2006 Newcastle City Council election

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2006 Newcastle City Council election
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  2004 4 May 2006 2007  

26 of the 78 seats on Newcastle City Council
40 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won1610
Seats after4830
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote34,96025,959
Percentage47.8%35.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.8%Increase2.svg 2.0%

Newcastle City Council Election Map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Newcastle council election. Labour in red and the Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

Elections to Newcastle City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The council stayed under Liberal Democrat control, with the party gaining one seat overall. [1] [2] [3]

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Election result

Newcastle Council Election Result 2006
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 16Increase2.svg 161.5324861.534,96047.8Increase2.svg 5.8
  Labour 10Decrease2.svg 138.5203038.525,95935.5Increase2.svg 2.0
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06,9559.5Decrease2.svg 5.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,3273.2Increase2.svg 1.9
  BNP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,0102.7Steady2.svg
  English Democrat 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03540.5Increase2.svg 0.2
  Socialist Alternative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02890.4Decrease2.svg 0.3
  Respect 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02380.3New
  Communist 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0360.0Decrease2.svg 0.1

Ward results

Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Beecham 1,695 51.4
Liberal Democrats John Mansfield87926.7
BNP Jonathan Keys51615.7
Green Laurence Ellacot2066.3
Majority81624.7
Turnout 40.4
Labour hold Swing

Blakelaw

Blakelaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Schardt 1,608 52.4
Labour William Dodds1,21939.8
Conservative Kenneth Wake2397.8
Majority38912.6
Turnout 40.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Byker

Byker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Kemp 1,322 59.5
Liberal Democrats Jan Rosen61127.5
Socialist Alternative Paul Owens28913.0
Majority71132.0
Turnout 31.8
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anita Lower 1,819 59.1
Labour June Mackinlay79525.8
Conservative Mark Laing46615.1
Majority1,02433.3
Turnout 41.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dene

Dene
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Bailey 2,047 66.9
Labour Graham Addy60019.6
Conservative Mary Toward41213.5
Majority1,44747.3
Turnout 42.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denton

Denton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Middleton 2,219 64.5
Labour Eric Mackinlay1,22135.5
Majority99829.0
Turnout 43.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Gosforth

East Gosforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Slesenger 1,956 58.4
Labour Richard Baker62818.8
Conservative Charlotte Ives44113.2
Green David Coombes3249.7
Majority1,32839.6
Turnout 47.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elswick

Elswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derek Malcolm 1,015 44.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew McQuillin58725.8
BNP Kenneth Booth43719.2
Respect Yunus Bakhsh23810.5
Majority42818.8
Turnout 34.1
Labour hold Swing

Fawdon

Fawdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Faulkner 1,675 54.4
Labour Keith Taylor92630.1
English Democrat Martin Thompson35411.5
Conservative John Catto1254.1
Majority74924.3
Turnout 43.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fenham

Fenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Morrissey 1,482 45.8
Labour Isabella Cooney1,37742.6
Conservative Duncan James37511.6
Majority1053.2
Turnout 42.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Kenton

Kenton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerald Bell 1,436 52.4
Liberal Democrats David Turner92833.8
Conservative Tom Magen37813.8
Majority50818.6
Turnout 39.6
Labour hold Swing

Lemington

Lemington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Ash 1,591 56.1
Labour Ruth Robson1,24743.9
Majority34412.2
Turnout 38.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Newburn

Newburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Wright 1,337 46.1
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Hunter87530.2
BNP Alan Patterson41714.4
Conservative Timothy Troman2699.3
Majority46215.9
Turnout 41.4
Labour hold Swing

North Heaton

North Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gregory Stone 1,632 49.8
Labour Christopher Wilkie81524.9
Conservative Barry Flux49015.0
Green Victoria Walpole34010.4
Majority81724.9
Turnout 43.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Jesmond

North Jesmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Rounthwaite 1,050 54.4
Labour Fiona Clarke40020.7
Conservative Claire McLaughlin29015.0
Green John Pearson1909.8
Majority65033.7
Turnout 35.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ouseburn

Ouseburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Kane 773 49.4
Labour Farah McArdle46129.5
Green Alastair Bonnett21413.7
Conservative Ann Wake1177.5
Majority31219.9
Turnout 28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Parklands

Parklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Packham 2,247 64.2
Conservative Neville Armstrong73821.1
Labour Antoine Tinnion38711.1
Green Geoffrey Parkin1303.7
Majority1,50943.1
Turnout 49.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Heaton

South Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geraldine Ormonde 961 48.4
Liberal Democrats Henry Gallager74837.7
Green Duncan Couchman1768.9
Conservative Stephen Brownlee1005.0
Majority21310.7
Turnout 41.3
Labour hold Swing

South Jesmond

South Jesmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Woodwark 864 50.1
Labour Christopher Bartlett36821.4
Conservative Christopher Martin29116.9
Green Malcolm Shiel20011.6
Majority49628.7
Turnout 33.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Walker

Walker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stokel-Walker 1,797 69.0
Liberal Democrats Annie Gravell46217.7
BNP John Mitchell31011.9
Communist Martin Levy361.4
Majority1,33551.3
Turnout 35.0
Labour hold Swing

Walkergate

Walkergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Besag 1,770 58.2
Labour Maureen Lowson1,11636.7
Conservative Marian McWilliams1555.1
Majority65421.5
Turnout 43.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Gosforth

West Gosforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William Shepherd 1,961 52.3
Conservative Brian Moore1,14130.4
Labour John Foley43111.5
Green Dawn Shiel2175.8
Majority82021.9
Turnout 50.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Westerhope

Westerhope
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Hamilton 2,177 57.0
Labour Brian Hunter1,15030.1
Conservative John Gough49112.9
Majority1,02726.9
Turnout 49.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoffrey O'Brien 704 45.0
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pagan53133.9
BNP Daniel Thorlby17311.0
Green Pamela Woolner15810.1
Majority17311.1
Turnout 29.2
Labour hold Swing

Wingrove

Wingrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce McCarty 1,031 39.9
Liberal Democrats Muhammed Ali99438.5
Conservative Jacqueline McNally2278.8
Green Peter Hilton1726.7
BNP Vivien Browne1576.1
Majority371.4
Turnout 36.4
Labour hold Swing

Woolsington

Woolsington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Pattison 1,520 47.4
Liberal Democrats William Thorkildsen1,47446.0
Conservative Sharmilee Rau2106.6
Majority461.4
Turnout 43.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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