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2011 Newcastle City Council election
← 2010 5 May 2011 2012 →
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Leader Nick Forbes David Falkner
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Westgate Fawdon
Last election 32 42 2
Seats won 2
Popular vote 39,832 23,443
Percentage 51% 31.1%
Councillors 44 32 2
Councillors +/– Increase 12 Decrease 10 Increase0

The 2011 Newcastle City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect one third of the members of Newcastle City Council in England. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections.

The result saw the Labour Party gain 12 seats from the Liberal Democrats, taking control of the council for the first time in seven years.

Results summary

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2011 Newcastle City Council election[1][2][3]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 21 Increase9 77.8 22 43 55.1 40,540 50.7
  Liberal Democrats 6 Decrease12 22.2 26 32 41.0 23,914 29.9
  Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 8,877 11.1
  BNP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,050 2.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,681 2.1
  Newcastle upon Tyne Community First Party 0 New 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,619 2.0 New
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.3 1,266 1.6
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 22 0.0

Ward results

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References

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  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - Newcastle upon Tyne". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Election results 2011: English council summary results". The Guardian. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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