Local election results 2023
Voter ID Statistics
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| Party | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 49 | -2 |
| Liberal Democrat | 17 | +2 |
Total turnout 34.4%
Full results by ward
Birtley
Blaydon
Bridges
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill
Chowdene
Crawcrook and Greenside
Deckham
Dunston and Teams
Dunston Hill and Whickham East
Felling
High Fell
Lamesley
Lobley Hill and Bensham
Low Fell
Pelaw and Heworth
Ryton, Crookhill and Stella
Saltwell
Wardley and Leam Lane
Whickham North
Whickham South and Sunniside
Windy Nook and Whitehills
Winlaton and High Spen
Birtley
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Ronald Callanan | Conservative Party Candidate | 169 | 7.8% | |
| Catherine Mary Davison | Labour Party | 768 | 35.5% | |
| Paul Thomas Elliott | Liberal Democrat Focus Team | 1224 | 56.6% | 456 |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6132 | 2171 | 35.4% |
Blaydon
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Allen | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 117 | 5.8% | |
| Edward Bohill | Conservative Party Candidate | 219 | 10.9% | |
| Malcolm Alfred Brain | Labour Party | 1312 | 65.6% | 959 |
| Steven Hawkins | Liberal Democrat | 353 | 17.6% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 7079 | 2001 | 28.2% |
Bridges
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Backley | Conservative Party Candidate | 248 | 16.0% | |
| Andy Blanchflower | Green Party | 223 | 14.4% | |
| Gareth Cooper | Liberal Democrat | 177 | 11.4% | |
| Bob Goldsworthy | Labour Party | 904 | 58.2% | 656 |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 5678 | 1561 | 27.49% |
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Margaret Callender | Liberal Democrat | 316 | 12.6% | |
| Tony Dodds | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 118 | 4.7% | |
| Michael McNestry | Labour Party | 1681 | 66.8% | 1,279 |
| Louise Beatrice Prince | Conservative Party Candidate | 402 | 16.0% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6715 | 2535 | 38% |
Chowdene
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Peter Kenyon | Liberal Democrat | 295 | 13.7% | |
| Thomas Frederick Newell | Green Party | 118 | 5.5% | |
| David William Potts | Conservative Party Candidate | 408 | 18.9% | |
| Mark Robertson | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 95 | 4.4% | |
| Keith Wood | Labour Party | 1245 | 57.6% | 837 |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6533 | 2169 | 33.2% |
Crawcrook and Greenside
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Anthony Coxon | Conservative Party Candidate | 319 | 11.2% | |
| Kathryn Alexandra Henderson | Labour Party | 1374 | 48.1% | 357 |
| Oliver Christopher Martin William Jones-Lyons | Liberal Democrat | 147 | 5.1% | |
| Jack Philipson | Green Party | 1017 | 35.6% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 7137 | 2867 | 40.1% |
Deckham
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Rutherford Brooks | Green Party | 194 | 10.2% | |
| David Gilson Fawcett | Liberal Democrat | 220 | 11.6% | |
| Norman Hall | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 52 | 2.7% | |
| Robert Keith Kelly | Reform UK | 135 | 7.1% | |
| Josh Alan Knotts | Conservative Party Candidate | 220 | 11.6% | |
| Bernadette Teresa Oliphant | Labour Party | 1075 | 56.7% | 855 |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6257 | 1903 | 30.41% |
Dunston and Teams
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan-Lee Guthrie | Conservative Party Candidate | 291 | 17.8% | |
| Gary Robert Haley | Labour Party | 996 | 61.0% | 651 |
| Alexander Forster Walls | Liberal Democrat Focus Team | 345 | 21.1% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 5971 | 1641 | 27.5% |
Dunston Hill and Whickham East
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicky Anderson | Liberal Democrat Focus Team | 1250 | 51.7% | 552 |
| Isabel Mary Blanchflower | Green Party | 201 | 8.3% | |
| Jak Hocking | Conservative Party Candidate | 195 | 8.1% | |
| Andrew Dylan Moir | Labour Party | 698 | 26.9% | |
| Graham Steele | Save Us Now | 75 | 3.1% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6557 | 2429 | 37% |
Felling
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Crompton Jackson | Conservative Party Candidate | 255 | 17.5% | |
| George Joseph Kasfikis | Labour Party | 916 | 62.9% | 661 |
| Ashleigh Taylor McLean | Green Party | 149 | 10.2% | |
| Mohammed Waqas | Liberal Democrat | 137 | 9.4% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 5573 | 1,457 | 26.1% |
High Fell
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Thomas Athey | Conservative Party Candidate | 204 | 9.8% | |
| Len Bell | Liberal Democrat | 210 | 10.1% | |
| Elaine Brunskill | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 152 | 7.3% | |
| Kathryn Dorothea Walker | Labour Party | 1519 | 72.9% | 1309 |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 5947 | 2094 | 35.2% |
Lamesley
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Gallagher | Labour Party | 1,382 | 62.7% | 963 |
| Neil Campbell Grant | Green Party | 184 | 8.3% | |
| Richard Herdman | Conservative Party Candidate | 419 | 19.0% | |
| Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway | Liberal Democrat | 219 | 9.9% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 7178 | 2219 | 30.9% |
Lobley Hill and Bensham
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rogan Gardiner | Conservative Party Candidate | 336 | 15.6% | |
| Eileen McMaster | Labour Party | 1,282 | 59.6% | 946 |
| Andy Redfern | Green Party | 258 | 12.0% | |
| Jamie Rickleton | Liberal Democrat | 274 | 12.7% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6886 | 2,161 | 31.38% |
Low Fell
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Beadle | Liberal Democrat Focus Team | 1836 | 59.0% | 1,093 |
| Mark Andrew Gorman | Green Party | 297 | 9.5% | |
| Vincent Edward James Humphries | Labour Party | 833 | 26.8% | |
| Paul Sterling | Conservative Party Candidate | 146 | 4.7% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6846 | 3124 | 45.6% |
Pelaw and Heworth
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Boldrini | Green Party | 139 | 6.1% | |
| John Paul Diston | Liberal Democrat Focus Team | 1,202 | 52.7% | 340 |
| Heather Rhoda Maddison | Labour Party | 862 | 37.8% | |
| Ali Reza Akbari Pargam | Conservative Party Candidate | 76 | 3.3% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6427 | 2285 | 35.6% |
Ryton Crookhill and Stella
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ros Cooper | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 48 | 1.8% | |
| Lynda Ann Duggan | Liberal Democrat | 215 | 8.0% | |
| Alex Geddes | Labour Party | 1545 | 57.4% | 1230 |
| Andrew Mason | Green Party | 315 | 11.7% | |
| Doug Musgrove | Independent | 281 | 10.4% | |
| Susan Mary Wilson | Conservative Party Candidate | 286 | 10.6% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6904 | 2699 | 39.1% |
Saltwell
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ableson | Conservative Party Candidate | 123 | 6.2% | |
| Leanne May Brand | Liberal Democrat Focus Team | 900 | 45.2% | 58 |
| Gabriel Rubinstein | Green Party | 124 | 6.2% | |
| Robert Lee Waugh | Labour Party | 842 | 42.3% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6165 | 1996 | 32.4% |
Wardley and Leam Lane
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stuart Green | Labour Party | 1251 | 66.3% | 913 |
| Matthew Robert Jordison | Liberal Democrat | 338 | 17.9% | |
| John Robert McNeil | Conservative Party Candidate | 298 | 15.8% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 5900 | 1898 | 32.17% |
Whickham North
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bowe | Labour Party | 647 | 27.6% | |
| John Callanan | Conservative Party Candidate | 197 | 8.4% | |
| Christopher James Ord | Liberal Democrat Focus Team | 1497 | 63.9% | 850 |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6153 | 2341 | 38.0% |
Whickham South and Sunniside
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Jackson Byers | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 82 | 2.9% | |
| Sam Daniel Grist | Labour Party | 662 | 23.3% | |
| Jonathan Charles Wallace | Liberal Democrat Focus Team | 1829 | 64.3% | 1167 |
| Perry Wilson | Conservative Party Candidate | 273 | 9.6% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6511 | 2855 | 43.85% |
Windy Nook and Whitehills
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Christina Grant | Green Party | 137 | 7.0% | |
| Kyle Lambert Murray | Conservative Party Candidate | 353 | 18.0% | |
| Jim Turnbull | Labour Party | 1221 | 62.2% | 868 |
| Susan Walker | Liberal Democrat | 253 | 12.9% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6908 | 1976 | 28.6% |
Winlaton and High Spen
| Candidate | Party | No. of votes | % votes polled | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Theresa Hall | Labour Party | 1441 | 57.5% | 799 |
| Paul Martin McNally | Green Party | 298 | 11.9% | |
| Lewis Ormston | Conservative Party Candidate | 642 | 25.6% | |
| David Graham Randall | Liberal Democrat | 126 | 5.0% |
| Size of electorate | Ballot papers returned | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| 6842 | 2516 | 36.7% |