Gateshead East And Washington West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 54°56′13″N 1°33′18″W / 54.937°N 1.555°W / 54.937; -1.555
| Gateshead East and Washington West | |
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| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Gateshead East and Washington West in Tyne and Wear for the 2005 general election. |
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Location of Tyne and Wear within England. |
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| County | Tyne and Wear |
| 1997 (1997)–2010 (2010) | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Gateshead, Jarrow, Washington and Sunderland West |
Gateshead East and Washington West was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected a Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post electoral system.
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