Profile: Parliamentary Constituency - Newcastle Central

Area (km2) : 22

Resident Population in 2001: 88,359

People eligible to vote: 62,734

Ethnic Groups (%)

    • White : 89.8
    • Mixed : 1.2
    • Asian : 6.4
    • Black : 0.5
    • Chinese/other : 2.0

Economically Active Population (Census 2001) : 38,004

Claimant Unemployment Rate* (March 2005) : 4.2

Constituent Census Wards:

    • Blakelaw
    • Fenham
    • Jesmond
    • Kenton
    • Moorside
    • Sandyford
    • South Gosforth
    • Wingrove

* uses economically active population from 2001 Census as denominator.

Source: Population figures; 2001 Census Area Statistics, © Crown Copyright.  Ethnicity figures; 2001 Census Area Statistics, © Crown Copyright.  2001 Census Standard Tables, © Crown Copyright