2014 Newcastle City Council election

Newcastle City Council Elections, 2014

22 May 2014

First party Second party Third party   Leader Nick Forbes Anita Lower Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent Leader's seat Westgate Castle Last election 51 26 1 Popular vote 32,129 15,068 1,343 Councillors 52 24 2 Councillors +/– 1 2 1   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party UKIP Conservative Green Last election 0 0 0 Seats won 0 0 0 Popular vote 9,231 6,985 2,055 Councillors 0 0 0 Councillors +/– ±0 ±0 ±0

The 2014 Newcastle City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

The election saw the governing Labour Party gain a net extra seat in the council chambers, gaining the wards of Denton and South Jesmond. An Independent councillor was also elected in Westerhope, with Bill Corbett winning with a 451 majority over the Labour Party.

The Conservatives improved their performance from previous years, coming second in wards where they were previously third. The election also saw UKIP field candidates around the city. The party came second in wards including Byker and Lemington.

Overall Results

Newcastle City Council election, 2014
Party		Seats				Popular vote
		Won	Not up	Total	±	Votes	Percentage
	Labour	17	35	52	+1	32,129	45.0%
	Liberal Democrats	9	15	24	-2	15,068	21.7%
	Independent	1	1	2	+1	1,343
	UKIP	0	0	0	±0	9,231	13.5%
	Conservative	0	0	0	±0	6,985	9.9%
	Green	0	0	0	±0	0
	Newcastle First	0	0	0	±0
	TUSC	0	0	0	±0
	British Democrats	0	0	0	±0
Total		27	51	78	±0	68,634	–
Turnout							34.2%

Ward by Ward Results

Local elections 2014: Benwell and Scotswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeremy Beecham	1,502
	UKIP	Elisabeth Edmundson	823
	Conservative	Neville Armstrong	219
	Green	Lee Irving	136
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Clark	117
Majority			679
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Blakelaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ben Riley	1,897
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Schardt	485
	Conservative	James Langley	308
Majority			1,589
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Byker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nick Kemp	1,275
	UKIP	Ray Hardy	624
	Conservative	Donald Robinson	130
	Liberal Democrats	James Kenyon	92
	TUSC	Ryan Holmes	70
Majority			651
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Lower	1,270
	Labour	Kim McGuinness	1,106
	UKIP	Tim Marron	701
	Conservative	Mary Toward	270
Majority			164
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Dene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Robinson	1,363
	Labour	Sheila Spencer	992
	Conservative	Heather Chambers	462
	TUSC	Ian Cusack	180
Majority			371
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Denton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anna Round	1,332
	Newcastle First	Ian Fraser	679
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Cross	405
	Conservative	Alan Birkmyre	296
Majority			653
Majority			996
Turnout
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Local elections 2014: East Gosforth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Slesenger	1,199
	Labour	Dan Greenhough	1,004
	Conservative	Joseph Gallagher	377
	Green	Frances Hinton	336
	UKIP	Mike Adie	266
Majority			195
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Elswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Habib Rahman	1,522
	British Democrats	Kenny Baldwin	414
	Conservative	Ronald Toward	165
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Laverick	143
Majority			1,108
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Fawdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Faulkner	1,253
	Labour	Heather Michell	947
	UKIP	Ray Thomson	521
	Conservative	Stephen Axford	108
Majority			306
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Fenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Kigour	1,428
	UKIP	Lorraine Smith	746
	Conservative	Keran McNally	263
	Liberal Democrats	Tona Atkinson	229
	Green	Jess Poyner	121
Majority			682
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Kenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ged Bell	1,733
	Conservative	Alison Wake	431
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Connell	349
Majority			1,402
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Lemington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Cook	1,146
	UKIP	Alexis Fernandes	672
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Hunter	397
	Conservative	Emmett McNally	183
Majority			472
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Newburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Wright	1,140
	UKIP	Christopher Ballantyne	564
	Newcastle First	John Gordon	258
	Conservative	Kenneth Wake	214
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Down	159
	Independent	Idwal John	149
Majority			576
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: North Heaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Stone	1,454
	Labour	Mick Bowman	1,149
	UKIP	Helen Jordan	402
	Conservative	James Bartle	204
	TUSC	Lizi Gray	114
Majority			305
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: North Jesmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Walker	621
	Labour	Peter Smith	589
	Green	Tim Dowson	277
	Conservative	Duncan Crute	276
	UKIP	Will Solyom	129
Majority			22
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Ouseburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Kane	917
	Labour	Jane Byrne	887
	UKIP	Daniel Cooke	164
	Conservative	Christos Mexias	96
	TUSC	Rober Hooper	93
Majority			896
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Parklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Ashby	1,549
	Labour	Ian Tokell	773
	Conservative	Karen Jewers	547
	UKIP	Alora Adie	393
Majority			776
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: South Heaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sophie White	1,095
	Green	Andrew Gray	519
	UKIP	James Robertson	209
	Liberal Democrats	131 Boyle	274
	Conservative	Samuel Boam	99
	TUSC	Paul Phillips	45
Majority			576
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: South Jesmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arlene Ainsley	752
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Woodwark	396
	Green	Tony Waterson	279
	Conservative	Sam Lee	236
	UKIP	Penny Stansfield	164
Majority			356
Turnout
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Local elections 2015: Walker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Stokel-Walker	1,573
	UKIP	Eric Taylorson	580
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Keating	85
	Conservative	Joan Atkin	52
	TUSC	Bobbie Cranney	63
Majority			993
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2015: Walkergate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Lowson	1,276
	UKIP	Joseph Todd	843
	Liberal Democrats	David Besag	372
	Conservative	Marian McWilliams	146
	Communist	Martin Levy	33
Majority			433
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: West Gosforth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Shepherd	1,226
	Conservative	Steve Kyte	735
	Labour	Ed Derrick	701
	UKIP	Daniel Thompson	476
	Green	Sandy Irvine	243
Majority			491
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Westerhope

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bill Corbett	1,343
	Newcastle First	Ernie Shorton	892
	Labour	Brian Hunter	818
	UKIP	Charlotte Johnston	393
	Conservative	Dorothy Wonnacott	125
	Liberal Democrats	Hans-Christian Andersen	64
Majority			451
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Local elections 2014: Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoff O'Brien	1,118
	Conservative	Alex Staton	218
	TUSC	Cliff Broen	254
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Schofield	142
Majority			900
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Wingrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce McCarty	1,592
	Green	John Pearson	401
	Conservative	Anisha Malik	325
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Nelson	119
Majority			1,191
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Local elections 2014: Wingrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Pattison	1,467
	Labour	Jacqui Robinson	1,315
	UKIP	Christopher Armstrong	646
	Liberal Democrats	Phillip McArdle	306
	Conservative	Jacqueline McNally	278
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Daglish	237
	Conservative	Julian Toward	211
Majority			821
Majority			669
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing