South Jesmond ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
14/08/2025 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Sarah Peters Elected | 578 | 36.4% | +15.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jude Browne | 523 | 33.0% | +7.3 |
| Labour Party | Owen Bell | 267 | 16.8% | -25.3 |
| Reform UK | Gavin William Maw | 173 | 10.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Callum Dawes | 45 | 2.8% | -5.7 |
| Majority | 55 | |||
| Turnout | 30.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,169 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,586 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Milo Jasper Barnett Elected | 900 | 42.1% | -3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan John King | 548 | 25.6% | -0.5 |
| Green Party | Sarah Peters | 454 | 21.2% | +7.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jennifer Georgina Mills | 183 | 8.6% | -1.3 |
| Social Democratic Party | Martin Evison | 52 | 2.4% | -2.2 |
| Majority | 352 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,137 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lesley Storey Elected | 828 | 45.5% | -13.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Punchard | 476 | 26.2% | +13.2 |
| Green Party | Alistair Christian Ford | 250 | 13.8% | +0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Elias Al Dahan | 179 | 9.8% | -4.7 |
| Social Democratic Party | Martin Evison | 85 | 4.7% | — |
| Majority | 352 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,818 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Laura Elizabeth Cummings Elected | 1,078 | 59.2% | +10.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joshua Thomas Clark | 265 | 14.6% | -3.6 |
| Green Party | Tim Dowson | 241 | 13.2% | -2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Appleby | 236 | 13.0% | +1.3 |
| Majority | 813 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,820 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Charlie Gray Elected | 1,062 | 49.2% | +12.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Olly Scargill | 393 | 18.2% | +2.6 |
| Green Party | Tim Dowson | 344 | 15.9% | -10.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Appleby | 252 | 11.7% | -7.9 |
| The North East Party | Brian David Moore | 72 | 3.3% | — |
| Reform UK | Martin Evison | 36 | 1.7% | — |
| Majority | 669 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,159 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lesley Storey Elected | 679 | 36.9% | -23.6 |
| Green Party | Clare Andrews | 489 | 26.6% | +9.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Elizabeth Burns | 360 | 19.6% | +1.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Donald Macgilp | 286 | 15.6% | -1.7 |
| Communist Party of Britain | Martin Levy | 24 | 1.3% | -0.9 |
| Majority | 190 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,838 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018 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% | — |
| Majority | 583 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,737 | |||