2019 Newcastle City Council election

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27 out of 78 seats to Newcastle City Council 40 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Nick Forbes Anita Lower Party Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Arthur's Hill Castle Last election 56 seats, 49.4% 19 seats, 23.7% Seats before 56 19 Seats won 17 8 Seats after 54 20 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 25,559 15,513 Percentage 39.2% 23.3% Swing 11% 0.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Jason Smith N/A Party Newcastle Ind. Independents Last election 0 seats, 2.4% 3 seats, 2.0% Seats before 0 3 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 1 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,401 4,128 Percentage 6.8% 6.2% Swing 4.4% 0.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Newcastle City Council election
Council control before election Nick Forbes Labour Council control after election Nick Forbes Labour

The 2019 Newcastle City Council elections took place on 2 May 2019,^[1][2] on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

One third of the seats — 26 out of the 78 — were up for election, being the seats of the councillors who finished third in each individual ward at the all-out elections in 2018, with an additional seat up in the Monument ward following the resignation of a Labour councillor.^[3]

The ruling Labour group lost two seats, holding their majority by returning 17 members to the council. The Newcastle Independents, a localist party, gained their first ever seat on the council whilst the Liberal Democrats gained the Ouseburn ward.

Following the election, Nick Forbes returned as leader of the council. Forbes had earlier in the year sought selection as the Labour candidate for the newly created North of Tyne mayoralty, but lost out to Monument councillor Jamie Driscoll.^[4]

Election Result

The council remained under Labour majority control.

Labour lost two seats. The ward of Callerton and Throckley was lost to the Newcastle Independents, with Ian Donaldson becoming their first ever councillor.^[5] The Ouseburn ward was lost to Gareth Kane of the Liberal Democrats.

The Chapel ward saw incumbent independent councillor Olga Shorton lose to Sandra Davison, an independent challenger. Shorton and her husband had attempted to form a "Chapel Independents" political group on the council, which was criticised by fellow independent Chapel councillor Marc Donnelly.^[6]

The Conservatives failed to pick up a seat on the council, having last won a seat in 1995.

The Green Party had a strong showing, doubling their share of the total votes to 8.9%, taking over 20% of the vote in Heaton, Monument and South Jesmond.

This would be the last election that UKIP would stand at in Newcastle, with the party standing no candidates in the city in subsequent council or parliamentary elections.

2019 Newcastle City Council election[7]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	17	2	63.0	37	54	69.2	25,559	38.4	-11.0
	Liberal Democrats	8	2	29.6	12	20	25.6	15,513	23.3	-0.4
	Independent	1		3.7	2	3	3.8	4,128	6.2	+0.5
	Newcastle Ind.	1	1	3.7	0	1	1.3	3,401	6.8	+4.4
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	7,926	11.9	-1.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	5,912	8.9	+4.6
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,891	5.9	+4.9
	Socialist Alternative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	238	0.4	New
	Communist	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	24	0.1	+0.1

Ward Results

Arthur's Hill

Arthur's Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Joanne Kingsland	995	70.0	-5.5
	Green	Shahla Naqvi	141	9.9	-2.4
	Newcastle Ind.	Adam Mitchell	122	7.4	New
	Conservative	Luigi Murton	105	7.4	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	William Shepherd	59	4.1	+1.0
Majority			854	60.1
Turnout			1,422	29.5
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeremy Beecham	1,281	50.5	-11.4
	UKIP	Ernest Thornton	437	17.2	+7.1
	Newcastle Ind.	Jason Smith	326	12.9	+2.8
	Conservative	Liam Bones	233	9.2	-4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hans-Christian Anderson	133	5.2	-0.4
	Green	Tom Adams	126	5.0	-1.2
Majority			844	33.3
Turnout			2,536	33.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Blakelaw

Blakelaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Hobson	910	51.0	-8.4
	UKIP	Tony Sanderson	373	20.9	New
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Schardt	220	12.3	-3.6
	Conservative	Gerry Langley	168	9.4	-7.1
	Green	Rachel Dunfield	113	6.3	-3.8
Majority			537	30.1
Turnout			1,784	27.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Byker

Byker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nick Kemp	1,109	54.7	-8.3
	UKIP	Neil Ruston	339	16.7	+7.8
	Independent	Jacqui Gilchrist	200	9.9	+0.9
	Green	Nick Hartley	194	9.6	-1.3
	Conservative	Tom Towle	103	5.1	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Psallidas	83	4.1	-1.8
Majority			770	38.0
Turnout			2,028	31.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Callerton and Throckley

Callerton and Throckley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Newcastle Ind.	Ian Donaldson	787	34.1	+18.2
	Labour	Marion Williams	676	29.3	-15.1
	Conservative	Lyle Darwin	361	15.6	-15.3
	Green	Idwal John	270	11.7	-8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Aleisha Stansfield	270	11.7	+2.7
Majority			111	4.8
Turnout			2,309	33.4
	Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour		Swing

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ali Avaei	1,085	34.1	-0.5
	Labour	Gordana Vasic Franklin	945	29.7	+1.7
	Conservative	Mary Toward	394	12.4	-2.0
	UKIP	Tim Marron	331	10.4	New
	Independent	Rachel Locke	237	7.5	-3.9
	Green	Andrew Thorp	189	5.9	-1.8
Majority			140	4.4
Turnout			3,181	36.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chapel

Chapel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sandra Davison	2,320	64.9	New
	Labour	Bill Purvis	494	13.8	+0.4
	Independent	Olga Shorton	393	11.0	-43.8
	Conservative	Beryl Condra	301	8.4	-3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Steen	69	1.9	-6.6
Majority			1,826	51.0
Turnout			3,577	48.1
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Dene and South Gosforth

Dene and South Gosforth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Gallagher	1,639	44.9	-1.9
	Labour	Nick Arnold	1,023	28.0	-6.5
	Green	Anna Foster	497	13.6	+2.2
	Conservative	Jason Birt	278	7.6	+0.5
	UKIP	David Muat	217	5.9	+3.5
Majority			616	16.9
Turnout			3,654	49.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Denton and Westerhope

Denton and Westerhope

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Simon Barnes	1,028	36.4	-2.5
	Newcastle Ind.	Tracey Mitchell	908	32.1	-1.4
	UKIP	Ian McKinnell	376	13.3	+5.2
	Independent	Brian Moore	240	8.5	New
	Conservative	Leanne Conway-Wilcox	190	6.7	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Slesenger	85	3.0	-6.1
Majority			120	4.2
Turnout			2,827	33.6
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Elswick

Elswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Habib Rahman	1,585	72.0	+3.4
	Green	Peter Thomson	248	11.3	+1.1
	Conservative	Margaret Birkmyre	206	9.4	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Faulkner	161	7.3	+2.2
Majority			1,337	60.8
Turnout			2,200	32.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Fawdon and West Gosforth

Fawdon and West Gosforth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lovatt	1,615	58.3	+7.8
	Labour	Adam Walker	619	22.4	-6.5
	Green	Sandy Irvine	270	9.8	+1.4
	Conservative	Steve Axford	265	9.6	-2.0
Majority			996	36.0
Turnout			2,769	38.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gosforth

Gosforth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Woodwark	1,591	40.7	+4.2
	Conservative	Steve Kyte	1,029	26.3	-2.5
	Labour	Craig Dawson	779	19.9	-5.7
	Green	Alistair Ford	514	13.1	+0.2
Majority			562	14.4
Turnout			3,913	51.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heaton

Heaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John-Paul Stephenson	1,314	46.3	+3.9
	Green	Andrew Gray	787	27.7	-4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Boyle	502	17.7	-4.4
	Conservative	John Dobie	237	8.3	+2.3
Majority			527	18.6
Turnout			2,840	41.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Kenton

Kenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anya Durrant	1,112	48.5	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Austin	557	24.3	+7.6
	Conservative	Alison Wake	386	16.8	+0.2
	Socialist Alternative	Oisin Gourley	238	10.4	+5.0
Majority			555	24.2
Turnout			2,293	31.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqui Robinson	1,180	56.2	+1.6
	Conservative	Scott Jewitt	614	29.3	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Steen	304	14.5	-4.2
Majority			566	27.0
Turnout			2,098	30.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Lemington

Lemington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kyle Webster	944	41.6	-9.9
	Newcastle Ind.	John Gordon	844	37.2	+11.9
	Conservative	Simon Bell	239	10.5	-1.7
	Green	Rick Dunfield	122	5.4	-1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Petrie	120	5.3	+0.6
Majority			100	4.4
Turnout			2,269	31.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Folker	1,665	57.0	+7.0
	Labour	Charlie Gray	964	33.0	-1.5
	Conservative	Paul Dyer	293	10.0	+1.0
Majority			701	24.0
Turnout			2,922	41.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Monument

Monument (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Theresa Cairns	663	51.2	-11.9
	Labour	Shumel Rahman	485	37.4	-23.3
	Green	Cliff Brown	371	28.6	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Fleetwood	232	17.9	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Hamed Aghajani	188	14.5	+4.9
	Conservative	Stephen Dawes	178	13.7	-1.2
	Conservative	Dewi Roberts	152	11.7	-3.1
Majority			272.5	21.0
Turnout			1,296	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

North Jesmond

North Jesmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gerard Keating	1,018	50.1	+9.4
	Labour Co-op	Alex Hay	577	28.4	-8.5
	Green	Tony Waterston	267	13.1	+0.1
	Conservative	Kitty Lau	169	8.3	-5.7
Majority			441	21.7
Turnout			2,031	45.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ouseburn

Ouseburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Kane	1,012	49.7	+3.4
	Labour Co-op	Stephen Powers	765	37.6	-9.3
	Green	Alistair Bonnett	194	9.5	-4.5
	Conservative	Jason Carr	65	3.2	-1.8
Majority			247	12.1
Turnout			2,036	44.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op		Swing

Parklands

Parklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Morrissey	1,602	38.9	+1.0
	Conservative	John Watts	771	18.7	-3.6
	Labour	Laura Repton	660	16.0	-6.9
	Independent	John Hall	512	12.4	-0.7
	Green	James Milne	347	8.4	-1.9
	Independent	John Urquhart	226	5.5	New
Majority			831	20.2
Turnout			4,118	47.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Jesmond

South Jesmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lesley Storey	679	36.9	-12.6
	Green	Clare Andrews	489	26.6	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Burns	360	19.6	+5.8
	Conservative	Ian Macgilp	286	15.6	-0.8
	Communist	Martin Levy	24	1.3	-0.8
Majority			190	10.3
Turnout			1,838	39.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Walker

Walker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Wood	1,083	53.5	-10.1
	UKIP	Glen Bolton	650	32.1	+22.5
	Conservative	Joan Atkin	150	7.4	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Adrin Neatrour	143	7.1	+1.8
Majority			433	21.4
Turnout			2,026	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkergate

Walkergate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Frew	1,229	44.3	-8.7
	UKIP	Ian Farrelly	690	24.9	+13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Gallagher	417	15.0	-3.3
	Conservative	Andrew Bulman	263	9.5	-2.8
	Green	Daryl Hughes	175	6.3	-1.4
Majority			539	19.4
Turnout			2,774	33.6
	Labour hold		Swing

West Fenham

West Fenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sylvia Copley	1,008	44.1	-14.1
	UKIP	John Richardson	478	20.9	+8.3
	Green	Tay Pitman	256	11.2	+3.2
	Conservative	Ken Wake	228	10.0	-0.5
	Newcastle Ind.	Sarah Armstrong	183	8.0	-3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Libby Dicken	131	5.7	-4.3
Majority			530	23.2
Turnout			2,284	32.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Wingrove

Wingrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rebecca Shatwell	1,452	56.0	-1.1
	Green	John Pearson	342	13.2	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kami Kundi	307	11.8	-0.2
	Conservative	Lauren Sykes	262	10.1	-2.2
	Newcastle Ind.	Joseph Eldridge	231	8.9	New
Majority			1,110	42.8
Turnout			2,594	37.3
	Labour hold		Swing

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