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MPs and MEPs
Find your local MP
For more information about your MP, including details of their parliamentary career and contact details, visit the Parliament website.
You can search for your local MP by postcode, constituency or name.
MPs
An MP represents a particular constituency and is elected by the voters of that constituency. The role of the MP is to represent the interests of all the people of their constituency in the House of Commons in London.
The following Members of Parliament were elected to represent the Gateshead constituencies:
Gateshead constituency
Ian Mearns (Labour)
12 Regent Terrace
Gateshead
NE8 1LU
0191 477 0651
ian.mearns.mp@parliament.uk
www.ianmearns.org.uk
Wards in Constituency:
- Dunston and Teams
- Lobley Hill and Bensham
- Saltwell
- Low Fell
- Chowdene
- Bridges
- Deckham
- High Fell
- Felling
- Windy Nook and Whitehills
Blaydon constituency
Liz Twist (Labour)
St Cuthbert's Church Hall,
Shibdon Road,
Blaydon,
NE21 5PT
0191 4142488.
liz.twist.mp@parliament.uk
Wards in Constituency:
- Blaydon
- Birtley
- Chopwell and Rowlands Gill
- Crawcrook and Greenside
- Ryton, Crookhill and Stella
- Lamesley
- Whickham North
- Whickham South
- Dunston Hill and Whickham East
- Winlaton and High Spen
Jarrow constituency
Stephen Hepburn (Labour)
141 Tedco Business Centre
Jarrow
Tyne and Wear
NE32 3DT
0191 420 0648
hepburns@parliament.uk
Wards in Constituency:
- Wardley and Leam Lane
- Pelaw and Heworth
MEPs
An MEP is an elected representative of a particular region and their role is to represent the interests of the people in their region at the European Parliament.
The following Members of the European Parliament represent the North East. They were elected using proportional representation.
Brian Monteith (The Brexit Party)
Committee(s): Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
brian.monteith@europarl.europa.eu
John David Edward Tennant (The Brexit Party)
Committee(s): Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
john.tennant@europarl.europa.eu
Jude Kirton-Darling (Labour Party)
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Committee(s): Committee on International Trade, Committee on Petitions
0191 620 0105
office@northeastlabour.eu
www.labour4ne.org.uk
