West Gosforth

West Gosforth
Ward
West Gosforth Show map of Tyne and Wear West Gosforth Location within the United Kingdom Show map of the United Kingdom
OS grid reference	NZ242685
Ceremonial county	Tyne and Wear
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England 55°00′40″N 1°37′19″W / 55.011°N 1.622°W / 55.011; -1.622

West Gosforth was an electoral ward in the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It was created in 2004 and abolished in 2018. The population of the ward is 9,681, increasing to 9,991 at the 2011 Census,^[1] 3.7% of the total population of Newcastle upon Tyne. Car ownership in the area is 78.1%, higher than the city average of 54.7%.

Other wards in Gosforth include Gosforth, Dene and South Gosforth, Fawdon and West Gosforth, and Parklands (which includes northern Gosforth including Melton Park and Brunton Park).