# 2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in England on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election, with two wards (Birtley and Lamesley) electing two councillors.

## Results

2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| 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 % | +/− |
| | Labour | 19 | | 79.2 | 33 | 52 | 78.8 | 25,633 | 46.8 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | | 20.8 | 8 | 13 | 19.7 | 11,261 | 20.6 | 6.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 213 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12,324 | 22.5 | 11.9 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,693 | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 0.5 | New |
| | Workers Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 200 | 0.4 | New |
| | Save Us Now | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.1 | New |

## Ward results
### Birtley

Birtley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hazel Weatherley | 977 | 53.2 | +14.9% |
| | Labour | Catherine Davidson | 898 | 49.0 | +10.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elliott | 764 | 41.6 | +25.5% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Callanan | 476 | 26.0 | +20.6% |
| | Conservative | Richard Herdman | 366 | 20.0 | +12.6% |
| | Green | Jonathon Taylor | 169 | 9.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blaydon

Blaydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Ronchetti | 1,165 | 52.1 | −3.5% |
| | Conservative | Susan Wilson | 642 | 28.7 | +17.4% |
| | Green | Simon Easton | 290 | 13.0 | −6.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amelia Ord | 139 | 6.2 | −1.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bridges

Bridges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Eagle | 916 | 55.6 | −5.7% |
| | Conservative | Martin Backley | 357 | 21.7 | +6.3% |
| | Green | Nicholas Rush-Cooper | 237 | 14.4 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Cooper | 138 | 8.4 | −14.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Bradford | 1,464 | 53.7 | +4.8% |
| | Conservative | Brian Derrick | 672 | 24.7 | +15.1% |
| | Green | David Castleton | 275 | 10.1 | −2.5% |
| | Workers Party | Andrew Metcalfe | 200 | 7.3 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Callender | 115 | 4.2 | −5.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chowdene

Chowdene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McElroy | 1,254 | 52.6 | +5.3% |
| | Conservative | David Potts | 597 | 25.0 | +12.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Welsh | 298 | 12.5 | −6.9% |
| | Green | Thomas Newell | 167 | 7.0 | New |
| | TUSC | Marika Smith | 68 | 2.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crawcrook and Greenside

Crawcrook and Greenside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen McCartney | 1,241 | 42.9 | +1.4% |
| | Green | Diane Cadman | 920 | 31.8 | +6.0% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Coxon | 654 | 22.6 | +12.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Randall | 81 | 2.8 | −4.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Deckham

Deckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leigh Kirton | 1,036 | 55.0 | −2.8% |
| | Conservative | Josh Knotts | 516 | 27.4 | +13.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Spours | 169 | 9.0 | −2.8% |
| | Green | Gary Brooks | 94 | 5.0 | −11.6% |
| | TUSC | Norman Hall | 68 | 3.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dunston and Teams

Dunston and Teams :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brenda Clelland | 1,118 | 62.1 | +3.5% |
| | Conservative | Jordan-Lee Guthrie | 388 | 21.6 | +11.0% |
| | Green | Andy Banchflower | 137 | 7.6 | −7.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beth Gordon | 116 | 6.4 | −1.9% |
| | Save Us Now | Susan Hall | 41 | 2.3 | −4.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Dunston Hill and Whickham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Maughan | 1,325 | 48.6 | −4.1% |
| | Labour | Lee-Ann Moir | 843 | 30.9 | +0.8% |
| | Conservative | Jak Hocking | 376 | 13.8 | +9.1% |
| | Green | Isabel Banchflower | 153 | 5.6 | −1.7% |
| | Save Us Now | Graham Steele | 31 | 1.1 | −4.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Felling

Felling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sonya Dickie | 871 | 57.4 | −6.7% |
| | Conservative | Peter Jackson | 354 | 23.3 | +10.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fawcett | 178 | 11.7 | −11.4% |
| | Green | Neil Grant | 115 | 7.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### High Fell

High Fell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jill Green | 861 | 50.1 | −6.3% |
| | Conservative | Francis Athey | 390 | 22.7 | +10.0% |
| | Independent | Thomas Holder | 189 | 11.0 | New |
| | TUSC | Elaine Brunskill | 102 | 5.9 | −3.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robinson Stanaway | 81 | 4.7 | −7.4% |
| | Green | Gabriel Rubinstein | 70 | 4.1 | New |
| | Independent | Andrew Marshall | 24 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lamesley

Lamesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Turner | 1,218 | 59.8 | +7.0% |
| | Labour | Jane McCoid | 1,040 | 51.0 | −1.8% |
| | Conservative | Sheila Everatt | 811 | 39.8 | +18.7% |
| | Conservative | Ali Pargam | 504 | 24.8 | +3.7% |
| | Green | Ashleigh McLean | 276 | 13.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Clarke | 225 | 11.0 | +0.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lobley Hill and Bensham

Lobley Hill and Bensham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Donovan | 1,295 | 56.6 | +7.6% |
| | Conservative | Janice Hutchinson | 605 | 26.4 | +12.9% |
| | Green | Andy Redfern | 211 | 9.2 | −5.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Duggan | 177 | 7.7 | −9.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Low Fell

Low Fell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Duggan | 1,730 | 51.0 | −6.9% |
| | Labour | Calvin Lawson | 1,166 | 34.4 | +8.0% |
| | Conservative | Paul Sterling | 312 | 9.2 | +3.0% |
| | Green | Mark Gorman | 186 | 5.5 | −4.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Pelaw and Heworth

Pelaw and Heworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Patterson | 1,392 | 56.2 | +4.7% |
| | Labour | Vinnie Humphries | 744 | 30.0 | −0.6% |
| | Conservative | John Gardiner | 176 | 7.1 | +4.5% |
| | Green | Nick Boldrini | 166 | 6.7 | +1.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ryton Crookhill and Stella

Ryton Crookhill and Stella :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Buckley | 1,547 | 53.6 | +4.4% |
| | Conservative | Lucinda Wilson | 545 | 18.9 | +11.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Maughan | 339 | 11.7 | −5.7% |
| | Green | Andrew Mason | 334 | 11.6 | +5.1% |
| | Reform UK | Stephen Osborne | 71 | 2.5 | New |
| | TUSC | Ros Cooper | 50 | 1.7 | −0.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Saltwell

Saltwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denise Robson | 877 | 44.1 | −7.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leanne Brand | 590 | 29.6 | +17.0% |
| | Conservative | Alan Bond | 320 | 16.1 | −3.2% |
| | Green | Rachel Cabral | 185 | 9.3 | −7.7% |
| | Save Us Now | Craig Gallagher | 18 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wardley and Leam Lane

Wardley and Leam Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Green | 1,266 | 59.6 | +5.7% |
| | Conservative | John McNeil | 590 | 27.8 | +17.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Wintcher | 136 | 6.4 | −7.3% |
| | Green | John Aspinall | 131 | 6.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whickham North

Whickham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sonya Hawkins | 1,464 | 56.8 | −13.6% |
| | Labour | Jeff Bowe | 574 | 22.3 | −0.2% |
| | Conservative | John Callanan | 448 | 17.4 | +10.3% |
| | Green | Tom Jamieson | 92 | 3.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Whickham South and Sunniside

Whickham South and Sunniside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Mohammed | 1,471 | 49.1 | −23.8% |
| | Labour | Pamela Burns | 699 | 23.3 | +5.1% |
| | Conservative | Perry Wilson | 656 | 21.9 | +13.1% |
| | Green | Bryony Taylor | 170 | 5.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Windy Nook and Whitehills

Windy Nook and Whitehills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Mullen | 1,199 | 55.0 | −3.4% |
| | Conservative | Kyle Murray | 601 | 27.6 | +14.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Walker | 220 | 10.1 | −4.2% |
| | Green | Christina Grant | 160 | 7.3 | −7.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Winlaton and High Spen

Winlaton and High Spen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Simpson | 1,364 | 49.8 | −4.3% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Ormston | 968 | 35.4 | +16.8% |
| | Green | Paul McNally | 292 | 10.7 | −8.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Hawkins | 113 | 4.1 | −4.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |