2010 Newcastle City Council election

2010 Newcastle City Council election
6 May 2010
27 out of 78 seats to Newcastle City Council
(including 1 by-election)
40 seats needed for a majority
Turnout59.3% (Increase 21.2)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader David Falkner Nick Forbes N/A
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Independent
Leader's seat Fawdon Westgate N/A
Seats before 48 28 2
Seats won 11 16 0
Seats after 42 34 2
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 6 Steady
Popular vote 45,472 46,572 325
Percentage 38.1% 39.1% 0.3%
Swing Decrease 8.7 Increase 8.3 Decrease 0.6
Results of the 2010 Newcastle City Council election

The 2010 Newcastle City Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect one third of the members of Newcastle City Council in England. The elections took place on the same day as other council elections in England and Wales and the general election.

Following the last set of local elections held in 2008, two members of the Liberal Democrats resigned and sat as independents.[2] The Liberal Democrats also gained one seat from Labour in a by-election.

There were 27 of the 78 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in the Denton ward. The result saw the Labour Party gain six seats from the Liberal Democrats.

Previous council composition

After 2008 election Before 2010 election After 2010 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Liberal Democrats 49 Liberal Democrats 48 Liberal Democrats 42
Labour 29 Labour 28 Labour 34
Independent 0 Independent 2 Independent 2

Changes 2008-2010:

  • January 2009: Terry Cooney (Labour) dies; Mitzi Emery (Liberal Democrats) gains the Fenham ward seat in a byelection.[3]
  • October 2009: Marc Donnelly and Pat Hillicks leave the Liberal Democrats to sit as Independents.[2]

Results Summary

2010 Newcastle City Council election[4][5]
Party This election Full council This election
Candidates Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats {{{candidates}}} 11 Decrease 6 40.7 31 42 53.8 45,472 38.1 Decrease 8.7
  Labour {{{candidates}}} 16 Increase 6 59.3 18 34 43.6 46,572 39.1 Increase 8.3
  Independent {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 2 2 2.6 325 0.3 Decrease 0.6
  Conservative {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 17,240 14.5 Increase 0.6
  BNP {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 6,659 5.6 Increase 0.3
  Green {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,560 2.1 Increase 0.5
  UKIP {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 363 0.3 Increase 0.1
  National Front {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 62 0.1 New

Ward Results

Benwell and Scotswood

Benwell and Scotswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy Beecham* 2,390 54.8 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Alice McIlveen 886 20.3 −0.1
Conservative Edythe Clayton 556 12.7 +0.5
BNP Doug Graham 533 12.2 −2.1
Majority 1504 34.5
Turnout 4365 50.9 +14.8
Labour hold Swing

Blakelaw

Blakelaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Risk 1,814 42.3 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Bill Schardt 1,588 37.0 −12.6
Conservative James Langley 456 10.6 +0.1
BNP Jim Lowdon 430 10.0 +0.4
Majority 226 5.3
Turnout 4288 53.9 +17.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Byker

Byker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Kemp* 2,070 57.7 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Karen Heslop 871 24.3 +7.4
Conservative Alice Gingell 330 9.2 −0.1
BNP Ken Baldwin 317 8.8 −4.0
Majority 1199 33.4
Turnout 3588 50.1 +18.5
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anita Lower* 2,451 48.6 −11.3
Labour Eric Mackinlay 1,435 28.4 +13.0
Conservative Jon Aydon 718 14.2 −10.5
BNP Terry Gibson 342 6.8 N/A
Independent Alan Biggins 101 2.0 N/A
Majority 1016 20.2
Turnout 5047 67.5 +24.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dene

Dene
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Bailey 2,698 52.6 −10.0
Labour Ian Rossiter 1,353 26.4 +9.2
Conservative Heather Chambers 779 15.2 −4.9
BNP David Tullin 178 3.5 N/A
Green Taz Burwaiss 118 2.3 N/A
Majority 1346 26.2
Turnout 5126 68.2 +25.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denton

Denton (2 seats due to by-election)
Replacing Peter Arnold (Liberal Democrats)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Cross 1,804 37.5 −12.2
Labour Michael Burke 1,668 34.7 +9.0
Labour Simon Bird 1,663
Liberal Democrats Henry Gallagher 1,281
Conservative Ernest Shorton 696 14.5 +3.6
Conservative Olga Shorton 516
UKIP Ian Proud 363 7.5 +3.6
BNP Neil Mooney 278 5.8 −4.0
BNP Lynda Scurr 198
Majority 1346 26.2
Turnout 59.6 +15.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

East Gosforth

East Gosforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Slesenger* 2,601 49.6 −13.0
Labour Hilary Franks 1,525 29.1 +12.5
Conservative Martin Sharman 853 16.3 −4.5
Green David Coombes 263 5.0 N/A
Majority 1076 20.5
Turnout 5242 70.9 +26.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elswick

Elswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Habib Rahman 2,126 59.4 +21.2
Liberal Democrats Barbara Down 619 17.3 +4.7
BNP Denny Gallagher 414 11.6 −15.3
Conservative Ronald Toward 278 7.8 +0.5
Independent Derek Malcolm 80 2.2 N/A
National Front Simon Bigg 62 1.7 N/A
Majority 1507 42.1
Turnout 3579 48.0 +14.6
Labour hold Swing

Fawdon

Fawdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Faulkner* 2,076 49.2 −10.8
Labour DJ Mather 1,514 35.9 +14.9
Conservative Pam Flux 362 8.6 +2.0
BNP Steven Spence 270 6.4 N/A
Majority 562 13.3
Turnout 4222 59.2 +18.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fenham

Fenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen McStravick 1,884 40.3 +7.2
Liberal Democrats PJ Morrissey 1,563 33.4 −0.5
BNP Ken Booth 641 13.7 −13.3
Conservative Alison Wake 487 10.4 +4.4
Green Keith Metcalf 99 2.1 N/A
Majority 321 6.9
Turnout 4674 58.6 +19.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Kenton

Kenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ged Bell 2,291 52.6 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Yetunde Adediran 1,053 24.2 −4.8
Conservative Kevin O'Neill 693 15.9 −2.3
BNP Alan Spence 319 7.3 N/A
Majority 1238 28.4
Turnout 4356 54.8 +20.2
Labour hold Swing

Lemington

Lemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Cook 1,866 42.2 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Barbara Moorhead 1,694 38.4 −4.5
Conservative Sarah Armstrong 472 10.7 +2.4
BNP Ian Belcher 385 8.7 −2.2
Majority 172 3.8
Turnout 4417 59.1 +18.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Newburn

Newburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Wright 2,000 44.0 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Long 1,695 37.3 −5.7
Conservative Carl Ellis 521 11.5 +4.0
BNP Paul Kennett 330 7.3 −3.3
Majority 305 6.7
Turnout 4546 63.2 +18.4
Labour hold Swing

North Heaton

North Heaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Greg Stone 2,345 45.1 −10.2
Labour David Denholm 1,831 35.2 +12.7
Conservative Neville Armstrong 680 13.1 +0.1
Green Michael Rabley 342 6.6 −2.6
Majority 514 9.9
Turnout 5198 67.9 +27.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Jesmond

North Jesmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pagan 1,938 46.7 −7.5
Labour Alison Orlandi 987 23.8 −2.2
Conservative James Marwick 945 22.8 +3.0
Green Tim Dowson 281 6.8 N/A
Majority 951 22.9
Turnout 4151 57.9 +29.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ouseburn

Ouseburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Kane 1,713 46.0 −5.1
Labour Ian Preston 1,201 32.3 +4.0
Conservative Emma Carr 452 12.1 +2.9
Green Dave Shepherdson 244 6.6 −4.8
BNP Lisa Dunleavy 111 3.0 N/A
Majority 512 13.7
Turnout 3721 49.9 +26.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Parklands

Parklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Packham 3,117 55.4 −7.1
Conservative Keith Piper 1,128 20.0 +0.8
Labour Susan Pearson 1,123 20.0 +8.7
Independent Andrea Bell 144 2.6 −4.3
BNP Ray Hall 116 2.1 N/A
Majority 1989 35.4
Turnout 5628 74.2 +27.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Heaton

South Heaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie White 1,735 46.1 Steady
Liberal Democrats Mark Nelson 1,394 37.0 −2.5
Conservative Kenneth Wake 289 7.7 +2.5
Green Andrew Gray 245 6.5 −2.7
BNP Michael Strong 104 2.8 N/A
Majority 341 9.1
Turnout 3767 56.8 +21.7
Labour hold Swing

South Jesmond

South Jesmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Woodwark 1,936 48.6 −6.1
Labour Tom Hardwick 997 25.0 +4.5
Conservative Joanne Lavender 726 18.2 −6.7
Green Tony Waterston 262 6.6 N/A
BNP Sheila Gregory 60 1.5 N/A
Majority 939 23.6
Turnout 3981 56.3 +28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Walker

Walker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Stokel-Walker 2,703 70.0 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Burn 626 16.2 −3.5
BNP John Mitchell 281 7.3 −3.6
Conservative Marian McWilliams 250 6.5 −0.3
Majority 2077 53.8
Turnout 3860
Labour hold Swing

Walkergate

Walkergate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Lowson 2,009 46.0 +17.9
Liberal Democrats David Besag 1,706 39.1 −16.4
Conservative Stephen Lowrey 346 7.9 +1.1
BNP Shaun Russell 303 6.9 −2.8
Majority 303 6.9
Turnout 4364 61.3 +20.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

West Gosforth

West Gosforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Shepherd 2,847 50.9 −11.3
Conservative Karen Jewers 1,485 26.6 +1.5
Labour Howard Elcock 941 16.8 +4.0
Green Sandy Irvine 237 4.2 N/A
BNP Bill Curry 82 1.5 N/A
Majority 1363 24.3
Turnout 3981 74.7 +28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Westerhope

Westerhope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Hunter 1,947 36.5 +14.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Hamilton 1,762 33.0 −20.5
Conservative Jason Smith 1,298 24.3 +7.6
BNP Bill Armstrong 330 6.2 −1.8
Majority 185 3.5
Turnout 5337 70.4 +19.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Westgate

Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoff O'Brien 1,366 46.5 −18.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Andras 843 28.7 +7.7
Conservative Elaine Bamford 369 12.6 −1.6
BNP Mick Roche 184 6.3 N/A
Green Laurence Ellacott 175 6.0 N/A
Majority 523 17.8
Turnout 2937 46.7 +21.6
Labour hold Swing

Wingrove

Wingrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce McCarty 1,924 44.1 +2.5
Liberal Democrats James Hollis 1,078 24.7 −11.0
Conservative Mehrban Sadiq 916 21.0 +9.9
Green John Pearson 294 6.7 −4.9
BNP Russ Rickerby 146 3.4 N/A
Majority 846 19.4
Turnout 4358 54.4 +19.6
Labour hold Swing

Woolsington

Woolsington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Pattison 2,209 49.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats James Kenyon 1,287 29.0 −6.5
Conservative William Holloway 639 14.4 +5.5
BNP Gary Gibson 307 6.9 −0.7
Majority 922 20.7
Turnout 4442 56.9 +15.4
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local Elections Handbook 2010" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk.
  2. 1 2 "Lib Dems rocked after councillors quit party - Chronicle Live". www.chroniclelive.co.uk. October 2009. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  3. ↑ "BNP candidates fight for Newcastle city seats - Chronicle Live". www.chroniclelive.co.uk. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  4. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2010 - Newcastle upon Tyne". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Michael Burke stood for re-election in 2012, indicating that he had replaced Peter Arnold for the remainder of the 2008-2012 term
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