2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in England on the same day as other local elections. [1] One-third of the seats were up for election, with two wards (Birtley and Lamesley) electing two councillors. [2]

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Results

2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 19Steady2.svg79.2335278.825,63346.8Increase2.svg2.5
  Liberal Democrats 5Steady2.svg20.881319.711,26120.6Decrease2.svg6.2
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0111.52130.4Decrease2.svg0.2
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.012,32422.5Increase2.svg11.9
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04,6938.6Increase2.svg0.1
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02880.5New
  Workers Party 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02000.4New
 Save Us Now0Steady2.svg0.0000.0900.2-0.7
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0710.1New

Ward results

Birtley

Birtley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hazel Weatherley 977 53.2 +14.9%
Labour Catherine Davidson 898 49.0 +10.7%
Liberal Democrats Paul Elliott76441.6+25.5%
Conservative Joseph Callanan47626.0+20.6%
Conservative Richard Herdman36620.0+12.6%
Green Jonathon Taylor1699.2New
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Blaydon

Blaydon [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Ronchetti 1,165 52.1 -3.5%
Conservative Susan Wilson64228.7+17.4%
Green Simon Easton29013.0-6.1%
Liberal Democrats Amelia Ord1396.2-1.2%
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Bridges

Bridges [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Eagle 916 55.6 -5.7%
Conservative Martin Backley35721.7+6.3%
Green Nicholas Rush-Cooper23714.4New
Liberal Democrats Gareth Cooper1388.4-14.9%
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Bradford 1,464 53.7 +4.8%
Conservative Brian Derrick67224.7+15.1%
Green David Castleton27510.1-2.5%
Workers Party Andrew Metcalfe2007.3New
Liberal Democrats Jean Callender1154.2-5.1%
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Chowdene

Chowdene [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McElroy 1,254 52.6 +5.3%
Conservative David Potts59725.0+12.5%
Liberal Democrats Dawn Welsh29812.5-6.9%
Green Thomas Newell1677.0New
TUSC Marika Smith682.9New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Crawcrook and Greenside

Crawcrook and Greenside [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen McCartney 1,241 42.9 +1.4%
Green Diane Cadman92031.8+6.0%
Conservative Christopher Coxon65422.6+12.8%
Liberal Democrats David Randall812.8-4.4%
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Deckham

Deckham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leigh Kirton 1,036 55.0 -2.8%
Conservative Josh Knotts51627.4+13.6%
Liberal Democrats Norman Spours1699.0-2.8%
Green Gary Brooks945.0-11.6%
TUSC Norman Hall683.6New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Dunston and Teams

Dunston and Teams [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda Clelland 1,118 62.1 +3.5%
Conservative Jordan-Lee Guthrie38821.6+11.0%
Green Andy Banchflower1377.6-7.8%
Liberal Democrats Beth Gordon1166.4-1.9%
Save Us NowSusan Hall412.3-4.8%
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Dunston Hill and Whickham East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Maughan 1,325 48.6 -4.1%
Labour Lee-Ann Moir84330.9+0.8%
Conservative Jak Hocking37613.8+9.1%
Green Isabel Banchflower1535.6-1.7%
Save Us NowGraham Steele311.1-4.1%
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Felling

Felling [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sonya Dickie 871 57.4 -6.7%
Conservative Peter Jackson35423.3+10.5%
Liberal Democrats David Fawcett17811.7-11.4%
Green Neil Grant1157.6New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

High Fell

High Fell [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jill Green 861 50.1 -6.3%
Conservative Francis Athey39022.7+10.0%
Independent Thomas Holder18911.0New
TUSC Elaine Brunskill1025.9-3.2%
Liberal Democrats Robinson Stanaway814.7-7.4%
Green Gabriel Rubinstein704.1New
Independent Andrew Marshall241.4New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Lamesley

Lamesley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Turner 1,218 59.8 +7.0%
Labour Jane McCoid 1,040 51.0 -1.8%
Conservative Sheila Everatt81139.8+18.7%
Conservative Ali Pargam50424.8+3.7%
Green Ashleigh McLean27613.6New
Liberal Democrats Daniel Clarke22511.0+0.8%
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lobley Hill and Bensham

Lobley Hill and Bensham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Donovan 1,295 56.6 +7.6%
Conservative Janice Hutchinson60526.4+12.9%
Green Andy Redfern2119.2-5.4%
Liberal Democrats Lynda Duggan1777.7-9.8%
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Low Fell

Low Fell [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Daniel Duggan 1,730 51.0 -6.9%
Labour Calvin Lawson1,16634.4+8.0%
Conservative Paul Sterling3129.2+3.0%
Green Mark Gorman1865.5-4.0%
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Pelaw and Heworth

Pelaw and Heworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Patterson 1,392 56.2 +4.7%
Labour Vinnie Humphries74430.0-0.6%
Conservative John Gardiner1767.1+4.5%
Green Nick Boldrini1666.7+1.4%
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ryton Crookhill and Stella

Ryton Crookhill and Stella [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Buckley 1,547 53.6 +4.4%
Conservative Lucinda Wilson54518.9+11.7%
Liberal Democrats Julie Maughan33911.7-5.7%
Green Andrew Mason33411.6+5.1%
Reform UK Stephen Osborne712.5New
TUSC Ros Cooper501.7-0.2%
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Saltwell

Saltwell [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denise Robson 877 44.1 -7.0%
Liberal Democrats Leanne Brand59029.6+17.0%
Conservative Alan Bond32016.1-3.2%
Green Rachel Cabral1859.3-7.7%
Save Us NowCraig Gallagher180.9New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Wardley and Leam Lane

Wardley and Leam Lane [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Green 1,266 59.6 +5.7%
Conservative John McNeil59027.8+17.9%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Wintcher1366.4-7.3%
Green John Aspinall1316.2New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Whickham North

Whickham North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sonya Hawkins 1,464 56.8 -13.6%
Labour Jeff Bowe57422.3-0.2%
Conservative John Callanan44817.4+10.3%
Green Tom Jamieson923.6New
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Whickham South and Sunniside

Whickham South and Sunniside [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Mohammed 1,471 49.1 -23.8%
Labour Pamela Burns69923.3+5.1%
Conservative Perry Wilson65621.9+13.1%
Green Bryony Taylor1705.7New
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Windy Nook and Whitehills

Windy Nook and Whitehills [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Mullen 1,199 55.0 -3.4%
Conservative Kyle Murray60127.6+14.6%
Liberal Democrats Susan Walker22010.1-4.2%
Green Christina Grant1607.3-7.0%
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Winlaton and High Spen

Winlaton and High Spen [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Simpson 1,364 49.8 -4.3%
Conservative Lewis Ormston96835.4+16.8%
Green Paul McNally29210.7-8.5%
Liberal Democrats Steven Hawkins1134.1-4.0%
Majority
Labour hold Swing

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