Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council elections
One third of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in Staffordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Council elections
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 1998
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 1999
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2000
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2002 (whole council elected after boundary changes which increased the number of seats by 4)[3]
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2003
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2004
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2006
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2007
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2008
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2010
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2011
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2012
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2014
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
2001-2005
Chesterton By-Election 15 August 2002[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Michael Dolman |
575 |
66.7 |
+7.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
178 |
20.6 |
+1.4 |
|
Conservative |
|
109 |
12.6 |
-9.1 |
Majority |
397 |
46.1 |
|
Turnout |
862 |
17.2 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
2005-2009
Westlands By-Election 12 July 2007[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Linda Hailstones |
696 |
60.9 |
+1.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Shenton |
229 |
20.0 |
+5.2 |
|
Labour |
Nicolas Butler |
126 |
11.0 |
-2.9 |
|
UKIP |
Daniel Sutton |
92 |
8.0 |
-3.5 |
Majority |
467 |
40.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,143 |
24.8 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Butt Lane By-Election 7 February 2008[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John MacMillan |
295 |
35.2 |
+7.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dennis Richards |
264 |
31.5 |
-8.0 |
|
Conservative |
Sarah Myatt |
161 |
19.2 |
+10.5 |
|
UKIP |
Roger Ruddle |
117 |
14.0 |
-2.3 |
Majority |
31 |
3.7 |
|
Turnout |
837 |
20 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ravenscliffe By-Election 5 March 2009[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Blair |
229 |
25.4 |
-14.5 |
|
Labour |
Gill Burnett |
213 |
23.6 |
+1.2 |
|
BNP |
Sarah Barnes |
180 |
20.0 |
+20.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Parsons |
149 |
16.5 |
-2.4 |
|
UKIP |
Geoff Locke |
131 |
14.5 |
-4.4 |
Majority |
16 |
1.8 |
|
Turnout |
902 |
26.2 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
2009-2013
Seabridge By-Election 4 June 2009[8][9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ian Gilmore |
602 |
38.4 |
-10.2 |
|
UKIP |
Paul Gregory |
352 |
22.5 |
+5.7 |
|
Labour |
David Beardmore |
310 |
19.8 |
-0.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mavis Brown |
302 |
19.3 |
+4.8 |
Majority |
250 |
15.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,566 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wolstanton By-Election 4 June 2009[8][9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
UKIP |
David Woolley |
475 |
31.7 |
+2.2 |
|
Labour |
Mark Olszewski |
393 |
26.2 |
-3.4 |
|
Conservative |
Nicola Davies |
345 |
23.0 |
-6.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Trevor Johnson |
285 |
19.0 |
+8.2 |
Majority |
82 |
5.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,498 |
|
|
|
UKIP gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Newchapel By-Election 4 February 2010[10] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Susan Short |
208 |
33.5 |
-10.6 |
|
UKIP |
Carol Lovatt |
148 |
23.8 |
+10.4 |
|
Labour |
Kyle Robinson |
138 |
22.2 |
-1.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Adrian Rhodes |
127 |
20.5 |
+1.4 |
Majority |
60 |
9.7 |
|
Turnout |
621 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
References
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