Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council elections

One third of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973–present

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

Bede By-Election 29 March 2001
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	780	63.9	-6.4
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	David Lucas	208	17.0	+0.2
	BNP	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^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Pauline Dillon	694	54.9	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Ruddy	269	21.3	+3.6
	BNP	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

Dunston and Teams By-Election 5 July 2007^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Gary Haley	793	62.1	+7.7
	Liberal Democrat		285	22.3	+1.6
	BNP		131	10.3	-4.3
	Conservative		69	5.4	-5.0
Majority			508	39.8
Turnout			1,278	20.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Wickham South and Sunniside By-Election 31 July 2008^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	John McClurey	1,612	72.5	+4.4
	Labour	Elaine Dobson	394	17.7	+4.2
	Conservative	John Robertson	217	9.8	-8.6
Majority			1,218	54.8
Turnout			2,223	32.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill By-Election 14 May 2009^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Lynne Caffrey	1,221	53.2	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond Callender	898	39.1	+12.5
	Conservative	Bill Thorkildsen	177	7.7	-8.6
Majority			323	14.1
Turnout			2,296	32.1
	Labour hold		Swing

↑ "Gateshead council". BBC Online. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
↑ "Labour retain seat". Evening Chronicle. 2006-10-02. p. 6. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Dunston and Teams By-Election July 2007". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
↑ "Whickham South and Sunniside By-Election Results July 2008". Gateshead Council. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
↑ "Chopwell and Rowlands Gill By-Election - Statement of Persons Nominated". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 2009-05-16.

Council elections in Tyne and Wear
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Newcastle City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Sunderland City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Tyne and Wear County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

Metropolitan districts of England
Districts	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Councils	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Local elections	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

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