The Jarrow and Gateshead East constituency is located in
Tyne and Wear and covers parts of the
metropolitan boroughs of
Gateshead and
South Tyneside. It includes the towns of
Jarrow,
Hebburn and
Felling, the villages of
West Boldon and Boldon Colliery and the residential areas of
Pelaw and
Wardley. The constituency forms part of the
Tyneside contiguous
urban area. Jarrow and Hebburn have an
industrial heritage, particularly in
shipbuilding and
metalworking. Felling and the Boldon villages have a history of
coal mining. Most of the constituency has high levels of deprivation, particularly Jarrow and Felling which fall within the top 10% most-deprived areas in
England. Hebburn is generally wealthier. The average house price in the constituency is lower than the rest of
North East England and less than half the national average. Residents of Jarrow and Gateshead East generally have low levels of education, income and professional employment.
White people made up 96% of the population at the
2021 census. Most of the constituency is represented by
Labour Party councillors with some
Liberal Democrats elected in Pelaw and
independents elected in Jarrow. Voters in the constituency strongly supported leaving the
European Union in the
2016 referendum; an estimated 63% voted in favour of
Brexit compared to a nationwide figure of 52%. ==History==