Newcastle upon Tyne council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 26 wards · 78 seats contested

Most seats
56
Labour Party
Seats contested
78
across 26 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 56 +38 94,155 48.4% +3.8
Liberal Democrats 19 +12 47,174 24.2% +1.5
Independent 3 +2 11,254 5.8% +1.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 26,185 13.4% +4.5
Green Party 0 +0 8,716 4.5% -0.2
Newcastle Independents 0 +0 5,103 2.6% +0.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 1,877 1.0% -12.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 215 0.1% -0.0
Communist Party of Britain 0 +0 38 0.0% -0.0

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 78
Conservative and Unionist Party 78
Labour and Co-operative Party 78
Liberal Democrats 77
Green Party 28
Independent 10
Newcastle Independents 8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Communist Party of Britain 1

A party standing a full slate could field 78 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.

Arthur's Hill 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Nick Forbes Elected 1,215 85.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Nigel Todd Elected 1,203 84.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Joanne Kingsland Elected 1,171 82.0% —
Green Party Tay Pitman 191 13.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luigi Robert Murton 106 7.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward William Sheils 97 6.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chrystian Rengifo 79 5.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Daniel Gilmore 77 5.4% —
Liberal Democrats Shirley Mansfield 60 4.2% —
Liberal Democrats Bill Shepherd 48 3.4% —
Liberal Democrats Colin Steen 36 2.5% —
Majority980
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,428

Benwell & Scotswood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hazel Stephenson Elected 1,742 71.9% —
Labour Party Rob Higgins Elected 1,695 70.0% —
Labour Party Jeremy Beecham Elected 1,668 68.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neville Douthwaite Armstrong 379 15.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Audsley 356 14.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David McPherson 335 13.8% —
Newcastle Independents Adam Lee Mitchell 272 11.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ernest Neil Thornton 271 11.2% —
Green Party Chris Hayday 167 6.9% —
Liberal Democrats Hans Christian lb Andersen 150 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Judith Lesley Steen 119 4.9% —
Liberal Democrats John Mansfield 115 4.7% —
Majority1,289
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,423

Blakelaw 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Oskar Andrew Avery Elected 1,118 66.8% —
Labour Party Nora Maebh Casey Elected 1,108 66.2% —
Labour Party Linda Hobson Elected 1,098 65.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Sewell 305 18.2% —
Liberal Democrats Bill Schardt 294 17.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean Ian Mennim 259 15.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Graham 256 15.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Amy-Jane Milburn 221 13.2% —
Green Party Rachel Dunfield 187 11.2% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Thompson 175 10.5% —
Majority793
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,674

Byker 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party George Alfred Allison Elected 1,436 79.2% —
Labour Party Veronica Dunn Elected 1,297 71.5% —
Labour Party Nick Kemp Elected 1,294 71.4% —
Green Party Nick Hartley 223 12.3% —
Independent Jacqui Gilchrist 185 10.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Crump 185 10.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joe Todd 183 10.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Donald Robinson 171 9.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clifford Nigel Hedley 166 9.2% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Nelson 122 6.7% —
Liberal Democrats Catherine Ellen Bernadette Walker 90 5.0% —
Liberal Democrats Hamed Aghajani 87 4.8% —
Majority1,071
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,813

Callerton & Throckley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Fairlie Elected 1,245 54.0% —
Labour Party Linda Isabel Wright Elected 1,224 53.1% —
Labour Party Marion Williams Elected 1,024 44.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lyle Darwin 712 30.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Caitlin Elizabeth Jones 692 30.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emmett Toward McNally 607 26.3% —
Independent Idwal Thomas John 454 19.7% —
Newcastle Independents William Joseph Jobes 367 15.9% —
Liberal Democrats James Peter Kenyon 208 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats Judith Fourie 201 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret Maddison 187 8.1% —
Majority312
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,307

Castle 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Anita Lower Elected 1,416 49.0% —
Liberal Democrats Aidan John King Elected 1,118 38.7% —
Liberal Democrats Philip Lower Elected 1,093 37.8% —
Labour Party Gareth James Hughes 911 31.5% —
Labour Party Gordana Vasic Franklin 882 30.5% —
Labour Party Adam Walker 872 30.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jackie McNally 500 17.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Parkin 490 17.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Toward 453 15.7% —
Independent Rachel Elizabeth Locke 359 12.4% —
Green Party Andrew Thorp 244 8.4% —
Independent Brian David Moore 176 6.1% —
Independent James Moore 151 5.2% —
Majority182
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,888

Chapel 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Marc Donnelly Elected 3,599 94.2% —
Independent Ernie Shorton Elected 2,580 67.5% —
Independent Olga Shorton Elected 2,329 61.0% —
Labour Party Bill Purvis 580 15.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Beryl Condra 495 13.0% —
Liberal Democrats Christine Morrissey 367 9.6% —
Labour Party Sean Peacock 359 9.4% —
Liberal Democrats P.J. Morrissey 348 9.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Duncan Crute 301 7.9% —
Labour Party Abdul Samad 270 7.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Yewdall 234 6.1% —
Majority1,749
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,821

Dene & South Gosforth 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Wendy Barbara Taylor Elected 2,075 56.7% —
Liberal Democrats Karen Lesley Robinson Elected 1,875 51.2% —
Liberal Democrats Henry Peter Gallagher Elected 1,800 49.2% —
Labour Party Nick Arnold 1,327 36.3% —
Labour Party Simon Barnes 1,267 34.6% —
Labour Party Michael Graham Bell 1,169 31.9% —
Green Party Joe Herbert 440 12.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Chambers 378 10.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gerry Langley 282 7.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason Richard Birt 275 7.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Muat 93 2.5% —
Majority473
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,660

Denton & Westerhope 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brian Hunter Elected 1,298 46.9% —
Labour Party Melissa Davis Elected 1,228 44.4% —
Labour Party Dan Greenhough Elected 1,172 42.4% —
Newcastle Independents Tracey Ann Mitchell 1,010 36.5% —
Newcastle Independents Alan McKenna 971 35.1% —
Newcastle Independents Jason Smith 868 31.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Henry Birkmyre 300 10.8% —
Liberal Democrats Sarah Cross 273 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats Colin Thomas Daglish 251 9.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pam Howe 245 8.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian McKinnell 244 8.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party William Thompson 188 6.8% —
Green Party Matt James 133 4.8% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Laverick 118 4.3% —
Majority162
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,766

Elswick 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ann Veronica Schofield Elected 1,705 82.4% —
Labour Party Dipu Ahad Elected 1,700 82.1% —
Labour Party Habib Rahman Elected 1,622 78.4% —
Green Party Peter John Stuart Thomson 241 11.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Hamilton Birkmyre 213 10.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Thomas Lowrey 206 10.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ron Toward 171 8.3% —
Liberal Democrats David Alan Faulkner 120 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Joyce Dicken 120 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats Barbara Down 112 5.4% —
Majority1,381
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,070

Fawdon & West Gosforth 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Brenda Hindmarsh Elected 1,880 61.7% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Cott Elected 1,778 58.4% —
Liberal Democrats Peter John Lovatt Elected 1,647 54.1% —
Labour Party Mick Bowman 943 30.9% —
Labour Party Anya Cook 936 30.7% —
Labour Party Shumel Rahman 866 28.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Axford 380 12.5% —
Green Party Sandy Irvine 274 9.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Currie Wakeman 239 7.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party William Stuart Price-Green 199 6.5% —
Majority704
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,047

Gosforth 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Colin Peter Ferguson Elected 1,694 44.8% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Hall Elected 1,605 42.5% —
Liberal Democrats Thomas David George Woodwark Elected 1,431 37.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Kyte 1,130 29.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marie Summersby 1,077 28.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Wake 1,044 27.6% —
Labour Party Hilary Franks 1,004 26.6% —
Labour Party Jane Louise Streather 999 26.4% —
Labour Party Stoica Ion 847 22.4% —
Green Party Alistair Christian Ford 504 13.3% —
Majority301
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,778

Heaton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lara Blanche Ellis Elected 1,613 52.3% —
Labour Party Clare Penny-Evans Elected 1,489 48.2% —
Labour Party John-Paul Stephenson Elected 1,366 44.3% —
Green Party Andrew Gray 1,030 33.4% —
Green Party Louise Wilson 789 25.6% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Boyle 712 23.1% —
Green Party Chris Parker 656 21.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jason Whalley 615 19.9% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew Folker 548 17.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Collier 195 6.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan-Fin Tuddenham 126 4.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Carter Lloyd 123 4.0% —
Majority336
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,087

Kenton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ged Bell Elected 1,445 62.9% —
Labour Party Stephen Lambert Elected 1,443 62.8% —
Labour Party Anya Durrant Elected 1,336 58.2% —
Liberal Democrats Rob Austin 427 18.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Frost 426 18.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Ian Gilfillan 414 18.0% —
Liberal Democrats Rose Bunker 412 17.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Ann Slesenger 322 14.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Frederick William Moody 315 13.7% —
Green Party Greg Rosenvinge 213 9.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Oisin Gourley 138 6.0% —
Majority909
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,297

Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party George Pattison Elected 1,387 64.6% —
Labour Party Sharon Pattison Elected 1,373 64.0% —
Labour Party Jacqui Robinson Elected 1,300 60.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Jewitt 463 21.6% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Laverick 445 20.7% —
Liberal Democrats Ali Avaei 356 16.6% —
Liberal Democrats Kieran Robinson 352 16.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Michael Ibbotson 305 14.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexander Turner Proudlock 240 11.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kim Kimberley-Blackstar 216 10.1% —
Majority837
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,146

Lemington 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Cook Elected 1,423 61.7% —
Labour Party Kim McGuinness Elected 1,382 59.9% —
Labour Party Kyle Webster Elected 1,323 57.3% —
Newcastle Independents Sarah Jane Armstrong 693 30.0% —
Newcastle Independents John Alan Gordon 649 28.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Harvey Gilbert 314 13.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Esther Yewdall 297 12.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Isabel Wake 283 12.3% —
Green Party Rick Dunfield 173 7.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ronald Denton Clark 156 6.8% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Petrie 121 5.2% —
Liberal Democrats Adrin Patrick Neatrour 108 4.7% —
Majority630
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,307

Manor Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Doreen Huddart Elected 1,769 57.2% —
Liberal Democrats Greg Stone Elected 1,707 55.2% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Gordon Elected 1,654 53.5% —
Labour Party Charlie Gray 1,141 36.9% —
Labour Party Alex Benson 1,071 34.7% —
Labour Party Sylvia Copley 1,013 32.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul John Dyer 297 9.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Leanne Conway-Wilcox 230 7.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Florence Kirkby 227 7.3% —
Green Party Michael James Gardner 160 5.2% —
Majority513
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,090

Monument 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Jane Byrne Elected 839 71.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Rosie Hogg Elected 793 67.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Jamie Driscoll Elected 763 64.6% —
Green Party Cliff Brown 235 19.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Bown 187 15.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Sewell 186 15.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vivian Mary White 172 14.6% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Anthony Psallidas 131 11.1% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Walker 121 10.2% —
Liberal Democrats Kami Kundi 119 10.1% —
Majority528
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,182

North Jesmond 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stella Postlethwaite Elected 917 47.3% —
Labour Party Wendy Susanna Young Elected 834 43.0% —
Liberal Democrats Gerard Francis Keating Elected 822 42.4% —
Labour Party Alexander Geoffrey Hay 746 38.5% —
Liberal Democrats David Haydn Besag 725 37.4% —
Liberal Democrats Crispin Melvill Welby 707 36.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kitty Lau 282 14.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Cowling 273 14.1% —
Green Party Shehla Naqvi 262 13.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Bartle 247 12.7% —
Majority76
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,938

Ouseburn 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paula Holland Elected 1,024 52.2% —
Labour Party Alistair Stuart Chisholm Elected 968 49.4% —
Labour Party Stephen Powers Elected 931 47.5% —
Liberal Democrats Gareth Kane 919 46.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Joseph Morrissey 705 36.0% —
Liberal Democrats Aleisha Stansfield 641 32.7% —
Green Party Rachel Holland 277 14.1% —
Green Party Ralph Pettingill 159 8.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason Stephen Carr 100 5.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Richard Craggs 87 4.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Sundin 68 3.5% —
Majority12
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,960

Parklands 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Robin Ashby Elected 2,057 49.5% —
Liberal Democrats Pauline Allen Elected 1,925 46.4% —
Liberal Democrats David Down Elected 1,679 40.4% —
Labour Party Susan Pearson 1,014 24.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Bernard Bell 987 23.8% —
Independent John Dockerty 840 20.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Jewers 792 19.1% —
Labour Party Louise Kathleen Sutcliffe 722 17.4% —
Labour Party Geoff O'Brien 715 17.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Grierson Dobie 688 16.6% —
Independent John Hall 581 14.0% —
Green Party Frances Hinton 455 11.0% —
Majority665
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,152

South Jesmond 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Felicity Ann Mendelson Elected 1,052 60.6% —
Labour Party Arlene Ainsley Elected 994 57.2% —
Labour Party Judith Pearce Elected 902 51.9% —
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Logan 319 18.4% —
Green Party Clare Andrews 306 17.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Donald Macgilp 299 17.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Luke Murray 292 16.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Max Joseph Graham 284 16.4% —
Green Party Tony Waterston 272 15.7% —
Liberal Democrats Deborah Elizabeth Burns 251 14.5% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Keville 201 11.6% —
Communist Party of Britain Martin Levy 38 2.2% —
Majority583
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,737

Walker 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Stokel-Walker Elected 1,556 84.6% —
Labour Party David Leslie Wood Elected 1,379 74.9% —
Labour Party Margaret Wood Elected 1,361 74.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joan Atkin 230 12.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tony Sanderson 206 11.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elle Clarke 189 10.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Robert George Percy 186 10.1% —
Green Party Ed Laschet 141 7.7% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Lambert Renton 114 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Joan Trinder 81 4.4% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Vernon 77 4.2% —
Majority1,131
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,840

Walkergate 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Laird Wood Elected 1,799 68.0% —
Labour Party Maureen Beatrice Lowson Elected 1,739 65.7% —
Labour Party Paul Frew Elected 1,606 60.7% —
Liberal Democrats Deborah Gallagher 555 21.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Jones 373 14.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ray Hardy 351 13.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lance Robson 347 13.1% —
Liberal Democrats William Frederick Signey 344 13.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph Teasdale 322 12.2% —
Liberal Democrats David Serge Slesenger 271 10.2% —
Green Party Alistair Bonnett 233 8.8% —
Majority1,051
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,647

West Fenham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Karen Louise Kilgour Elected 1,496 67.1% —
Labour Party Ian Tokell Elected 1,452 65.1% —
Labour Party Marion Elizabeth Talbot Elected 1,448 65.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Bulman 360 16.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Thomas Richardson 313 14.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joy Crute 311 14.0% —
Newcastle Independents Ian Fraser 273 12.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kenneth Wake 262 11.8% —
Liberal Democrats John Edward Thorley 248 11.1% —
Green Party Daryl Hughes 199 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Lucy Mary Keating 180 8.1% —
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Kamruzzaman Milon 146 6.6% —
Majority1,088
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,229

Wingrove 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joyce McCarty Elected 1,961 74.9% —
Labour Party Irim Ali Elected 1,903 72.7% —
Labour Party Rebecca Louise Shatwell Elected 1,641 62.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harriet Rose Beaty 355 13.6% —
Liberal Democrats Philip Edward McCardle 344 13.1% —
Green Party Paula Ellen Ann Blair 319 12.2% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew James McQuillin 312 11.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Wally Robert Cameron 293 11.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kieran McNally 288 11.0% —
Green Party John Pearson 233 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Farsi 207 7.9% —
Majority1,286
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,619

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