Newcastle-under-Lyme council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 21 wards · 44 seats contested

Most seats
20
Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats contested
44
across 21 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party 20 +9 25,468 39.7% +1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 18 +11 27,411 42.7% +12.6
Independent 3 +3 5,859 9.1% +8.2
Liberal Democrats 3 +1 3,516 5.5% -5.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 991 1.5% -15.9
Green Party 0 +0 917 1.4% -0.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 44
Conservative and Unionist Party 44
Labour Party 44
Liberal Democrats 15
Independent 13
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 7
Green Party 6

A party standing a full slate could field 44 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.

Audley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Bert Proctor Elected 986 52.4% —
Labour Party Sue Moffat Elected 818 43.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Frank Wilkes Elected 773 41.1% —
Labour Party Tom Heavey 714 38.0% —
Labour Party Ian Michael Ashbolt 574 30.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Hailstones 529 28.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter James Hailstones 501 26.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lawrence James Whitworth 357 19.0% —
Liberal Democrats Ben Ireland 208 11.1% —
Liberal Democrats Kay Mitchell 183 9.7% —
Majority59
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,881

Bradwell 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Annabel Driver Elected 974 53.6% —
Labour Party Andrew Fox-Hewitt Elected 882 48.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jennifer Louise Cooper Elected 879 48.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dorinda Bailey 854 47.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chloe Mancey 810 44.6% —
Labour Party Robert Ian Moss 810 44.6% —
Green Party Anthony Brandon Morris 146 8.0% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Hugh Virr 92 5.1% —
Majority25
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,816

Clayton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen John Mclean Sweeney Elected 441 48.0% —
Labour Party Michael Timothy Shenton 394 42.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Gary Fedtschyschak 52 5.7% —
Liberal Democrats Morgan-Ross Inwood 32 3.5% —
Majority47
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast919

Crackley & Red Street 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Allison Gardner Elected 566 53.4% —
Labour Party Sarah Elizabeth Pickup Elected 491 46.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gail Elizabeth Benbow 476 44.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Cooper 448 42.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Harry Barlow 140 13.2% —
Majority15
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,060

Cross Heath 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Gill Williams Elected 693 66.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party John Williams Elected 685 66.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rita Margaret Gilmore 301 29.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Heesom 243 23.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lynn Dean 150 14.5% —
Majority384
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,036

Holditch & Chesterton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Emily Imogen Savita Horsfall Elected 566 60.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Chris Spence Elected 528 56.2% —
Independent Ken Owen 186 19.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Charles Cooper 166 17.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas David Cooper 144 15.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Paul William Daniels 105 11.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Gordon Davies 75 8.0% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Moore 61 6.5% —
Liberal Democrats Arthur Bryn Richards 47 5.0% —
Majority342
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)939

Keele

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tony Kearon Elected 291 58.9% —
Liberal Democrats James Martin Borg 98 19.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dan Grice 78 15.8% —
Green Party Paul Usher 27 5.5% —
Majority193
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast494

Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Burnett Elected 817 41.9% —
Labour Party Silvia Burgess Elected 717 36.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Helena Margaret Maxfield Elected 700 35.9% —
Labour Party Laura Ann Dillon 694 35.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Johnson 688 35.3% —
Labour Party David Allport 675 34.6% —
Independent Simon John Philip Jones 423 21.7% —
Independent Darren Dawson 405 20.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Geoff Locke 402 20.6% —
Independent Reg Bailey 327 16.8% —
Majority6
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,949

Knutton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Brian Johnson Elected 355 74.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph Michael Swift 120 25.3% —
Majority235
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast475

Loggerheads 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Richard Northcott Elected 962 85.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry James Panter Elected 740 66.0% —
Labour Party Deborah Kay Faulks 226 20.1% —
Labour Party Deborah Fuller 186 16.6% —
Liberal Democrats David William Becket 131 11.7% —
Majority514
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,122

Madeley & Betley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Simon White Elected 936 59.4% —
Independent Gary Joseph White Elected 842 53.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Hutton 500 31.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nathan Daniel Arthur White 323 20.5% —
Labour Party Liam Ryan Searle 252 16.0% —
Labour Party Thomas Wilson 201 12.7% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Robert Wemyss 100 6.3% —
Majority342
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,577

Maer & Whitmore

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Harrison Elected 654 89.8% —
Labour Party Dave Lee 74 10.2% —
Majority580
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast728

May Bank 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Henry Tagg Elected 1,244 61.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor George Johnson Elected 1,232 61.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Cooper Elected 1,218 60.4% —
Labour Party Colin John Eastwood 729 36.1% —
Labour Party Jacqueline Lynn Olszewski 718 35.6% —
Labour Party Lesley Richards 656 32.5% —
Green Party Sean Alexander Adam 253 12.5% —
Majority489
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,017

Newchapel & Mow Cop 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Waring Elected 573 44.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Waring Elected 521 40.0% —
Labour Party Angela Cooper 430 33.0% —
Labour Party Lynn Jackson 423 32.5% —
Independent Vic Jukes 355 27.2% —
Independent Nigel Peter Morgan 304 23.3% —
Majority91
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,303

Silverdale 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Amelia Catherine Rout Elected 569 55.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Dave Jones Elected 549 53.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Derrick Huckfield 504 49.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Vernon 351 34.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Thomas Glendinning Spokes 67 6.6% —
Majority45
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,020

Talke & Butt Lane 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Kyle Robinson-Payne Elected 1,226 67.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Sylvia Norma Dymond Elected 1,154 63.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Michael Robert Stubbs Elected 1,001 54.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas Mark Jellyman 432 23.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Lack 421 23.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham John Lovell 417 22.9% —
Independent Ray Williams 410 22.5% —
Independent Alexander Wright 407 22.3% —
Majority569
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,823

Thistleberry 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Marion Lynne Reddish Elected 713 50.0% —
Liberal Democrats June Walklate Elected 616 43.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pamela Jellyman 455 31.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Victoria Mundy 388 27.2% —
Labour Party Sue Forrester-O'Neill 341 23.9% —
Labour Party Roger William Wilkes 271 19.0% —
Green Party Gordon John Pearson 68 4.8% —
Majority161
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,426

Town 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ruth Wright Elected 659 57.8% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Alice Ruth Shenton Elected 654 57.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Peter Johnson 248 21.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Mathew Mason 219 19.2% —
Independent Chris Malkin 181 15.9% —
Liberal Democrats Hilary Ann Jones 128 11.2% —
Independent Wenslie Naylon 97 8.5% —
Liberal Democrats Salwa Booth 95 8.3% —
Majority406
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,140

Westbury Park & Northwood 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew David Parker Elected 892 68.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Thomas Fear Elected 857 65.3% —
Labour Party David Beardmore 459 35.0% —
Labour Party Wendy Ann Brockie 416 31.7% —
Majority398
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,312

Westlands 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon John Tagg Elected 1,534 69.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gillian Mary Heesom Elected 1,460 66.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Edward Holland Elected 1,448 66.0% —
Labour Party Thomas Joseph Brayford 582 26.5% —
Labour Party Imogen Grace Wilkes 558 25.4% —
Labour Party Solomon David Hilary Gibson 494 22.5% —
Green Party Jade Taylor 270 12.3% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Whelan 239 10.9% —
Majority866
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,195

Wolstanton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Margaret Cooper Elected 644 48.9% —
Labour Party Mark Joseph Olszewski Elected 639 48.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Anthony Woolley 622 47.3% —
Labour Party Joan Winfield 574 43.6% —
Green Party Ann Beirne 153 11.6% —
Majority17
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,316

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