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Map showing the results of the 2021 Newcastle City Council election

The 2021 Newcastle City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1] One-third of the seats were up for election, with two wards (Byker and Chapel) electing two councillors.[2]

Results

2021 Newcastle City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 18 Decrease 2 64.3 34 52 66.7 31,471 39.2 +0.9
  Liberal Democrats 6 Steady 21.4 14 20 25.6 15,673 19.5 -3.9
  Independent 2 Steady 7.1 1 3 3.8 5,628 7.0 +0.8
  Newcastle Ind. 2 Increase 2 7.1 1 3 3.8 5,498 6.8 +1.7
  Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 14,164 17.6 +5.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 7,323 9.1 +0.2
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 232 0.3 New
  For Britain 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 129 0.2 New
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 99 0.1 +0.1
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 85 0.1 New
  North East 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 72 0.1 -0.3

Ward results

Arthur's Hill

Arthur's Hill[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Powers 1,031 67.6 −2.4
Conservative Maggie Birkmyre 188 12.3 +4.9
Green Shehla Naqvi 123 8.1 −1.8
Newcastle Ind. Joseph Eldridge 110 7.2 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Tahir Siddique 58 3.8 −0.3
TUSC Daniel Gilmore 16 1.0 New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rob Higgins 1,799 57.7 +7.2
Conservative Connor Shotton 837 26.9 +17.7
Newcastle Ind. John Gordon 259 8.3 −4.5
Green Tony Roberts 117 3.8 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Hans Andersen 104 3.3 −1.9
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Blakelaw

Blakelaw[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marion Williams 1,051 48.8 −2.2
Newcastle Ind. Annie Hunter 474 22.0 New
Conservative Liam Kinchley 420 19.5 +10.1
Green Alistair Ford 130 6.0 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Hamed Aghajani 78 3.6 −8.7
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Byker

Byker[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Dunn 1,175 59.4 +4.7
Labour Stephen Sheraton 1,170 59.2 +4.5
Conservative John Watts 450 22.8 +17.7
Conservative Richard Tulip 406 20.5 +15.4
Green Nick Hartley 297 15.0 +5.4
Green Phillip James 264 13.4 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Psallidas 107 5.4 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Schofield 86 4.4 +0.3
Majority
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Callerton and Throckley

Callerton and Throckley[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Wright 1,292 43.8 +14.5
Newcastle Ind. Adam Mitchell 667 22.6 −11.5
Conservative John Dobie 561 19.0 +3.4
Green Idwal John 322 10.9 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Aleisha Stansfield 108 3.7 −8.0
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Laverick 1,522 41.1 +7.0
Labour Andrew Herridge 1,026 27.7 −2.0
Conservative Elizabeth Yewdall 731 19.7 +7.3
Independent Rachel Locke 230 6.2 −1.3
Green Andrew Thorp 197 5.3 −0.6
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chapel

Chapel[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lawrence Hunter 2,631 70.0 +5.1
Independent Graham Middleton 2,566 68.3 +3.4
Conservative Andrew Burnett 615 16.4 +8.0
Labour Jamie Dickinson 555 14.8 +1.0
Labour Sam Grist 441 11.7 −2.1
Conservative Ian Forster 439 11.7 +3.3
Green James Milne 107 2.8 New
Liberal Democrats Judith Steen 83 2.2 +0.3
Liberal Democrats David Partington 82 2.2 +0.3
Turnout
Independent hold
Independent hold

Dene and South Gosforth

Dene and South Gosforth[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Robinson 1,777 45.1 +0.2
Labour Nick Arnold 1,177 29.9 +1.9
Green Anna Foster 509 12.9 −0.7
Conservative Gerry Langley 475 12.1 +4.5
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denton and Westerhope

Denton and Westerhope[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Newcastle Ind. Tracey Mitchell 1,493 46.5 +14.4
Labour Arlene Ainsley 1,075 33.4 −3.0
Conservative Simon Bell 498 15.5 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Dicken 75 2.3 −0.7
Green Tom Registe 73 2.3 New
Majority 418 13.0
Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour Swing

Elswick

Elswick[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicu Ion 1,599 66.0 −6.0
Conservative Saamiya Malik 436 18.0 +8.6
Green Peter Thomson 234 9.7 −1.6
Liberal Democrats David Faulkner 153 6.3 −1.0
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Fawdon and West Gosforth

Fawdon and West Gosforth[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Cott 1,648 49.6 −8.7
Labour Gordana Vasic Franklin 856 25.8 +3.4
Conservative Stephen Axford 608 18.3 +8.7
Green Roger Whittaker 211 6.3 −3.5
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gosforth

Gosforth[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Hall 1,473 34.5 −6.2
Conservative Anandavardhan Anand 1,150 26.9 +0.6
Labour Isra Mohammed 1,016 23.8 +3.9
Green Frances Hinton 434 10.2 −2.9
Independent James Sheerin 201 4.7 New
Majority 323 7.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heaton

Heaton[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clare Penny-Evans 1,592 49.1 +2.8
Green Andrew Gray 658 20.3 −7.4
Liberal Democrats Fiona Punchard 602 18.6 +0.9
Conservative Hamish John 294 9.1 +0.8
Communist Steve Handford 99 3.1 New
Majority 934 28.8
Labour hold Swing

Kenton

Kenton[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Lambert 1,461 53.1 +4.6
Conservative Alison Wake 595 21.6 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Austin 403 14.7 −9.6
Green Joanna Jenkinson 221 8.0 New
TUSC Oisin Gourley 69 2.5 −7.9
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander Hay 1,239 49.8 −6.4
Conservative Leanne Conway-Wilcox 815 32.7 +3.4
Newcastle Ind. Rochelle Monte 217 8.7 New
Liberal Democrats Colin Steen 121 4.9 −9.6
Green Mark Copsey 98 3.9 New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Lemington

Lemington[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Newcastle Ind. Jason Smith 1,442 48.5 +11.3
Labour Lu Thompson 997 33.5 −8.1
Conservative Alexis Fernandes 400 13.4 +2.9
Green Jess Maiden 79 2.7 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Petrie 56 1.9 −3.4
Majority 445 15.0
Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Greg Stone 1,849 53.7 −3.3
Labour Co-op Stephen Stanners 860 25.0 −8.0
Conservative Stephen Dawes 411 11.9 +1.9
Green Mike Rabley 274 8.0 New
Reform UK Barry Fowler 52 1.5 New
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Monument

Monument[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shumel Rahman 802 55.3 +17.9
Conservative William Hayes 275 19.0 +5.3
Green Dana Abi Ghanem 243 16.8 −11.8
Liberal Democrats Thom Campion 129 8.9 −9.0
Majority
Labour hold Swing

North Jesmond

North Jesmond[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tanya Prestwell 850 38.4 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Deborah Burns 800 36.1 −14.0
Green Robert Taylor 319 14.4 +1.3
Conservative Melissa-Jane Pearson 245 11.1 +2.7
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Ouseburn

Ouseburn[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alistair Chisholm 952 44.1 +6.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howse 899 41.6 −8.1
Green Daryl Hughes 216 10.0 +0.5
Conservative Alexander Wang-Evans 92 4.3 +1.1
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Parklands

Parklands[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Allen 1,927 41.9 +3.0
Conservative Stephen Yewdall 848 18.4 −0.3
Labour Abdul Samad 725 15.8 −0.2
Newcastle Ind. John Hall 663 14.4 +2.0
Green Audrey Macnaughton 439 9.5 +1.1
Turnout 4,602 50.1 +2.3
Majority 1079 23.4 +3.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Jesmond

South Jesmond[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlie Gray 1,062 49.2 +12.3
Conservative Olly Scargill 393 18.2 +2.6
Green Tim Downson 344 15.9 −10.7
Liberal Democrats Tom Appleby 252 11.7 −7.9
North East Brian Moore 72 3.3 New
Reform UK Martin Evison 36 1.7 New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Walker

Walker[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Wood 1,461 66.0 +12.5
Conservative Marie Marron 504 22.8 +15.4
Green Rakesh Prashara 90 4.1 New
Liberal Democrats William Shepherd 81 3.7 −3.4
For Britain Tim Marron 77 3.5 New
Majority
Labour hold Swing

Walkergate

Walkergate[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Lowson 1,608 51.7 +7.4
Conservative Stephen Oxborough 673 21.7 +12.2
Liberal Democrats Deborah Gallagher 470 15.1 +0.1
Green Jess Hamer 161 5.2 −1.1
Reform UK Michael Harrigan 144 4.6 New
For Britain Sharon Young 52 1.7 New
Majority 935 30.0
Labour hold Swing

West Fenham

West Fenham[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ian Tokell 947 34.2 −9.9
Green Tay Pitman 647 23.3 +12.1
Liberal Democrats PJ Morrissey 587 21.2 +15.5
Conservative Kenneth Wake 419 15.1 +5.1
Newcastle Ind. Sarah Armstrong 173 6.2 −1.8
Majority 300 10.9
Labour hold Swing

Wingrove

Wingrove[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irim Ali 1,652 61.3 +5.3
Green John Pearson 516 19.1 +5.9
Conservative Shabs Mohammed 386 14.3 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Kami Kundi 143 5.3 −6.5
Majority 1,136 42.2
Labour hold Swing

By-elections

Castle

Castle: 9 September 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thom Campion 1,306 42.5 +1.4
Labour Andrew Herridge 773 25.1 −2.6
Conservative John Watts 657 21.4 +1.7
Green Andrew Thorp 250 8.1 +2.8
North East Brian Moore 89 2.9 New
Majority 533 17.4
Turnout 3,075 31.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.0

References

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  2. ^ Holland, Daniel (14 April 2021). "Full list of candidates standing in Newcastle City Council local elections 2021". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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  4. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Benwell and Scotswood" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Blakelaw" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Byker" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Callerton and Throckley" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Castle" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  9. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Chapel" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  10. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Dene and South Gosforth" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  11. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Denton and Westerhope" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  12. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Elswick" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  13. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Fawdon and West Gosforth" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Gosforth" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  15. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Heaton" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Kenton" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  17. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  18. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Lemington" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  19. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Manor Park" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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  21. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - North Jesmond" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  22. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Ouseburn" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  23. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Parklands" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  24. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - South Jesmond" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Walker" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  26. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Walkergate" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  27. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - West Fenham" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  28. ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Wingrove" (PDF). Newcastle.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2021.