Whickham North ward

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

24/10/2024 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Susan Craig Elected 902 64.5% +6.6
Labour Party Jeff Bowe 285 20.4% -6.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Abelson 137 9.8% +0.9
Green Party Pat Chanse 72 5.2% -1.3
Majority617
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors6,164
Ballots cast1,398

Liberal Democrats hold

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sonya Hawkins Elected 1,331 57.9% -6.0
Labour Party Jeff Bowe 614 26.7% -0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party John Callanan 204 8.9% +0.5
Green Party Diane Cadman 149 6.5% —
Majority717
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors6,166
Ballots cast2,298

Liberal Democrats hold

04/05/2023

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

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Thomas Craig Elected 1,510 60.9% +4.3
Labour Party Jeff Bowe 707 28.5% +6.3
Conservative and Unionist Party John Callanan 255 10.3% -7.0
Majority803
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors6,183
Ballots cast2,479

Liberal Democrats hold

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sonya Hawkins Elected 1,464 56.6% -13.8
Labour Party Jeff Bowe 574 22.2% -0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party John Callanan 448 17.3% +10.3
Green Party Tom Jamieson 92 3.6% —
Majority890
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors6,260
Ballots cast2,586

Liberal Democrats hold

02/05/2019

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

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Thomas Craig Elected 1,543 60.1% +2.5
Labour Party Laura Catherine Bennett 768 29.9% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party John Callanan 255 9.9% +6.1
Majority775
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,566

Liberal Democrats hold

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sonya Hawkins Elected 1,510 57.6% —
Labour Party Dot Burnett 747 28.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) William Lynch 264 10.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Callanan 101 3.9% —
Majority763
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,622