Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (which styles itself "Gateshead Council") is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Political control

From 1889 to 1974 Gateshead was a county borough, independent of any county council. [1] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with Tyne and Wear County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Tyne and Wear County Council was abolished in 1986 and Gateshead became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: [2]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1973–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2002 have been: [3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Mick Henry [4] Labour 200220 May 2016
Martin Gannon Labour 20 May 2016

Council elections

Results maps

Changes between elections

1998-2002

Wickham South By-Election 17 September 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,59883.6+13.0
Labour 31416.4-7.0
Majority1,28467.2
Turnout 1,912
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bede By-Election 29 March 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 78063.9-6.4
Liberal Democrats 44036.1+19.2
Majority34027.8
Turnout 1,22021.3
Labour hold Swing
Chowdene By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Wood2,64968.8+4.5
Conservative Raymnond Swadling60415.7-4.8
Liberal Democrats Glynis Goodwill59915.6+0.3
Majority2,04553.1
Turnout 3,85256.4+28.0
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006

Felling By-Election 1 December 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul McNally84869.2+6.3
Liberal Democrats David Lucas20817.0+0.2
BNP Keith McFarlane967.8-2.3
Conservative Steve Wraith746.0-4.3
Majority64052.1
Turnout 1,22620.3
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Dunston & Teams By-Election 28 September 2006 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Dillon69454.9+0.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Ruddy26921.3+3.6
BNP Andrew Swaddle22617.9+4.6
Conservative 766.0-3.0
Majority42533.6
Turnout 1,26521.1
Labour hold Swing
Dunston and Teams By-Election 5 July 2007 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Haley79362.1+7.7
Liberal Democrats 28522.3+1.6
BNP 13110.3-4.3
Conservative 695.4-5.0
Majority50839.8
Turnout 1,27820.3
Labour hold Swing
Wickham South and Sunniside By-Election 31 July 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John McClurey1,61272.5+4.4
Labour Elaine Dobson39417.7+4.2
Conservative John Robertson2179.8-8.6
Majority1,21854.8
Turnout 2,22332.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill By-Election 14 May 2009 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynne Caffrey1,22153.2-3.9
Liberal Democrats Raymond Callender89839.1+12.5
Conservative Bill Thorkildsen1777.7-8.6
Majority32314.1
Turnout 2,29632.1
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014

Lobley Hill and Bensham By-Election 23 September 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen McMaster 1,120 69.3 +15.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Ruddy29818.4-5.0
BNP Derrick Robson1016.3-0.7
Conservative Val Bond976.0-6.5
Majority82250.9
Turnout 1,616
Labour hold Swing
Saltwell By-Election 23 September 2010 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Robson 793 68.8 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Laura Turner19617.0-5.2
Conservative Alan Bond867.5-5.9
BNP Janet Robson776.7+0.7
Majority59751.8
Turnout 1,152
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill By-Election 22 September 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Bradford 1,066 59.1 -3.6
UKIP Ray Tolley28215.6+1.2
Liberal Democrats Amelia Ord22112.3+7.9
Conservative John Lathan1568.6-2.3
Green Dave Castleton794.4-3.2
Majority78443.5
Turnout 1,804
Labour hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Council minutes". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Tallentire, Mark (26 April 2016). "Gateshead Council leader quits after 14 years". Northern Echo. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Gateshead council". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  6. ↑ "Labour retain seat". Evening Chronicle . 2 October 2006. p. 6.
  7. ↑ "Dunston and Teams By-Election July 2007". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  8. ↑ "Whickham South and Sunniside By-Election Results July 2008". Gateshead Council. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2008.
  9. ↑ "Chopwell and Rowlands Gill By-Election - Statement of Persons Nominated". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
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