# Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council elections

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council elections are held every four years. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 47 councillors have been elected from 21 wards. Prior to 2018 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.

## Council elections

* 1973 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1976 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1979 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1982 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1983 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1984 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1986 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1987 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1988 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1990 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1991 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.)
* 1992 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1994 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1995 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1996 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1998 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 1999 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2000 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2002 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by four.)
* 2003 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2004 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2006 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2007 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2008 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2010 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2011 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2014 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2016 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
* 2018 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election (New ward boundaries and move to whole council elections.)
* 2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

## Borough result maps

* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-election results
### 1998-2002

Thistleberry By-Election 13 June 2002 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 942 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 906 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 896 | |
| | Labour | | 473 | |
| | Labour | | 424 | |
| | Labour | | 420 | |
| | Conservative | | 414 | |
| | Conservative | | 412 | |
| | Conservative | | 376 | |
| | Independent | | 57 | |
| | Independent | | 51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,371 | 40.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2002-2006

Chesterton By-Election 15 August 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Dolman | 575 | 66.7 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 178 | 20.6 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | | 109 | 12.6 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 397 | 46.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 862 | 17.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Westlands By-Election 12 July 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Hailstones | 696 | 60.9 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Shenton | 229 | 20.0 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Nicolas Butler | 126 | 11.0 | −2.9 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Sutton | 92 | 8.0 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | 40.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,143 | 24.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Butt Lane By-Election 7 February 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John MacMillan | 295 | 35.2 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Richards | 264 | 31.5 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Myatt | 161 | 19.2 | +10.5 |
| | UKIP | Roger Ruddle | 117 | 14.0 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 837 | 20 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ravenscliffe By-Election 5 March 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Blair | 229 | 25.4 | −14.5 |
| | Labour | Gill Burnett | 213 | 23.6 | +1.2 |
| | BNP | Sarah Barnes | 180 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Parsons | 149 | 16.5 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Geoff Locke | 131 | 14.5 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 902 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Seabridge By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Gilmore | 602 | 38.4 | −10.2 |
| | UKIP | Paul Gregory | 352 | 22.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | David Beardmore | 310 | 19.8 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mavis Brown | 302 | 19.3 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 15.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,566 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wolstanton By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | David Woolley | 475 | 31.7 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Mark Olszewski | 393 | 26.2 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Davies | 345 | 23.0 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Johnson | 285 | 19.0 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Newchapel By-Election 4 February 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Short | 208 | 33.5 | −10.6 |
| | UKIP | Carol Lovatt | 148 | 23.8 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Kyle Robinson | 138 | 22.2 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Rhodes | 127 | 20.5 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 9.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 621 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Newchapel By-Election 27 October 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elsie Bates | 248 | 45.7 | +13.0 |
| | Conservative | Carl Thomson | 160 | 29.5 | +2.2 |
| | UKIP | Tricia Harrison | 118 | 21.7 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Brown | 17 | 3.1 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 543 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Madeley By-Election 2 February 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon White | 617 | 47.7 | +21.7 |
| | Labour | John Smart | 342 | 26.4 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Howard Goodall | 294 | 22.7 | −8.9 |
| | UKIP | Elaine Blake | 41 | 3.2 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,294 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kidsgrove By-Election 10 May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Turner | 639 | 68.1 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Linda Harold | 121 | 12.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Crank | 105 | 11.2 | −0.9 |
| | TUSC | Claire Vodrey | 73 | 7.8 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 55.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Silverdale and Parksite By-Election 4 July 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amelia Rout | 387 | 54.3 | +7.9 |
| | UKIP | Elaine Blake | 254 | 6.9 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | James Vernon | 58 | 8.1 | −2.9 |
| | TUSC | Richard Steele | 14 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 18.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 713 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Silverdale and Parksite by-election 4 August 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gareth Snell | 399 | 56.4 | +19.5 |
| | UKIP | Lynn Dean | 174 | 24.6 | −21.2 |
| | Conservative | James Vernon | 80 | 11.3 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | Gary White | 54 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.62 | |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
Madeley by-election 8 December 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gary White | 458 | 64.8 | +64.8 |
| | Conservative | David Whitmore | 112 | 15.8 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Andras | 75 | 10.6 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Stephen French | 62 | 8.8 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 48.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 707 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bradwell by-election 14 December 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Fox-Hewitt | 396 | 50.7 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Gail Benbow | 360 | 46.1 | +27.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Virr | 25 | 3.2 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 781 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bradwell by-election 14 December 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Waring | 216 | 43.3 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Angela Cooper | 197 | 39.5 | −10.9 |
| | Independent | Nigel Morgan | 86 | 17.2 | +17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 499 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2018-2022

Holditch and Chesterton by-election 21 March 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kenneth Owen | 282 | 40.3 | +23.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Radford | 268 | 38.3 | −13.9 |
| | UKIP | Mark Barlow | 86 | 12.3 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Whitworth | 49 | 7.0 | −8.3 |
| | SDP | Carol Lovatt | 14 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.1 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Knutton By-Election 25 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derrick Huckfield | 188 | 51.1 | +25.8 |
| | Labour | Steph Talbot | 180 | 48.9 | −25.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 371 | 18.34 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Audley by-election 7 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rebekah Lewis | 732 | 46.1 |
| | Conservative | Sally Rudd | 438 | 27.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wemyss | 355 | 22.4 |
| | Independent | Duran O'Dwyer | 63 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,588 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Knutton by-election 7 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Moss | 153 | 49.0 |
| | Conservative | Derrick Huckfield | 99 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aidan Jenkins | 60 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 312 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Madeley and Betley by-election 4 July 2024 (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Mandy Berrisford | 1,164 |
| Conservative | Jill Whitmore | 1,084 |
| Independent | Tanya Morgan | 1,066 |
| Labour | Tony Kearon | 856 |
| Labour | Claire Radford | 736 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |