# 2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

The 2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Elections in 2018 left the council in no overall control, but the Conservatives were defending a majority on the council after taking control through defections in 2021.
The election saw the Conservatives retain their majority.

## Summary
### Election result

2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 44 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 56.8 | 49.5 | 30,830 | +6.8 |
| Labour | 44 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 43.2 | 46.8 | 29,108 | +7.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1,694 | –2.8 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 326 | –8.6 |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 190 | –1.1 |
| TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 104 | N/A |

## Results by ward
### Audley

Audley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Moffat* | 1,120 | 52.8 | +16.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Wilkes* | 883 | 41.6 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Nick Crisp | 855 | 40.3 | +16.7 |
| | Labour | Jeff Love | 845 | 39.8 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Nicholls | 814 | 38.3 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Sally Rudd | 805 | 37.9 | +15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wemyss | 291 | 13.7 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Durber | 199 | 9.4 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,123 | 33.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Ian Wilkes was elected in 2018 as a Liberal Democrat.

### Bradwell

Bradwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Fox-Hewitt* | 1,006 | 51.2 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Lesley Richards | 926 | 47.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Annabel Lawley* | 922 | 47.0 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Jade Hammersley | 812 | 41.4 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Ben Simpson | 791 | 40.3 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Jude Powell | 789 | 40.2 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Jessica Mellor | 190 | 9.7 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,963 | 31.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Clayton

Clayton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Sweeney* | 402 | 51.0 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Shenton | 386 | 49.0 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 788 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crackley and Red Street

Crackley & Red Street (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joel Edgington-Plunkett | 549 | 45.4 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Lilian Barker | 471 | 39.0 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Claire Radford | 470 | 38.9 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Robinson | 411 | 34.0 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aidan Jenkins | 249 | 20.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Mitchell | 184 | 15.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,208 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Cross Heath

Cross Heath (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Williams* | 683 | 60.3 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | John Williams* | 633 | 55.9 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Molloy | 365 | 32.2 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | John Heesom | 338 | 29.9 | +8.5 |
| | Green | Will Wood | 132 | 11.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 | 28.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Holditch and Chesterton

Holditch & Chesterton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Grocott* | 621 | 66.0 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Sue Beeston | 532 | 56.5 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Ken Owen* | 314 | 33.4 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | Adam Bagguley | 274 | 29.1 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 941 | 24.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ken Owen was elected at a 2019 by-election as an Independent.

### Keele

Keele (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Jones | 332 | 68.6 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Borg | 81 | 16.7 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Arjun Patel | 71 | 14.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 484 | 36.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kidsgrove and Ravenscliffe

Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gill Burnett* | 1,090 | 56.4 | +17.4 |
| | Conservative | Craig Skelding | 1,012 | 52.4 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Jones | 961 | 49.7 | +29.5 |
| | Labour | Silvia Burgess* | 801 | 41.4 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Robert Moss | 734 | 38.0 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Sarah Pickup | 711 | 36.8 | +4.6 |
| | TUSC | Becky Carter | 104 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,933 | 29.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Knutton

Knutton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steph Talbot | 239 | 47.9 | −26.8 |
| | Conservative | Derrick Huckfield* | 172 | 34.5 | +9.2 |
| | Independent | Beckie Currie | 88 | 17.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 499 | 25.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Derrick Huckfield had been elected in a by-election.

### Loggerheads

Loggerheads (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Northcott* | 744 | 62.4 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative | Barry Panter* | 704 | 59.1 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Sylvia Butler | 396 | 33.2 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Helen Stuart | 395 | 33.1 | +18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,192 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Madeley and Betley

Madeley & Betley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon White* | 1,087 | 68.0 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Gary White* | 1,072 | 67.0 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Christopher Cooper | 505 | 31.6 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | Thomas Wilson | 482 | 30.1 | +17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,599 | 38.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Simon White and Gary White were elected in 2018 as Independents.

### Maer and Whitmore

Maer & Whitmore (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amy Bryan | 573 | 72.3 | −17.4 |
| | Labour | Dave Lee | 219 | 27.7 | +17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 792 | 37.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May Bank

May Bank (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Tagg* | 1,081 | 50.3 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Johnson* | 1,055 | 49.1 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | David Hutchison | 1,047 | 48.7 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | Steve Stoddart | 1,033 | 48.1 | +14.8 |
| | Labour | Joan Winfield | 1,012 | 47.1 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Butler | 1,008 | 46.9 | +17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newchapel and Mow Cop

Newchapel & Mow Cop (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Waring* | 771 | 59.8 | +16.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Waring* | 713 | 55.3 | +16.2 |
| | Labour | Claire Vodrey | 511 | 39.6 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Jason Owen | 491 | 38.1 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 29.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Silverdale

Silverdale (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Brown | 539 | 41.7 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | Rupert Adcock | 481 | 37.2 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Radford | 429 | 33.2 | −14.2 |
| | Conservative | Gregory Ellis | 377 | 29.2 | −1.1 |
| | Independent | Tom Currie | 344 | 26.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Izaak Johnson | 144 | 11.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,293 | 32.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Talke and Butt Lane

Talke & Butt Lane (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sylvia Dymond* | 1,096 | 55.7 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | David Allport | 1,012 | 51.4 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Stubbs* | 952 | 48.4 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Keri Walters | 870 | 44.2 | +23.2 |
| | Conservative | Amy Wood | 843 | 42.9 | +22.4 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Battiste | 794 | 40.4 | +20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,967 | 29.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Thistleberry

Thistleberry (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Bettley-Smith | 485 | 34.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Joan Whieldon | 479 | 34.5 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 399 | 28.7 | −19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Jones | 365 | 26.3 | −15.7 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Upson | 330 | 23.8 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Roger Wilkes | 276 | 19.9 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Graham Eagles | 238 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,388 | 36.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Town

Town (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wendy Brockie | 665 | 64.0 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Ruth Wright* | 644 | 62.0 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Conna Eynon | 309 | 29.7 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hill | 303 | 29.2 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,039 | 27.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Westbury Park and Northwood

Westbury Park & Northwood (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Parker* | 783 | 59.8 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Fear* | 775 | 59.2 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Lawrence Wayte | 489 | 37.3 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Leigh Hughes | 474 | 36.2 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,310 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westlands

Westlands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Tagg* | 1,344 | 58.6 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Mark Holland* | 1,226 | 53.4 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Gill Heesom* | 1,021 | 44.5 | −17.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Hagan | 864 | 37.6 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Lawrence | 746 | 32.5 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Horton | 702 | 30.6 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Studd | 359 | 15.6 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,295 | 36.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wolstanton

Wolstanton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Reece | 774 | 57.2 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Gorton | 740 | 54.7 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | Julie Cooper* | 556 | 41.1 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Poole | 521 | 38.5 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,352 | 30.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Changes 2022–2026
### By-elections

Audley, 7 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rebekah Sioban Lewis | 732 | 46.1 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Sally Jane Rudd | 438 | 27.6 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Robert Wemyss | 355 | 22.4 | +9.7 |
| | Independent | Duran Benjamin O'Dwyer | 63 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.8 | −8.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.2 | |
The by-election in the Audley ward was held following the resignation of Labour councillor Sue Moffatt.
Knutton, 7 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Ian Moss | 153 | 49.0 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Derrick Huckfield | 99 | 31.7 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aidan Mark Jenkins | 60 | 19.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 15.9 | −9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
The by-election in Knutton was held following the resignation of Labour councillor Steph Talbot.
Madeley and Betley (2 seats), 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mandy Berrisford | 1,164 | | |
| | Conservative | Jill Whitmore | 1,084 | | |
| | Independent | Tanya Morgan | 1,066 | | |
| | Labour | Tony Kearon | 856 | | |
| | Labour | Claire Annette Radford | 736 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.5 | +38.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The by-election to fill two seats in Madeley and Betley was held following the resignation of Conservative councillors Gary and Simon White, and polled on the same day as the UK parliamentary General Election in 2024.
Town, 23 January 2025 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheelagh Eileen Casey-Hulme | 309 | 39.9 | −28.4 |
| | Conservative | Elliott Albert Lancaster | 226 | 29.2 | −2.5 |
| | Reform UK | Neill Antony Walker | 168 | 21.7 | +21.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Jones | 71 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.7 | −8.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −25.9 | |
The by-election in the Town ward was held following the resignation of Labour councillor Wendy Brockie.

### Changes of allegiance

Sue Beeston, elected as a Labour councillor, left the party in November 2023 to sit as an independent.