2019 Newcastle upon Tyne City Council election

The 2019 Newcastle City Council elections took place on 2 May 2019,[1] on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Newcastle City Council Elections, 2019
2nd May 2019
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nick Forbes Anita Lower
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 45 19 3
Seats won 43 20 3
Seat change 2 1
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jason Smith James Bartle
Party Newcastle Independents Conservative Green
Last election 0 0 0
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change 1

Ward results

Arthur's Hill
Arthur's Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Joanne Kingsland 995 70.0 -3.7
Green Shahla Naqvi 141 9.9 -1.7
Newcastle Independents Adam Mitchell 122 7.4 New
Conservative Luigi Murton 105 7.4 +1.0
Liberal Democrats William Shepherd 59 4.1 +0.5
Majority
Turnout 1,422 29.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Benwell and Scotswood
Benwell and Scotswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy Beecham 1,281 50.5 -7.9
UKIP Ernest Thornton 437 17.2 +8.1
Newcastle Independents Jason Smith 326 12.9 +3.8
Conservative Liam Bones 233 9.2 -3.5
Liberal Democrats Hans-Christian Anderson 133 5.2 +0.2
Green Tom Adams 126 5.0 -0.6
Majority
Turnout 2,536 33.0
Labour hold Swing

Blakelaw
Blakelaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Hobson 910 51.0 -7.7
UKIP Tony Sanderson 373 20.9 New
Liberal Democrats Bill Schardt 220 12.3 -3.1
Conservative Gerry Langley 168 9.4 -6.6
Green Rachel Dunfield 113 6.3 -3.5
Majority
Turnout 1,784 27.7
Labour hold Swing

Byker
Byker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Kemp 1,109 54.7 -6.8
UKIP Neil Ruston 339 16.7 +8.9
Independent Jacqui Gilchrist 200 9.9 +2.0
Green Nick Hartley 194 9.6 ±0.0
Conservative Tom Towle 103 5.1 -2.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Psallidas 83 4.1 -1.1
Majority
Turnout 2,028 31.5
Labour hold Swing

Callerton and Throckley
Callerton and Throckley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Newcastle Independents Ian Donaldson 787 34.1 +21.8
Labour Marion Williams 676 29.3 -12.4
Conservative Lyle Darwin 361 15.6 -8.2
Green Idwal John 270 11.7 New
Liberal Democrats Aleisha Stansfield 270 11.7 +4.7
Majority
Turnout 2,309 33.4
Newcastle Independents gain from Labour Swing

Castle
Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ali Avaei 1,085 34.1 -7.2
Labour Gordana Vasic Franklin 945 29.7 +3.1
Conservative Mary Toward 394 12.4 -2.2
UKIP Tim Marron 331 10.4 New
Independent Rachel Locke 237 7.5 -3.0
Green Andrew Thorp 189 5.9 -1.2
Majority
Turnout 3,181 36.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chapel
Chapel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sandra Davison 2,320 64.9 New
Labour Bill Purvis 494 13.8 +2.3
Independent Olga Shorton 393 11.0 -60.4
Conservative Baryl Condra 301 8.4 -1.4
Liberal Democrats Judith Steen 69 1.9 -5.4
Majority
Turnout 3,577 48.1
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Dene and South Gosforth
Dene and South Gosforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Gallagher 1,639 44.9 -3.2
Labour Nick Arnold 1,023 28.0 -2.8
Green Anna Foster 497 13.6 +3.4
Conservative Jason Birt 278 7.6 -1.2
UKIP David Muat 217 5.9 +3.7
Majority
Turnout 3,654 49.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denton and Westerhope
Denton and Westerhope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Simon Barnes 1,028 36.4 -3.4
Newcastle Independents Tracey Mitchell 908 32.1 +1.1
UKIP Ian McKinnell 376 13.3 +5.8
Independent Brian Moore 240 8.5 New
Conservative Leanne Conway-Wilcox 190 6.7 -2.5
Liberal Democrats Jackie Slesenger 85 3.0 -5.4
Majority
Turnout 2,827 33.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elswick
Elswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Habib Rahman 1,585 72.0 -2.8
Green Peter Thomson 248 11.3 +0.7
Conservative Margaret Birkmyre 206 9.4 +0.1
Liberal Democrats David Faulkner 161 7.3 +2.0
Majority
Turnout 2,200 32.7
Labour hold Swing

Fawdon and West Gosforth
Fawdon and West Gosforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Lovatt 1,615 58.3 +4.2
Labour Adam Walker 619 22.4 -4.7
Green Sandy Irvine 270 9.8 +1.9
Conservative Steve Axford 265 9.6 -1.3
Majority
Turnout 2,769 38.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gosforth
Gosforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Woodwark 1,591 40.7 +1.6
Conservative Steve Kyte 1,029 26.3 +0.2
Labour Craig Dawson 779 19.9 -3.3
Green Alistair Ford 514 13.1 +1.5
Majority
Turnout 3,913 51.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heaton
Heaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John-Paul Stephenson 1,314 46.3 +0.9
Green Andrew Gray 787 27.7 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Boyle 502 17.7 -2.4
Conservative John Dobie 237 8.3 +2.8
Majority
Turnout 2,840 41.3
Labour hold Swing

Kenton
Kenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anya Durrant 1,112 48.5 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Austin 557 24.3 +8.2
Conservative Alison Wake 386 16.8 +0.7
Socialist Alternative Oisin Gourley 238 10.4 New
Majority
Turnout 2,293 31.6
Labour hold Swing

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall
Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqui Robinson 1,180 56.2 +1.0
Conservative Scott Jewitt 614 29.3 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Steen 304 14.5 -3.2
Majority
Turnout 2,098 30.8
Labour hold Swing

Lemington
Lemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kyle Webster 944 41.6 -10.0
Newcastle Independents John Gordon 844 37.2 +12.1
Conservative Simon Bell 239 10.5 -0.9
Green Rick Dunfield 122 5.4 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Petrie 120 5.3 -0.4
Majority
Turnout 2,269 31.9
Labour hold Swing

Manor Park
Manor Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Folker 1,665 57.0 +4.5
Labour Charles Gray 964 33.0 -0.9
Conservative Paul Dyer 293 10.0 +1.2
Majority
Turnout 2,922 41.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Monument
Monument (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Theresa Cairns 663 45.9 -14.4
Labour Shumel Rahman 485
Green Cliff Brown 371 25.7 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Fleetwood 232 16.1 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Hamed Aghajani 188
Conservative Stephen Dawes 178 12.3 -1.1
Conservative Dewi Roberts 152
Majority
Turnout 2,269 51.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

North Jesmond
North Jesmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gerard Keating 1,018 50.1 +14.1
Labour Co-op Alex Hay 577 28.4 -11.8
Green Tony Waterston 267 13.1 +1.6
Conservative Kitty Lau 169 8.3 -4.1
Majority
Turnout 2,031 45.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ouseburn
Ouseburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Kane 1,012 49.7 +10.1
Labour Co-op Stephen Powers 765 37.6 -6.5
Green Alistair Bonnett 194 9.5 -2.4
Conservative Jason Carr 65 3.2 -1.1
Majority
Turnout 2,036 44.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Parklands
Parklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Morrissey 1,602 38.9 +0.5
Conservative John Watts 771 18.7 +0.3
Labour Laura Repton 660 16.0 -2.9
Independent John Hall 512 12.4 -3.3
Green James Milne 347 8.4 -0.1
Independent John Urquhart 226 5.5 New
Majority
Turnout 4,118 47.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Jesmond
South Jesmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lesley Storey 679 36.9 -15.3
Green Clare Andrews 489 26.6 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Deboarah Burns 360 19.6 +3.8
Conservative Ian Macgilp 286 15.6 +0.8
Communist Martin Levy 24 1.3 -0.5
Majority
Turnout 1,838 39.6
Labour hold Swing

Walker
Walker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Wood 1,083 53.5 -15.7
UKIP Glen Bolton 650 32.1 +22.9
Conservative Joan Atkin 150 7.4 -2.8
Liberal Democrats Adrin Neatrour 143 7.1 +2.0
Majority
Turnout 2,026 29.2
Labour hold Swing

Walkergate
Walkergate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Frew 1,229 44.3 -10.0
UKIP Ian Farrelly 690 24.9 +14.3
Liberal Democrats Deborah Gallagher 417 15.0 -1.8
Conservative Andrew Bulman 263 9.5 -1.8
Green Daryl Hughes 175 6.3 -0.7
Majority
Turnout 2,774 33.6
Labour hold Swing

West Fenham
West Fenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Copley 1,008 44.1 -7.7
UKIP John Richardson 478 20.9 +10.1
Green Tay Pitman 256 11.2 +4.3
Conservative Ken Wake 228 10.0 -2.5
Newcastle Independents Sarah Armstrong 183 8.0 New
Liberal Democrats Libby Dicken 131 5.7 -2.9
Majority
Turnout 2,284 32.6
Labour hold Swing

Wingrove
Wingrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Shatwell 1,452 56.0 -9.8
Green John Pearson 342 13.2 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Kami Kundi 307 11.8 +0.3
Conservative Lauren Sykes 262 10.1 +1.8
Newcastle Independents Joseph Eldridge 231 8.9 New
Majority
Turnout 2,594 37.3
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. "Election results by Wards,2 May 2019". www.newcastle.gov.uk. 2 May 2019.


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