2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

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2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
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All 44 seats to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderSimon TaggMike Stubbs
Party Conservative Labour
Last election18 seats, 42.7%20 seats, 39.7%
Seats before2318
Seats won2519
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote30,83029,108
Percentage49.5%46.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.8 pointsIncrease2.svg 7.1 points
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderMarion Reddish
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election3 seats, 5.5%3 seats, 9.1%
Seats before21
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote1,694326
Percentage2.7%0.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.8 pointsDecrease2.svg 8.6 points
Newcastle-under-Lyme UK local election 2022 map.svg
Results by ward
Leader before election

Simon Tagg
Conservative

Leader after election

Simon Tagg
Conservative

The 2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in England. [1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Elections in 2018 left the council in no overall control, but the Conservatives were defending a majority on the council after taking control through defections in 2021. [2] [3]

The election saw the Conservatives retain their majority. [4]

Summary

Election result

2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 442592Increase2.svg 756.849.530,830+6.8
  Labour 441923Decrease2.svg 143.246.829,108+7.1
  Liberal Democrats 6003Decrease2.svg 30.02.71,694–2.8
  Independent 2003Decrease2.svg 30.00.5326–8.6
  Green 1000Steady2.svg0.00.3190–1.1
  TUSC 1000Steady2.svg0.00.2104N/A

Results by ward

Audley

Audley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Moffat* 1,120 52.8 +16.3
Conservative Ian Wilkes* 883 41.6 +7.1
Conservative Nick Crisp 855 40.3 +16.7
Labour Jeff Love84539.8+8.0
Labour Malcolm Nicholls81438.3+12.7
Conservative Sally Rudd80537.9+15.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wemyss29113.7+4.4
Liberal Democrats Eric Durber1999.4+1.2
Majority
Turnout 2,12333.5
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Ian Wilkes was elected in 2018 as a Liberal Democrat.

Bradwell

Bradwell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Fox-Hewitt* 1,006 51.2 +5.6
Labour Lesley Richards 926 47.2 +5.3
Labour Annabel Lawley* 922 47.0 −3.3
Conservative Jade Hammersley81241.4−4.0
Conservative Ben Simpson79140.3−3.8
Conservative Jude Powell78940.2−1.7
Green Jessica Mellor1909.7+2.2
Majority
Turnout 1,96331.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Clayton

Clayton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Sweeney* 402 51.0 +3.0
Labour Elizabeth Shenton38649.0+6.1
Majority
Turnout 78836.2
Conservative hold Swing

Crackley and Red Street

Crackley & Red Street (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joel Edgington-Plunkett 549 45.4 −3.9
Conservative Lilian Barker 471 39.0 −2.5
Labour Claire Radford47038.9−3.9
Conservative Kevin Robinson41134.0−5.1
Liberal Democrats Aidan Jenkins24920.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Kay Mitchell18415.2N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,20828.2
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cross Heath

Cross Heath (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Williams* 683 60.3 −0.9
Labour John Williams* 633 55.9 −4.6
Conservative Thomas Molloy36532.2+5.6
Conservative John Heesom33829.9+8.5
Green Will Wood13211.7N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,13228.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Holditch and Chesterton

Holditch & Chesterton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Grocott* 621 66.0 +9.0
Labour Sue Beeston 532 56.5 +3.3
Conservative Ken Owen*31433.4+14.7
Conservative Adam Bagguley27429.1+12.4
Majority
Turnout 94124.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ken Owen was elected at a 2019 by-election as an Independent.

Keele

Keele (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Jones 332 68.6 +9.7
Liberal Democrats James Borg8116.7−3.1
Conservative Arjun Patel7114.7−1.1
Majority
Turnout 48436.3
Labour hold Swing

Kidsgrove and Ravenscliffe

Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gill Burnett* 1,090 56.4 +17.4
Conservative Craig Skelding 1,012 52.4 +19.0
Conservative Simon Jones 961 49.7 +29.5
Labour Silvia Burgess*80141.4+7.2
Labour Robert Moss73438.0+4.9
Labour Sarah Pickup71136.8+4.6
TUSC Becky Carter1045.4N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,93329.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Knutton

Knutton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steph Talbot 239 47.9 −26.8
Conservative Derrick Huckfield*17234.5+9.2
Independent Beckie Currie8817.6N/A
Majority
Turnout 49925.0
Labour hold Swing

Derrick Huckfield had been elected in a by-election.

Loggerheads

Loggerheads (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Northcott* 744 62.4 −15.2
Conservative Barry Panter* 704 59.1 −0.6
Labour Sylvia Butler39633.2+15.0
Labour Helen Stuart39533.1+18.1
Majority
Turnout 1,19234.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Madeley and Betley

Madeley & Betley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon White* 1,087 68.0 +11.0
Conservative Gary White* 1,072 67.0 +15.7
Labour Christopher Cooper50531.6+16.3
Labour Thomas Wilson48230.1+17.9
Majority
Turnout 1,59938.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Simon White and Gary White were elected in 2018 as Independents.

Maer and Whitmore

Maer & Whitmore (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amy Bryan 573 72.3 −17.4
Labour Dave Lee21927.7+17.4
Majority
Turnout 79237.0
Conservative hold Swing

May Bank

May Bank (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Tagg* 1,081 50.3 −6.5
Conservative Trevor Johnson* 1,055 49.1 −7.1
Conservative David Hutchison 1,047 48.7 −6.9
Labour Steve Stoddart1,03348.1+14.8
Labour Joan Winfield1,01247.1+14.3
Labour Nicholas Butler1,00846.9+17.0
Majority
Turnout 2,14934.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Newchapel and Mow Cop

Newchapel & Mow Cop (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Waring* 771 59.8 +16.8
Conservative Paul Waring* 713 55.3 +16.2
Labour Claire Vodrey51139.6+7.3
Labour Jason Owen49138.1+6.4
Majority
Turnout 1,29029.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Silverdale

Silverdale (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqueline Brown 539 41.7 −7.4
Conservative Rupert Adcock 481 37.2 −6.3
Labour Peter Radford42933.2−14.2
Conservative Gregory Ellis37729.2−1.1
Independent Tom Currie34426.6N/A
Independent Izaak Johnson14411.1N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,29332.2
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Talke and Butt Lane

Talke & Butt Lane (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sylvia Dymond* 1,096 55.7 −0.4
Labour David Allport 1,012 51.4 −8.2
Labour Michael Stubbs* 952 48.4 −0.3
Conservative Keri Walters87044.2+23.2
Conservative Amy Wood84342.9+22.4
Conservative Sharon Battiste79440.4+20.1
Majority
Turnout 1,96729.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thistleberry

Thistleberry (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Bettley-Smith 485 34.9 +3.9
Conservative Joan Whieldon 479 34.5 +8.1
Liberal Democrats William Jones39928.7−19.9
Liberal Democrats Hilary Jones36526.3−15.7
Labour Benjamin Upson33023.8+0.6
Labour Roger Wilkes27619.9+1.4
Independent Graham Eagles23817.1N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,38836.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Town

Town (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Brockie 665 64.0 +8.8
Labour Ruth Wright* 644 62.0 +6.4
Conservative Conna Eynon30929.7+8.8
Conservative Daniel Hill30329.2+10.7
Majority
Turnout 1,03927.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Westbury Park and Northwood

Westbury Park & Northwood (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Parker* 783 59.8 −5.3
Conservative Andrew Fear* 775 59.2 −3.4
Labour Lawrence Wayte48937.3+3.8
Labour Leigh Hughes47436.2+5.8
Majority
Turnout 1,31034.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Westlands

Westlands (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Tagg* 1,344 58.6 −6.4
Conservative Mark Holland* 1,226 53.4 −8.0
Conservative Gill Heesom* 1,021 44.5 −17.4
Labour Robert Hagan86437.6+12.9
Labour Peter Lawrence74632.5+8.8
Labour Paul Horton70230.6+9.7
Liberal Democrats Robin Studd35915.6+5.5
Majority
Turnout 2,29536.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wolstanton

Wolstanton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Reece 774 57.2 +12.5
Labour Richard Gorton 740 54.7 +14.5
Conservative Julie Cooper*55641.1−4.0
Conservative Simon Poole52138.5−5.1
Majority
Turnout 1,35230.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Changes 2022–2026

Sue Beeston, elected as a Labour councillor, left the party in November 2023 to sit as an independent. [5]

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