2023 Newcastle City Council election

2023 Newcastle City Council election
	4 May 2023
27 out of 78 seats to Newcastle City Council; 40 seats needed for a majority
Leader before election; Nick Kemp; Labour	Leader after election ; TBD;

The 2023 Newcastle City Council election will take place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in Tyne & Wear, England.[2] This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2023 Newcastle City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour
	Liberal Democrats
	Independent
	Newcastle Ind.
	Conservative
	Green
	Communist
	Freedom Alliance
	SDP
	TUSC

Candidates

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.[3]

Arthur's Hill

Arthur's Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Joanne Kingsland*		69.1	-0.9
	Green	Katie Fletcher		17.2	+7.3
	Conservative	Fahim Habibi		8.9	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Tahir Siddique		4.8	+0.7
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Anthony*		65.0	+14.5
	Conservative	Jamie Kelly		18.9	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Hans Christian Anderson		8.6	+3.4
	Green	Lee Irving		7.5	+2.5
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Blakelaw

Blakelaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Linda Hobson*		59.7	+8.7
	Newcastle Ind.	Sarah Armstrong		16.5	New
	Conservative	Lucy Howie		12.5	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Shepherd		6.8	-5.6
	Green	Jessica Whitaker		4.6	-1.8
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

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
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Callerton and Throckley

Callerton and Throckley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adam Walker		41.7	+12.4
	Newcastle Ind.	John Gordon		20.9	-13.2
	Conservative	John Dobie		18.6	+2.9
	Green	Idwal John		12.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Morris		6.5	-2.8
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour gain from Newcastle Ind.		Swing

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ali Avaei*		43.2	+9.1
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Herridge		37.1	+7.4
	Conservative	Joshua Clark		12.8	+0.4
	Green	Andrew Thorp		6.9	+1.0
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chapel

Chapel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Margaret Donnelly		78.8	+5.9
	Labour Co-op	Milo Jasper Barnett		11.9	-3.6
	Conservative	Ian Forster		5.8	-3.7
	Green	James Milne		1.8	New
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Steen		1.7	-0.5
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Independent hold		Swing

Dene and South Gosforth

Dene and South Gosforth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Gallagher*		48.2	+3.4
	Labour	Christopher Bartlett		35.5	+7.5
	Green	Robert Taylor		8.7	-4.9
	Conservative	Gerry Langley		7.6	0
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Denton and Westerhope

Denton and Westerhope
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Newcastle Ind.	Adam Mitchell		45.4	+13.3
	Labour	Bill Purvis		40.5	+4.1
	Conservative	Alexis Fernandes		6.9	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Libby Dicken		4.0	+1.0
	Green	Cécile Renaud-Glorieux		3.1	New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour		Swing

Elswick

Elswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Habib Rahman*		71.8	-0.2
	Green	Peter Thomson		14.1	+2.8
	Conservative	Saamiya Malik		9.4	0
	Liberal Democrats	Hamed Aghajani		4.7	-2.6
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Fawdon and West Gosforth

Fawdon and West Gosforth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lovatt*		58.5	+0.2
	Labour Co-op	Ava Rowell		24.1	+1.7
	Conservative	Stephen Axford		10.3	+0.7
	Green	Roger Whittaker		7.1	-2.6
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Gosforth

Gosforth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Woodwark*		39.0	-1.6
	Conservative	Doc Anand		33.3	+7.0
	Labour	Nick Arnold		21.8	+1.9
	Green	Anna Foster		5.9	-7.2
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heaton

Heaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mehrban Sadiq		49.0	+2.7
	Green	Andrew Gray		22.1	-5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Appleby		21.1	+3.4
	Conservative	Shah Ali		5.5	-2.8
	Communist	Steve Handford		2.3	New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Kenton

Kenton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Paula Maines		55.1	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Austin		23.2	-1.1
	Conservative	Zak Mudie		11.1	-5.7
	Green	Adam Jackson		7.6	New
	TUSC	Nicholas Fray		2.9	-7.5
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqui Robinson*		66.8	+10.6
	Conservative	Jamie Setch		15.6	-13.7
	Liberal Democrats	Aidan King		12.1	-2.4
	Green	Tristan Gilet		5.5	New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Lemington

Lemington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Newcastle Ind.	Nix Joanne		45.9	+8.7
	Labour Co-op	Stephen Barry-Stanners		39.1	-2.5
	Conservative	Joel Bland		8.3	-2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Petrie		3.4	-1.9
	Green	Hilda Frost		3.2	-2.1
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour		Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Burns		53.6	-3.4
	Labour	Carly Walker-Dawson		29.3	-3.7
	Conservative	Beth Spurr		8.9	-1.2
	Green	Michael Rabley		8.2	New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Monument

Monument
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Teresa Cairns*		63.2	+17.3
	Green	James Vesty		17.0	-8.7
	Conservative	Aaron Whelan-Harvey		11.2	-1.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Partington		8.6	-7.5
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

North Jesmond

North Jesmond (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Keating*	1,322
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Browne	1,276
	Labour Co-op	Oskar Avery	567
	Labour Co-op	Michael Bell	512
	Green	Shehla Naqvi	179
	Green	Tim Dowson	135
	Conservative	Stephen Dawes	79
	Conservative	Genna Brown	73
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Ouseburn

Ouseburn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Kane*		49.7	0
	Labour	Asad Syed		37.7	+0.1
	Green	Phill James		10.0	+0.5
	Conservative	Marie Summersby		2.6	-0.6
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Parklands

Parklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Morrissey*		54.2	+13.1
	Labour	Matthew Hill		22.6	+5.7
	Conservative	Andrew Burnett		13.6	-6.2
	Green	Audrey MacNaughton		9.6	+0.6
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Jesmond

South Jesmond
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lesley Storey*		45.5	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Punchard		26.2	+6.6
	Green	Alistair Ford		13.8	-12.9
	Conservative	Elias al Dahan		9.8	-5.7
	SDP	Martin Evison		4.7	+3.4
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Walker

Walker
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Wood*		70.3	+16.9
	Conservative	Alex Walker		13.2	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Psallidas		5.7	-1.3
	Green	Tom Whatson		5.5	New
	Freedom Alliance	Steve Fish		5.3	New
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkergate

Walkergate
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Stephen Oxborough
	Freedom Alliance	Julie Fish
	Green	Doug Paterson
	Labour	Paul Frew*
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Gallagher
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

West Fenham

West Fenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P.J. Morrissey		45.3	+39.6
	Labour Co-op	Sylvia Copley*		33.3	-10.8
	Conservative	Raja Khan		12.4	+2.4
	Green	Tay Pitman		8.9	-2.3
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Wingrove

Wingrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Rebecca Shatwell*		67.3	+11.4
	Green	John Pearson		14.1	+0.9
	Conservative	Jarred Riley		10.6	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Steen		8.0	-3.9
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

References

"Find councillor". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
"Notice of Election" (PDF). Newcastle City Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
"Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Newcastle City Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

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[1] "Find councillor". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[2] "Notice of Election" (PDF). Newcastle City Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

[3] "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Newcastle City Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

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