Benwell & Scotswood ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rob Higgins Elected | 1,659 | 61.2% | -4.0 |
| Independent | David Charles McGovern | 412 | 15.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ronald Patrick Thompson | 278 | 10.2% | -8.7 |
| Green Party | Lee Irving | 226 | 8.3% | +0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Christian lb Andersen | 138 | 5.1% | -3.6 |
| Majority | 1,247 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,713 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Susan Jane Anthony Elected | 1,636 | 65.2% | -0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jamie Luke Kelly | 475 | 18.9% | -6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Christian lb Andersen | 217 | 8.6% | +1.9 |
| Green Party | Lee Irving | 189 | 7.5% | -2.2 |
| Majority | 1,161 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,079 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,510 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Hazel Stephenson Elected | 1,687 | 65.7% | +8.0 |
| Labour Party | Susan Jane Anthony Elected | 1,492 | 58.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Connor John Shotton | 640 | 24.9% | -1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kenneth Wake | 444 | 17.3% | — |
| Newcastle Independents | John Alan Gordon | 295 | 11.5% | +3.2 |
| Green Party | Tony Roberts | 251 | 9.8% | +6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Christian lb Andersen | 172 | 6.7% | +3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard James Scholfield | 154 | 6.0% | — |
| Majority | 852 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,568 | |||
Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rob Higgins Elected | 1,799 | 57.7% | +7.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Connor John Shotton | 837 | 26.9% | +17.7 |
| Newcastle Independents | John Alan Gordon | 259 | 8.3% | -4.5 |
| Green Party | Tony Roberts | 117 | 3.8% | -1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Christian lb Andersen | 104 | 3.3% | -1.9 |
| Majority | 962 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,116 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jeremy Beecham Elected | 1,281 | 50.5% | -21.4 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Ernest Neil Thornton | 437 | 17.2% | +6.0 |
| Newcastle Independents | Jason Smith | 326 | 12.9% | +1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Liam Adam Bones | 233 | 9.2% | -6.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Christian lb Andersen | 133 | 5.2% | -0.9 |
| Green Party | Tom Adams | 126 | 5.0% | -1.9 |
| Majority | 844 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,536 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018 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% | — |
| Majority | 1,289 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,423 | |||