History
This traditionally safe district of Newcastle upon Tyne for the Labour Party has been less so since 2006, when a pattern of the Liberal Democrats winning council seats across the constituency with large majorities was noticed. This indicated a possibility of Labour losing the seat to the Liberal Democrats at the 2010 general election. In the event, Labour's Nick Brown held the seat with his smallest majority in thirty years, while Labour benefitted from the associated increased turnout to take the Walkergate council Ward from the Liberal Democrats.
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