2014 Newcastle City Council election

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Newcastle City Council Elections, 2014
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  2012 22 May 2014 2015  
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Leader Nick Forbes Anita Lower
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seatWestgateCastle
Last election51261
Popular vote32,12915,0681,343
Councillors52242
Councillors +/–Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg1

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party UKIP Conservative Green
Last election000
Seats won000
Popular vote9,2316,9852,055
Councillors000
Councillors +/–±0±0±0

The 2014 Newcastle City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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The election saw the governing Labour Party gain a net extra seat in the council chambers, gaining the wards of Denton and South Jesmond. An Independent councillor was also elected in Westerhope, with Bill Corbett winning with a 451 majority over the Labour Party.

The Conservatives improved their performance from previous years, coming second in wards where they were previously third. The election also saw UKIP field candidates around the city. The party came second in wards including Byker and Lemington.

Overall Results

Newcastle City Council election, 2014
PartySeatsPopular vote
WonNot upTotal±VotesPercentage
  Labour 173552+132,12945.0%
  Liberal Democrats 91524-215,06821.7%
 Independent112+11,343
  UKIP 000±09,23113.5%
  Conservative 000±06,9859.9%
  Green 000±00
 Newcastle First000±0
  TUSC 000±0
  British Democrats 000±0
Total275178±068,634
Turnout34.2%

Ward by Ward Results

Local elections 2014: Benwell and Scotswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Beecham 1,502
UKIP Elisabeth Edmundson823
Conservative Neville Armstrong219
Green Lee Irving136
Liberal Democrats Ronald Clark117
Majority679
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Blakelaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ben Riley1,897
Liberal Democrats Bill Schardt485
Conservative James Langley308
Majority1,589
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Byker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Kemp1,275
UKIP Ray Hardy624
Conservative Donald Robinson130
Liberal Democrats James Kenyon92
TUSC Ryan Holmes70
Majority651
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anita Lower1,270
Labour Kim McGuinness1,106
UKIP Tim Marron701
Conservative Mary Toward270
Majority164
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Dene
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Robinson1,363
Labour Sheila Spencer992
Conservative Heather Chambers462
TUSC Ian Cusack180
Majority371
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Denton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anna Round1,332
Newcastle FirstIan Fraser679
Liberal Democrats Sarah Cross405
Conservative Alan Birkmyre296
Majority653
Majority996
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Local elections 2014: East Gosforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Slesenger1,199
Labour Dan Greenhough1,004
Conservative Joseph Gallagher377
Green Frances Hinton336
UKIP Mike Adie266
Majority195
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Elswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Habib Rahman1,522
British Democratic Kenny Baldwin414
Conservative Ronald Toward165
Liberal Democrats Ian Laverick143
Majority1,108
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Fawdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Faulkner1,253
Labour Heather Michell947
UKIP Ray Thomson521
Conservative Stephen Axford108
Majority306
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Fenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Kigour1,428
UKIP Lorraine Smith746
Conservative Keran McNally263
Liberal Democrats Tona Atkinson229
Green Jess Poyner121
Majority682
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Kenton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ged Bell1,733
Conservative Alison Wake431
Liberal Democrats Tracey Connell349
Majority1,402
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Lemington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Cook1,146
UKIP Alexis Fernandes672
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Hunter397
Conservative Emmett McNally183
Majority472
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Newburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Wright 1,140
UKIP Christopher Ballantyne564
Newcastle FirstJohn Gordon258
Conservative Kenneth Wake214
Liberal Democrats Barbara Down159
IndependentIdwal John149
Majority576
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: North Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Greg Stone1,454
Labour Mick Bowman1,149
UKIP Helen Jordan402
Conservative James Bartle204
TUSC Lizi Gray114
Majority305
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2014: North Jesmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Walker621
Labour Peter Smith589
Green Tim Dowson277
Conservative Duncan Crute276
UKIP Will Solyom129
Majority22
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Ouseburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Kane917
Labour Jane Byrne887
UKIP Daniel Cooke164
Conservative Christos Mexias96
TUSC Rober Hooper93
Majority896
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Parklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Ashby1,549
Labour Ian Tokell773
Conservative Karen Jewers547
UKIP Alora Adie393
Majority776
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2014: South Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sophie White1,095
Green Andrew Gray519
UKIP James Robertson209
Liberal Democrats 131 Boyle274
Conservative Samuel Boam99
TUSC Paul Phillips45
Majority576
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: South Jesmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arlene Ainsley752
Liberal Democrats Tom Woodwark396
Green Tony Waterson279
Conservative Sam Lee236
UKIP Penny Stansfield164
Majority356
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Local elections 2015: Walker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stokel-Walker1,573
UKIP Eric Taylorson580
Liberal Democrats Gerry Keating85
Conservative Joan Atkin52
TUSC Bobbie Cranney63
Majority993
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Walkergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Lowson1,276
UKIP Joseph Todd843
Liberal Democrats David Besag372
Conservative Marian McWilliams146
Communist Martin Levy33
Majority433
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: West Gosforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Shepherd1,226
Conservative Steve Kyte735
Labour Ed Derrick701
UKIP Daniel Thompson476
Green Sandy Irvine243
Majority491
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Westerhope
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bill Corbett1,343
Newcastle FirstErnie Shorton892
Labour Brian Hunter818
UKIP Charlotte Johnston393
Conservative Dorothy Wonnacott125
Liberal Democrats Hans-Christian Andersen64
Majority451
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Local elections 2014: Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoff O'Brien1,118
Conservative Alex Staton218
TUSCCliff Broen254
Liberal Democrats Claire Schofield142
Majority900
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Wingrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce McCarty1,592
Green John Pearson401
Conservative Anisha Malik325
Liberal Democrats Mark Nelson119
Majority1,191
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2014: Wingrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Pattison1,467
Labour Jacqui Robinson1,315
UKIP Christopher Armstrong646
Liberal Democrats Phillip McArdle306
Conservative Jacqueline McNally278
Liberal Democrats Colin Daglish237
Conservative Julian Toward211
Majority821
Majority669
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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