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Gateshead Central and Whickham

MP
Mark Ferguson (Labour)
Job cuts at named sites
700
Employees
65,000
Per 1,000 employees
10.8

A cut counts here only when a report names a site in the seat. Employee numbers from the ONS Business Register and Employment Survey, Great Britain only.

Job cuts at sites in Gateshead Central and Whickham

DateEmployerJobsWhereStated reasonStatus
25 Sep 2026Union Electric SteelAbout 180GatesheadFalling demandIn consultation
10 Jun 2026Zentia Profiles LimitedNot knownGatesheadInsolvencyIn administration
8 Jun 2026ZentiaAbout 170GatesheadCostsConfirmed
3 Jun 2025Union Electric Steel172GatesheadFalling demandProposed
15 Apr 2025Morrisons396Tonbridge, Birmingham, Whickham, Poole, Brentwood, Kilmarnock, Weston-Super-Mare, Exeter, Croydon, London, Leeds, Portsmouth, Glasgow and BathCostsProposed
17 Feb 2025Union Electric Steel UKUp to 180GatesheadFalling demandIn consultation