2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2012. Newcastle-under-Lyme UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2012.

The 2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

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Election result

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council Election, 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 11100+10
  Conservative 605-5
  Liberal Democrats 303-3
  UKIP 002-20
  Independent 00000
  TUSC 00000
 00000
 TOTAL20880100%

Ward results

Spoilt votes not included below.

Audley & Bignall End ward

Audley & Bignall End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Wilkes71247.53.8
Labour Philip Morgan60940.6+18.1
Conservative Simon Barnes17911.95.3
Majority1036.9
Turnout 1,500
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bradwell ward

Bradwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Plant97267.8+38.5
Conservative John Tagg39127.310.3
Liberal Democrats Julian Colclough704.93.3
Majority58140.5
Turnout 1,433
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Butt Lane ward

Butt Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Silvia Burgess67660.5+31.8
Liberal Democrats Dennis Richards31328.08.4
Conservative Daniel Jellyman12811.59.1
Majority36332.5
Turnout 1,117
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Chesterton ward

Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hilda Johnson80468.7+36.6
Conservative Rita Gilmore21918.73.0
Liberal Democrats Mike Dolman14712.610.8
Majority58550.0
Turnout 1,170
Labour hold Swing

Clayton ward

Clayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Heames51449.33.1
Labour Rob Wallace43135.7+19.2
Liberal Democrats Mavis Brown979.311.7
Majority8313.6
Turnout 1,042
Conservative hold Swing

Cross Heath ward

Cross Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Winfield73957.1+21.2
UKIP Nathan Jones38129.47.7
Conservative Andrew Firth1179.08.1
Liberal Democrats David Dugdale584.55.3
Majority35827.7
Turnout 1,295
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Halmer End ward

Halmer End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wemyss48245.82.8
Labour Paul Breuer40838.7+20.5
Conservative Adam Carney16315.55.0
Majority747.1
Turnout 1,053
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Holditch ward

Holditch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sophia Baker45864.1+26.5
UKIP Eileen Braithwaite19327.012.5
Liberal Democrats Dennis Cornes344.85.6
Conservative Alex Chadwick304.28.4
Majority26537.1
Turnout 715
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Kidsgrove ward

Kidsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reginald Bailey80266.3+32.5
Conservative James Vernon15312.62.7
Liberal Democrats Lynda Griffiths14612.133.5
TUSC Claire Vodrey1099.0New
Majority64953.7
Turnout 1,210
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Loggerheads & Whitmore ward

Loggerheads & Whitmore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tracey PeersN/AN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing

May Bank ward

May Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Matthews86951.111.2
Labour Stephen Harrison53831.6+14.7
UKIP Carol Lovatt21012.3+4.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Birkett844.98.5
Majority33119.5
Turnout 1,701
Conservative hold Swing

Newchapel ward

Newchapel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elsie Bates38653.1+22.8
Conservative Pamela Jellyman24834.110.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Brookes547.411.7
Independent Michael Prosser395.4N/A
Majority13819.0
Turnout 727
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Porthill ward

Porthill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cooper42243.021.7
Labour Steff Featherstone37338.0+14.0
UKIP Derrick Huckfield15215.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Eric Durber343.57.8
Majority495.0
Turnout 981
Conservative hold Swing

Ravenscliffe ward

Ravenscliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Stringer44650.2+27.8
UKIP Geoffrey Locke25228.3+9.5
Conservative Stephen Blair19121.518.4
Majority19421.9
Turnout 889
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Seabridge ward

Seabridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chloe Mancey66854.2+5.6
Labour Danny Walker45036.5+16.5
Liberal Democrats Hilary Jones1149.35.3
Majority21817.7
Turnout 1,232
Conservative hold Swing

Talke ward

Talke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Stubbs46053.8+39.0
Liberal Democrats Janet Parsons26731.222.6
Conservative Nicola Ralphs12815.02.2
Majority19322.6
Turnout 855
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Thistleberry ward

Thistleberry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marion Reddish75744.05.7
Labour Jim Matthews36621.3+8.7
Conservative Jonathan Fernyhough29116.912.8
Independent Angela Drakakis-Smith1538.9N/A
UKIP Maria Foy1528.8+0.9
Majority39122.7
Turnout 1,719
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Town ward

Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Taylor46549.1+22.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Shenton25827.220.1
Conservative Ian Gilmore13714.55.0
UKIP Wayne Harling889.3+2.3
Majority20721.9
Turnout 948
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Westlands ward

Westlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Hailstones96260.06.2
Labour Steve Bainbridge47129.4+17.9
Liberal Democrats Carol Reddish16910.55.1
Majority49130.6
Turnout 1,602
Conservative hold Swing

Wolstanton ward

Wolstanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Eastwood56640.9+16.5
Conservative John Pedder35926.04.0
UKIP David Woolley28420.59.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Hammersley1319.51.3
TUSC Richard Steele433.1New
Majority20714.9N/A
Turnout 1,383
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.