Gateshead East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1997.

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election when the existing Gateshead seat was split in two.

It was abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Gateshead East and Washington West, with smaller areas going to Tyne Bridge and Jarrow.

It returned Labour MPs for the entire period of its existence.

Minor changes to reflect redistribution of local authority wards.