Gateshead local elections

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One third of Gateshead Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Labour 1973 -

[edit] Council elections

Gateshead Council election 1998

Gateshead Council election 1999

Gateshead Council election 2000

Gateshead Council election 2002

Gateshead Council election 2003

Gateshead Council election 2004

Gateshead Council election 2006

[edit] By-election results

Wickham South By-Election 17 September 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		1,598	83.6	+13.0
	Labour		314	16.4	-7.0
Majority			1,284	67.2
Turnout			1,912
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bede By-Election 29 March 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		780	63.9	-6.4
	Liberal Democrats		440	36.1	+19.2
Majority			340	27.8
Turnout			1,220	21.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Chowdene By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Wood	2,649	68.8	+4.5
	Conservative	Raymnond Swadling	604	15.7	-4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Glynis Goodwill	599	15.6	+0.3
Majority			2,045	53.1
Turnout			3,852	56.4	+28.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Felling By-Election 1 December 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul McNally	848	69.2	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Lucas	208	17.0	+0.2
	British National	Keith McFarlane	96	7.8	-2.3
	Conservative	Steve Wraith	74	6.0	-4.3
Majority			640	52.1
Turnout			1,226	20.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Dunston & Teams By-Election 28 September 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Dillon	694	54.9	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Ruddy	269	21.3	+3.6
	British National	Andrew Swaddle	226	17.9	+4.6
	Conservative	Paul Sterling	76	6.0	-3.0
Majority			425	33.6
Turnout			1,265	21.1
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• Gateshead Council