Gateshead council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 22 wards · 22 seats contested

Most seats
17
Labour Party
Seats contested
22
across 22 wards
Turnout
32.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 17 -2 20,609 44.5% -9.7
Liberal Democrats 5 +1 12,458 26.9% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 4,940 10.7% -4.1
Green Party 0 +0 3,956 8.5% +4.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 2,857 6.2% +5.6
The Liberal Party 0 +0 722 1.6% —
Save Us Now 0 +0 396 0.9% +0.6
Socialist Alternative 0 +0 188 0.4% —
Space Navies Party 0 +0 133 0.3% +0.2
Independent 0 +0 104 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 22
Conservative and Unionist Party 22
Labour Party 22
Liberal Democrats 22
Green Party 13
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 7
Save Us Now 3
Socialist Alternative 2
The Liberal Party 2
Independent 1
Space Navies Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 22 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Birtley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Neil Weatherley Elected 750 38.3% -21.1
The Liberal Party Kathy King 414 21.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) James Corr 335 17.1% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Thomas Elliott 315 16.1% -3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Aimee Sterling 146 7.4% -9.0
Majority336
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,960

Labour Party hold

Blaydon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Malcolm Alfred Brain Elected 1,102 55.6% -13.1
Green Party Simon David Murray Easton 378 19.1% +12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Ryan Leonard 223 11.3% -5.7
Liberal Democrats Stuart John McClurey 146 7.4% +1.7
Space Navies Party Lisabela Zxywhiddm Marschild 133 6.7% +5.1
Majority724
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,982

Labour Party hold

Bridges

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bob Goldsworthy Elected 832 61.3% -5.2
Liberal Democrats Gareth Cooper 316 23.3% +14.7
Conservative and Unionist Party John Gardiner 209 15.4% -2.7
Majority516
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,357

Labour Party hold

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael McNestry Elected 1,269 48.9% -18.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Brown 507 19.5% —
Green Party Dave Castleton 328 12.6% +3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Lucinda Jane Wilson 250 9.6% -6.8
Liberal Democrats Jean Margaret Callender 242 9.3% +2.5
Majority762
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,596

Labour Party hold

Chowdene

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Keith Wood Elected 1,025 47.3% -9.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Conor Seoirse O'Carroll 449 20.7% +15.9
Liberal Democrats Dawn Elizabeth Welsh 421 19.4% +2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric Young 271 12.5% -3.9
Majority576
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,166

Labour Party hold

Crawcrook and Greenside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Helen Elizabeth Haran Elected 1,049 41.5% -16.3
Green Party Diane Cadman 653 25.8% +14.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Morgan Little 395 15.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Leonard Davidson 249 9.8% -10.8
Liberal Democrats Amelia Louise Ord 182 7.2% -2.9
Majority396
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,528

Labour Party hold

Deckham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bernadette Teresa Oliphant Elected 1,017 57.8% -6.8
Green Party Gary Rutherford Brooks 292 16.6% +10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party May Ainscow 243 13.8% -4.4
Liberal Democrats Norman Spours 207 11.8% +4.9
Majority725
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,759

Labour Party hold

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Victoria Louise Anderson Elected 1,488 52.7% +0.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Chris McHugh 851 30.1% -3.1
Green Party Isabel Mary Blanchflower 207 7.3% +4.4
Save Us Now Graham Steele 146 5.2% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Jak Hocking 133 4.7% -2.3
Majority637
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,825

Liberal Democrats hold

Dunston and Teams

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gary Haley Elected 887 58.6% -11.0
Green Party Andy Blanchflower 233 15.4% +5.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Jordan-Lee Guthrie 161 10.6% -4.7
Liberal Democrats Stacey Louise Duggan 125 8.3% +2.6
Save Us Now Susan Hall 108 7.1% —
Majority654
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,514

Labour Party hold

Felling

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Anthony McNally Elected 899 64.1% -8.6
Liberal Democrats David Gilson Fawcett 324 23.1% +10.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Crompton Jackson 180 12.8% -2.0
Majority575
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,403

Labour Party hold

High Fell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jennifer Reay Elected 828 56.4% -9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Bohill 187 12.7% -4.0
Liberal Democrats Lynda Duggan 178 12.1% +5.5
Save Us Now Heather Rosemary White 142 9.7% —
Socialist Alternative Elaine Brunskill 133 9.1% —
Majority641
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,468

Labour Party hold

Lamesley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sheila Gallagher Elected 1,019 52.8% -11.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Sheila Everatt 407 21.1% -0.8
The Liberal Party Betty Gallon 308 16.0% —
Liberal Democrats Christine Margaret McHatton 197 10.2% +3.8
Majority612
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,931

Labour Party hold

Lobley Hill and Bensham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eileen McMaster Elected 963 49.0% -13.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas James Seaborn 345 17.5% +8.7
Green Party Andy Redfern 288 14.6% +4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Janice Marina Hutchinson 266 13.5% -5.5
Independent Jonathan Mohammed 104 5.3% —
Majority618
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,966

Labour Party hold

Low Fell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ron Beadle Elected 1,778 57.9% +7.4
Labour Party Calvin Kenneth Joseph Lawson 811 26.4% -7.2
Green Party Neil Campbell Grant 291 9.5% +5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party David William Potts 190 6.2% -4.5
Majority967
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,070

Liberal Democrats hold

Pelaw and Heworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Paul Diston Elected 1,222 51.5% +8.1
Labour Party Jill Green 726 30.6% -17.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jordan Oliver 238 10.0% —
Green Party Nicholas Boldrini 127 5.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Sterling 61 2.6% -5.9
Majority496
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,374

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alex Geddes Elected 1,399 49.2% -0.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steven Bailey 502 17.7% +10.9
Liberal Democrats Sandra McClurey 496 17.4% -26.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Mary Wilson 205 7.2% -1.0
Green Party Andrew Mason 186 6.5% +1.2
Socialist Alternative Ros Cooper 55 1.9% —
Majority897
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,843

Labour Party hold

Saltwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Robert Lee Waugh Elected 838 51.1% -11.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Bond 317 19.3% -1.4
Green Party Rachel Mary Cabral 278 17.0% +11.0
Liberal Democrats Leanne May Brand 207 12.6% +3.9
Majority521
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,640

Labour Party hold

Wardley and Leam Lane

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Stuart Green Elected 1,034 53.9% -10.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Robert Craig 431 22.5% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Walker 262 13.7% +4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party John Robert McNeil 190 9.9% -10.3
Majority603
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,917

Labour Party hold

Whickham North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Christopher James Ord Elected 1,637 70.4% +10.3
Labour Party Jeff Bowe 524 22.5% -7.4
Conservative and Unionist Party John Callanan 164 7.1% -2.9
Majority1,113
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,325

Liberal Democrats hold

Whickham South and Sunniside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Charles Wallace Elected 1,917 72.9% +6.2
Labour and Co-operative Party Judith Turner 479 18.2% -4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Perry Wilson 232 8.8% -2.2
Majority1,438
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,628

Liberal Democrats hold

Windy Nook and Whitehills

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Turnbull Elected 1,117 58.4% -12.9
Liberal Democrats Karen Therese Crozier 274 14.3% +5.2
Green Party Ruth Christina Grant 274 14.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kyle Lambert Murray 248 13.0% -6.6
Majority843
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,913

Labour Party hold

Winlaton and High Spen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maria Theresa Hall Elected 1,190 54.1% -10.3
Green Party Paul Martin McNally 421 19.2% +12.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Ormston 408 18.6% -2.4
Liberal Democrats Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway 179 8.1% +0.6
Majority769
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,198

Labour Party hold

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