# 2019 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2019 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2019 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 | 17 | 2 | 77.3 | 35 | 52 | 91.2 | 20,609 | 44.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 22.7 | 9 | 14 | 8.8 | 12,458 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,940 | 10.6 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,956 | 8.5 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,857 | 6.1 | |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 722 | 1.6 | |
| | Save Us Now | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 396 | 0.9 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 266 | 0.6 | |
| | Socialist Alternative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 188 | 0.4 | |
| | Space Navies Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 133 | 0.3 | |

## Ward results
### Birtley

Birtley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Neil Weatherley | 750 | 38.3 |
| | Liberal | Kathy King | 414 | 21.1 |
| | UKIP | James Corr | 335 | 17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Elliott | 315 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Sterling | 146 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,973 | 31.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Blaydon

Blaydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Malcolm Brain | 1,102 | 55.6 |
| | Green | Simon Easton | 378 | 19.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Leonard | 223 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart McClurey | 146 | 7.4 |
| | Space Navies Party | Lisabela Marschild | 133 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,022 | 28.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bridges

Bridges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bob Goldsworthy | 832 | 61.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Cooper | 316 | 23.3 |
| | Conservative | John Gardiner | 209 | 15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 24.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael McNestry | 1,269 | 48.9 |
| | UKIP | John Brown | 507 | 19.5 |
| | Green | David Castleton | 328 | 12.6 |
| | Conservative | Lucinda Wilson | 250 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Callender | 242 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 762 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | 38.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chowdene

Chowdene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Wood | 1,025 | 47.3 |
| | UKIP | John O'Carroll | 449 | 20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Welsh | 421 | 19.4 |
| | Conservative | Eric Young | 271 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,187 | 31.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Crawbrook and Greenside

Crawbrook and Greenside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Helen Haran | 1,049 | 41.5 |
| | Green | Diane Cadman | 653 | 25.8 |
| | UKIP | Morgan Little | 395 | 15.6 |
| | Conservative | Leonard Davidson | 249 | 9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amelia Ord | 182 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,539 | 37.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Deckham

Deckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bernadette Oliphant | 1,017 | 57.8 |
| | Green | Gary Brooks | 292 | 16.6 |
| | Conservative | May Ainscow | 243 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Spours | 207 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 725 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,792 | 27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dunston and Teams

Dunston and Teams :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gary Haley | 887 | 58.6 |
| | Green | Andrew Blanchflower | 233 | 15.4 |
| | Conservative | Jordan-Lee Guthrie | 161 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stacey Duggan | 125 | 8.3 |
| | Save Us Now | Susan Hall | 108 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | 24.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Dunston Hill and Whickham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicky Anderson | 1,488 | 52.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris McHugh | 851 | 30.1 |
| | Green | Isabel Blanchflower | 207 | 7.3 |
| | Save Us Now | Graham Steele | 146 | 5.2 |
| | Conservative | Jak Hocking | 133 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,843 | 42.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Felling

Felling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul McNally | 899 | 64.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fawcett | 324 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Jackson | 180 | 12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,433 | 24.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### High Fell

High Fell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jennifer Reay | 828 | 56.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bohill | 187 | 12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Duggan | 178 | 12.1 |
| | Save Us Now | Heather White | 142 | 9.7 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Elaine Brunskill | 133 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,489 | 9.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Lamesley

Lamesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sheila Gallagher | 1,019 | 52.8 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Everatt | 407 | 21.1 |
| | Liberal | Betty Gallon | 308 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine McHatton | 197 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 612 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,998 | 27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Lobley Hill and Bensham

Lobley Hill and Bensham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eileen McMaster | 963 | 49.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Seaborn | 345 | 17.5 |
| | Green | Andy Redfern | 288 | 14.6 |
| | Conservative | Janice Hutchinson | 266 | 13.5 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Mohammed | 266 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,006 | 28.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Low Fell

Low Fell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Beadle | 1,778 | 57.9 |
| | Labour | Calvin Lawson | 811 | 26.4 |
| | Green | Neil Grant | 291 | 9.5 |
| | Conservative | David Potts | 190 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,114 | 44.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Pelaw and Heworth

Pelaw and Heworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Diston | 1,222 | 51.5 |
| | Labour | Jill Green | 726 | 30.6 |
| | UKIP | Jordan Oliver | 238 | 10.0 |
| | Green | Nicholas Boldrini | 127 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Sterling | 61 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,383 | 36.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alex Geddes | 1,399 | 49.2 |
| | UKIP | Steven Bailey | 502 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra McClurey | 496 | 17.4 |
| | Conservative | Susan Wilson | 205 | 7.2 |
| | Green | Andrew Mason | 186 | 6.5 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Ros Cooper | 55 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 897 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,856 | 41.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Saltwell

Saltwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Waugh | 838 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bond | 317 | 19.3 |
| | Green | Rachel Taylor | 278 | 17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leanne Brand | 207 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wardley and Leam Lane

Wardley and Leam Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Green | 1,034 | 53.9 |
| | UKIP | Alan Craig | 431 | 22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Walker | 262 | 13.7 |
| | Conservative | John McNeil | 190 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 603 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,936 | 31.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Whickham North

Whickham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Ord | 1,637 | 70.4 |
| | Labour | Jeff Bowe | 524 | 22.5 |
| | Conservative | John Callanan | 164 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,113 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | 37.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Whickham South and Sunniside

Whickham South and Sunniside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Wallace | 1,917 | 72.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Judith Turner | 479 | 18.2 |
| | Conservative | Perry Wilson | 232 | 8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,438 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,676 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Windy Nook and Whitehills

Windy Nook and Whitehills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim Turnbull | 1,117 | 58.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Crozier | 274 | 14.3 |
| | Green | Ruth Grant | 274 | 14.3 |
| | Conservative | Kyle Murray | 248 | 13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,978 | 27.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Winlaton and High Spen

Winlaton and High Spen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maria Hall | 1,190 | 54.1 |
| | Green | Paul McNally | 421 | 19.2 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Ormston | 408 | 18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robinson Stanaway | 179 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 769 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | 33.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |