Gateshead council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 22 wards · 66 seats contested

Most seats
38
Reform UK
Seats contested
66
across 22 wards
Turnout
45.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 38 +38 67,437 36.9% +36.3
Liberal Democrats 13 +7 37,577 20.5% -5.3
Labour Party 12 -4 50,258 27.5% -22.4
Green Party 3 +3 24,667 13.5% +3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 2,295 1.3% -10.4
Independent 0 +0 324 0.2% -0.7
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 303 0.2% -1.0
Save Us Now 0 +0 34 0.0% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 66
Labour Party 67
Reform UK 66
Liberal Democrats 63
Green Party 60
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 5
Independent 2
Save Us Now 1

A party standing a full slate could field 66 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 North & Lamesley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Andrea Jane Graham Elected 1,354 45.3% —
Reform UK Steven John Mullins Elected 1,284 42.9% —
Reform UK Michael Robert Robinson Elected 1,258 42.1% —
Labour Party Judith Turner 895 29.9% —
Labour Party Robin Christopher Costello 735 24.6% —
Labour Party David Robert Lowes 691 23.1% —
Liberal Democrats Abbie Jayne Batey 402 13.4% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Philip Bex 374 12.5% —
Green Party Joe Painter 370 12.4% —
Green Party Jason Price 314 10.5% —
Liberal Democrats Cameron Mathew Wallace 293 9.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Nigel Dawson 209 7.0% —
Majority363
Turnout43.2%
Registered electors6,926
Ballots cast2,990

Birtley South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Sandra Myra Pickering Elected 1,031 37.4% —
Reform UK William Alfred Pay Elected 1,021 37.0% —
Reform UK Martin Turnbull Elected 980 35.6% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Thomas Elliott 897 32.5% —
Liberal Democrats Joe William Kenneth Sowerby 793 28.8% —
Liberal Democrats Lauran Sowerby 723 26.2% —
Labour Party Michael Alan Hall 504 18.3% —
Labour Party Kenneth Charles Jamieson 436 15.8% —
Labour Party Shaun Tumelty 419 15.2% —
Green Party Stephen Brownless 404 14.7% —
Independent Michelle Mabel Hepburn 174 6.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Gardiner 139 5.0% —
Majority83
Turnout41.5%
Registered electors6,639
Ballots cast2,756

Blaydon 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Steve Campion Elected 1,185 43.2% —
Reform UK Gillian Susan Jackson Elected 1,159 42.3% —
Reform UK Pedro Santos Elected 1,018 37.1% —
Labour Party Malcolm Alfred Brain 903 32.9% —
Labour Party Stephen Christopher Ronchetti 862 31.4% —
Labour Party Lee-Ann Moir 742 27.1% —
Green Party Alexander MacKay 381 13.9% —
Green Party Emma Short 380 13.9% —
Green Party Isa Mackie Wilson 319 11.6% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret Kelly 265 9.7% —
Liberal Democrats Joanne Stanton 207 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Neil Wilde 203 7.4% —
Majority115
Turnout39.1%
Registered electors7,017
Ballots cast2,741

Bridges 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Rachel Mary Cabral Elected 842 37.0% —
Green Party Mark Andrew Gorman Elected 754 33.1% —
Green Party Melissa Amity Harker Elected 739 32.4% —
Reform UK Peter Charlton 629 27.6% —
Reform UK Leon Lesley Dobie 580 25.5% —
Reform UK Shane Lee Irwin 569 25.0% —
Labour Party Chris Beer 441 19.4% —
Labour Party Linda Carolyn Cook 426 18.7% —
Labour Party Alistair James Carr Bassett 423 18.6% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Aibi 403 17.7% —
Liberal Democrats Luisa Scott 378 16.6% —
Liberal Democrats Zahra Hakim 297 13.0% —
Majority110
Turnout41.4%
Registered electors5,509
Ballots cast2,278

Chopwell & Rowlands Gill 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynne Caffrey Elected 1,504 44.4% —
Labour Party Michael McNestry Elected 1,410 41.6% —
Labour Party Jamie Joe Park Elected 1,395 41.1% —
Reform UK Linda McFarlane 1,125 33.2% —
Reform UK Lee Spencer Wood 1,018 30.0% —
Reform UK Majead Farsi 948 28.0% —
Green Party Howard Stephen Schofield 417 12.3% —
Green Party Josh Morland 350 10.3% —
Green Party Jennifer Young 309 9.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Davies 286 8.4% —
Liberal Democrats Victoria Louise Anderson 242 7.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jean Margaret Callender 229 6.8% —
Majority270
Turnout49.1%
Registered electors6,899
Ballots cast3,391

Chowdene 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Neil Carpenter Elected 1,085 37.3% —
Reform UK Andrew David Wallace Elected 1,049 36.0% —
Reform UK Edwin Snaith Elected 1,022 35.1% —
Labour Party Keith Wood 754 25.9% —
Labour Party Josh Kemp 700 24.1% —
Liberal Democrats Roy Alexander 672 23.1% —
Labour Party Caitlin McIsaac 650 22.3% —
Liberal Democrats Catherine Mary Knell 641 22.0% —
Liberal Democrats Emma Jane Robinson 638 21.9% —
Green Party Ruth Christina Grant 368 12.6% —
Green Party Dev Patel 267 9.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Perry Wilson 177 6.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sam Morden 62 2.1% —
Majority268
Turnout45.7%
Registered electors6,363
Ballots cast2,910

Crawcrook & Greenside 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kathryn Alexandra Henderson Elected 1,405 39.1% —
Labour Party Kathleen McCartney Elected 1,381 38.4% —
Labour Party Shaun Lloyd Edge Elected 1,268 35.3% —
Reform UK John Clifford Barron 1,112 30.9% —
Reform UK Keith Blackett 1,089 30.3% —
Reform UK Peter Gray 991 27.6% —
Green Party Jemma Louise Healey 680 18.9% —
Green Party Pat Chanse 646 18.0% —
Green Party Hugo Fearnley 638 17.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Anthony Coxon 295 8.2% —
Liberal Democrats Amelia Louise Ord 248 6.9% —
Liberal Democrats David Graham Randall 198 5.5% —
Majority156
Turnout51.5%
Registered electors6,978
Ballots cast3,595

Deckham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Alan John Brown Elected 1,042 38.8% —
Reform UK Patricia Ann Shield Elected 956 35.6% —
Reform UK Craig Heathcote Elected 890 33.2% —
Labour Party Bernadette Teresa Oliphant 832 31.0% —
Labour Party Martin Gannon 819 30.5% —
Labour Party Leigh Kirton 781 29.1% —
Green Party Roisin Taylor 506 18.9% —
Green Party Sam Grinsell 486 18.1% —
Green Party Paul Stewart 442 16.5% —
Liberal Democrats Michaela McCaugherty 260 9.7% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen McCaugherty 210 7.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Malcolm Flux 191 7.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Norman Hall 63 2.3% —
Majority58
Turnout42.3%
Registered electors6,340
Ballots cast2,683

Dunston Hill & Whickham East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ronnie Jackson Elected 1,232 38.4% —
Reform UK Nick Allan Elected 1,215 37.8% —
Liberal Democrats Peter James Maughan Elected 1,146 35.7% —
Reform UK Jackie Kinnaird 1,134 35.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jason Mark Meecham 998 31.1% —
Liberal Democrats Lynne Henderson-Lowe 984 30.6% —
Labour Party Yvonne Dodds 443 13.8% —
Green Party Mary Blanchflower 436 13.6% —
Labour Party Joseph March 379 11.8% —
Labour Party James Frank Watson 351 10.9% —
Green Party Sarah-Jane Homer 340 10.6% —
Green Party Matthew McManus 276 8.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aidan Smith 118 3.7% —
Save Us Now Graham Steele 34 1.1% —
Majority12
Turnout48.5%
Registered electors6,617
Ballots cast3,212

Dunston, Teams & Riverside 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Graham Keating Elected 890 37.5% —
Reform UK Alison Christina Porritt Elected 834 35.2% —
Reform UK Ronald Roger Maraj Elected 809 34.1% —
Labour Party Brenda Clelland 781 32.9% —
Labour Party Dot Burnett 703 29.6% —
Labour Party Gary Haley 646 27.2% —
Green Party Diane Cadman 514 21.7% —
Green Party Gosia Balwierz 470 19.8% —
Green Party Andrew Christopher Jay 451 19.0% —
Liberal Democrats Frank Hindle 165 7.0% —
Liberal Democrats Roger James Lee 136 5.7% —
Liberal Democrats Zoë Frances Meecham 136 5.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shadrach Esene 105 4.4% —
Majority28
Turnout40.2%
Registered electors5,903
Ballots cast2,372

Felling 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Andy Dine Elected 895 40.3% —
Reform UK Derek Finch Elected 871 39.2% —
Reform UK Garry Thompson Elected 831 37.4% —
Labour Party Sonya Dickie 619 27.9% —
Labour Party George Kasfikis 580 26.1% —
Green Party Ash McLean 491 22.1% —
Labour Party Hugh Kelly 487 21.9% —
Green Party Liam Snowball 393 17.7% —
Liberal Democrats Gareth Cooper 216 9.7% —
Liberal Democrats David Gilson Fawcett 209 9.4% —
Liberal Democrats Sophia Elizabeth Beadle 203 9.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chrystian Rengifo 87 3.9% —
Majority212
Turnout37.8%
Registered electors5,880
Ballots cast2,220

High Fell 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Arthur Boylin Elected 1,133 45.6% —
Reform UK Danielle Cavanagh Elected 1,098 44.2% —
Reform UK Sidney Laws Elected 1,071 43.1% —
Labour Party Judith Francesca Therese Gibson 718 28.9% —
Labour Party Kathryn Dorothea Walker 679 27.3% —
Labour Party Barry Robert Turnbull 624 25.1% —
Green Party Joseph Anyanwu 346 13.9% —
Green Party Catherine O Donovan 325 13.1% —
Green Party Gabriel Rubinstein 272 11.0% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 231 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Shakun Beadle 224 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats Shakuntala Beadle 224 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats Leonard Bell 197 7.9% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Elaine Brunskill 89 3.6% —
Majority353
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors6,706
Ballots cast2,483

Lobley Hill & Bensham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Michael Lamport Elected 1,224 41.1% —
Reform UK Michelle Susan Merrin Elected 1,191 40.0% —
Reform UK David Simpson Elected 1,155 38.8% —
Labour Party Kevin Michael Dodds 924 31.0% —
Labour Party Crystal Hicks 876 29.4% —
Labour Party Shinu Yohannan 751 25.2% —
Green Party Andy Redfern 440 14.8% —
Green Party Harry Farncombe 426 14.3% —
Liberal Democrats Corrina Mulholland 419 14.1% —
Green Party Tom Whyman 376 12.6% —
Liberal Democrats Michael George Ruddy 332 11.2% —
Liberal Democrats Jonny Witts 315 10.6% —
Majority231
Turnout44.8%
Registered electors6,640
Ballots cast2,976

Low Fell 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ron Beadle Elected 1,968 50.5% —
Liberal Democrats Daniel Stephen Duggan Elected 1,728 44.3% —
Liberal Democrats Dawn Elizabeth Welsh Elected 1,678 43.1% —
Reform UK John Atkinson 880 22.6% —
Reform UK Iain Henderson 802 20.6% —
Reform UK Arthur Murray 757 19.4% —
Green Party Neil Campbell Grant 640 16.4% —
Labour Party Shaun Alexander Dunlop 590 15.1% —
Labour Party Robert Taylor 522 13.4% —
Labour Party Jerome Ruddick 488 12.5% —
Green Party George James Poxon 464 11.9% —
Green Party Deacon Edward Robson 439 11.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Dawson 134 3.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Simon James Morden 41 1.1% —
Majority798
Turnout59.5%
Registered electors6,546
Ballots cast3,897

Pelaw, Heworth & Bill Quay 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ian Patterson Elected 1,101 38.0% —
Liberal Democrats Amanda Renee Wintcher Elected 1,014 35.0% —
Liberal Democrats John Paul Diston Elected 1,011 34.9% —
Reform UK James Edward Charlton 951 32.8% —
Reform UK Caroline Murray 936 32.3% —
Reform UK Michael Vinton 874 30.2% —
Labour Party Emma Harrison 445 15.4% —
Labour Party Amy Lowes 411 14.2% —
Green Party Nicholas Boldrini 410 14.1% —
Labour Party Sam Daniel Grist 403 13.9% —
Green Party Joel Cartwright 319 11.0% —
Green Party Nick Ng 287 9.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Edward McFadyen 67 2.3% —
Majority60
Turnout46.2%
Registered electors6,271
Ballots cast2,898

Ryton, Crookhill & Stella 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christopher William Buckley Elected 1,417 37.4% —
Labour Party Becky Skoyles Elected 1,313 34.7% —
Labour Party Eleanor Louise Craigan Baggaley Elected 1,273 33.6% —
Reform UK Paul Turnbull 1,153 30.5% —
Reform UK Craig Stuart Waite 1,112 29.4% —
Reform UK Deborah Jacqueline English 1,070 28.3% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Paul Kelly 865 22.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Thomas Muers 641 16.9% —
Liberal Democrats Shan-Louise Simpson 566 15.0% —
Green Party Ollie Hemstock 420 11.1% —
Green Party Gemma Lockyer Turnbull 414 10.9% —
Green Party Ralf Russow 380 10.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ros Cooper 48 1.3% —
Majority120
Turnout50.5%
Registered electors7,494
Ballots cast3,785

Saltwell 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Frederick Adams Elected 1,149 39.1% —
Labour Party Denise Marianne Robson Elected 1,102 37.5% —
Labour Party Stephen Gibson Elected 993 33.8% —
Green Party Owain Curtis 672 22.9% —
Green Party Graham Hankinson 603 20.5% —
Liberal Democrats Leanne May Brand 601 20.5% —
Green Party Simon Michael James 572 19.5% —
Reform UK David Ayre 570 19.4% —
Reform UK David Ronald Digby Roberts 521 17.8% —
Reform UK David Robert Prior 490 16.7% —
Liberal Democrats Jamie Rickelton 465 15.8% —
Liberal Democrats Edita Petrylaite 431 14.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ayo Akin 168 5.7% —
Majority321
Turnout43.8%
Registered electors6,707
Ballots cast2,935

Wardley & Leam Lane 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Gavin Brierley Elected 1,258 45.2% —
Reform UK Fiona Anne Pearce Elected 1,240 44.5% —
Reform UK Neil Graham Whittle Elected 1,175 42.2% —
Labour Party Jill Green 1,004 36.0% —
Labour Party Sharron Louise Potts 773 27.7% —
Labour Party Peter John Ridden 740 26.6% —
Green Party Maria Dynes 328 11.8% —
Liberal Democrats Catherine Emma Douglas 299 10.7% —
Green Party Carrie Poon 262 9.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jordan Ridehalgh 208 7.5% —
Independent Michael Alexander Johnson 150 5.4% —
Majority171
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors6,328
Ballots cast2,786

Whickham North & Swalwell 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Thomas Craig Elected 1,326 43.8% —
Liberal Democrats Chistopher James Ord Elected 1,295 42.7% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Craig Elected 1,262 41.7% —
Reform UK Lynne Chatt 1,062 35.0% —
Reform UK Graeme Mark Wake 952 31.4% —
Reform UK Sebastian Michael Ziri-Sayle 855 28.2% —
Labour Party Jeff Bowe 361 11.9% —
Labour Party Jennifer Anne Peace 316 10.4% —
Labour Party Charles John Whittle 275 9.1% —
Green Party Ruby Hazel Brown 262 8.6% —
Green Party Iona Brown 261 8.6% —
Green Party Catriona Sibert-Peach 219 7.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynn Robinson 148 4.9% —
Majority200
Turnout47.4%
Registered electors6,389
Ballots cast3,030

Whickham South & Sunniside 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Marilynn Ord Elected 1,711 50.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Charles Wallace Elected 1,692 49.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Mohammed Elected 1,572 45.9% —
Reform UK Mike Porritt 986 28.8% —
Reform UK Lindsay Atkinson 939 27.4% —
Reform UK Wendy Elizabeth Prior 893 26.1% —
Labour Party Michael John Pickering 360 10.5% —
Labour Party Alex Geddes 359 10.5% —
Labour Party Nicola Ann March 332 9.7% —
Green Party Joseph Gerrard 243 7.1% —
Green Party Mary Winn 226 6.6% —
Green Party Ian David Roper 196 5.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Higham 171 5.0% —
Majority586
Turnout54.8%
Registered electors6,250
Ballots cast3,423

Windy Nook & Whitehills 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jeff Smart Elected 1,240 49.2% —
Reform UK Julie Smart Elected 1,203 47.7% —
Reform UK Hillary Thompson Elected 1,187 47.1% —
Labour Party Rachel Hart 644 25.6% —
Labour Party Rachel Louise Hart 644 25.6% —
Labour Party Joanne Wilson 598 23.7% —
Labour Party James Willam Green 596 23.7% —
Green Party David William Tones 319 12.7% —
Green Party James Robert Cummings 256 10.2% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Walker 253 10.0% —
Green Party Lee Turner 236 9.4% —
Liberal Democrats Christine Craig 213 8.5% —
Liberal Democrats John Neville Sistron 171 6.8% —
Majority543
Turnout—
Registered electors6,259
Ballots cast (estimated)2,520

Winlaton & High Spen 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Steven Tweddle Elected 1,486 41.8% —
Reform UK Col Daughtry Elected 1,457 41.0% —
Reform UK James Wright Elected 1,410 39.7% —
Labour Party Julie Simpson 1,113 31.3% —
Labour Party Pamela Marie Burns 1,060 29.9% —
Labour Party Maria Theresa Hall 1,040 29.3% —
Green Party Cheryl May Dixon 390 11.0% —
Green Party Daniel Clayton 374 10.5% —
Green Party Steven Frederick Dixon 307 8.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Leonard Potts 292 8.2% —
Liberal Democrats Lynda Ann Wilde 278 7.8% —
Liberal Democrats Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway 228 6.4% —
Majority297
Turnout49.7%
Registered electors7,144
Ballots cast3,551

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