Gateshead council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 22 wards · 22 seats contested

Most seats
15
Labour Party
Seats contested
22
across 22 wards
Turnout
34.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 15 -2 24,456 50.2% +0.6
Liberal Democrats 7 +2 13,363 27.4% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 6,079 12.5% -4.2
Green Party 0 +0 3,654 7.5% -0.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 664 1.4% +0.7
Independent 0 +0 281 0.6% +0.5
Reform UK 0 +0 135 0.3% —
Save Us Now 0 +0 75 0.2% +0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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 14
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 7
Independent 1
Reform UK 1
Save Us Now 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 +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Thomas Elliott Elected 1,224 56.4% +13.6
Labour Party Catherine Mary Davison 768 35.4% -11.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph Ronald Callanan 169 7.8% -3.0
Majority456
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors6,132
Ballots cast2,171

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Blaydon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Malcolm Alfred Brain Elected 1,312 65.6% +13.1
Liberal Democrats Steven Hawkins 353 17.6% +10.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Bohill 219 10.9% -17.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tom Allen 117 5.8% —
Majority959
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors7,079
Ballots cast2,001

Labour Party hold

Bridges

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bob Goldsworthy Elected 904 57.9% -8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Backley 248 15.9% -1.7
Green Party Andy Blanchflower 223 14.3% —
Liberal Democrats Gareth Cooper 177 11.3% -5.1
Majority656
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors5,678
Ballots cast1,561

Labour Party hold

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael McNestry Elected 1,681 66.3% +4.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Louise Beatrice Prince 402 15.9% -3.6
Liberal Democrats Jean Margaret Callender 316 12.5% +5.4
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tony Dodds 118 4.7% —
Majority1,279
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors6,715
Ballots cast2,535

Labour Party hold

Chowdene

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Keith Wood Elected 1,245 57.4% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party David William Potts 408 18.8% -1.6
Liberal Democrats James Peter Kenyon 295 13.6% -0.3
Green Party Thomas Frederick Newell 118 5.4% -2.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mark Robertson 95 4.4% +1.5
Majority837
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors6,533
Ballots cast2,169

Labour Party hold

Crawcrook and Greenside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kathryn Alexandra Henderson Elected 1,374 47.9% +2.6
Green Party Jack Philipson 1,017 35.5% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Anthony Coxon 319 11.1% -6.1
Liberal Democrats Oliver Christopher Martin William Jones-Lyons 147 5.1% -0.9
Majority357
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors7,137
Ballots cast2,867

Labour Party hold

Deckham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bernadette Teresa Oliphant Elected 1,075 56.5% -3.1
Liberal Democrats David Gilson Fawcett 220 11.6% +2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh Alan Knotts 220 11.6% -5.4
Green Party Gary Rutherford Brooks 194 10.2% -0.0
Reform UK Robert Keith Kelly 135 7.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Norman Hall 52 2.7% -1.1
Majority855
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors6,257
Ballots cast1,903

Labour Party hold

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Victoria Louise Anderson Elected 1,250 51.5% +2.8
Labour Party Andrew Dylan Moir 698 28.7% -3.2
Green Party Isabel Mary Blanchflower 201 8.3% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jak Hocking 195 8.0% -3.3
Save Us Now Graham Steele 75 3.1% +1.3
Majority552
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors6,557
Ballots cast2,429

Liberal Democrats hold

Dunston and Teams

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gary Haley Elected 996 60.7% -0.8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Walls 345 21.0% +12.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Jordan-Lee Guthrie 291 17.7% +0.1
Majority651
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors5,971
Ballots cast1,641

Labour Party hold

Felling

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party George Kasfikis Elected 916 62.9% +3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Crompton Jackson 255 17.5% +0.8
Green Party Ashleigh Taylor McLean 149 10.2% +1.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Waqas 137 9.4% -5.6
Majority661
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors5,573
Ballots cast1,457

Labour Party hold

High Fell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kathryn Dorothea Walker Elected 1,519 72.5% +14.4
Liberal Democrats Leonard Bell 210 10.0% -6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Francis Thomas Athey 204 9.7% -4.6
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Elaine Brunskill 152 7.3% +0.4
Majority1,309
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors5,947
Ballots cast2,094

Labour Party hold

Lamesley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sheila Gallagher Elected 1,382 62.3% +4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Herdman 419 18.9% -7.2
Liberal Democrats Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway 219 9.9% +1.1
Green Party Neil Campbell Grant 184 8.3% +1.0
Majority963
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors7,178
Ballots cast2,219

Labour Party hold

Lobley Hill and Bensham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eileen McMaster Elected 1,282 59.3% +0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party John Gardiner 336 15.5% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Jamie Rickelton 274 12.7% +1.3
Green Party Andy Redfern 258 11.9% +1.1
Majority946
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors6,886
Ballots cast2,161

Labour Party hold

Low Fell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ron Beadle Elected 1,836 58.8% +10.6
Labour Party Vinnie Humphries 833 26.7% -10.0
Green Party Mark Andrew Gorman 297 9.5% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Sterling 146 4.7% -3.5
Majority1,003
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors6,846
Ballots cast3,124

Liberal Democrats hold

Pelaw and Heworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Paul Diston Elected 1,202 52.6% +0.6
Labour Party Heather Rhoda Maddison 862 37.7% -3.5
Green Party Nicholas Boldrini 139 6.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ali Reza Akbari Pargam 76 3.3% -2.9
Majority340
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,427
Ballots cast2,285

Liberal Democrats hold

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alex Geddes Elected 1,545 57.2% -2.2
Green Party Andrew Mason 315 11.7% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Mary Wilson 286 10.6% -5.7
Independent Doug Musgrove 281 10.4% —
Liberal Democrats Lynda Duggan 215 8.0% -1.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ros Cooper 48 1.8% -0.3
Majority1,230
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors6,904
Ballots cast2,699

Labour Party hold

Saltwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Leanne May Brand Elected 900 45.1% +7.1
Labour Party Robert Lee Waugh 842 42.2% -6.2
Green Party Gabriel Rubinstein 124 6.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Ableson 123 6.2% -3.2
Majority58
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors6,165
Ballots cast1,996

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Wardley and Leam Lane

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Stuart Green Elected 1,251 65.9% +4.0
Liberal Democrats Matthew Robert Jordison 338 17.8% +8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party John Robert McNeil 298 15.7% -3.5
Majority913
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors5,900
Ballots cast1,898

Labour Party hold

Whickham North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Christopher James Ord Elected 1,497 63.9% +3.0
Labour Party Jeff Bowe 647 27.6% -0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party John Callanan 197 8.4% -1.9
Majority850
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors6,153
Ballots cast2,341

Liberal Democrats hold

Whickham South and Sunniside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Charles Wallace Elected 1,829 64.1% +4.2
Labour Party Sam Daniel Grist 662 23.2% -0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Perry Wilson 273 9.6% -2.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Joel Byers 82 2.9% —
Majority1,167
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors6,511
Ballots cast2,855

Liberal Democrats hold

Windy Nook and Whitehills

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Turnbull Elected 1,221 61.8% +3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Kyle Lambert Murray 353 17.9% -2.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Walker 253 12.8% -1.8
Green Party Ruth Christina Grant 137 6.9% +0.6
Majority868
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors6,908
Ballots cast1,976

Labour Party hold

Winlaton and High Spen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maria Theresa Hall Elected 1,441 57.3% +15.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Ormston 642 25.5% -4.9
Green Party Paul Martin McNally 298 11.8% +1.2
Liberal Democrats David Graham Randall 126 5.0% -0.5
Majority799
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors6,842
Ballots cast2,516

Labour Party hold

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