# Newcastle City Council elections

Newcastle City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Newcastle City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of the Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 78 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.

## Council elections

* 1998 Newcastle City Council election
* 1999 Newcastle City Council election
* 2000 Newcastle City Council election
* 2002 Newcastle City Council election
* 2003 Newcastle City Council election
* 2004 Newcastle City Council election (whole council elected after boundary changes took place)
* 2006 Newcastle City Council election
* 2007 Newcastle City Council election
* 2008 Newcastle City Council election
* 2010 Newcastle City Council election
* 2011 Newcastle City Council election
* 2012 Newcastle City Council election
* 2014 Newcastle City Council election
* 2015 Newcastle City Council election
* 2016 Newcastle City Council election
* 2018 Newcastle City Council election (whole council to be elected after boundaries changes)
* 2019 Newcastle City Council election
* 2021 Newcastle City Council election
* 2022 Newcastle City Council election
* 2023 Newcastle City Council election
* 2024 Newcastle City Council election

## City result maps

* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-1998

Newburn By-Election 7 November 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Isobel Wright | 920 | 76.9 |
| | Conservative | Alistair Stewart Hind | 275 | 23.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 53.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,195 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Woolsington By-Election 1 May 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lilian Mary Kennedy | 2,630 | 68.1 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | Colin Forster | 657 | 17.0 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Ernest Walker | 576 | 14.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,973 | 51.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,863 | 65.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
South Gosforth By-Election 12 June 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas David George Woodwark | 1,474 | 43.7 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | Marie Summersby | 1,096 | 32.5 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Susan Jane MacDonald Stirling | 800 | 23.7 | +13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 11.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,370 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
West City By-Election 2 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doreen James | 468 | 81.5 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip George Lower | 74 | 12.9 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Timothy David Troman | 32 | 5.6 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 68.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 574 | 10.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heaton By-Election 20 November 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Wappat | 564 | 52.9 | −10.7 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Peter Middleton | 211 | 19.8 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil John Bradbury | 158 | 14.8 | +4.5 |
| | Green | Christopher Patrick Hayday | 84 | 7.9 | +1.9 |
| | Communist | Martin Richard Levy | 50 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 33.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,067 | 11.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1998-2002

Dene By-Election 16 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Martin Stone | 1,961 | 58.1 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | John Lawrence Young | 1,061 | 31.4 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Alice Gingell | 353 | 10.5 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 900 | 26.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,375 | 29.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Byker By-Election 4 March 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michelle Pike | 366 | 56.8 | −18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas James Thompson | 206 | 32.0 | +13.1 |
| | Green | Pamela Jane Woolner | 37 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Peter Middleton | 35 | 5.4 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 24.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 644 | 9.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Scotswood By-Election 14 October 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hazel Stephenson | 490 | 66.9 | −16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Anne Reilly | 180 | 24.6 | +16.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Lumley | 62 | 8.5 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 42.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 732 | 14.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Jesmond By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Dicken | 2,496 | 46.0 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Fiona Karen Clarke | 1,659 | 30.5 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Jonjo McNamara | 1,116 | 20.5 | −1.5 |
| | Independent | Marie Summersby | 160 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 15.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,431 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Walkergate By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Stokel-Walker | 2,672 | 58.3 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Belinda Knowles | 1,606 | 35.0 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Keith Gilfillan | 306 | 6.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 23.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,584 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002-2006

Benwell By-Election 18 July 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Mackinlay | 700 | 55.8 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Moore | 383 | 30.5 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Smith | 136 | 10.8 | +0.0 |
| | Green | Jesus Miguel-Garcia | 36 | 2.9 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walker By-Election 4 September 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Stokel-Walker | 1,440 | 62.1 | −12.3 |
| | BNP | Jonathan Keys | 395 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John McLennan | 370 | 16.0 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Prince | 112 | 4.8 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,045 | 45.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,317 | 47.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Lemington By-Election 30 November 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Hunter | 1,180 | 46.7 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Ruth Robson | 815 | 32.2 | −11.8 |
| | BNP | Kenneth Booth | 383 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Jason Smith | 147 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,525 | 34.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Wingrove delayed Election 14 June 2007 (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nigel Todd | 1,051 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ayaz Siddique | 948 | |
| | Labour | Alyson Hampshire | 908 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Wilkinson | 869 | |
| | Green | Jenny Pearson | 186 | |
| | Green | John Pearson | 183 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Archibald | 173 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Le Vey | 140 | |
| | BNP | Viv Browne | 81 | |
| | BNP | Graham Hodgson | 80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,619 | 31.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Fenham By-Election 29 January 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mitzi Emery | 1,049 | 33.9 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Helen McStravick | 1,025 | 33.1 | −3.3 |
| | BNP | Ken Booth | 836 | 27.0 | +18.0 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Armstrong | 186 | 6.0 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,096 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Ouseburn By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Powers | 714 | 47.6% | +11.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Nelson | 665 | 44.3% | −6.3% |
| | Newcastle First | Ian Fraser | 73 | 4.9% | +4.9% |
| | Conservative | Joshua Chew | 49 | 3.3% | −0.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 3.3% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle By-Election 25 April 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Lower | 1,165 | 43.7%% | −6.2% |
| | Labour | Ben Riley | 1,043 | 39.2% | +4.7% |
| | Newcastle First | John Gordon | 215 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Nixon | 194 | 7.3% | −0.3% |
| | TUSC | Rory Jobe | 48 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 4.5% | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
South Heaton By-Election 25 April 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denise Jones | 798 | 61.2% | −8.2% |
| | Green | Andrew Grey | 205 | 15.7% | +3.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Auld | 114 | 8.7% | −0.5% |
| | TUSC | Paul Phillips | 69 | 5.3% | +1.0% |
| | Conservative | Katie Bennett | 52 | 4.0% | −0.7% |
| | Newcastle First | Timothy Gilks | 44 | 3.4% | +3.4% |
| | Independent | Reg Sibley | 22 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walkergate By-Election 6 June 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Wood | 1,080 | 44.0% | −24.1% |
| | UKIP | Lorraine Smith | 668 | 27.2% | +27.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Brown | 460 | 18.8% | −4.2% |
| | Independent | Davy Hicks | 64 | 2.6% | +2.6% |
| | Newcastle First | Olga Shorton | 61 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| | Conservative | Marian McWilliams | 54 | 2.2% | −3.1% |
| | Green | Martin Collins | 30 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| | TUSC | Bobbie Cranney | 24 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| | Independent | Reg Sibley | 12 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 16.8% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,453 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

North Jesmond By-Election 28 August 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerry Keating | 711 | 52.5% | +19.9% |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 320 | 23.6% | −7.3% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Crute | 117 | 8.6% | −5.9% |
| | UKIP | Daniel Thompson | 112 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| | Green | Shehla Naqvi | 94 | 6.9% | −7.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 28.9% | 13.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Blakelaw By-Election 15 September 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nora Casey | 1,004 | 41.9% | −21.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ciaran Morrissey | 654 | 27.3% | +18.2% |
| | UKIP | Ritchie Lane | 443 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| | Conservative | James Langley | 190 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| | Green | Brendan Derham | 105 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 14.6% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blakelaw By-Election 24 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Oskar Andrew Avery | 892 | 44.9% | −25.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ciaran Joseph Morrissey | 784 | 39.4% | +21.4% |
| | Newcastle First | John Alan Gordon | 164 | 8.2% | +8.2% |
| | Conservative | James Gerard Langley | 148 | 7.4% | −4.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 5.5% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
South Heaton By-Election 16 March 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clare Penny-Evans | 768 | 46.8% | −5.4% |
| | Green | Andrew Gray | 444 | 27.1% | +2.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Boyle | 260 | 15.0% | +9.7% |
| | UKIP | Tony Sanderson | 88 | 5.4% | −4.6% |
| | Conservative | Chris Murray | 80 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 19.7% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2018-2022

Castle By-Election 9 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thom Campion | 1,306 | 42.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Herridge | 773 | 25.1 |
| | Conservative | John Watts | 657 | 21.4 |
| | Green | Andrew Thorp | 250 | 8.1 |
| | North East | Brian Moore | 89 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2022-2026

Byker By-Election 2 March 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hayder Qureshi | 591 | 46.9 | −18.1 |
| | Green | Nick Hartley | 375 | 29.7 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Ridyard | 188 | 14.9 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Aaron Whelan Harvey | 107 | 8.5 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
North Jesmond By-Election 12 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Allen | 740 | 64.5 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | Callum Buchanan | 234 | 46.9 | −18.1 |
| | Green | Shehla Naqvi | 93 | 8.1 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Dawes | 35 | 3.1 | −3.0 |
| | Reform UK | Anas el-Hamri | 26 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Party of Women | Liz Panton | 19 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 44.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,147 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |