Gateshead West (UK Parliament constituency)

Gateshead West
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	County Durham until 1974, then Tyne and Wear
1950–1983
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Tyne Bridge and Gateshead East
Created from	Gateshead

Gateshead West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Gateshead in what is now Tyne and Wear. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

1950-1955: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Central, North, North-West, West, and West-Central.

1955-1964: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Central, East-Central, North, North-East, North-West, West, and West-Central.

1964-1983: The County Borough of Gateshead wards of Askew, Bensham, Chandless, Claremont, Riverside, Saltwell, Shipcote, and Teams.