# 2023 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2023 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. One third of the council was elected. One candidate was elected from each of the council's 22 wards.

## Background

In the 2022 election, the Labour Party retained a supermajority of seats.
Labour retained its majority on the council, although lost two seats to the Liberal Democrats.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 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 | 15 | 2 | 68.2 | 34 | 49 | 74.2 | 24,456 | 50.3 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | 2 | 31.8 | 10 | 17 | 25.8 | 13,363 | 27.5 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,079 | 12.5 | –4.0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,654 | 7.5 | –0.7 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 547 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 281 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 135 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Save Us Now | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 75 | 0.2 | +0.1 |

## Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows:

### Birtley

Birtley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Thomas Elliott | 1,224 | 56.6 | +13.8 |
| | Labour | Catherine Mary Davison | 768 | 35.5 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Ronald Callanhan | 169 | 7.8 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 21.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2171 | 35.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Blaydon

Blaydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Alfred Brain | 1,312 | 65.6 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Hawkins | 353 | 17.6 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bohill | 219 | 10.9 | −17.8 |
| | TUSC | Tom Allen | 117 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 959 | 48.0 | +23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2001 | 28.2 | +0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bridges

Bridges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Goldsworthy | 904 | 58.2 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | Martin Backley | 248 | 16.0 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Andy Blanchflower | 223 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Cooper | 177 | 11.4 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 42.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1561 | 27.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael McNestry | 1,681 | 66.8 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Louise Beatrice Prince | 402 | 16.0 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Margaret Callender | 316 | 12.6 | +5.5 |
| | TUSC | Tony Dodds | 118 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1279 | 50.8 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2535 | 38.0 | −2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chowdene

Chowdene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Wood | 1,245 | 57.6 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | David William Potts | 408 | 18.9 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Peter Kenyon | 295 | 13.7 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Thomas Frederick Newell | 118 | 5.5 | −2.2 |
| | TUSC | Mark Robertson | 95 | 4.4 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 837 | 38.7 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2169 | 33.2 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crawcrook and Greenside

Crawcrook and Greenside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathryn Alexandra Henderson | 1,374 | 48.1 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Jack Philipson | 1,017 | 35.6 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Anthony Coxon | 319 | 11.2 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Christopher Martin William Jones-Lyons | 147 | 5.1 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 7.5 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2867 | 40.1 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Deckham

Deckham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernadette Teresa Oliphant | 1,075 | 56.7 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gilson Fawcett | 220 | 11.6 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Josh Alan Knotts | 220 | 11.6 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Gary Rutherford Brooks | 194 | 10.2 | −0.1 |
| | Reform UK | Robert Keith Kelly | 135 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | TUSC | Norman Hall | 52 | 2.7 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 855 | 45.1 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1903 | 30.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dunston and Teams

Dunston and Teams :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gary Robert Haley | 996 | 61.0 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Forster Walls | 345 | 21.1 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Jordan-Lee Guthrie | 291 | 17.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 39.9 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1641 | 27.5 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Dunston Hill and Whickham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vicky Anderson | 1,250 | 51.7 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Dylan Moir | 698 | 26.9 | −5.1 |
| | Green | Isabel Mary Blanchflower | 201 | 8.3 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Jak Hocking | 195 | 8.1 | −3.2 |
| | Save Us Now | Graham Steele | 75 | 3.1 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 | 24.8 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2429 | 37.0 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Felling

Felling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Joseph Kasfikis | 916 | 62.9 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Crompton Jackson | 255 | 17.5 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Ashleigh Taylor McLean | 149 | 10.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Waqas | 137 | 9.4 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1457 | 45.4 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1457 | 26.1 | −2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### High Fell

High Fell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathryn Dorothea Walker | 1,519 | 72.9 | +14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Len Bell | 210 | 10.1 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Francis Thomas Athey | 204 | 9.8 | −4.6 |
| | TUSC | Elaine Brunskill | 152 | 7.3 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1309 | 62.8 | +21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2094 | 35.2 | +6.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lamesley

Lamesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Gallagher | 1,382 | 62.7 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Herdman | 419 | 19.0 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway | 219 | 9.9 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Neil Campbell Grant | 184 | 8.3 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 963 | 43.7 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2219 | 30.9 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lobley Hill and Bensham

Lobley Hill and Bensham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen McMaster | 1,282 | 59.6 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | John Rogan Gardiner | 336 | 15.6 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Rickelton | 274 | 12.7 | +1.2 |
| | Green | Andy Redfern | 258 | 12.0 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 946 | 44.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2161 | 31.4 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Low Fell

Low Fell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Beadle | 1,836 | 59.0 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | Vincent Edward James Humphries | 833 | 26.8 | −10.0 |
| | Green | Mark Andrew Gorman | 297 | 9.5 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Sterling | 146 | 4.7 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1003 | 32.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3124 | 45.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Pelaw and Heworth

Pelaw and Heworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Diston | 1,202 | 52.7 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Heather Rhoda Maddison | 862 | 37.8 | −3.7 |
| | Green | Nicholas Boldrini | 139 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Ali Reza Akbari Pargam | 76 | 3.3 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 14.9 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2285 | 35.6 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alex Geddes | 1,545 | 57.4 | −2.3 |
| | Green | Andrew Mason | 315 | 11.7 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Mary Wilson | 286 | 10.6 | −5.8 |
| | Independent | Doug Musgrove | 281 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Ann Duggan | 215 | 8.0 | −1.7 |
| | TUSC | Ros Cooper | 48 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1230 | 45.7 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2699 | 39.1 | +1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Saltwell

Saltwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leanne May Brand | 900 | 45.2 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Lee Waugh | 842 | 42.3 | −6.3 |
| | Green | Gabriel Rubinstein | 124 | 6.2 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Ableson | 123 | 6.2 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1996 | 32.4 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Wardley and Leam Lane

Wardley and Leam Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Stuart Green | 1,251 | 66.3 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Robert Jordison | 338 | 17.9 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | John Robert McNeil | 298 | 15.8 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 913 | 48.4 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1898 | 32.2 | −2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whickham North

Whickham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher James Ord | 1,497 | 63.9 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | Jeff Bowe | 647 | 27.6 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | John Callanhan | 197 | 8.4 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 850 | 36.3 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2341 | 38.0 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Whickham South and Sunniside

Whickham South and Sunniside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Charles Wallace | 1,829 | 64.3 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Sam Daniel Grist | 662 | 23.3 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Perry Wilson | 273 | 9.6 | −2.1 |
| | TUSC | Joel Jackson Byers | 82 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1167 | 41.0 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2855 | 43.9 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Windy Nook and Whitehills

Windy Nook and Whitehills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Turnbull | 1,221 | 62.2 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Kyle Lambert Murray | 353 | 18.0 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Walker | 253 | 12.9 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Ruth Christina Grant | 137 | 7.0 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | 44.2 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1976 | 28.6 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Winlaton and High Spen

Winlaton and High Spen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Theresa Hall | 1,441 | 57.5 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Ormston | 642 | 25.6 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Paul Martin McNally | 298 | 11.9 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Graham Randall | 126 | 5.0 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 799 | 31.9 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2516 | 36.7 | −3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |