# 2014 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

As part of the wider 2014 United Kingdom local elections, the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead had 22 of its 66 seats up for election under the common one-thirds system. All of these councillors were elected for four year terms.

## Election Breakdown by Ward
### Birtley

Birtley ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Foy | 1,208 | 55.6 |
| | Liberal | Kathy King | 743 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrea Gatiss | 220 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Blaydon

Blaydon ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kathryn Ferdinand | 1,302 | 57.7 |
| | UKIP | Glynis Legatt | 620 | 27 |
| | Conservative | Edward Ainscow | 205 | 9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart John McClurey | 128 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Bridges

Bridges ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Douglas | 1,065 | 61.1 |
| | UKIP | Tom Hall | 404 | 23.2 |
| | Conservative | John Gardiner | 149 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Hunter | 126 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lynn Caffrey | 1,701 | 60.0 |
| | UKIP | Dave Brothers | 718 | 25.2 |
| | Conservative | Karl Gatiss | 254 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amelia Louise Lowery | 167 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 989 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Chowdene

Chowdene ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen Goldsworthy | 1,697 | 65.5 |
| | Conservative | John Callanan | 483 | 18.7 |
| | TUSC | Mark Robertson | 249 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edna May Graham | 160 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,214 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Crawcrook and Greenside

Crawcrook and Greenside ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jack Graham | 1,562 | 61.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom David Hancock | 356 | 14.0 |
| | Green | Ralf Russow | 319 | 12.6 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Peter Fry | 301 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,206 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Deckham

Deckham ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin Gannon | 1,323 | 64.9 |
| | Conservative | May Ainscow | 240 | 11.8 |
| | TUSC | Corrina Helene Smith | 178 | 8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Stephen Duggan | 113 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,083 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Dunston and Teams

Dunston and Teams ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pauline Dillon | 1,053 | 58.4 |
| | UKIP | Paul Innerd | 468 | 26.0 |
| | Green | Andy Blanchflower | 104 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lumsden | 51 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher James MacAllister | 127 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Dunston Hill and Whickham East ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Elizabeth Chatto | 1,046 | 37.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Philip McClurey | 968 | 34 | 34.4 |
| | UKIP | Dot Lynch | 527 | 18.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jak Hocking | 167 | 5.9 | |
| | Green | Mary Blanchflower | 108 | 3.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### Felling

Felling ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Dick | 1,111 | 59.4 |
| | UKIP | Mick McGuire | 501 | 26.8 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Charles Murray | 142 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Gill | 61 | 3.3 |
| | TUSC | Sam Neill | 54 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 610 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### High Fell

High Fell ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Doreen Davidson | 1,107 | 58.9 |
| | UKIP | Albert Mac | 453 | 24.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Bohill | 136 | 7.2 |
| | TUSC | Elaine Brunskill | 120 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Spours | 63 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Lamesley

Lamesley ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Foy (politician) | 1,392 | 58.7 |
| | Independent | Brian Weatherburn | 449 | 18.9 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Everatt | 311 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal | Betty Gallon | 219 | 9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 943 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Lobley Hill and Bensham

Lobley Hill and Bensham ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Michael Dodds | 1,182 | 48.9 |
| | UKIP | Jenny Colls-Kitchener | 704 | 29.2 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Bond | 189 | 7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave G Fawcett | 181 | 7.5 |
| | Green | Andy Redfern | 159 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Low Fell

Low Fell ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Craig | 1,348 | 43.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Gibson | 997 | 31.9 |
| | UKIP | John Tennant | 538 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Sterling | 213 | 6.8 |
| | People's Democratic Party | Lee Robert Holmes | 30 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Pelaw and Heworth

Pelaw and Heworth ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anne Adelaide Wheeler | 1,096 | 48.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Patterson | 652 | 28.5 |
| | UKIP | Mark Douglas | 442 | 19.3 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Moor | 95 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Margaret McHatton | 1,158 | 37.4 |
| | Labour | Jon Comb | 1,027 | 33.2 |
| | UKIP | Alan Robert Craig | 671 | 21.7 |
| | Green | Sarah McKeown | 149 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | Antoinette Margaret Sterling | 90 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Saltwell

Saltwell ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Frederick Adams | 1,218 | 62.0 |
| | UKIP | John Kitchener | 414 | 21.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Bond | 213 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway | 118 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 804 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Wardley and Leam Lane

Wardley and leam lane ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter James Mole | 1,429 | 65.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Watson | 370 | 16.8 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Alexandrina Parker | 266 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Paul Diston | 134 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,059 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Whickham North

Whickham North ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Thomas Craig | 1,264 | 44.9 |
| | Labour | Chris McHugh | 963 | 34.2 |
| | UKIP | Andrea Wright | 445 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative | Beryl Theresa Bennison | 144 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Whickham South and Sunniside

Whickham South and Sunniside ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilynn Ord | 1,511 | 53.5 |
| | Labour | Peter De-Vere | 619 | 21.9 |
| | UKIP | Mark Bell | 430 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Edward Gardner Parker | 214 | 7.6 |
| | TUSC | Joel Byers | 50 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 892 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Windy Nook and Whitehills

Windy Nook and Whitehills ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Graham | 1,364 | 58.9 |
| | UKIP | Bill McCough | 634 | 27.4 |
| | Conservative | Kyle Murray | 147 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Therese Crozier | 105 | 4.5 |
| | TUSC | Norman Hall | 67 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Winlaton and High Spen

Winlaton and High Spen ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marilyn Charlton | 1,413 | 52.3 |
| | UKIP | Ray Tolley | 769 | 28.4 |
| | Conservative | Diana Maria Moore | 254 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra McClurey | 139 | 5.1 |
| | Green | Paul Martin Luke McNally | 129 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |