# 2019 Newcastle City Council election

The 2019 Newcastle City Council elections took place on 2 May 2019, on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
One third of the seats — 26 out of the 78 — were up for election, being the seats of the councillors who finished third in each individual ward at the all-out elections in 2018, with an additional seat up in the Monument ward following the resignation of a Labour councillor.
The ruling Labour group lost two seats, holding their majority by returning 17 members to the council. The Newcastle Independents, a localist party, gained their first ever seat on the council whilst the Liberal Democrats gained the Ouseburn ward.
Following the election, Nick Forbes returned as leader of the council. Forbes had earlier in the year sought selection as the Labour candidate for the newly created North of Tyne mayoralty, but lost out to Monument councillor Jamie Driscoll.

## Election Result

The council remained under Labour majority control.
Labour lost two seats. The ward of Callerton and Throckley was lost to the Newcastle Independents, with Ian Donaldson becoming their first ever councillor. The Ouseburn ward was lost to Gareth Kane of the Liberal Democrats.
The Chapel ward saw incumbent independent councillor Olga Shorton lose to Sandra Davison, an independent challenger. Shorton and her husband had attempted to form a "Chapel Independents" political group on the council, which was criticised by fellow independent Chapel councillor Marc Donnelly.
The Conservatives failed to pick up a seat on the council, having last won a seat in 1995.
The Green Party had a strong showing, doubling their share of the total votes to 8.9%, taking over 20% of the vote in Heaton, Monument and South Jesmond.
This would be the last election that UKIP would stand at in Newcastle, with the party standing no candidates in the city in subsequent council or parliamentary elections.
2019 Newcastle City 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 | 17 | 2 | 63.0 | 37 | 54 | 69.2 | 25,559 | 38.4 | -11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 8 | 2 | 29.6 | 12 | 20 | 25.6 | 15,513 | 23.3 | -0.4 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 3.7 | 2 | 3 | 3.8 | 4,128 | 6.2 | +0.5 |
| | Newcastle Ind. | 1 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 3,401 | 6.8 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,926 | 11.9 | -1.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,912 | 8.9 | +4.6 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,891 | 5.9 | +4.9 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 238 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.1 | +0.1 |

## Ward Results
### Arthur's Hill

Arthur's Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joanne Kingsland | 995 | 70.0 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Shahla Naqvi | 141 | 9.9 | −2.4 |
| | Newcastle Ind. | Adam Mitchell | 122 | 7.4 | New |
| | Conservative | Luigi Murton | 105 | 7.4 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Shepherd | 59 | 4.1 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 854 | 60.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,422 | 29.5 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeremy Beecham | 1,281 | 50.5 | −11.4 |
| | UKIP | Ernest Thornton | 437 | 17.2 | +7.1 |
| | Newcastle Ind. | Jason Smith | 326 | 12.9 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Liam Bones | 233 | 9.2 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hans-Christian Anderson | 133 | 5.2 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Tom Adams | 126 | 5.0 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 844 | 33.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,536 | 33.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blakelaw

Blakelaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Hobson | 910 | 51.0 | −8.4 |
| | UKIP | Tony Sanderson | 373 | 20.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Schardt | 220 | 12.3 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Gerry Langley | 168 | 9.4 | −7.1 |
| | Green | Rachel Dunfield | 113 | 6.3 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,784 | 27.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Byker

Byker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Kemp | 1,109 | 54.7 | −8.3 |
| | UKIP | Neil Ruston | 339 | 16.7 | +7.8 |
| | Independent | Jacqui Gilchrist | 200 | 9.9 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Nick Hartley | 194 | 9.6 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative | Tom Towle | 103 | 5.1 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Psallidas | 83 | 4.1 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 38.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,028 | 31.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Callerton and Throckley

Callerton and Throckley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Newcastle Ind. | Ian Donaldson | 787 | 34.1 | +18.2 |
| | Labour | Marion Williams | 676 | 29.3 | −15.1 |
| | Conservative | Lyle Darwin | 361 | 15.6 | −15.3 |
| | Green | Idwal John | 270 | 11.7 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aleisha Stansfield | 270 | 11.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,309 | 33.4 | |
| | Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour | Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ali Avaei | 1,085 | 34.1 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Gordana Vasic Franklin | 945 | 29.7 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Mary Toward | 394 | 12.4 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | Tim Marron | 331 | 10.4 | New |
| | Independent | Rachel Locke | 237 | 7.5 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Andrew Thorp | 189 | 5.9 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,181 | 36.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Chapel

Chapel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sandra Davison | 2,320 | 64.9 | New |
| | Labour | Bill Purvis | 494 | 13.8 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Olga Shorton | 393 | 11.0 | −43.8 |
| | Conservative | Beryl Condra | 301 | 8.4 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Steen | 69 | 1.9 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,826 | 51.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,577 | 48.1 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Dene and South Gosforth

Dene and South Gosforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Gallagher | 1,639 | 44.9 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Nick Arnold | 1,023 | 28.0 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Anna Foster | 497 | 13.6 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Jason Birt | 278 | 7.6 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | David Muat | 217 | 5.9 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,654 | 49.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Denton and Westerhope

Denton and Westerhope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Simon Barnes | 1,028 | 36.4 | −2.5 |
| | Newcastle Ind. | Tracey Mitchell | 908 | 32.1 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | Ian McKinnell | 376 | 13.3 | +5.2 |
| | Independent | Brian Moore | 240 | 8.5 | New |
| | Conservative | Leanne Conway-Wilcox | 190 | 6.7 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Slesenger | 85 | 3.0 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,827 | 33.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Elswick

Elswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Habib Rahman | 1,585 | 72.0 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Peter Thomson | 248 | 11.3 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Birkmyre | 206 | 9.4 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Faulkner | 161 | 7.3 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,337 | 60.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,200 | 32.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fawdon and West Gosforth

Fawdon and West Gosforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lovatt | 1,615 | 58.3 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | Adam Walker | 619 | 22.4 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Sandy Irvine | 270 | 9.8 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Steve Axford | 265 | 9.6 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 996 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,769 | 38.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Gosforth

Gosforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Woodwark | 1,591 | 40.7 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Steve Kyte | 1,029 | 26.3 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Craig Dawson | 779 | 19.9 | −5.7 |
| | Green | Alistair Ford | 514 | 13.1 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,913 | 51.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Heaton

Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John-Paul Stephenson | 1,314 | 46.3 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Andrew Gray | 787 | 27.7 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Boyle | 502 | 17.7 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | John Dobie | 237 | 8.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 18.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,840 | 41.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kenton

Kenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anya Durrant | 1,112 | 48.5 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Austin | 557 | 24.3 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Alison Wake | 386 | 16.8 | +0.2 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Oisin Gourley | 238 | 10.4 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 555 | 24.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,293 | 31.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqui Robinson | 1,180 | 56.2 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Scott Jewitt | 614 | 29.3 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Steen | 304 | 14.5 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 566 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,098 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lemington

Lemington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kyle Webster | 944 | 41.6 | −9.9 |
| | Newcastle Ind. | John Gordon | 844 | 37.2 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Bell | 239 | 10.5 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Rick Dunfield | 122 | 5.4 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Petrie | 120 | 5.3 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,269 | 31.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manor Park

Manor Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Folker | 1,665 | 57.0 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Charlie Gray | 964 | 33.0 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Dyer | 293 | 10.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,922 | 41.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Monument

Monument (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Theresa Cairns | 663 | 51.2 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Shumel Rahman | 485 | 37.4 | −23.3 |
| | Green | Cliff Brown | 371 | 28.6 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Fleetwood | 232 | 17.9 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hamed Aghajani | 188 | 14.5 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Dawes | 178 | 13.7 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Dewi Roberts | 152 | 11.7 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272.5 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | 29.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### North Jesmond

North Jesmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerard Keating | 1,018 | 50.1 | +9.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Alex Hay | 577 | 28.4 | −8.5 |
| | Green | Tony Waterston | 267 | 13.1 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Kitty Lau | 169 | 8.3 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 21.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,031 | 45.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ouseburn

Ouseburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Kane | 1,012 | 49.7 | +3.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | Stephen Powers | 765 | 37.6 | −9.3 |
| | Green | Alistair Bonnett | 194 | 9.5 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Jason Carr | 65 | 3.2 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,036 | 44.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | | |

### Parklands

Parklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Morrissey | 1,602 | 38.9 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | John Watts | 771 | 18.7 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Laura Repton | 660 | 16.0 | −6.9 |
| | Independent | John Hall | 512 | 12.4 | −0.7 |
| | Green | James Milne | 347 | 8.4 | −1.9 |
| | Independent | John Urquhart | 226 | 5.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,118 | 47.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### South Jesmond

South Jesmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lesley Storey | 679 | 36.9 | −12.6 |
| | Green | Clare Andrews | 489 | 26.6 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Burns | 360 | 19.6 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Ian Macgilp | 286 | 15.6 | −0.8 |
| | Communist | Martin Levy | 24 | 1.3 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,838 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Walker

Walker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Wood | 1,083 | 53.5 | −10.1 |
| | UKIP | Glen Bolton | 650 | 32.1 | +22.5 |
| | Conservative | Joan Atkin | 150 | 7.4 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrin Neatrour | 143 | 7.1 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,026 | 29.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Walkergate

Walkergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Frew | 1,229 | 44.3 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian Farrelly | 690 | 24.9 | +13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Gallagher | 417 | 15.0 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bulman | 263 | 9.5 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Daryl Hughes | 175 | 6.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,774 | 33.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Fenham

West Fenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sylvia Copley | 1,008 | 44.1 | −14.1 |
| | UKIP | John Richardson | 478 | 20.9 | +8.3 |
| | Green | Tay Pitman | 256 | 11.2 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Ken Wake | 228 | 10.0 | −0.5 |
| | Newcastle Ind. | Sarah Armstrong | 183 | 8.0 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Libby Dicken | 131 | 5.7 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 23.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,284 | 32.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wingrove

Wingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rebecca Shatwell | 1,452 | 56.0 | −1.1 |
| | Green | John Pearson | 342 | 13.2 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kami Kundi | 307 | 11.8 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Lauren Sykes | 262 | 10.1 | −2.2 |
| | Newcastle Ind. | Joseph Eldridge | 231 | 8.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,110 | 42.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,594 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |