2023 Newcastle City Council election

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2023 Newcastle City Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)2024 

27 out of 78 seats to Newcastle City Council
40 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderNick Kemp [1] Colin Ferguson
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election51 seats, 44.2%21 seats, 23.4%
Seats before5021
Seats after4823

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Independent Newcastle Ind.
Last election3 seats, 4.9%3 seats, 5.7%
Seats before23

Newcastle upon Tyne UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Newcastle City Council election

Leader before election

Nick Kemp
Labour

Leader after election

Nick Kemp
Labour

The 2023 Newcastle City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in Tyne & Wear, England. [2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Labour retained its majority on the council. [3] [4]

Summary

Election result

2023 Newcastle City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 14Decrease2.svg 351.9344861.527,68841.9
  Liberal Democrats 10Increase2.svg 237.0132329.518,41727.8
  Newcastle Ind. 2Increase2.svg 17.4245.13,1394.7
  Independent 1Steady2.svg3.7233.82,7664.2
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07,65111.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06,0259.1
  Freedom Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02350.4
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0850.1
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0710.1
  Communist 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0650.1

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Newcastle City Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. [5]

Arthur's Hill

Arthur's Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Joanne Kingsland* 833 69.1 -0.9
Green Katie Fletcher20817.2+7.3
Conservative Fahim Habibi1078.9+1.5
Liberal Democrats Tahir Siddique584.8+0.7
Majority62551.9
Turnout 1,206
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Anthony* 1,636 65.0 +14.5
Conservative Jamie Kelly47518.9+9.7
Liberal Democrats Hans Christian Anderson2178.6+3.4
Green Lee Irving1897.5+2.5
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Blakelaw

Blakelaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Linda Hobson* 1,069 59.7 +8.7
Newcastle Ind. Sarah Armstrong29516.5New
Conservative Lucy Howie22412.5+3.1
Liberal Democrats Bill Shepherd1216.8-5.6
Green Jessica Whitaker824.6-1.8
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Byker

Byker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Kemp* 885 49.4 -5.3
Green Nick Hartley67537.7+28.1
Conservative Jamie Hampton1277.1+2.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Ridyard1055.9+1.8
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Callerton and Throckley

Callerton and Throckley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Walker 1,080 41.7 +12.4
Newcastle Ind. John Gordon54120.9-13.2
Conservative John Dobie48118.6+2.9
Green Idwal John31912.3+0.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Morris1696.5-2.8
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour gain from Newcastle Ind. Swing

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ali Avaei* 1,369 43.2 +9.1
Labour Co-op Andrew Herridge1,17537.1+7.4
Conservative Joshua Clark40612.8+0.4
Green Andrew Thorp2206.9+1.0
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chapel

Chapel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Margaret Donnelly 2,766 78.8 +5.9
Labour Co-op Milo Jasper Barnett41911.9-3.6
Conservative Ian Forster2035.8-3.7
Green James Milne621.8New
Liberal Democrats Judith Steen601.7-0.5
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent hold Swing

Dene and South Gosforth

Dene and South Gosforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Gallagher* 1,659 48.2 +3.4
Labour Christopher Bartlett1,22135.5+7.5
Green Robert Taylor2988.7-4.9
Conservative Gerry Langley2627.60
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denton and Westerhope

Denton and Westerhope
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Newcastle Ind. Adam Mitchell 1,226 45.4 +13.3
Labour Bill Purvis1,09340.5+4.1
Conservative Alexis Fernandes1876.9+0.2
Liberal Democrats Libby Dicken1094.0+1.0
Green Cécile Renaud-Glorieux833.1New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour Swing

Elswick

Elswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Habib Rahman* 1,383 71.8 -0.2
Green Peter Thomson27114.1+2.8
Conservative Saamiya Malik1819.40
Liberal Democrats Hamed Aghajani904.7-2.6
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Fawdon and West Gosforth

Fawdon and West Gosforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Lovatt* 1,673 58.5 +0.2
Labour Co-op Ava Rowell68824.1+1.7
Conservative Stephen Axford29510.3+0.7
Green Roger Whittaker2047.1-2.6
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gosforth

Gosforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Woodwark* 1,565 39.0 -1.6
Conservative Doc Anand1,33433.3+7.0
Labour Nick Arnold87521.8+1.9
Green Anna Foster2375.9-7.2
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heaton

Heaton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mehrban Sadiq 1,384 49.0 +2.7
Green Andrew Gray62522.1-5.6
Liberal Democrats Tom Appleby59521.1+3.4
Conservative Shah Ali1565.5-2.8
Communist Steve Handford652.3New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Kenton

Kenton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Paula Maines 1,337 55.1 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Austin56223.2-1.1
Conservative Zak Mudie27011.1-5.7
Green Adam Jackson1857.6New
TUSC Nicholas Fray712.9-7.5
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqui Robinson* 1,377 66.8 +10.6
Conservative Jamie Setch32115.6-13.7
Liberal Democrats Aidan King24912.1-2.4
Green Tristan Gilet1135.5New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Lemington

Lemington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Newcastle Ind. Nix Joanne 1,077 45.9 +8.7
Labour Co-op Stephen Barry-Stanners91839.1-2.5
Conservative Joel Bland1958.3-2.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Petrie803.4-1.9
Green Hilda Frost763.2-2.1
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Deborah Burns 1,573 53.6 -3.4
Labour Carly Walker-Dawson85929.3-3.7
Conservative Beth Spurr2608.9-1.2
Green Michael Rabley2428.2New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Monument

Monument
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Teresa Cairns* 751 63.2 +17.3
Green James Vesty20517.0-8.7
Conservative Aaron Whelan-Harvey13311.2-1.1
Liberal Democrats David Partington1028.6-7.5
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

North Jesmond

North Jesmond (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerry Keating* 1,322 65.1 +23.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Browne 1,276 62.8 +21.5
Labour Co-op Oskar Avery56727.9-15.3
Labour Co-op Michael Bell51225.2-18.1
Green Shehla Naqvi1798.8+1.4
Green Tim Dowson1356.6-0.8
Conservative Stephen Dawes793.9-2.8
Conservative Genna Brown733.6-3.1
Majority
Turnout 2,03247.6
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Ouseburn

Ouseburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Kane* 931 49.7 ±0.0
Labour Asad Syed70537.7+0.1
Green Phill James18710.0+0.5
Conservative Marie Summersby492.6-0.6
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Parklands

Parklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Morrissey* 2,143 54.2 +13.1
Labour Matthew Hill89522.6+5.7
Conservative Andrew Burnett53613.6-6.2
Green Audrey MacNaughton3789.6+0.6
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Jesmond

South Jesmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley Storey* 828 45.5 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Fiona Punchard47626.2+6.6
Green Alistair Ford25013.8-12.9
Conservative Elias al Dahan1799.8-5.7
SDP Martin Evison854.7+3.4
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Walker

Walker
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Wood* 1,224 70.3 +16.9
Conservative Alex Walker22913.2+5.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Psallidas1005.7-1.3
Green Tom Whatson955.5New
Freedom Alliance Steve Fish925.3New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Walkergate

Walkergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Frew* 1,571 59.6 +15.6
Liberal Democrats Deborah Gallagher43316.4+1.4
Conservative Stephen Oxborough33112.5+3.0
Green Doug Paterson1606.1-0.2
Freedom Alliance Julie Fish1435.4New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

West Fenham

West Fenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats P.J. Morrissey 1,200 45.3 +39.6
Labour Co-op Sylvia Copley*88333.3-10.8
Conservative Raja Khan32912.4+2.4
Green Tay Pitman2378.9-2.3
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Wingrove

Wingrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Rebecca Shatwell* 1,520 67.3 +11.4
Green John Pearson31814.1+0.9
Conservative Jarred Riley22910.6+0.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Steen1808.0-3.9
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

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