2023 UK local government election
The 2023 Newcastle City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in Tyne & Wear, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Labour retained its majority on the council.[3][4]
Summary
Election result
2023 Newcastle City Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 14 | 3 | 51.9 | 34 | 48 | 61.5 | 27,688 | 41.9 | -2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 2 | 37.0 | 13 | 23 | 29.5 | 18,417 | 27.8 | +4.4 |
| Newcastle Ind. | 2 | 1 | 7.4 | 2 | 4 | 5.1 | 3,139 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Independent | 1 | | 3.7 | 2 | 3 | 3.8 | 2,766 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,651 | 11.6 | -1.9 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,025 | 9.1 | +1.3 |
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 235 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | 0.1 | N/A |
| TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Newcastle City Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[5]
Arthur's Hill
Arthur's Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Joanne Kingsland* | 833 | 69.1 | -0.9 |
| Green | Katie Fletcher | 208 | 17.2 | +7.3 |
| Conservative | Fahim Habibi | 107 | 8.9 | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tahir Siddique | 58 | 4.8 | +0.7 |
Majority | 625 | 51.8 | 8.3 |
Turnout | 1,206 | 23.5 | 6.0 |
Registered electors | 5,128 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 | |
Benwell and Scotswood
Benwell and Scotswood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Susan Anthony* | 1,636 | 65.0 | +14.5 |
| Conservative | Jamie Kelly | 475 | 18.9 | +9.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Christian Anderson | 217 | 8.6 | +3.4 |
| Green | Lee Irving | 189 | 7.5 | +2.5 |
Majority | 1,161 | 46.1 | 12.8 |
Turnout | 2,517 | 31.2 | 1.8 |
Registered electors | 8,079 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |
Blakelaw
Blakelaw Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Linda Hobson* | 1,069 | 59.7 | +8.7 |
| Newcastle Ind. | Sarah Armstrong | 295 | 16.5 | New |
| Conservative | Lucy Howie | 224 | 12.5 | +3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Shepherd | 121 | 6.8 | -5.6 |
| Green | Jessica Whitaker | 82 | 4.6 | -1.8 |
Majority | 774 | 43.2 | 13.1 |
Turnout | 1,791 | 26.1 | 1.6 |
Registered electors | 6,852 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 | |
Byker
Byker Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Nicholas Kemp* | 885 | 49.4 | -5.3 |
| Green | Nick Hartley | 675 | 37.7 | +28.1 |
| Conservative | Jamie Hampton | 127 | 7.1 | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Ridyard | 105 | 5.9 | +1.8 |
Majority | 210 | 11.7 | 26.3 |
Turnout | 1,792 | 27.0 | 4.5 |
Registered electors | 6,644 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 16.7 | |
Callerton and Throckley
Callerton and Throckley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Adam Walker | 1,080 | 41.7 | +12.4 |
| Newcastle Ind. | John Gordon | 541 | 20.9 | -13.2 |
| Conservative | John Dobie | 481 | 18.6 | +2.9 |
| Green | Idwal John | 319 | 12.3 | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | 169 | 6.5 | -2.8 |
Majority | 539 | 20.8 | 16.0 |
Turnout | 2,590 | 30.6 | 2.8 |
Registered electors | 8,470 | | |
| Labour gain from Newcastle Ind. | Swing | 12.8 | |
Castle
Castle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ali Avaei* | 1,369 | 43.2 | +9.1 |
| Labour Co-op | Andrew Herridge | 1,175 | 37.1 | +7.4 |
| Conservative | Joshua Clark | 406 | 12.8 | +0.4 |
| Green | Andrew Thorp | 220 | 6.9 | +1.0 |
Majority | 194 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
Turnout | 3,170 | 29.5 | 7.1 |
Registered electors | 10,750 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
Chapel
Chapel Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Margaret Donnelly | 2,766 | 78.8 | +5.9 |
| Labour Co-op | Milo Jasper Barnett | 419 | 11.9 | -3.6 |
| Conservative | Ian Forster | 203 | 5.8 | -3.7 |
| Green | James Milne | 62 | 1.8 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Steen | 60 | 1.7 | -0.5 |
Majority | 2,347 | 66.9 | 15.9 |
Turnout | 3,510 | 46.8 | 1.3 |
Registered electors | 7,499 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | 4.8 | |
Dene and South Gosforth
Dene and South Gosforth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Gallagher* | 1,659 | 48.2 | +3.4 |
| Labour | Christopher Bartlett | 1,221 | 35.5 | +7.5 |
| Green | Robert Taylor | 298 | 8.7 | -4.9 |
| Conservative | Gerry Langley | 262 | 7.6 | 0 |
Majority | 438 | 12.7 | 4.2 |
Turnout | 3,440 | 46.9 | 3.0 |
Registered electors | 7,333 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
Denton and Westerhope
Denton and Westerhope Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Newcastle Ind. | Adam Mitchell | 1,226 | 45.4 | +13.3 |
| Labour | Bill Purvis | 1,093 | 40.5 | +4.1 |
| Conservative | Alexis Fernandes | 187 | 6.9 | +0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Libby Dicken | 109 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Green | Cécile Renaud-Glorieux | 83 | 3.1 | New |
Majority | 133 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
Turnout | 2,698 | 31.7 | 1.9 |
Registered electors | 8,504 | | |
| Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour | Swing | 4.6 | |
Elswick
Elswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Habib Rahman* | 1,383 | 71.8 | -0.2 |
| Green | Peter Thomson | 271 | 14.1 | +2.8 |
| Conservative | Saamiya Malik | 181 | 9.4 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hamed Aghajani | 90 | 4.7 | -2.6 |
Majority | 1,112 | 57.8 | 3.0 |
Turnout | 1,925 | 25.2 | 7.5 |
Registered electors | 7,635 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
Fawdon and West Gosforth
Fawdon and West Gosforth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lovatt* | 1,673 | 58.5 | +0.2 |
| Labour Co-op | Ava Rowell | 688 | 24.1 | +1.7 |
| Conservative | Stephen Axford | 295 | 10.3 | +0.7 |
| Green | Roger Whittaker | 204 | 7.1 | -2.6 |
Majority | 985 | 34.4 | 1.6 |
Turnout | 2,860 | 38.9 | 0.1 |
Registered electors | 7,351 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
Gosforth
Gosforth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Woodwark* | 1,565 | 39.0 | -1.6 |
| Conservative | Doc Anand | 1,334 | 33.3 | +7.0 |
| Labour | Nick Arnold | 875 | 21.8 | +1.9 |
| Green | Anna Foster | 237 | 5.9 | -7.2 |
Majority | 231 | 5.8 | 8.6 |
Turnout | 4,011 | 52.8 | 1.5 |
Registered electors | 7,596 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.3 | |
Heaton
Heaton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mehrban Sadiq | 1,384 | 49.0 | +2.7 |
| Green | Andrew Gray | 625 | 22.1 | -5.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Appleby | 595 | 21.1 | +3.4 |
| Conservative | Shah Ali | 156 | 5.5 | -2.8 |
| Communist | Steve Handford | 65 | 2.3 | New |
Majority | 759 | 26.9 | 8.3 |
Turnout | 2,825 | 39.4 | 1.9 |
Registered electors | 7,171 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.2 | |
Kenton
Kenton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Paula Maines | 1,337 | 55.1 | +6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Austin | 562 | 23.2 | -1.1 |
| Conservative | Zak Mudie | 270 | 11.1 | -5.7 |
| Green | Adam Jackson | 185 | 7.6 | New |
| TUSC | Nicholas Fray | 71 | 2.9 | -7.5 |
Majority | 775 | 32.0 | 7.8 |
Turnout | 2,425 | 33.2 | 1.6 |
Registered electors | 7,313 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 | |
Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall
Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jacqui Robinson* | 1,377 | 66.8 | +10.6 |
| Conservative | Jamie Setch | 321 | 15.6 | -13.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan King | 249 | 12.1 | -2.4 |
| Green | Tristan Gilet | 113 | 5.5 | New |
Majority | 1,056 | 51.3 | 24.3 |
Turnout | 2,060 | 29.6 | 1.2 |
Registered electors | 6,957 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.2 | |
Lemington
Manor Park
Manor Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Burns | 1,573 | 53.6 | -3.4 |
| Labour | Carly Walker-Dawson | 859 | 29.3 | -3.7 |
| Conservative | Beth Spurr | 260 | 8.9 | -1.2 |
| Green | Michael Rabley | 242 | 8.2 | New |
Majority | 714 | 24.3 | 0.3 |
Turnout | 2,934 | 41.2 | 0.6 |
Registered electors | 7,117 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.2 | |
Monument
Monument Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Teresa Cairns* | 751 | 63.2 | +17.3 |
| Green | James Vesty | 205 | 17.0 | -8.7 |
| Conservative | Aaron Whelan-Harvey | 133 | 11.2 | -1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Partington | 102 | 8.6 | -7.5 |
Majority | 546 | 45.8 | 24.8 |
Turnout | 1,191 | 23.7 | 5.5 |
Registered electors | 5,029 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.0 | |
North Jesmond
North Jesmond (2 seats due to by-election) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerry Keating* | 1,322 | 65.1 | +23.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Browne | 1,276 | 62.8 | +21.5 |
| Labour Co-op | Oskar Avery | 567 | 27.9 | -15.3 |
| Labour Co-op | Michael Bell | 512 | 25.2 | -18.1 |
| Green | Shehla Naqvi | 179 | 8.8 | +1.4 |
| Green | Tim Dowson | 135 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| Conservative | Stephen Dawes | 79 | 3.9 | -2.8 |
| Conservative | Genna Brown | 73 | 3.6 | -3.1 |
Majority | 755 | 37.2 | 15.5 |
Majority | 764 | 37.6 | 35.7 |
Turnout | 2,032 | 47.6 | 2.5 |
Turnout | 2,032 | 47.6 | 12.2 |
Registered electors | 4,433 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 20.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 19.8 | |
Ouseburn
Ouseburn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Kane* | 931 | 49.7 | ±0.0 |
| Labour | Asad Syed | 705 | 37.7 | +0.1 |
| Green | Phill James | 187 | 10.0 | +0.5 |
| Conservative | Marie Summersby | 49 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
Majority | 226 | 12.1 | Even |
Turnout | 1,872 | 37.6 | 6.4 |
Registered electors | 4,976 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.1 | |
Parklands
Parklands Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Morrissey* | 2,143 | 54.2 | +13.1 |
| Labour | Matthew Hill | 895 | 22.6 | +5.7 |
| Conservative | Andrew Burnett | 536 | 13.6 | -6.2 |
| Green | Audrey MacNaughton | 378 | 9.6 | +0.6 |
Majority | 1,248 | 31.6 | 11.4 |
Turnout | 3,952 | 44.8 | 3.0 |
Registered electors | 8,824 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
South Jesmond
South Jesmond Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lesley Storey* | 828 | 45.5 | +8.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Punchard | 476 | 26.2 | +6.6 |
| Green | Alistair Ford | 250 | 13.8 | -12.9 |
| Conservative | Elias al Dahan | 179 | 9.8 | -5.7 |
| SDP | Martin Evison | 85 | 4.7 | +3.4 |
Majority | 352 | 19.4 | 9.1 |
Turnout | 1,818 | 36.5 | 3.1 |
Registered electors | 4,975 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 | |
Walker
Walker Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Margaret Wood* | 1,224 | 70.3 | +16.9 |
| Conservative | Alex Walker | 229 | 13.2 | +5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Psallidas | 100 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Green | Tom Whatson | 95 | 5.5 | New |
| Freedom Alliance | Steve Fish | 92 | 5.3 | New |
Majority | 995 | 57.2 | 35.8 |
Turnout | 1,740 | 24.7 | 4.5 |
Registered electors | 7,039 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.6 | |
Walkergate
Walkergate Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Frew* | 1,571 | 59.6 | +15.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Gallagher | 433 | 16.4 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | Stephen Oxborough | 331 | 12.5 | +3.0 |
| Green | Doug Paterson | 160 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| Freedom Alliance | Julie Fish | 143 | 5.4 | New |
Majority | 1,138 | 43.1 | 23.7 |
Turnout | 2,638 | 31.8 | 1.8 |
Registered electors | 8,293 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 | |
West Fenham
West Fenham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | P.J. Morrissey | 1,200 | 45.3 | +39.6 |
| Labour Co-op | Sylvia Copley* | 883 | 33.3 | -10.8 |
| Conservative | Raja Khan | 329 | 12.4 | +2.4 |
| Green | Tay Pitman | 237 | 8.9 | -2.3 |
Majority | 317 | 12.0 | 11.2 |
Turnout | 2,649 | 36.6 | 4.0 |
Registered electors | 7,229 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 25.2 | |
Wingrove
Wingrove Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Rebecca Shatwell* | 1,520 | 67.3 | +11.4 |
| Green | John Pearson | 318 | 14.1 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | Jarred Riley | 229 | 10.6 | +0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Steen | 180 | 8.0 | -3.9 |
Majority | 1,202 | 53.3 | 10.5 |
Turnout | 2,257 | 31.4 | 5.9 |
Registered electors | 7,198 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
References
- ^ "Find councillor". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Newcastle City Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Holland, Daniel (5 May 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Newcastle City Council results in full - how every candidate scored". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour hold Sunderland, Newcastle, South Tyneside and Gateshead". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Newcastle City Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.