# 2015 Newcastle City Council election

The 2015 Newcastle City Council Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Newcastle City Council in England. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections.
During the election campaign, hustings were held by JesmondLocal in the North and South Jesmond Wards.
The result saw the majority of governing Labour Party members increase in the council chamber, with winners in seats in the wards Castle and North Jesmond replacing one Liberal Democrat councillor in each for these. Westerhope saw its third independent councillor elected, Pat Hillicks winning the seat with a 1,319 majority over the Labour Party candidate.
In West Gosforth, the Conservative candidate Steve Kyte came close to victory, the last such occasion being 1992, coming 17 votes short. UKIP candidates attracted more support on average than in any previous year, coming second in Byker and in Lemington.

## Overall results

Newcastle City Council election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | Percentage |
| | Labour | 22 | 31 | 53 | +2 | 57,144 | 45.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 18 | 22 | -3 | 22,607 | 17.8% |
| | Independent | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2,896 | 2.3% |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 17,936 | 14.1% |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 15,991 | 12.6% |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 7,950 | 6.3% |
| | Newcastle First | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 1,785 | 1.4% |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 763 | 0.6% |
| Total | Total | 27 | 51 | 78 | ±0 | 127,072 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65% |

## Ward results

The electoral division results are listed below:
Local elections 2015: Benwell and Scotswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hazel Stephenson | 2,773 | 57.8 | −10.7 |
| | UKIP | Michael Scott | 1,137 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
| | Conservative | Neville Armstrong | 508 | 10.6 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Lee Irving | 203 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Clark | 178 | 3.7 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,636 | 34.1 | −23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,799 | 56 | +19.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Blakelaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Pearson | 2,549 | 55.4 | −3.9 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Percy | 846 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| | Conservative | James Langley | 532 | 11.6 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Schardt | 428 | 9.3 | −23.7 |
| | Green | Brendan Derham | 244 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,703 | 37.0 | +10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,599 | 56 | +15.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Byker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Dunn | 2,373 | 59.0 | −13.6 |
| | UKIP | Raymond Hardy | 804 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| | Conservative | Donald Robinson | 389 | 9.7 | +5.1 |
| | Green | Cat Lyth | 225 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Nelson | 172 | 4.3 | −1.8 |
| | TUSC | Ryan Holmes | 56 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,569 | 39.0 | 24.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,019 | 51 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Hunter | 2,200 | 36.4 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Lower | 1,974 | 32.6 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative | Mary Toward | 990 | 16.4 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Tim Marron | 886 | 14.6 | +14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,050 | 70.0 | +24.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Dene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Renton | 2,086 | 38.7 | −10.8 |
| | Labour | Sheila Spencer | 1,730 | 32.1 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | James Bartle | 755 | 14.0 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Tony Sanderson | 463 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Green | Tom Targett | 350 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,384 | 72.8 | +25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Denton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Simon Bird | 2,306 |
| | Labour | Melissa Davies | 1,995 |
| | UKIP | Will Solyom | 999 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Daglish | 673 |
| | Conservative | Alan Birkmyre | 670 |
| | Conservative | Colin Foster | 499 |
| | Newcastle First | Jason Smith | 467 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Laverick | 380 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,985 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2015: East Gosforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Gallagher | 1,951 | 36.0 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Ed Derrick | 1,733 | 31.9 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Alison Wake | 935 | 17.2 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Joe Herbert | 537 | 9.9 | −0.8 |
| | UKIP | Tony Coxall | 214 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | TUSC | Nicholas Fray | 55 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 4.0 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5425 | 75.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Elswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dipu Ahad | 2,644 | 68.2 | −10.8 |
| | UKIP | David Muat | 623 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Toward | 240 | 6.2 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Jacob Strauss | 170 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Fourie | 143 | 3.7 | −0.5 |
| | Newcastle First | Olga Shorton | 58 | 1.5 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,021 | 52.1 | −17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,878 | 55.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Fawdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Antoine Tinnion | 1,919 | 42.6 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Connell | 1,409 | 31.3 | −19.3 |
| | UKIP | Alexis Fernandes | 637 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Steve Axford | 365 | 8.1 | +5.2 |
| | Green | Liam Christie | 170 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | 12.0 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,500 | 61.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Fenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Tokell | 2,506 | 52.4 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | Peter Grey | 1,025 | 21.4 | +21.4 |
| | Conservative | Ken Wake | 632 | 13.2 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | PJ Morrissey | 407 | 8.5 | −16.7 |
| | Green | Jess Poyner | 212 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,481 | 31.0 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,782 | 60.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Kenton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Lambert | 2,647 | 58.6 | −12.1 |
| | UKIP | Penelope Stansfield | 678 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | Simon Bell | 646 | 14.3 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Down | 286 | 6.3 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Helena Rohlfing | 190 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | TUSC | Oisin Gourley | 70 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,969 | 43.6 | −11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,517 | 56.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Lemington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Barry Phillipson | 2,158 |
| | Labour | Kim McGuinness | 2,052 |
| | UKIP | Mike Adie | 1,042 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Hunter | 672 |
| | Conservative | Kieran McNally | 501 |
| | Newcastle First | Sarah Armstrong | 414 |
| | Conservative | Emmett McNally | 414 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Laverick | 298 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,551 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Local elections 2015: Newburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hillary Franks | 2,024 | 45.5 |
| | UKIP | James Robertson | 908 | 20.4 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Wonnacott | 505 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Kenyon | 321 | 7.2 |
| | Independent | Idwal John | 232 | 5.2 |
| | Green | Claire Henly | 157 | 3.5 |
| | Newcastle First | John Gordon | 154 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Jennifer Nixon | 146 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,116 | 25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,447 | 62.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: North Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mick Bowman | 1,926 | 37.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Morrissey | 1,869 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative | Heather Chambers | 502 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Chris Hayday | 468 | 9.0 |
| | UKIP | Elisabeth Edmundson | 397 | 7.6 |
| | TUSC | Lizi Gray | 49 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,211 | 72.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: North Jesmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dan Perry | 1,501 | 33.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerard Keating | 1,312 | 29.3 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Sinclair | 925 | 20.7 |
| | Green | Shehla Naqvi | 549 | 12.3 |
| | UKIP | Joseph Levy | 129 | 2.9 |
| | Independent | Michael Charlton | 57 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,473 | 58.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: Ouseburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steven Powers | 1,802 | 43.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howse | 906 | 21.6 |
| | Green | Cameron Christian | 722 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | Toby Millar | 457 | 10.9 |
| | UKIP | David Robinson Young | 258 | 6.2 |
| | TUSC | Matt Wilson-Boddy | 44 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 896 | 21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,189 | 58.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: Parklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Down | 2,477 | 42.9 |
| | Labour | Shumel Rahman | 1,376 | 23.8 |
| | Conservative | Karen Jewers | 1,237 | 21.4 |
| | UKIP | John Atkinson | 400 | 6.9 |
| | Green | Alistar Ford | 283 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,101 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,773 | 73.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: South Heaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Denise Jones | 1,987 | 48.5 |
| | Green | Andrew Gray | 1,163 | 28.4 |
| | Conservative | Tim Monckton | 350 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smith | 274 | 6.7 |
| | UKIP | James Askwith | 267 | 6.5 |
| | TUSC | Paul Phillips | 59 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 824 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,100 | 60.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: South Jesmond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kerry Allibhai | 1,522 | 39.9 |
| | Conservative | Sam Lee | 758 | 19.8 |
| | Green | Robert Magowan | 676 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Woodwark | 617 | 16.2 |
| | UKIP | Norman Douglas | 198 | 5.2 |
| | TUSC | Geoff Stokle | 48 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,819 | 54.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: Walker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Wood | 2,573 | 65.8 |
| | UKIP | Glen Bolton | 829 | 21.2 |
| | Conservative | Joan Atkin | 251 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Boyle | 133 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Josh Adams | 126 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,744 | 44.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,912 | 49.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: Walkergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Denholm | 2,410 | 53.3 |
| | UKIP | Joseph Todd | 968 | 21.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Besag | 537 | 11.9 |
| | Conservative | Marian McWilliams | 450 | 10.0 |
| | Green | Thomas Rhodes | 155 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,442 | 31.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,520 | 64.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: West Gosforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Slesenger | 1,821 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative | Steve Kyte | 1,804 | 31.9 |
| | Labour | Oscar Avery | 1,318 | 23.3 |
| | Green | Sandy Irvine | 441 | 7.8 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Thompson | 269 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,653 | 76.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: Westerhope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Pat Hillicks | 2,443 | 44.6 | +19.1 |
| | Labour | Syed Ullah | 1,124 | 20.5 | −12.7 |
| | UKIP | Stewart Jackson | 643 | 11.7 | |
| | Newcastle First | Ernie Shorton | 585 | 10.7 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline McNally | 450 | 8.2 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Steen | 140 | 2.6 | −12.2 |
| | Green | David Tooby | 73 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | William Jobes | 18 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,319 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,476 | 72.4 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | +15.9 | |
Local elections 2015: Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Kingsland | 1,771 | 55.7 | −16.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Moore | 499 | 15.7 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Cliff Broen | 254 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| | UKIP | Shawkat Al-Baghdadi | 239 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Cullen | 217 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,272 | 40.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,180 | 54.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.8 | |
Local elections 2015: Wingrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nigel Todd | 2,527 | 62.5 |
| | Conservative | William Kinghorn | 540 | 13.3 |
| | Green | John Pearson | 485 | 278 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Ballantyne | 278 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Farsi | 215 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,987 | 49.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,045 | 59.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Local elections 2015: Woolsington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jacqui Robinson | 2,284 | 51.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Armstrong | 884 | 20.0 |
| | Conservative | Julian Toward | 673 | 15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip McArdle | 341 | 7.7 |
| | Green | Tab Bailey | 132 | 3.0 |
| | Newcastle First | Alan McKenna | 107 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,400 | 31.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,421 | 56.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |