2024 Newcastle City Council election

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2024 Newcastle City Council election
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27 out of 78 seats to Newcastle City Council
40 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Nick Kemp Colin Ferguson
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Byker Gosforth
Current seats 46 22
Seats needed Increase 18
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Newcastle City Council election
Incumbent Leader

Nick Kemp
Labour



The 2024 Newcastle City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-third of the 78 members of Newcastle City Council in Tyne and Wear were be elected, alongside a vacancy in Fawdon and West Gosforth ward.[1]

Background[edit]

Newcastle is a strong council for the Labour Party. Labour controlled the council from its creation in 1973 until 2004, when the Liberal Democrats won a majority on the council.[2] Labour retook control in 2011,[3] and have maintained a majority at every subsequent election. In the previous election, Labour won 14 seats (down 3) with 41.9% of the vote, Liberal Democrats won 10 (up 2) with 27.8%, Newcastle Independents won 2 (up 1) with 4.7%, and independents won 1 with 4.2%.

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, Labour won 18 seats (down 2) with 39.2%, Liberal Democrats won 6 with 19.5%, independents won 2 with 7.0%, and Newcastle Independents won 2 (up 2) with 6.8%.

Previous council composition[edit]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[4] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 48 Labour 46 Labour 45
Liberal Democrats 23 Liberal Democrats 22 Liberal Democrats 23
Independent 3 Independent 5 Independent 4
Newcastle Ind. 4 Newcastle Ind. 3 Newcastle Ind. 3
Green 0 Green 0 Green 2
Conservative 0 Conservative 0 Conservative 1

Changes:

  • November 2023: Jason Smith (Newcastle Independents) resigns; seat left vacant until 2024 election[5]
  • January 2024: Habib Rahman leaves Labour to sit as an independent[6]
  • March 2024: Brenda Hindmarsh (Liberal Democrats) resigns; seat left vacant until 2024 election[1]
  • April 2024: Shumel Rahman leaves Labour to sit as an independent[7]

Election result[edit]

2024 Newcastle City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 15 55.6 31 45
  Liberal Democrats 7 25.9 16 23
  Independent 1 3.7 3 4
  Newcastle Ind. 1 3.7 2 3
  Communist 0 0.0 0 0
  Conservative 1 3.7 0 1
  Green 2 7.4 0 2
  North East 0 0.0 0 0
  SDP 0 0.0 0 0
  TUSC 0 0.0 0 0

Results[edit]

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 5 April 2024.[8] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Arthur's Hill[edit]

Arthur's Hill[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Stephen Powers* 819 50.5
Independent Rowshon Uddin 396 24.4
Green Alistair Ford 223 13.7
Conservative Maria Manco 113 7.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Howden 71 4.4
Rejected ballots 18 1.1
Majority 423 26.1
Turnout 1,622 30.1
Registered electors 5,387
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Benwell & Scotswood[edit]

Benwell & Scotswood[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rob Higgins* 1,659 61.2
Independent David McGovern 412 15.2
Conservative Ronald Thompson 278 10.2
Green Lee Irving 226 8.3
Liberal Democrats Hans Andersen 138 5.1
Rejected ballots 31 1.1
Majority 1,247 46.0
Turnout 2,713 32.8
Registered electors 8,269
Labour hold Swing

Blakelaw[edit]

Blakelaw[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marion Williams* 1,215 63.7
Conservative Thomas Lian-Hoare 261 13.7
Green James Milne 243 12.7
Liberal Democrats Bill Shepherd 188 9.9
Rejected ballots 12 0.6
Majority 954 50.0
Turnout 1907
Registered electors 8,269
Labour hold Swing

Byker[edit]

Byker[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Nick Hartley 1,291 56.8
Labour Carly Walker-Dawson 808 35.6
Conservative Jamie Hampton 115 6.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Ridyard 57 2.5
Rejected ballots 30 1.3
Majority 483 21.3
Turnout 2,271 33.1
Registered electors 6,857
Green gain from Labour Swing

Callerton & Throckley[edit]

Callerton & Throckley[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Linda Wright* 1,535 50.8
Conservative Alexis Fernandes 775 25.6
Green Idwal John 475 15.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Morris 239 7.9
Rejected ballots 32 1.1
Majority 760 25.1
Turnout 3,024 33.3
Registered electors 9,093
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Castle[edit]

Castle[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Andrew Herridge 1,509 40.3
Liberal Democrats Jamie Robinson 1,422 37.9
Conservative Daniel Burnett 463 12.4
Green Andrew Thorp 354 9.4
Rejected ballots 37 1.0
Majority 87 2.3
Turnout 3,748 33.0
Registered electors 11,341
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Chapel[edit]

Chapel[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lawrence Hunter* 2,401 70.5
Labour Bill Purvis 588 17.3
Conservative Ian Forster 240 7.1
Liberal Democrats Judith Steen 100 2.9
Green Philip Brookes 75 2.2
Rejected ballots 19 0.6
Majority 1,813 53.3
Turnout 3,404 45.0
Registered electors 7,565
Independent hold Swing

Dene & South Gosforth[edit]

Dene & South Gosforth[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Robinson* 1,699 46.2
Labour Hilary Franks 1,181 32.1
Green Laurence Taylor 509 13.9
Conservative Gerry Langley 285 7.8
Majority 518 14.1
Turnout 3,674 49.9
Registered electors 7,366
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denton & Westerhope[edit]

Denton & Westerhope[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Newcastle Ind. Tracey Mitchell* 1,232 45.7
Labour Co-op Vince Barry-Stanners 1,112 41.2
Conservative Jack Luke 166 6.2
Green William Whitaker 102 3.8
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Dicken 86 3.2
Rejected ballots 12 0.4
Majority 120 4.4
Turnout 2,698 31.7
Registered electors 8,524
Newcastle Ind. hold Swing

Elswick[edit]

Elswick[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Khaled Musharraf 1,190 45.4
Labour Nicu Ion* 1,083 41.3
Conservative Tom Davison 231 8.8
Liberal Democrats Hamed Aghajani 117 4.5
Rejected ballots 27 1.0
Majority 107 4.1
Turnout 2,621 33.9
Registered electors 7,739
Green gain from Labour Swing

Fawdon & West Gosforth[edit]

Fawdon & West Gosforth[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Hall 1,604 30.5
Liberal Democrats Rob Austin 1,530 29.1
Labour Gordana Franklin 684 13.0
Labour Asad Syed 625 11.9
Green Roger Whittaker 395 7.5
Conservative Alexander McMullen 223 4.2
Conservative Maria Piazza 200 3.8
Rejected ballots 23 0.4
Majority 846 16.1
Turnout 5,261
Registered electors 7,436
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Gosforth[edit]

Gosforth[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doc Anand 1,399 33.7
Liberal Democrats Tahir Siddique 1,288 31.0
Labour Co-op Michael Bell 952 22.9
Green Frances Hinton 350 8.4
North East Brian Moore 160 3.9
Rejected ballots 17 0.4
Majority 111 2.7
Turnout 4,149 53.8
Registered electors 7,715
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Heaton[edit]

Heaton[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Clare Penny-Evans* 1,543 44.5
Green Andrew Gray 671 19.4
Independent Chandni Chopra 525 15.1
Liberal Democrats Tom Appleby 494 14.3
Conservative John Dobie 162 4.7
Communist Steve Handford 71 2.0
Rejected ballots 14 0.4
Majority 872 25.2
Turnout 3,466 46.2
Registered electors 7,497
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Kenton[edit]

Kenton[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Lambert* 1,647 65.3
Liberal Democrats Craig Austin 332 13.2
Green Adam Jackson 274 10.9
Conservative Zak Mudie 192 7.6
TUSC Nick Fray 78 3.1
Rejected ballots 28 1.1
Majority 1,315 52.1
Turnout 2,523 34.2
Registered electors 7,382
Labour hold Swing

Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall[edit]

Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander Hay* 1,364 65.0
Conservative Amy Laverick 345 16.4
Liberal Democrats David Partington 243 11.6
Green Tahir Mahmood 147 7.0
Rejected ballots 30 1.4
Majority 1,019 48.5
Turnout 2,099 30.1
Registered electors 6,981
Labour hold Swing

Lemington[edit]

Lemington[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Stephen Barry-Stanners 1,018 45.1
Newcastle Ind. Zoey Saul 800 35.5
Conservative Jack Donalson 196 8.7
Liberal Democrats Tracy Connell 122 5.4
Green Pat McGee 119 5.3
Rejected ballots 14 0.6
Majority 218 9.7
Turnout 2,255 31.7
Registered electors 7,112
Labour gain from Newcastle Ind. Swing

Manor Park[edit]

Manor Park[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Greg Stone* 1,816 56.4
Labour Bradley Aird 836 26.0
Green Mike Rabley 405 12.6
Conservative Antonio Manco 161 5.0
Rejected ballots 20 0.6
Majority 980 30.4
Turnout 3,218 45.3
Registered electors 7,101
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Monument[edit]

Monument[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nabeela Ali 804 56.9
Green Jessica Whitaker 343 24.3
Conservative Richard Sanderson 141 10.0
Liberal Democrats Craig Dodd 125 8.8
Rejected ballots 24 1.7
Majority 461 32.6
Turnout 1,413 26.9
Registered electors 5,255
Labour hold Swing

North Jesmond[edit]

North Jesmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Coles 995 48.1
Labour Co-op Killian McCartney 683 33.0
Green Shehla Naqvi 262 12.7
Conservative Stephen Dawes 127 6.1
Rejected ballots 10 0.5
Majority 312 15.1
Turnout 2,067 46.1
Registered electors 4,484
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Ouseburn[edit]

Ouseburn[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alistair Chisholm* 1,054 48.4
Liberal Democrats Fiona Punchard 762 35.0
Green Gabriella Leavitt 318 14.6
Conservative Marie Summersby 44 2.0
Rejected ballots 23 1.1
Majority 292 13.4
Turnout 2,178 40.3
Registered electors 5,411
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Parklands[edit]

Parklands[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Allen* 2,207 53.0
Labour Co-op Christopher Bartlett 999 24.0
Green Audrey MacNaughton 548 13.2
Conservative Andrew Burnett 409 9.8
Rejected ballots 29 0.7
Majority 1208 29.0
Turnout 4,163 46.8
Registered electors 8,900
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Jesmond[edit]

South Jesmond[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Milo Barnett 900 42.1
Liberal Democrats Aidan King 548 25.6
Green Sarah Peters 454 21.2
Conservative Jennifer Mills 183 8.6
SDP Martin Evison 52 2.4
Rejected ballots 18 0.8
Majority 352 16.5
Turnout 2,137 40.5
Registered electors 5,271
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Walker[edit]

Walker[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Wood* 1,257 69.8
Conservative Alex Walker 232 12.9
Green Matt Williams 169 9.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Psallidas 143 7.9
Rejected ballots 21 1.2
Majority 1,025 56.9
Turnout 1,801 25.5
Registered electors 7,064
Labour hold Swing

Walkergate[edit]

Walkergate[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Lowson* 1,582 58.6
Green Margaret Montgomery 471 17.4
Conservative Stephen Oxborough 324 12.0
Liberal Democrats Matthew Osbourn 323 12.0
Rejected ballots 33 1.2
Majority 1,111 41.1
Turnout 2,700 32.4
Registered electors 8,325
Labour hold Swing

West Fenham[edit]

West Fenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Mitchell 1,250 46.9
Labour Co-op Ian Tokell* 908 34.0
Green Tim Dowson 317 11.9
Conservative Syed Ahmed 193 7.2
Rejected ballots 37 1.4
Majority 342 12.8
Turnout 2,668 36.5
Registered electors 7,304
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Wingrove[edit]

Wingrove[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Irim Ali* 1,211 39.5
Independent Younes Mohammed 971 31.7
Green John Pearson 468 15.3
Conservative Jarred Riley 223 7.3
Liberal Democrats Colin Steen 192 6.3
Rejected ballots 26 0.8
Majority 240 7.8
Turnout 3,065 41.6
Registered electors 7,361
Labour hold Swing

References[edit]

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