Newcastle City Council elections

One third of Newcastle City Council in Tyne and Wear, England, is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 78 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - 2004
Liberal Democrats	2004 - 2011
Labour	2011–present

Council elections

Newcastle City Council election, 1998
Newcastle City Council election, 1999
Newcastle City Council election, 2000
Newcastle City Council election, 2002
Newcastle City Council election, 2003
Newcastle City Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes took place)^[3]
Newcastle City Council election, 2006
Newcastle City Council election, 2007
Newcastle City Council election, 2008
Newcastle City Council election, 2010
Newcastle City Council election, 2011
Newcastle City Council election, 2012
Newcastle City Council election, 2014
Newcastle City Council election, 2015

By-election results

1993-1997

Newburn By-Election 7 November 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Isobel Wright	920	76.9
	Conservative	Alistair Stewart Hind	275	23.1
Majority			645	53.8
Turnout			1,195
	Labour hold		Swing

1997-2001

Woolsington By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lilian Mary Kennedy	2,630	68.1	-7.2
	Conservative	Colin Forster	657	17.0	+5.2
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Ernest Walker	576	14.9	+1.9
Majority			1,973	51.1
Turnout			3,863	65.8
	Labour hold		Swing

South Gosforth By-Election 12 June 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas David George Woodwark	1,474	43.7	-15.0
	Conservative	Marie Summersby	1,096	32.5	+1.3
	Labour	Susan Jane MacDonald Stirling	800	23.7	+13.6
Majority			378	11.2
Turnout			3,370
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

West City By-Election 2 October 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doreen James	468	81.5	+2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Phillip George Lower	74	12.9	+5.9
	Conservative	Timothy David Troman	32	5.6	-3.2
Majority			394	68.6
Turnout			574	10.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Heaton By-Election 20 November 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Wappat	564	52.9	-10.7
	Conservative	Jeremy Peter Middleton	211	19.8	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat	Neil John Bradbury	158	14.8	+4.5
	Green	Christopher Patrick Hayday	84	7.9	+1.9
	Communist	Martin Richard Levy	50	4.7	+4.7
Majority			353	33.1
Turnout			1,067	11.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Dene By-Election 16 July 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Gregory Martin Stone	1,961	58.1	+2.6
	Labour	John Lawrence Young	1,061	31.4	+0.6
	Conservative	Alice Gingell	353	10.5	-3.2
Majority			900	26.7
Turnout			3,375	29.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Byker By-Election 4 March 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michelle Pike	366	56.8	-18.8
	Liberal Democrat	Thomas James Thompson	206	32.0	+13.1
	Green	Pamela Jane Woolner	37	5.7	+5.7
	Conservative	Jeremy Peter Middleton	35	5.4	-0.1
Majority			160	24.8
Turnout			644	9.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Scotswood By-Election 14 October 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hazel Stephenson	490	66.9	-16.5
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Anne Reilly	180	24.6	+16.0
	Conservative	Peter Lumley	62	8.5	+0.4
Majority			310	42.3
Turnout			732	14.9
	Labour hold		Swing

2001-2005

Jesmond By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Dicken	2,496	46.0	+6.5
	Labour	Fiona Karen Clarke	1,659	30.5	-1.3
	Conservative	Jonjo McNamara	1,116	20.5	-1.5
	Independent	Marie Summersby	160	2.9	+2.9
Majority			837	15.5
Turnout			5,431
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Walkergate By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Stokel-Walker	2,672	58.3	+4.0
	Liberal Democrat	Belinda Knowles	1,606	35.0	-4.7
	Conservative	Keith Gilfillan	306	6.7	+0.6
Majority			1,066	23.3
Turnout			4,584
	Labour hold		Swing

Benwell By-Election 18 July 2002^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eric Mackinlay	700	55.8	-3.0
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Moore	383	30.5	+13.6
	Conservative	Carolyn Smith	136	10.8	+0.0
	Green	Jesus Miguel-Garcia	36	2.9	-1.4
Majority			317	25.3
Turnout			1,255	24.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Walker By-Election 4 September 2003^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Stokel-Walker	1,440	62.1	-12.3
	BNP	Jonathan Keys	395	17.1	+17.1
	Liberal Democrat	John McLennan	370	16.0	-0.4
	Conservative	Joseph Prince	112	4.8	-1.7
Majority			1,045	45.0
Turnout			2,317	47.7
	Labour hold		Swing

2005-2009

Lemington By-Election 30 November 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Lawrence Hunter	1,180	46.7	-9.3
	Labour	Ruth Robson	815	32.2	-11.8
	BNP	Kenneth Booth	383	15.2	+15.2
	Conservative	Jason Smith	147	5.8	+5.8
Majority			365	14.5
Turnout			2,525	34.1
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Wingrove delayed Election 14 June 2007 (2)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Todd	1,051
	Liberal Democrat	Ayaz Siddique	948
	Labour	Alyson Hampshire	908
	Liberal Democrat	Deborah Wilkinson	869
	Green	Jenny Pearson	186
	Green	John Pearson	183
	Conservative	Neil Archibald	173
	Conservative	Alexander Le Vey	140
	BNP	Viv Browne	81
	BNP	Graham Hodgson	80
Turnout			4,619	31.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Fenham By-Election 29 January 2009^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Mitzi Emery	1,049	33.9	-11.8
	Labour	Helen McStravick	1,025	33.1	-3.3
	BNP	Ken Booth	836	27.0	+18.0
	Conservative	Sarah Armstrong	186	6.0	-2.9
Majority			24	0.8
Turnout			3,096	39.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

References

↑ "Decision Making". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
↑ "Newcastle-Upon-Tyne". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
↑ "Newcastle-Upon-Tyne council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
↑ "Boost for Labour in byelection". London: guardian.co.uk. 2002-07-19. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
↑ "BNP beat Lib Dems to second place". The Northern Echo. 2003-09-05. p. 1. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Results - Lemington". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
↑ "Results - Wingrove". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
↑ "Results - Fenham". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 2010-03-24.

By-election results

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Council elections in Tyne and Wear

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