Newcastle City Council elections

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Newcastle City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Newcastle City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of the Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 78 councillors have been elected from 26 wards. [1]

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Council elections

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By-election results

1994-1998

Newburn By-Election 7 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Isobel Wright92076.9
Conservative Alistair Stewart Hind27523.1
Majority 64553.8
Turnout 1,195
Labour hold Swing
Woolsington By-Election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lilian Mary Kennedy2,63068.1−7.2
Conservative Colin Forster65717.0+5.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Ernest Walker57614.9+1.9
Majority 1,97351.1
Turnout 3,86365.8
Labour hold Swing
South Gosforth By-Election 12 June 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas David George Woodwark1,47443.7−15.0
Conservative Marie Summersby1,09632.5+1.3
Labour Susan Jane MacDonald Stirling80023.7+13.6
Majority 37811.2
Turnout 3,370
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
West City By-Election 2 October 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen James46881.5+2.0
Liberal Democrats Phillip George Lower7412.9+5.9
Conservative Timothy David Troman325.6−3.2
Majority 39468.6
Turnout 57410.3
Labour hold Swing
Heaton By-Election 20 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Wappat56452.9−10.7
Conservative Jeremy Peter Middleton 21119.8+6.0
Liberal Democrats Neil John Bradbury15814.8+4.5
Green Christopher Patrick Hayday847.9+1.9
Communist Martin Richard Levy504.7+4.7
Majority 35333.1
Turnout 1,06711.5
Labour hold Swing

1998-2002

Dene By-Election 16 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gregory Martin Stone1,96158.1+2.6
Labour John Lawrence Young1,06131.4+0.6
Conservative Alice Gingell35310.5−3.2
Majority 90026.7
Turnout 3,37529.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Byker By-Election 4 March 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Pike36656.8−18.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas James Thompson20632.0+13.1
Green Pamela Jane Woolner375.7+5.7
Conservative Jeremy Peter Middleton 355.4−0.1
Majority 16024.8
Turnout 6449.7
Labour hold Swing
Scotswood By-Election 14 October 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hazel Stephenson49066.9−16.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Anne Reilly18024.6+16.0
Conservative Peter Lumley628.5+0.4
Majority 31042.3
Turnout 73214.9
Labour hold Swing
Jesmond By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Dicken2,49646.0+6.5
Labour Fiona Karen Clarke1,65930.5−1.3
Conservative Jonjo McNamara1,11620.5−1.5
Independent Marie Summersby1602.9+2.9
Majority 83715.5
Turnout 5,431
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Walkergate By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stokel-Walker2,67258.3+4.0
Liberal Democrats Belinda Knowles1,60635.0−4.7
Conservative Keith Gilfillan3066.7+0.6
Majority 1,06623.3
Turnout 4,584
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006

Benwell By-Election 18 July 2002 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Mackinlay70055.8−3.0
Liberal Democrats Brian Moore38330.5+13.6
Conservative Carolyn Smith13610.8+0.0
Green Jesus Miguel-Garcia362.9−1.4
Majority 31725.3
Turnout 1,25524.3
Labour hold Swing


Walker By-Election 4 September 2003 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stokel-Walker1,44062.1−12.3
BNP Jonathan Keys39517.1+17.1
Liberal Democrats John McLennan37016.0−0.4
Conservative Joseph Prince1124.8−1.7
Majority 1,04545.0
Turnout 2,31747.7
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Lemington By-Election 30 November 2006 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Hunter1,18046.7−9.3
Labour Ruth Robson81532.2−11.8
BNP Kenneth Booth38315.2+15.2
Conservative Jason Smith1475.8+5.8
Majority 36514.5
Turnout 2,52534.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Wingrove delayed Election 14 June 2007 (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Todd1,051
Liberal Democrats Ayaz Siddique948
Labour Alyson Hampshire908
Liberal Democrats Deborah Wilkinson869
Green Jenny Pearson186
Green John Pearson183
Conservative Neil Archibald173
Conservative Alexander Le Vey140
BNP Viv Browne81
BNP Graham Hodgson80
Turnout 4,61931.2
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Fenham By-Election 29 January 2009 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mitzi Emery1,04933.9−11.8
Labour Helen McStravick1,02533.1−3.3
BNP Ken Booth83627.0+18.0
Conservative Sarah Armstrong1866.0−2.9
Majority 240.8
Turnout 3,09639.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2010-2014

Ouseburn By-Election 15 November 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Powers71447.6%+11.7%
Liberal Democrats Mark Nelson66544.3%−6.3%
Newcastle FirstIan Fraser734.9%+4.9%
Conservative Joshua Chew493.3%−0.7%
Majority 493.3%
Labour hold Swing
Castle By-Election 25 April 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Phillip Lower1,16543.7%%−6.2%
Labour Ben Riley1,04339.2%+4.7%
Newcastle FirstJohn Gordon2158.1%+0.1%
Conservative Jennifer Nixon1947.3%−0.3%
TUSC Rory Jobe481.8%+1.8%
Majority 1224.5%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
South Heaton By-Election 25 April 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Jones79861.2%−8.2%
Green Andrew Grey20515.7%+3.4%
Liberal Democrats Rachel Auld1148.7%−0.5%
TUSC Paul Phillips695.3%+1.0%
Conservative Katie Bennett524.0%−0.7%
Newcastle FirstTimothy Gilks443.4%+3.4%
Independent Reg Sibley221.7%+1.7%
Majority 593
Labour hold Swing
Walkergate By-Election 6 June 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Wood1,08044.0%−24.1%
UKIP Lorraine Smith66827.2%+27.2%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Brown46018.8%−4.2%
Independent Davy Hicks642.6%+2.6%
Newcastle FirstOlga Shorton612.5%+2.5%
Conservative Marian McWilliams542.2%−3.1%
Green Martin Collins301.2%+1.2%
TUSC Bobbie Cranney241.0%+1.0%
Independent Reg Sibley120.5%+0.5%
Majority 41216.8%
Turnout 2,453
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

North Jesmond By-Election 28 August 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerry Keating71152.5%+19.9%
Labour Peter Smith32023.6%−7.3%
Conservative Duncan Crute1178.6%−5.9%
UKIP Daniel Thompson1128.3%+0.7%
Green Shehla Naqvi946.9%−7.6%
Majority 39128.9%13.6%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Blakelaw By-Election 15 September 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nora Casey1,00441.9%−21.3%
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Morrissey65427.3%+18.2%
UKIP Ritchie Lane44318.5%+2.4%
Conservative James Langley1907.9%+0.3%
Green Brendan Derham1054.4%+0.4%
Majority 35014.6%
Labour hold Swing
Blakelaw By-Election 24 November 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Oskar Andrew Avery89244.9%−25.7%
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Joseph Morrissey78439.4%+21.4%
Newcastle FirstJohn Alan Gordon1648.2%+8.2%
Conservative James Gerard Langley1487.4%−4.0%
Majority 1085.5%
Labour hold Swing
South Heaton By-Election 16 March 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare Penny-Evans76846.8%−5.4%
Green Andrew Gray44427.1%+2.4%
Liberal Democrats Chris Boyle26015.0%+9.7%
UKIP Tony Sanderson885.4%−4.6%
Conservative Chris Murray804.9%+0.2%
Majority 32919.7%
Labour hold Swing

2018-2022

Castle By-Election 9 September 2021 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thom Campion1,30642.5
Labour Andrew Herridge77325.1
Conservative John Watts65721.4
Green Andrew Thorp2508.1
North East Brian Moore892.9
Majority 53317.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2022-2026

Byker By-Election 2 March 2023 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hayder Qureshi59146.9−18.1
Green Nick Hartley37529.7+15.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Ridyard18814.9+9.2
Conservative Aaron Whelan Harvey1078.5−6.5
Majority 21617.1
Turnout 1,261
Labour hold Swing
North Jesmond By-Election 12 September 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Allen74064.5+16.4
Labour Callum Buchanan23446.9−18.1
Green Shehla Naqvi938.1−4.6
Conservative Stephen Dawes353.1−3.0
Reform UK Anas el-Hamri262.3+2.3
Party of Women Liz Panton191.7+1.7
Majority 50644.1
Turnout 1,147
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
South Jesmond By-Election 14 August 2025 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sarah Peters57836.4+15.2
Liberal Democrats June Browne52333.0+7.3
Labour Owen Bell26716.8−25.3
Reform UK Gavin Maw17310.9+10.9
Conservative Stephen Dawes452.8−5.7
Majority 553.4
Turnout 1,58630.8
Green gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ "The Newcastle upon Tyne (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2017/1080, retrieved 14 August 2022
  2. ↑ "Newcastle-Upon-Tyne council". * BBC News Online . Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Boost for Labour in byelection". guardian.co.uk . London. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "BNP beat Lib Dems to second place". The Northern Echo . 5 September 2003. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Results - Lemington". Newcastle City Council. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Results - Wingrove". Newcastle City Council. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  7. ↑ "Results - Fenham". Newcastle City Council. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Walkergate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Castle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Byker Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — North Jesmond Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — South Jesmond Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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