# 2006 Newcastle City Council election

Elections to Newcastle City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The council stayed under Liberal Democrat control, with the party gaining one seat overall.

## Election result

Newcastle Council Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 16 | 1 | 61.5 | 32 | 48 | 61.5 | 34,960 | 47.8 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | 10 | 1 | 38.5 | 20 | 30 | 38.5 | 25,959 | 35.5 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,955 | 9.5 | 5.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,327 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| | BNP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,010 | 2.7 | |
| | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 354 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 289 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| | Respect | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 238 | 0.3 | New |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.1 |

## Ward results
### Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeremy Beecham | 1,695 | 51.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Mansfield | 879 | 26.7 |
| | BNP | Jonathan Keys | 516 | 15.7 |
| | Green | Laurence Ellacot | 206 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 816 | 24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Blakelaw

Blakelaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Schardt | 1,608 | 52.4 |
| | Labour | William Dodds | 1,219 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Wake | 239 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Byker

Byker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nicholas Kemp | 1,322 | 59.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jan Rosen | 611 | 27.5 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Paul Owens | 289 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 711 | 32.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Lower | 1,819 | 59.1 |
| | Labour | June Mackinlay | 795 | 25.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Laing | 466 | 15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,024 | 33.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Dene

Dene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Bailey | 2,047 | 66.9 |
| | Labour | Graham Addy | 600 | 19.6 |
| | Conservative | Mary Toward | 412 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,447 | 47.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Denton

Denton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Middleton | 2,219 | 64.5 |
| | Labour | Eric Mackinlay | 1,221 | 35.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 998 | 29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### East Gosforth

East Gosforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Slesenger | 1,956 | 58.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Baker | 628 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Ives | 441 | 13.2 |
| | Green | David Coombes | 324 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | 39.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Elswick

Elswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derek Malcolm | 1,015 | 44.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew McQuillin | 587 | 25.8 |
| | BNP | Kenneth Booth | 437 | 19.2 |
| | Respect | Yunus Bakhsh | 238 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fawdon

Fawdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Faulkner | 1,675 | 54.4 |
| | Labour | Keith Taylor | 926 | 30.1 |
| | English Democrat | Martin Thompson | 354 | 11.5 |
| | Conservative | John Catto | 125 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 749 | 24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Fenham

Fenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Morrissey | 1,482 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Isabella Cooney | 1,377 | 42.6 |
| | Conservative | Duncan James | 375 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Kenton

Kenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gerald Bell | 1,436 | 52.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Turner | 928 | 33.8 |
| | Conservative | Tom Magen | 378 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Lemington

Lemington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Ash | 1,591 | 56.1 |
| | Labour | Ruth Robson | 1,247 | 43.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Newburn

Newburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Wright | 1,337 | 46.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Hunter | 875 | 30.2 |
| | BNP | Alan Patterson | 417 | 14.4 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Troman | 269 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### North Heaton

North Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Stone | 1,632 | 49.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher Wilkie | 815 | 24.9 |
| | Conservative | Barry Flux | 490 | 15.0 |
| | Green | Victoria Walpole | 340 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 817 | 24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### North Jesmond

North Jesmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Rounthwaite | 1,050 | 54.4 |
| | Labour | Fiona Clarke | 400 | 20.7 |
| | Conservative | Claire McLaughlin | 290 | 15.0 |
| | Green | John Pearson | 190 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 33.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Ouseburn

Ouseburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Kane | 773 | 49.4 |
| | Labour | Farah McArdle | 461 | 29.5 |
| | Green | Alastair Bonnett | 214 | 13.7 |
| | Conservative | Ann Wake | 117 | 7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Parklands

Parklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Packham | 2,247 | 64.2 |
| | Conservative | Neville Armstrong | 738 | 21.1 |
| | Labour | Antoine Tinnion | 387 | 11.1 |
| | Green | Geoffrey Parkin | 130 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,509 | 43.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### South Heaton

South Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geraldine Ormonde | 961 | 48.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Gallager | 748 | 37.7 |
| | Green | Duncan Couchman | 176 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Brownlee | 100 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### South Jesmond

South Jesmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Woodwark | 864 | 50.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Bartlett | 368 | 21.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Martin | 291 | 16.9 |
| | Green | Malcolm Shiel | 200 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 28.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Walker

Walker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Stokel-Walker | 1,797 | 69.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annie Gravell | 462 | 17.7 |
| | BNP | John Mitchell | 310 | 11.9 |
| | Communist | Martin Levy | 36 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,335 | 51.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Walkergate

Walkergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Besag | 1,770 | 58.2 |
| | Labour | Maureen Lowson | 1,116 | 36.7 |
| | Conservative | Marian McWilliams | 155 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### West Gosforth

West Gosforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Shepherd | 1,961 | 52.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Moore | 1,141 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | John Foley | 431 | 11.5 |
| | Green | Dawn Shiel | 217 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 820 | 21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Westerhope

Westerhope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Hamilton | 2,177 | 57.0 |
| | Labour | Brian Hunter | 1,150 | 30.1 |
| | Conservative | John Gough | 491 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,027 | 26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Westgate

Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoffrey O'Brien | 704 | 45.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pagan | 531 | 33.9 |
| | BNP | Daniel Thorlby | 173 | 11.0 |
| | Green | Pamela Woolner | 158 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wingrove

Wingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joyce McCarty | 1,031 | 39.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muhammed Ali | 994 | 38.5 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline McNally | 227 | 8.8 |
| | Green | Peter Hilton | 172 | 6.7 |
| | BNP | Vivien Browne | 157 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woolsington

Woolsington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Pattison | 1,520 | 47.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Thorkildsen | 1,474 | 46.0 |
| | Conservative | Sharmilee Rau | 210 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |