The available information is in the following table.
Quarter ending Jarrow South Tyneside North East GB February 1997 5,800 12,100 198,700 2,837,100 February 1998 5,700 11,800 191,700 2,809,000 February 1999 5,500 11,200 185,700 2,740,500 February 2000 5,980 11,460 184,210 2,724,030 February 2001 6,030 11,550 188,610 2,792,030 February 2002 6,030 11,690 187,910 2,787,220 February 2003 6,020 11,570 188,790 2,818,570 February 2004 5,900 11,280 185,660 2,819,160 February 2005 5,600 10,830 180,030 2,799,870 February 2006 5,380 10,450 172,910 2,747,490 February 2007 5,210 10,160 166,790 2,704,100 Notes: 1. February 1997-February 1999 figures are uprated to WPLS figures, and rounded to the nearest 100. 2. February 2000-February 2007 figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 3. Parliamentary constituencies are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory. Source: DWP Information Directorate 5 per cent. sample and 100 per cent. WPLS.