2026 Gateshead Council election

2026 Gateshead Council election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
All 66 seats to Gateshead Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Registered143,805
Turnout65,410
45.5%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Reform Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 0 seats, 0.6% 48 seats, 49.5% 18 seats, 25.6%
Seats before 0 44[a][1][2] 18
Seats won 38 12 13
Seats after 38 12 13
Seat change Increase 38 Decrease 36 Decrease 5
Popular vote 67,437 49,614 37,353
Percentage 37.05% 27.26% 20.52%
Swing Increase 36.44% Decrease 22.21% Decrease 5.06%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Green Independent
Last election 0 seats, 9.7% 0 seats, 0.8%
Seats before 0 2
Seats won 3 0
Seats after 3 0
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2
Popular vote 24,667 323
Percentage 13.55% 0.18%
Swing Increase 3.87% Decrease 0.65%
Leader before election

Martin Gannon
Labour

 Leader after election

Nick Allan
Reform


The 2026 Gateshead Council election was held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom on the same day.[3]

All 66 seats across 22 wards were up for election, following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE). [4]

Background

In 2024, Labour retained control of the council.[5]

Council composition

After 2024 election Before 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 48 Labour 44
Liberal Democrats 18 Liberal Democrats 18
Independent 0 Independent 2
Vacant N/A Vacant 2

Changes 2024–2026:

  • June 2024: Bob Goldsworthy (Labour) dies – by-election held September 2024[6]
  • September 2024:
    • Robert Waugh (Labour) wins by-election[7]
    • Sonya Hawkins (Liberal Democrats) resigns – by-election held October 2024[8]
    • Jane McCoid (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[9]
  • October 2024: Susan Craig (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election[10]
  • June 2025: Robert Waugh (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[11]
  • January 2026: Tom Graham (Labour) dies – seat left vacant until 2026 election[12]
  • March 2026: Jim Turnbull (Labour) dies – seat left vacant until 2026 election[13]

Election result

2026 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election[14]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Reform 66 38 N/A N/A Increase 38 57.6 37.0 67,437 +36.4
  Liberal Democrats 62 13 N/A N/A Decrease 5 19.7 20.5 37,353 –5.1
  Labour 66 12 N/A N/A Decrease 34 18.2 27.3 49,614 –22.2
  Green 60 3 N/A N/A Increase 3 4.5 13.6 24,667 +3.9
  Conservative 14 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 1.3 2,295 –10.2
  Independent 2 0 N/A N/A Decrease 2 0.0 0.2 323 –0.6
  TUSC 5 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 0.2 303 –0.9
  Save Us Now 1 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 <0.1 34 –0.1

Ward results

Birtley North & Lamesley

Birtley North & Lamesley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Andrea Graham 1,354 49.7
Reform Steven Mullins 1,284 47.1
Reform Michael Robinson 1,258 46.1
Labour Judith Turner* 895 32.8
Labour Robin Costello 735 27.0
Labour David Lowes 691 25.3
Liberal Democrats Abbie Batey 402 14.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bex 374 13.7
Green Joe Painter 370 13.6
Green Jason Price 314 11.5
Liberal Democrats Cameron Wallace 293 10.7
Conservative John Dawson 209 7.7
Turnout 2,990 43.2
Registered electors 6,926
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

Birtley South

Birtley South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Sandra Pickering 1,031 41.1
Reform William Pay 1,021 40.7
Reform Martin Turnbull 980 39.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Elliott* 897 35.8
Liberal Democrats Joe Sowerby* 793 31.6
Liberal Democrats Lauran Sowerby 723 28.8
Labour Michael Hall 504 20.1
Labour Kenneth Jamieson 436 17.4
Labour Shaun Tumelty 419 16.7
Green Stephen Brownless 404 16.1
Independent Michelle Hepburn 173 6.9
Conservative John Gardiner 139 5.5
Turnout 2,756 41.5
Registered electors 6,639
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

Blaydon

Blaydon (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Steve Campion 1,185 46.6 N/A
Reform Gillian Jackson 1,159 45.6 N/A
Reform Pedro Santos 1,018 40.1 N/A
Labour Malcolm Brain* 903 35.5 −25.3
Labour Stephen Ronchetti* 862 33.9 −26.9
Labour Lee-Ann Moir* 742 29.2 −31.6
Green Alexander Mackay 381 15.0 +5.1
Green Emma Short 380 15.0 +5.1
Green Isa Wilson 319 12.6 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Kelly 265 10.4 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Joanne Stanton 207 8.1 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Neil Wilde 203 8.0 −2.1
Turnout 2,741 39.1 +9.6
Registered electors 7,017
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour

Bridges

Bridges (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rachel Cabral 842 39.0 +6.3
Green Mark Gorman 754 34.9 +2.2
Green Melissa Harker 739 34.2 +1.5
Reform Peter Charlton 629 29.1 N/A
Reform Leon Dobie 580 26.8 N/A
Reform Shane Irwin 569 26.3 N/A
Labour Chris Beer 441 20.4 −28.6
Labour Linda Cook 426 19.7 −29.3
Labour Alistair Bassett 423 19.6 −29.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Aibi 403 18.7 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Luisa Scott 378 17.5 +9.9
Liberal Democrats Zahra Hakim 297 13.7 +6.1
Turnout 2,278 41.4 +10.6
Registered electors 5,509
Green gain from Labour
Green gain from Independent
Green gain from Labour

Chopwell & Rowlands Gill

Chopwell & Rowlands Gill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Caffrey* 1,504 48.9 −22.0
Labour Michael McNestry* 1,410 45.8 −25.1
Labour Jamie Park* 1,395 45.3 −25.6
Reform Linda McFarlane 1,125 36.6 N/A
Reform Lee Wood 1,018 33.1 N/A
Reform Majead Farsi 948 30.8 N/A
Green Howard Schofield 417 13.5 N/A
Green Josh Morland 350 11.4 N/A
Green Jennifer Young 309 10.0 N/A
Conservative Matthew Davies 286 9.3 −6.2
Liberal Democrats Victoria Anderson 242 7.9 −5.7
Liberal Democrats Jean Callender 229 7.4 −6.2
Turnout 3,391 49.2 +8.9
Registered electors 6,899
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chowdene

Chowdene (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Neil Carpenter 1,085 41.2 +27.4
Reform Andrew Wallace 1,049 39.8 +26.0
Reform Edwin Snaith 1,022 38.8 +25.0
Labour Keith Wood* 754 28.6 −21.8
Labour Josh Kemp 700 26.6 −23.8
Liberal Democrats Roy Alexander 672 25.5 +8.9
Labour Caitlin Mcisaac 650 24.7 −25.7
Liberal Democrats Catherine Knell 641 24.3 +7.7
Liberal Democrats Emma Robinson 638 24.2 +7.6
Green Ruth Grant 368 14.0 +8.2
Green Dev Patel 267 10.1 +4.2
Conservative Perry Wilson 177 6.1 −3.7
TUSC Sam Morden 62 2.4 N/A
Turnout 2,910 45.7 +11.9
Registered electors 6,363
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour

Crawcrook & Greenside

Crawcrook & Greenside (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathryn Henderson* 1,405 42.4 −11.9
Labour Kathleen McCartney* 1,381 41.6 −12.7
Labour Shaun Edge 1,268 38.2 −16.1
Reform John Barron 1,112 33.5 N/A
Reform Keith Blackett 1,089 32.8 N/A
Reform Peter Gray 991 29.9 N/A
Green Jemma Healey 680 20.5 −0.6
Green Pat Chanse 646 19.5 −1.6
Green Hugo Fearnley 638 19.2 −1.9
Conservative Christopher Coxon 295 8.9 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Amelia Ord 248 7.5 +2.9
Liberal Democrats David Randall 198 6.0 +1.4
Turnout 3,595 51.5 +12.0
Registered electors 6,978
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Deckham

Deckham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Alan Brown 1,042 41.8 N/A
Reform Patricia Shield 956 38.4 N/A
Reform Craig Heathcote 890 35.7 N/A
Labour Bernadette Oliphant* 832 33.4 −20.1
Labour Martin Gannon* 819 32.9 −20.6
Labour Leigh Kirton* 781 31.3 −22.2
Green Roisin Taylor 506 20.3 +5.0
Green Sam Grinsell 486 19.5 +4.2
Green Paul Stewart 442 17.7 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Michaela McCaugherty 260 10.4 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen McCaugherty 210 8.4 −4.2
Conservative Barry Flux 191 7.7 −4.6
TUSC Norman Hall 63 2.5 −3.8
Turnout 2,683 42.3 +10.6
Registered electors 6,340
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour

Dunston Hill & Whickham East

Dunston Hill & Whickham East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Ronnie Jackson 1,232 40.7 N/A
Reform Nick Allan 1,215 40.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Maughan* 1,146 37.8 −10.9
Reform Jackie Kinnaird 1,134 37.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jason Meecham 998 33.0 −15.7
Liberal Democrats Lynne Henderson-Lowe 984 32.5 −16.2
Labour Yvonne Dodds 443 14.6 −16.4
Green Mary Blanchflower 436 14.4 +4.7
Labour Joseph March 379 12.5 −18.5
Labour James Watson 351 11.6 −19.4
Green Sarah-Jane Homer 340 11.2 +1.5
Green Matthew McManus 276 9.1 −0.6
Conservative Aidan Smith 118 3.9 −3.3
Save Us Now Graham Steele 34 1.1 −2.3
Turnout 3,212 48.5 +11.8
Registered electors 6,617
Reform gain from Liberal Democrats
Reform gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Dunston Teams & Riverside

Dunston Teams & Riverside (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Reform Graham Keating 890 40.2
Reform Alison Porritt 834 37.7
Reform Ronald Maraj 809 36.6
Labour Brenda Clelland* 781 35.3
Labour Dot Burnett* 703 31.8
Labour Gary Haley* 646 29.2
Green Diane Cadman 514 23.2
Green Gosia Balwierz 470 21.2
Green Andrew Jay 451 20.4
Liberal Democrats Frank Hindle 165 7.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Lee 136 6.1
Liberal Democrats Zoë Meecham 136 6.1
Conservative Shadrach Esene 105 4.7
Turnout 2,372 40.2
Registered electors 5,903
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

Felling

Felling (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Andy Dine 895 45.6 N/A
Reform Derek Finch 871 44.4 N/A
Reform Garry Thompson 831 42.4 N/A
Labour Sonya Dickie* 619 31.6 −31.0
Labour George Kasfikis* 580 29.6 −33.0
Green Ash Mclean 491 25.0 +12.3
Labour Hugh Kelly 487 24.8 −37.8
Green Liam Snowball 393 20.0 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Gareth Cooper 216 11.0 −0.4
Liberal Democrats David Fawcett 209 10.7 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Sophia Beadle 203 10.4 −1.0
Conservative Chrystian Rengifo 87 4.4 −8.9
Turnout 2,220 37.8 +11.3
Registered electors 5,880
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour

High Fell

High Fell (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Arthur Boylin 1,133 48.5 N/A
Reform Danielle Cavanagh 1,098 47.0 N/A
Reform Sidney Laws 1,071 45.9 N/A
Labour Judith Gibson* 718 30.7 −25.9
Labour Kathryn Walker* 679 29.1 −27.5
Labour Barry Turnbull* 624 26.7 −29.9
Green Joseph Anyanwu 346 14.8 +7.1
Green Catherine O'Donovan 325 13.9 +6.2
Green Gabriel Runibstein 272 11.6 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 231 9.9 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Shakuntala Beadle 224 9.6 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Leonard Bell 197 8.4 −3.4
TUSC Elaine Brunskill 89 3.8 −6.6
Turnout 2,483 37.0 +10.5
Registered electors 6,706
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour

Lobley Hill & Bensham

Lobley Hill & Bensham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Michael Lamport 1,224 43.6 N/A
Reform Michelle Merrin 1,191 42.4 N/A
Reform David Simpson 1,155 41.1 N/A
Labour Kevin Dodds* 924 32.9 −25.2
Labour Crystal Hicks 876 31.2 −26.9
Labour Shinu Yohannan 751 26.7 −31.4
Green Andy Redfern 440 15.7 +1.2
Green Harry Farncombe 426 15.2 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Corrina Mulholland 419 14.9 +1.4
Green Tom Whyman 376 13.4 −1.1
Liberal Democrats Michael Ruddy 332 11.8 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Jonny Witts 315 11.2 −2.3
Turnout 2,976 44.8 +12.9
Registered electors 6,640
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour

Low Fell

Low Fell (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Beadle* 1,968 53.0 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Daniel Duggan* 1,728 46.6 −6.5
Liberal Democrats Dawn Welsh* 1,678 45.2 −7.9
Reform John Atkinson 880 23.7 N/A
Reform Iain Henderson 802 21.6 N/A
Reform Arthur Murray 757 20.4 N/A
Green Neil Grant 640 17.2 +7.5
Labour Shaun Dunlop 590 15.9 −12.8
Labour Robert Taylor 522 14.1 −14.6
Labour Jerome Ruddick 488 13.2 −15.5
Green George Poxon 464 12.5 +2.8
Green Deacon Robson 439 11.8 +2.1
Conservative Jonathan Dawson 134 3.6 −2.0
TUSC Simon Morden 41 1.1 −1.4
Turnout 3,897 59.5 +11.2
Registered electors 6,546
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Pelaw Heworth & Bill Quay

Pelaw Heworth & Bill Quay (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ian Patterson* 1,101 40.1
Liberal Democrats Amanda Wintcher* 1,014 37.0
Liberal Democrats John Diston* 1,011 36.9
Reform James Charlton 951 34.7
Reform Caroline Murphy 936 34.1
Reform Michael Vinton 874 31.9
Labour Emma Harrison 445 16.2
Labour Amy Lowes 411 15.0
Green Nicholas Boldrini 410 14.9
Labour Sam Grist 403 14.7
Green Joel Cartwright 319 11.6
Green Nick Ng 287 10.5
Conservative Daniel McFadyen 67 2.4
Turnout 2,898 46.2
Registered electors 6,271
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ryton, Crookhill & Stella

Ryton, Crookhill & Stella (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Buckley* 1,417 39.8 −5.4
Labour Becky Skoyles 1,313 36.9 −8.3
Labour Eleanor Baggaley 1,273 35.8 −9.4
Reform Paul Turnbull 1,153 32.4 N/A
Reform Craig Waite 1,112 31.3 N/A
Reform Deborah English 1,070 30.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Kelly 865 24.3 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Jack Muers 641 18.0 −10.5
Liberal Democrats Shan-Louise Simpson 566 15.9 −12.6
Green Ollie Hemstock 420 11.8 +1.6
Green Gemma Turnbull 414 11.6 +1.4
Green Ralf Russow 380 10.7 +0.5
TUSC Ros Cooper 48 1.3 −1.3
Turnout 3,785 50.5 +9.4
Registered electors 7,494
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Saltwell

Saltwell (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Adams* 1,149 41.3 −10.9
Labour Denise Robson* 1,102 39.7 −12.5
Labour Stephen Gibson 993 35.7 −16.5
Green Owain Curtis 672 24.2 +15.1
Green Graham Hankinson 603 21.7 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Leanne Brand* 601 21.6 −10.2
Green Simon James 572 20.6 +11.5
Reform David Ayre 570 20.5 N/A
Reform David Roberts 521 18.7 N/A
Reform David Prior 490 17.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jamie Rickelton 465 16.7 −15.1
Liberal Democrats Edita Petrylaite 431 15.5 −16.3
Conservative Ayo Akin 168 6.0 −0.9
Turnout 2,935 43.8 +9.4
Registered electors 6,707
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Wardley & Leam Lane

Wardley & Leam Lane (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Gavin Brierley 1,258 50.7 N/A
Reform Fiona Pearce 1,240 50.0 N/A
Reform Neil Whittle 1,175 47.4 N/A
Labour Jill Green* 1,004 40.5 −26.1
Labour Sharron Potts* 773 31.2 −35.4
Labour Peter Ridden 740 29.9 −36.7
Green Maria Dynes 328 13.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Catherine Douglas 299 12.1 −5.7
Green Carrie Poon 262 10.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jordan Ridehalgh 208 8.4 −9.4
Independent Michael Johnson 150 6.1 N/A
Turnout 2,786 44.0 +10.6
Registered electors 6,328
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour

Whickham North & Swalwell

Whickham North & Swalwell (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Peter Craig* 1,326 46.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ord* 1,295 45.2
Liberal Democrats Susan Craig* 1,262 44.1
Reform Lynne Chatt 1,062 37.1
Reform Graeme Wake 952 33.2
Reform Sebastian Ziri-Sayle 855 29.8
Labour Jeff Bowe 361 12.6
Labour Jennifer Peace 316 11.0
Labour Charles Whittle 275 9.6
Green Ruby Brown 262 9.1
Green Iona Brown 261 9.1
Green Catriona Sibert-Peach 219 7.6
Conservative Lynn Robinson 148 5.2
Turnout 3,030 47.2
Registered electors 6,389
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Whickham South & Sunniside

Whickham South & Sunniside (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marilynn Ord* 1,711 53.0 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Wallace* 1,692 52.4 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Mohammed* 1,572 48.7 +3.9
Reform Mike Porritt 986 30.6 N/A
Reform Lindsay Atkinson 939 29.1 N/A
Reform Wendy Prior 893 27.7 N/A
Labour Michael Pickering 360 11.2 −28.7
Labour Alex Geddes 359 11.1 −28.8
Labour Nicola March 332 10.3 −29.6
Green Joseph Gerrard 243 7.5 +2.3
Green Mary Winn 226 7.0 +1.8
Green Ian Roper 196 6.1 +0.9
Conservative Christopher Higham 171 5.3 −4.9
Turnout 3,423 54.8 +12.1
Registered electors 6,250
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Windy Nook & Whitehills

Windy Nook & Whitehills (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Jeff Smart 1,240 53.8 N/A
Reform Julie Smart 1,203 52.2 N/A
Reform Hillary Thompson 1,187 51.5 N/A
Labour Rachel Hart* 644 27.9 −27.8
Labour Joanne Wilson 598 25.9 −29.8
Labour James Green 596 25.9 −29.8
Green David Tones 319 13.8 +4.5
Green James Cummings 256 11.1 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Walker 253 11.0 −6.7
Green Lee Turner 236 10.2 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Craig 213 9.2 −8.5
Liberal Democrats John Sistron 171 7.4 −10.3
Turnout 2,498 39.9 +10.1
Registered electors 6,259
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour

Winlaton & High Spen

Winlaton & High Spen (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Steven Tweddle 1,486 47.2 N/A
Reform Col Daughtry 1,457 46.3 N/A
Reform James Wright 1,410 44.8 N/A
Labour Julie Simpson* 1,113 35.4 −21.8
Labour Pamela Burns* 1,060 33.7 −23.5
Labour Maria Hall* 1,040 33.1 −24.1
Green Cheryl Dixon 390 12.4 −2.3
Green Daniel Clayton 374 11.9 −2.8
Green Steven Dixon 307 9.8 −4.9
Liberal Democrats David Potts 292 9.3 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Lynda Wilde 278 8.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Robinson Stanaway 228 7.2 −0.6
Turnout 3,551 49.7 +12.7
Registered electors 7,144
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour
Reform gain from Labour

By-elections

High Fell

High Fell by-election: 9 July 2026
Resignation of Danielle Cavanagh (Reform)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Lindsay Atkinson 564 40.1 −4.9
Labour Kathryn Walker 559 39.7 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Aibi 98 7.0 −2.2
Conservative Barry Malcolm Flux 79 5.6 N/A
Green Lee Turner 71 5.0 −8.7
TUSC Elaine Brunskill 36 2.6 −0.9
Turnout 1,408 21.0 −16.0
Rejected ballots 1 0.1
Registered electors 6,704
Reform hold Swing Decrease8.1

References

  1. ↑ Including the two vacant seats in Windy Nook & Whitehills last held by Labour (Tom Graham, who died in January 2026, and Jim Turnbull, who died in March 2026).
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