapshots, not forecasts.
More in North East
Closest 2024 results first
Sources: UK Parliament Members API (MPs, 2024 results), postcodes.io (nation and region).
