# 2014 Newcastle City Council election

The 2014 Newcastle City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The election saw the governing Labour Party gain a net extra seat in the council chambers, gaining the wards of Denton and South Jesmond. An Independent councillor was also elected in Westerhope, with Bill Corbett winning with a 451 majority over the Labour Party.
The Conservatives improved their performance from previous years, coming second in wards where they were previously third. The election also saw UKIP field candidates around the city. The party came second in wards including Byker and Lemington.

## Overall Results

Newcastle City Council election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | Percentage |
| | Labour | 17 | 35 | 52 | +1 | 32,129 | 45.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 15 | 24 | -2 | 15,068 | 21.7% |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1,343 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 9,231 | 13.5% |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 6,985 | 9.9% |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| | Newcastle First | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | | |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | | |
| | British Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | | |
| Total | Total | 27 | 51 | 78 | ±0 | 68,634 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34.2% |

## Ward by Ward Results

Local elections 2014: Benwell and Scotswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jeremy Beecham | 1,502 |
| | UKIP | Elisabeth Edmundson | 823 |
| | Conservative | Neville Armstrong | 219 |
| | Green | Lee Irving | 136 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Clark | 117 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Blakelaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ben Riley | 1,897 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Schardt | 485 |
| | Conservative | James Langley | 308 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,589 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Byker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Nick Kemp | 1,275 |
| | UKIP | Ray Hardy | 624 |
| | Conservative | Donald Robinson | 130 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Kenyon | 92 |
| | TUSC | Ryan Holmes | 70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Lower | 1,270 |
| | Labour | Kim McGuinness | 1,106 |
| | UKIP | Tim Marron | 701 |
| | Conservative | Mary Toward | 270 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Dene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Robinson | 1,363 |
| | Labour | Sheila Spencer | 992 |
| | Conservative | Heather Chambers | 462 |
| | TUSC | Ian Cusack | 180 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Denton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Anna Round | 1,332 |
| | Newcastle First | Ian Fraser | 679 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Cross | 405 |
| | Conservative | Alan Birkmyre | 296 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 653 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 996 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Local elections 2014: East Gosforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Slesenger | 1,199 |
| | Labour | Dan Greenhough | 1,004 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gallagher | 377 |
| | Green | Frances Hinton | 336 |
| | UKIP | Mike Adie | 266 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Elswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Habib Rahman | 1,522 |
| | British Democrats | Kenny Baldwin | 414 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Toward | 165 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Laverick | 143 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,108 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Fawdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Faulkner | 1,253 |
| | Labour | Heather Michell | 947 |
| | UKIP | Ray Thomson | 521 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Axford | 108 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Fenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Karen Kigour | 1,428 |
| | UKIP | Lorraine Smith | 746 |
| | Conservative | Keran McNally | 263 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tona Atkinson | 229 |
| | Green | Jess Poyner | 121 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Kenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ged Bell | 1,733 |
| | Conservative | Alison Wake | 431 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Connell | 349 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,402 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Lemington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Cook | 1,146 |
| | UKIP | Alexis Fernandes | 672 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Hunter | 397 |
| | Conservative | Emmett McNally | 183 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Newburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Linda Wright | 1,140 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Ballantyne | 564 |
| | Newcastle First | John Gordon | 258 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Wake | 214 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Down | 159 |
| | Independent | Idwal John | 149 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: North Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Greg Stone | 1,454 |
| | Labour | Mick Bowman | 1,149 |
| | UKIP | Helen Jordan | 402 |
| | Conservative | James Bartle | 204 |
| | TUSC | Lizi Gray | 114 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: North Jesmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Walker | 621 |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 589 |
| | Green | Tim Dowson | 277 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Crute | 276 |
| | UKIP | Will Solyom | 129 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Ouseburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Kane | 917 |
| | Labour | Jane Byrne | 887 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Cooke | 164 |
| | Conservative | Christos Mexias | 96 |
| | TUSC | Rober Hooper | 93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 896 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Parklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Ashby | 1,549 |
| | Labour | Ian Tokell | 773 |
| | Conservative | Karen Jewers | 547 |
| | UKIP | Alora Adie | 393 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: South Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sophie White | 1,095 |
| | Green | Andrew Gray | 519 |
| | UKIP | James Robertson | 209 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 131 Boyle | 274 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Boam | 99 |
| | TUSC | Paul Phillips | 45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: South Jesmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Arlene Ainsley | 752 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Woodwark | 396 |
| | Green | Tony Waterson | 279 |
| | Conservative | Sam Lee | 236 |
| | UKIP | Penny Stansfield | 164 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Local elections 2015: Walker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Stokel-Walker | 1,573 |
| | UKIP | Eric Taylorson | 580 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerry Keating | 85 |
| | Conservative | Joan Atkin | 52 |
| | TUSC | Bobbie Cranney | 63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2015: Walkergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Maureen Lowson | 1,276 |
| | UKIP | Joseph Todd | 843 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Besag | 372 |
| | Conservative | Marian McWilliams | 146 |
| | Communist | Martin Levy | 33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: West Gosforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Shepherd | 1,226 |
| | Conservative | Steve Kyte | 735 |
| | Labour | Ed Derrick | 701 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Thompson | 476 |
| | Green | Sandy Irvine | 243 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Westerhope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Bill Corbett | 1,343 |
| | Newcastle First | Ernie Shorton | 892 |
| | Labour | Brian Hunter | 818 |
| | UKIP | Charlotte Johnston | 393 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Wonnacott | 125 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hans-Christian Andersen | 64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Geoff O'Brien | 1,118 |
| | Conservative | Alex Staton | 218 |
| | TUSC | Cliff Broen | 254 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Schofield | 142 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 900 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Wingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joyce McCarty | 1,592 |
| | Green | John Pearson | 401 |
| | Conservative | Anisha Malik | 325 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Nelson | 119 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,191 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2014: Wingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | George Pattison | 1,467 |
| | Labour | Jacqui Robinson | 1,315 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Armstrong | 646 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip McArdle | 306 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline McNally | 278 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Daglish | 237 |
| | Conservative | Julian Toward | 211 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |