2015 Newcastle City Council election

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Newcastle City Council Elections, 2015
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Turnout65%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Leader Nick Forbes Anita Lower
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seatWestgateCastle
Last election51252
Popular vote57,14422,6072,896
Percentage45%18%2%
Councillors53223
Councillors +/–Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg1
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Conservative UKIP Green
Last election000
Seats won000
Popular vote17,93615,9916,950
Percentage14.0%13.0%6.0%
Councillors000
Councillors +/–±0±0±0

The 2015 Newcastle City Council Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Newcastle City Council in England. [1] The elections took place on the same day as other local elections.

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During the election campaign, hustings were held by JesmondLocal in the North and South Jesmond Wards. [2]

The result saw the majority of governing Labour Party members increase in the council chamber, with winners in seats in the wards Castle and North Jesmond replacing one Liberal Democrat councillor in each for these. Westerhope saw its third independent councillor elected, Pat Hillicks winning the seat with a 1,319 majority over the Labour Party candidate.

In West Gosforth, the Conservative candidate Steve Kyte came close to victory, the last such occasion being 1992, coming 17 votes short. UKIP candidates attracted more support on average than in any previous year, coming second in Byker and in Lemington.

Overall results

Newcastle City Council election, 2015 [3] [4]
PartySeatsPopular vote
WonNot upTotal±VotesPercentage
  Labour 223153+257,14445.0%
  Liberal Democrats 41822-322,60717.8%
  Independent 123+12,8962.3%
  Conservative 000±017,93614.1%
  UKIP 000±015,99112.6%
  Green 000±07,9506.3%
 Newcastle First000±01,7851.4%
  TUSC 000±07630.6%
Total275178±0127,072–
Turnout65%

Ward results

The electoral division results are listed below: [5]

Local elections 2015: Benwell and Scotswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hazel Stephenson2,77357.8-10.7
UKIP Michael Scott1,13723.7+23.7
Conservative Neville Armstrong50810.6+0.3
Green Lee Irving2034.2+4.2
Liberal Democrats Roland Clark1783.7-6.4
Majority1,63634.1-23.3
Turnout 4,79956+19.6
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Blakelaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Pearson2,54955.4-3.9
UKIP Daniel Percy84618.4+18.4
Conservative James Langley53211.6+4.1
Liberal Democrats Bill Schardt4289.3-23.7
Green Brendan Derham2445.3+5.3
Majority1,70337.0+10.9
Turnout 4,59956+15.0
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Byker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Dunn2,37359.0-13.6
UKIP Raymond Hardy80420.0+20.0
Conservative Donald Robinson3899.7+5.1
Green Cat Lyth2255.6+5.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Nelson1724.3-1.8
TUSC Ryan Holmes561.4+1.4
Majority1,56939.024.9
Turnout 4,01951
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Hunter2,20036.4+4.7
Liberal Democrats Phillip Lower1,97432.6-13.1
Conservative Mary Toward99016.4+2.4
UKIP Tim Marron88614.6+14.6
Majority2263.7
Turnout 6,05070.0+24.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Local elections 2015: Dene
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bob Renton2,08638.7-10.8
Labour Sheila Spencer1,73032.1+5.1
Conservative James Bartle75514.0-0.5
UKIP Tony Sanderson4638.6+8.6
Green Tom Targett3506.5+6.5
Majority3566.6
Turnout 5,38472.8+25.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Denton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Bird2,306
Labour Melissa Davies1,995
UKIP Will Solyom999
Liberal Democrats Colin Daglish673
Conservative Alan Birkmyre670
Conservative Colin Foster499
Newcastle FirstJason Smith467
Liberal Democrats Helen Laverick380
Turnout 7,985
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: East Gosforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Gallagher1,95136.0-5.0
Labour Ed Derrick1,73331.9-3.1
Conservative Alison Wake93517.2+4.0
Green Joe Herbert5379.9-0.8
UKIP Tony Coxall2143.9+3.9
TUSC Nicholas Fray551.0+1.0
Majority2184.0-1.9
Turnout 542575.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Elswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dipu Ahad2,64468.2-10.8
UKIP David Muat62316.1+16.1
Conservative Ronald Toward2406.2+0.7
Green Jacob Strauss1704.4+4.4
Liberal Democrats Judith Fourie1433.7-0.5
Newcastle FirstOlga Shorton581.5-8.1
Majority2,02152.1-17.3
Turnout 3,87855.6
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Fawdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Antoine Tinnion1,91942.6+3.7
Liberal Democrats Tracy Connell1,40931.3-19.3
UKIP Alexis Fernandes63714.2+14.2
Conservative Steve Axford3658.1+5.2
Green Liam Christie1703.8+3.8
Majority51012.0-11.7
Turnout 4,50061.3
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Fenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Tokell2,50652.4+0.2
UKIP Peter Grey1,02521.4+21.4
Conservative Ken Wake63213.2+2.3
Liberal Democrats PJ Morrissey4078.5-16.7
Green Jess Poyner2124.4+4.4
Majority1,48131.0+6.0
Turnout 4,78260.5
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Kenton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Lambert2,64758.6-12.1
UKIP Penelope Stansfield67815.0+15.0
Conservative Simon Bell64614.3+0.2
Liberal Democrats Barbara Down2866.3-8.9
Green Helena Rohlfing1904.2+4.2
TUSC Oisin Gourley701.5+1.5
Majority1,96943.6-11.9
Turnout 4,51756.3
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Lemington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Phillipson2,158
Labour Kim McGuinness 2,052
UKIP Mike Adie1,042
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Hunter672
Conservative Kieran McNally501
Newcastle FirstSarah Armstrong414
Conservative Emmett McNally414
Liberal Democrats Ian Laverick298
Turnout 7,551
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Newburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hillary Franks2,02445.5
UKIP James Robertson90820.4
Conservative Dorothy Wonnacott50511.4
Liberal Democrats James Kenyon3217.2
Independent Idwal John2325.2
Green Claire Henly1573.5
Newcastle FirstJohn Gordon1543.5
Independent Jennifer Nixon1463.3
Majority1,11625.1
Turnout 4,44762.7
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: North Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Bowman1,92637.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Morrissey1,86935.9
Conservative Heather Chambers5029.6
Green Chris Hayday4689.0
UKIP Elisabeth Edmundson3977.6
TUSC Lizi Gray490.9
Majority571.1
Turnout 5,21172.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Local elections 2015: North Jesmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dan Perry1,50133.6
Liberal Democrats Gerard Keating1,31229.3
Conservative Matthew Sinclair92520.7
Green Shehla Naqvi54912.3
UKIP Joseph Levy1292.9
Independent Michael Charlton571.3
Majority1894.2
Turnout 4,47358.3
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Ouseburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Powers1,80243.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howse90621.6
Green Cameron Christian72217.2
Conservative Toby Millar45710.9
UKIP David Robinson Young2586.2
TUSC Matt Wilson-Boddy441.1
Majority89621.4
Turnout 4,18958.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Local elections 2015: Parklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Down2,47742.9
Labour Shumel Rahman1,37623.8
Conservative Karen Jewers1,23721.4
UKIP John Atkinson4006.9
Green Alistar Ford2834.9
Majority1,10119.1
Turnout 5,77373.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2015: South Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Jones1,98748.5
Green Andrew Gray1,16328.4
Conservative Tim Monckton3508.5
Liberal Democrats Catherine Smith2746.7
UKIP James Askwith2676.5
TUSC Paul Phillips591.4
Majority82420.1
Turnout 4,10060.1
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: South Jesmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kerry Allibhai1,52239.9
Conservative Sam Lee75819.8
Green Robert Magowan67617.7
Liberal Democrats Tom Woodwark61716.2
UKIP Norman Douglas1985.2
TUSC Geoff Stokle481.3
Majority76420.0
Turnout 3,81954.8
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Walker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Wood2,57365.8
UKIP Glen Bolton82921.2
Conservative Joan Atkin2516.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Boyle1333.4
Green Josh Adams1263.2
Majority1,74444.6
Turnout 3,91249.8
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Walkergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Denholm2,41053.3
UKIP Joseph Todd96821.4
Liberal Democrats David Besag53711.9
Conservative Marian McWilliams45010.0
Green Thomas Rhodes1553.4
Majority1,44231.9
Turnout 4,52064.3
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: West Gosforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jackie Slesenger1,82132.2
Conservative Steve Kyte1,80431.9
Labour Oscar Avery1,31823.3
Green Sandy Irvine4417.8
UKIP Daniel Thompson2694.8
Majority170.3
Turnout 5,65376.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Westerhope
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Pat Hillicks2,44344.6+19.1
Labour Syed Ullah1,12420.5-12.7
UKIP Stewart Jackson64311.7
Newcastle FirstErnie Shorton58510.7-5.3
Conservative Jacqueline McNally4508.2+1.0
Liberal Democrats Colin Steen1402.6-12.2
Green David Tooby731.3+1.3
Independent William Jobes180.3+0.3
Majority1,31924.1
Turnout 5,47672.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing +15.9
Local elections 2015: Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Kingsland1,77155.7-16.9
Conservative Robert Moore49915.7+4.6
Green Cliff Broen25414.3+14.3
UKIP Shawkat Al-Baghdadi2397.5+7.5
Liberal Democrats Rachel Cullen2176.8+6.8
Majority1,27240.0
Turnout 3,18054.7
Labour hold Swing -10.8
Local elections 2015: Wingrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Todd2,52762.5
Conservative William Kinghorn54013.3
Green John Pearson485278
UKIP Christopher Ballantyne2786.9
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Farsi2155.3
Majority1,98749.1
Turnout 4,04559.2
Labour hold Swing
Local elections 2015: Woolsington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqui Robinson2,28451.7
UKIP Paul Armstrong88420.0
Conservative Julian Toward67315.2
Liberal Democrats Phillip McArdle3417.7
Green Tab Bailey1323.0
Newcastle FirstAlan McKenna1072.4
Majority1,40031.7
Turnout 4,42156.7
Labour hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "VIDEO: JESMONDLOCAL HUSTINGS". JesmondLocal. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Political composition of the Council". Newcastle City Council . Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections 2015 - Thursday 7th May, 2015". Newcastle City Council . Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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