2012 Newcastle City Council election

Newcastle City Council Elections, 2012

3 May 2012

First party Second party Third party   Leader Nick Forbes David Falkner Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent Leader's seat Westgate Fawdon Last election 45 32 1 Councillors 51 26 1 Councillors +/– 6 6

The 2012 Newcastle City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in North East England. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

Ward by Ward Results

Spoilt votes not included below.

Benwell & Scotswood ward

Benwell & Scotswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rob Higgins	1,959	71.1	+23.0
	Newcastle First	Margaret McKenna	444	16.1	N/A
	Conservative	Gregg Peers	201	7.3	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Lutz Lemmer	151	5.5	−15.0
Majority			1,515	55.0
Turnout			2,755
	Labour hold		Swing

Blakelaw ward

Blakelaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Stockdale	1,948	70.5	+40.2
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Daglish	615	22.3	−27.3
	Conservative	Oliver Kaer	199	7.2	−3.3
Majority			1,333	48.3
Turnout			2,762
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Byker ward

Byker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Allison	1,594	77.9	+21.3
	Newcastle First	Angela McKenna	225	11.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Thompson	118	5.8	−11.2
	Conservative	Donald Robinson	110	5.4	−4.0
Majority			1,369	66.9
Turnout			2,047
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle ward

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Graham	1,432	49.9	−10.0
	Labour	Shane Smith	991	34.5	N/A
	Newcastle First	Malcolm Smith	229	8.0	−7.4
	Conservative	Katie Bennett	217	7.6	−17.1
Majority			441	15.4
Turnout			2,869
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dene ward

Dene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Taylor	1,744	62.8	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Robinson	1,521	54.8	−6.5
	Labour	Ian Rossiter	865	31.2	+13.9
	Labour	Yvonne Bell	820	29.5	+12.3
	Conservative	Heather Chambers	354	12.8	−12.6
	Conservative	Kenneth Wake	246	8.9	−16.4
Majority			879/656
Turnout			2,775
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Denton ward

Denton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Burke	1,757	57.7	+32.0
	Newcastle First	Alan McKenna	525	17.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Brown	475	15.6	−34.1
	Conservative	Alan Birkmyre	188	6.2	−4.7
	BNP	Bill Curry	99	3.3	−6.6
Majority			1,232	40.5
Turnout			3,044
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

East Gosforth ward

East Gosforth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Leggott	1,308	43.0	−19.6
	Labour	Ed Derrick	1,059	34.8	+18.2
	Green	Frances Hinton	364	12.0	N/A
	Conservative	Timothy Gilks	310	10.2	−10.6
Majority			249	8.2
Turnout			3,041
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Elswick ward

Elswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Schofield	1,666	79.0	+40.8
	Newcastle First	Olga Shorton	203	9.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Folker	126	6.0	−6.7
	Conservative	Ron Toward	115	5.5	−1.9
Majority			1,463	69.3
Turnout			2,110
	Labour hold		Swing

Fawdon ward

Fawdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Hindmarsh	1,488	50.6	−9.4
	Labour	Bill Dodds	1,144	38.9	+17.9
	BNP	Anita Cooper	147	5.0	N/A
	Conservative	Marie Brown	84	2.9	−3.7
	Newcastle First	Maureen Smith	76	2.6	N/A
Majority			344	11.7
Turnout			2,939
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Fenham ward

Fenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Talbot	1,735	59.8	+23.4
	Liberal Democrats	P.J. Morrissey	643	22.2	−23.5
	Newcastle First	Ian Fraser	361	12.4	N/A
	Conservative	Jacqueline McNally	163	5.6	−3.3
Majority			1,092	37.6
Turnout			2,902
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kenton ward

Kenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Streather	1,723	72.0	+19.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tracy Connell	364	15.2	−13.8
	Conservative	Gerry Langley	305	12.8	−5.4
Majority			1,359	56.8
Turnout			2,392
	Labour hold		Swing

Lemington ward

Leamington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Sutcliffe	1,227	45.6	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Hunter	694	25.8	−17.1
	Newcastle First	Jason Smith	684	25.4	N/A
	Conservative	Matthew Windle	85	3.2	−5.2
Majority			533	19.8
Turnout			2,690
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Newburn ward

Newburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Fairlee	1,481	54.8	+15.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Curthoys	426	15.8	−27.3
	Newcastle First	John Gordon	407	15.1	N/A
	Independent	Idwal John	246	9.1	N/A
	Conservative	Mary Toward	144	5.3	+0.7
Majority			1,055	39.0
Turnout			2,704
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

North Heaton ward

North Heaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Doreen Huddart	1,582	48.9	−6.4
	Labour	Denise Jones	1,262	39.0	+16.5
	Green	Mike Rabley	226	7.0	−2.2
	Conservative	Laura Dobie	166	5.1	−7.9
Majority			320	9.9
Turnout			3,236
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Jesmond ward

North Jesmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Breakey	978	56.5	−0.5
	Labour	David Hickling	523	30.2	+5.4
	Conservative	James Bartle	229	13.2	−6.8
Majority			455	26.3
Turnout			1,730
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ouseburn ward

Ouseburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Psallidas	908	50.6	−0.5
	Labour	Norman Slater	643	35.9	+7.5
	Green	Alastair Bonnett	170	9.5	−1.9
	Conservative	Tom Grime	72	4.0	−5.2
Majority			265	14.8
Turnout			1,793
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Parklands ward

Parklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Allen	1,746	45.7	−19.1
	Labour	Sheila Spencer	780	20.4	+9.2
	Conservative	Neville Armstrong	484	12.7	−7.4
	Newcastle First	Lynne Gee	177	4.6	N/A
Majority			966	25.3
Turnout			3,817
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Heaton ward

South Heaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Bartlett	1,188	69.4	+23.4
	Green	Andrew Gray	210	12.3	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Nelson	158	9.2	−30.3
	Conservative	Joshua Lambkin	81	4.7	−0.5
	TUSC	Paul Phillips	74	4.3	N/A
Majority			978	57.1
Turnout			1,711
	Labour hold		Swing

South Jesmond ward

South Jesmond

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Felicity Mendelson	788	46.9	+26.5
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Boyle	502	29.9	−24.8
	Green	Tony Waterson	210	12.5	N/A
	Conservative	Jonjo Macnamara	179	10.7	−14.2
Majority			286	17.0
Turnout			1,679
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Walker ward

Walker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Wood	1,950	83.2	+25.8
	Newcastle First	Wendy Thackray	210	9.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Fancett	108	4.6	−15.1
	Conservative	Joan Atkin	76	3.2	−3.6
Majority			1,740	74.2
Turnout			2,344
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkergate ward

Walkergate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tania Armstrong	1,912	68.1	+40.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Besag	646	23.0	−32.5
	Conservative	Marian McWilliams	149	5.3	−1.5
	Communist	Martin Levy	102	3.6	N/A
Majority			1,266	45.1
Turnout			2,809
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

West Gosforth ward

West Gosforth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Cott	1,508	48.6	−13.6
	Labour	Margaret Murning	770	24.8	12.0
	Conservative	Karen Jewers	568	18.3	−6.8
	Green	Sandy Irvine	257	8.3	N/A
Majority			738	23.8
Turnout			3,103
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Westerthorpe ward

In 2008, Marc Donnelly stood in this ward as the Liberal Democrat candidate. The change in percentage here for him is relative to then.

Westerthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Marc Donnelly	2,008	53.1	−0.5
	Labour	Matt Coyle	853	22.5	+0.8
	Newcastle First	Ernie Shorton	831	22.0	N/A
	Conservative	Kevin O'Neill	92	2.4	−14.3
Majority			1,155	30.5
Turnout			3,784
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Westgate ward

Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nick Forbes	1,109	81.3	+16.6
	Conservative	Thomas Cheney	143	10.5	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Auld	112	8.2	−12.8
Majority			966	70.8
Turnout			1,364
	Labour hold		Swing

Wingrove ward

Wingrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Irim Ali	1,535	70.3	+27.2
	Green	John Pearson	289	13.2	+5.0
	Conservative	Joshua Chew	180	8.2	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Schofield	179	8.2	−28.9
Majority			1,246	57.1
Turnout			2,183
	Labour hold		Swing

Woolsington ward

Woolsington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Pattison	1,740	66.2	+18.2
	Liberal Democrats	Philip McArdle	453	17.2	−18.3
	Newcastle First	Marilyn Riseborough	247	9.4	N/A
	Conservative	William Holloway	188	7.2	−1.7
Majority			1,287	49.0
Turnout			2,628
	Labour hold		Swing