2023 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2023 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2022 4 May 20232024 

22 of 66 seats to Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48,707 (34.2%)
 First partySecond party
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LeaderMartin GannonRon Beadle
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election51 seats, 49.9%15 seats, 24.5%
Seats before5115
Seats won157
Seats after4917
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote24,45613,363
Percentage50.3%27.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.4%Increase2.svg 3.0%

Gateshead UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

Leader before election

Martin Gannon
Labour

Leader after election

Martin Gannon
Labour

The 2023 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. [1] One third of the council was elected. [2] One candidate was elected from each of the council's 22 wards. [3]

Contents

Background

In the 2022 election, the Labour Party retained a supermajority of seats. [4]

Labour retained its majority on the council, although lost two seats to the Liberal Democrats. [5]

Summary

Election result

2023 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 15Decrease2.svg 268.2344974.224,45650.3+0.4
  Liberal Democrats 7Increase2.svg 231.8101725.813,36327.5+3.0
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06,07912.5–4.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,6547.5–0.7
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05471.1+0.5
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02810.6+0.5
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01350.3N/A
 Save Us Now0Steady2.svg0.0000.0750.2+0.1

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows: [6] [7] [8] [9]

Birtley

Birtley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Thomas Elliott 1,224 56.6 +13.8
Labour Catherine Mary Davison76835.5-10.9
Conservative Joseph Ronald Callanhan1697.8-3.0
Majority45621.1N/A
Turnout 217135.4+0.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Blaydon

Blaydon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Alfred Brain 1,312 65.6 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Hawkins35317.6+10.3
Conservative Edward Bohill21910.9-17.8
TUSC Tom Allen1175.8+5.8
Majority95948.0+23.8
Turnout 200128.2+0.9
Labour hold Swing

Bridges

Bridges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Goldsworthy 904 58.2 -7.7
Conservative Martin Backley24816.0-1.6
Green Andy Blanchflower22314.4+14.4
Liberal Democrats Gareth Cooper17711.4-5.1
Majority65642.2
Turnout 156127.5
Labour hold Swing

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael McNestry 1,681 66.8 +5.1
Conservative Louise Beatrice Prince40216.0-3.5
Liberal Democrats Jean Margaret Callender31612.6+5.5
TUSC Tony Dodds1184.7+4.7
Majority127950.8+8.6
Turnout 253538.0-2.0
Labour hold Swing

Chowdene

Chowdene
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Wood 1,245 57.6 +2.5
Conservative David William Potts40818.9-1.5
Liberal Democrats James Peter Kenyon29513.7-0.2
Green Thomas Frederick Newell1185.5-2.2
TUSC Mark Robertson954.4+1.5
Majority83738.7+4.0
Turnout 216933.2-1.1
Labour hold Swing

Crawcrook and Greenside

Crawcrook and Greenside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathryn Alexandra Henderson 1,374 48.1 +2.7
Green Jack Philipson1,01735.6+4.3
Conservative Christopher Anthony Coxon31911.2-6.0
Liberal Democrats Oliver Christopher Martin William Jones-Lyons1475.1-1.0
Majority3577.5-6.6
Turnout 286740.1-1.1
Labour hold Swing

Deckham

Deckham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernadette Teresa Oliphant 1,075 56.7 -3.2
Liberal Democrats David Gilson Fawcett22011.6+2.7
Conservative Josh Alan Knotts22011.6-5.5
Green Gary Rutherford Brooks19410.2-0.1
Reform UK Robert Keith Kelly1357.1+7.1
TUSC Norman Hall522.7-1.2
Majority85545.1+2.3
Turnout 190330.4+0.6
Labour hold Swing

Dunston and Teams

Dunston and Teams
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Robert Haley 996 61.0 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Alexander Forster Walls34521.1+12.3
Conservative Jordan-Lee Guthrie29117.8+0.2
Majority65139.9-4.0
Turnout 164127.5-0.6
Labour hold Swing

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Dunston Hill and Whickham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vicky Anderson 1,250 51.7 +3.0
Labour Andrew Dylan Moir69826.9-5.1
Green Isabel Mary Blanchflower2018.3+2.1
Conservative Jak Hocking1958.1-3.2
Save Us NowGraham Steele753.1+1.3
Majority55224.8+8.1
Turnout 242937.0-1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Felling

Felling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Joseph Kasfikis 916 62.9 +3.5
Conservative Peter Crompton Jackson25517.5+0.7
Green Ashleigh Taylor McLean14910.2+1.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Waqas1379.4-5.6
Majority145745.4+2.8
Turnout 145726.1-2.2
Labour hold Swing

High Fell

High Fell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathryn Dorothea Walker 1,519 72.9 +14.8
Liberal Democrats Len Bell21010.1-6.6
Conservative Francis Thomas Athey2049.8-4.6
TUSC Elaine Brunskill1527.3+0.4
Majority130962.8+21.4
Turnout 209435.2+6.8
Labour hold Swing

Lamesley

Lamesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Gallagher 1,382 62.7 +4.9
Conservative Richard Herdman41919.0-7.1
Liberal Democrats Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway2199.9+1.1
Green Neil Campbell Grant1848.3+1.0
Majority96343.7+12.0
Turnout 221930.9-1.3
Labour hold Swing

Lobley Hill and Bensham

Lobley Hill and Bensham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen McMaster 1,282 59.6 +0.3
Conservative John Rogan Gardiner33615.6-2.8
Liberal Democrats Jamie Rickelton27412.7+1.2
Green Andy Redfern25812.0+1.1
Majority94644.0-0.9
Turnout 216131.4-0.1
Labour hold Swing

Low Fell

Low Fell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Beadle 1,836 59.0 +10.7
Labour Vincent Edward James Humphries83326.8-10.0
Green Mark Andrew Gorman2979.5+2.7
Conservative Paul Sterling1464.7-3.5
Majority100332.2
Turnout 312445.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pelaw and Heworth

Pelaw and Heworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Paul Diston 1,202 52.7 +0.4
Labour Heather Rhoda Maddison86237.8-3.7
Green Nicholas Boldrini1396.1+6.1
Conservative Ali Reza Akbari Pargam763.3-2.9
Majority34014.9+4.1
Turnout 228535.6+1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Geddes 1,545 57.4 -2.3
Green Andrew Mason31511.7-0.5
Conservative Susan Mary Wilson28610.6-5.8
Independent Doug Musgrove28110.4+10.4
Liberal Democrats Lynda Ann Duggan2158.0-1.7
TUSC Ros Cooper481.8-0.3
Majority123045.7+2.4
Turnout 269939.1+1.3
Labour hold Swing

Saltwell

Saltwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Leanne May Brand 900 45.2 +7.1
Labour Robert Lee Waugh84242.3-6.3
Green Gabriel Rubinstein1246.2+3.2
Conservative Robert Ableson1236.2-3.2
Majority582.9N/A
Turnout 199632.4-1.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Wardley and Leam Lane

Wardley and Leam Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stuart Green 1,251 66.3 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Matthew Robert Jordison33817.9+8.1
Conservative John Robert McNeil29815.8-3.4
Majority91348.4+5.7
Turnout 189832.2-2.6
Labour hold Swing

Whickham North

Whickham North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher James Ord 1,497 63.9 +2.8
Labour Jeff Bowe64727.6-1.0
Conservative John Callanhan1978.4-1.9
Majority85036.3+3.8
Turnout 234138.0+2.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whickham South and Sunniside

Whickham South and Sunniside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Charles Wallace 1,829 64.3 +4.2
Labour Sam Daniel Grist66223.3-0.3
Conservative Perry Wilson2739.6-2.1
TUSC Joel Jackson Byers822.9+2.9
Majority116741.0-4.5
Turnout 285543.9-1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Windy Nook and Whitehills

Windy Nook and Whitehills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Turnbull 1,221 62.2 +3.4
Conservative Kyle Lambert Murray35318.0-2.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Walker25312.9-1.8
Green Ruth Christina Grant1377.0+0.6
Majority86844.2+5.5
Turnout 197628.6-2.3
Labour hold Swing

Winlaton and High Spen

Winlaton and High Spen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maria Theresa Hall 1,441 57.5 +4.1
Conservative Lewis Ormston64225.6-4.8
Green Paul Martin McNally29811.9+1.2
Liberal Democrats David Graham Randall1265.0-0.5
Majority79931.9+8.9
Turnout 251636.7-3.2
Labour hold Swing

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