2021 UK local government election
The 2021 Newcastle City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.[1]
One-third of the seats were up for election, with two wards (Byker and Chapel) electing two councillors in by-elections.[2]
In the previous council election in 2019, the Labour Party maintained it's control of the council, holding 54 seats after the election. There were twenty Liberal Democrat councillors, three independent councillors and one Newcastle Independent councillor.
Background
History
The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Newcastle was a district of the Tyne and Wear metropolitan county.[3] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The North of Tyne Combined Authority was created in 2018 and began electing the mayor of the North of Tyne from 2019, which was given strategic powers covering a region covering some of the same area as the former Tyne and Wear metropolitan county, as well as Northumberland.[4]
Since its creation, Newcastle has variously been under Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative control. The Liberal Democrats held a majority of seats on the council from 2004 until 2011, when Labour gained enough seats to control the council. Nick Forbes became leader of the council. Labour continued to gain seats until the 2019 election, when the party lost two seats but continued to have an overall majority.
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England produced new boundaries for Newcastle ahead of the 2018 election, meaning that the 2018 elections were all-out, with all councillors being elected before returning to electing by thirds. Candidates up for re-election in 2021 are those who came second in each ward in 2018.
Results
2021 Newcastle City Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 18 | 2 | 64.3 | 34 | 52 | 66.7 | 31,471 | 39.2 | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | | 21.4 | 14 | 20 | 25.6 | 15,673 | 19.5 | -3.9 |
| Independent | 2 | | 7.1 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 | 5,628 | 7.0 | +0.8 |
| Newcastle Ind. | 2 | 2 | 7.1 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 | 5,498 | 6.8 | +1.7 |
| Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14,164 | 17.6 | +5.7 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,323 | 9.1 | +0.2 |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 0.3 | New |
| For Britain | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 129 | 0.2 | New |
| Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 99 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | 0.1 | New |
| North East | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 72 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Ward results
Arthur's Hill
Arthur's Hill[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stephen Powers | 1,031 | 67.6 | -2.4 |
| Conservative | Maggie Birkmyre | 188 | 12.3 | +4.9 |
| Green | Shehla Naqvi | 123 | 8.1 | -1.8 |
| Newcastle Ind. | Joseph Eldridge | 110 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tahir Siddique | 58 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| TUSC | Daniel Gilmore | 16 | 1.0 | New |
Majority | 843 | 55.2 | |
Turnout | 1,526 | 27.5 | |
Registered electors | 5,541 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Benwell and Scotswood
Benwell and Scotswood[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rob Higgins | 1,799 | 57.7 | +7.2 |
| Conservative | Connor Shotton | 837 | 26.9 | +17.7 |
| Newcastle Ind. | John Gordon | 259 | 8.3 | -4.5 |
| Green | Tony Roberts | 117 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Andersen | 104 | 3.3 | -1.9 |
Majority | 962 | 30.9 | |
Turnout | 3,116 | 38.5 | |
Registered electors | 8,101 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blakelaw
Blakelaw[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Marion Williams | 1,051 | 48.8 | -2.2 |
| Newcastle Ind. | Annie Hunter | 474 | 22.0 | New |
| Conservative | Liam Kinchley | 420 | 19.5 | +10.1 |
| Green | Alistair Ford | 130 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hamed Aghajani | 78 | 3.6 | -8.7 |
Majority | 577 | 26.8 | |
Turnout | 2153 | 31.0 | |
Registered electors | 6,939 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Byker
Byker[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Veronica Dunn | 1,175 | 59.4 | +4.7 |
| Labour | Stephen Sheraton | 1,170 | 59.2 | +4.5 |
| Conservative | John Watts | 450 | 22.8 | +17.7 |
| Conservative | Richard Tulip | 406 | 20.5 | +15.4 |
| Green | Nick Hartley | 297 | 15.0 | +5.4 |
| Green | Phillip James | 264 | 13.4 | +3.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Psallidas | 107 | 5.4 | +1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Schofield | 86 | 4.4 | +0.3 |
Majority | 725 | 36.7 | |
Majority | 764 | 38.6 | |
Turnout | 1,977 | 28.3 | |
Registered electors | 6,983 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Callerton and Throckley
Callerton and Throckley[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Linda Wright | 1,292 | 43.8 | +14.5 |
| Newcastle Ind. | Adam Mitchell | 667 | 22.6 | -11.5 |
| Conservative | John Dobie | 561 | 19.0 | +3.4 |
| Green | Idwal John | 322 | 10.9 | -0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Aleisha Stansfield | 108 | 3.7 | -8.0 |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle
Castle[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Laverick | 1,522 | 41.1 | +7.0 |
| Labour | Andrew Herridge | 1,026 | 27.7 | -2.0 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Yewdall | 731 | 19.7 | +7.3 |
| Independent | Rachel Locke | 230 | 6.2 | -1.3 |
| Green | Andrew Thorp | 197 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Chapel
Chapel[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Lawrence Hunter | 2,631 | 70.0 | +5.1 |
| Independent | Graham Middleton | 2,566 | 68.3 | +3.4 |
| Conservative | Andrew Burnett | 615 | 16.4 | +8.0 |
| Labour | Jamie Dickinson | 555 | 14.8 | +1.0 |
| Labour | Sam Grist | 441 | 11.7 | -2.1 |
| Conservative | Ian Forster | 439 | 11.7 | +3.3 |
| Green | James Milne | 107 | 2.8 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Steen | 83 | 2.2 | +0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Partington | 82 | 2.2 | +0.3 |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold |
| Independent hold |
Dene and South Gosforth
Dene and South Gosforth[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Robinson | 1,777 | 45.1 | +0.2 |
| Labour | Nick Arnold | 1,177 | 29.9 | +1.9 |
| Green | Anna Foster | 509 | 12.9 | -0.7 |
| Conservative | Gerry Langley | 475 | 12.1 | +4.5 |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Denton and Westerhope
Denton and Westerhope[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Newcastle Ind. | Tracey Mitchell | 1,493 | 46.5 | +14.4 |
| Labour | Arlene Ainsley | 1,075 | 33.4 | -3.0 |
| Conservative | Simon Bell | 498 | 15.5 | +8.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Dicken | 75 | 2.3 | -0.7 |
| Green | Tom Registe | 73 | 2.3 | New |
Majority | 418 | 13.0 | |
| Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Elswick
Elswick[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Nicu Ion | 1,599 | 66.0 | -6.0 |
| Conservative | Saamiya Malik | 436 | 18.0 | +8.6 |
| Green | Peter Thomson | 234 | 9.7 | -1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Faulkner | 153 | 6.3 | -1.0 |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fawdon and West Gosforth
Fawdon and West Gosforth[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Cott | 1,648 | 49.6 | -8.7 |
| Labour | Gordana Vasic Franklin | 856 | 25.8 | +3.4 |
| Conservative | Stephen Axford | 608 | 18.3 | +8.7 |
| Green | Roger Whittaker | 211 | 6.3 | -3.5 |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gosforth
Gosforth[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Hall | 1,473 | 34.5 | -6.2 |
| Conservative | Anandavardhan Anand | 1,150 | 26.9 | +0.6 |
| Labour | Isra Mohammed | 1,016 | 23.8 | +3.9 |
| Green | Frances Hinton | 434 | 10.2 | -2.9 |
| Independent | James Sheerin | 201 | 4.7 | New |
Majority | 323 | 7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Heaton
Heaton[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Clare Penny-Evans | 1,592 | 49.1 | +2.8 |
| Green | Andrew Gray | 658 | 20.3 | -7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Punchard | 602 | 18.6 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | Hamish John | 294 | 9.1 | +0.8 |
| Communist | Steve Handford | 99 | 3.1 | New |
Majority | 934 | 28.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kenton
Kenton[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stephen Lambert | 1,461 | 53.1 | +4.6 |
| Conservative | Alison Wake | 595 | 21.6 | +4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Austin | 403 | 14.7 | -9.6 |
| Green | Joanna Jenkinson | 221 | 8.0 | New |
| TUSC | Oisin Gourley | 69 | 2.5 | -7.9 |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall
Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alexander Hay | 1,239 | 49.8 | -6.4 |
| Conservative | Leanne Conway-Wilcox | 815 | 32.7 | +3.4 |
| Newcastle Ind. | Rochelle Monte | 217 | 8.7 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Steen | 121 | 4.9 | -9.6 |
| Green | Mark Copsey | 98 | 3.9 | New |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lemington
Lemington[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Newcastle Ind. | Jason Smith | 1,442 | 48.5 | +11.3 |
| Labour | Lu Thompson | 997 | 33.5 | -8.1 |
| Conservative | Alexis Fernandes | 400 | 13.4 | +2.9 |
| Green | Jess Maiden | 79 | 2.7 | -2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Petrie | 56 | 1.9 | -3.4 |
Majority | 445 | 15.0 | |
| Newcastle Ind. gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Manor Park
Manor Park[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Stone | 1,849 | 53.7 | -3.3 |
| Labour Co-op | Stephen Stanners | 860 | 25.0 | -8.0 |
| Conservative | Stephen Dawes | 411 | 11.9 | +1.9 |
| Green | Mike Rabley | 274 | 8.0 | New |
| Reform UK | Barry Fowler | 52 | 1.5 | New |
Majority | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Monument
Monument[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Shumel Rahman | 802 | 55.3 | +17.9 |
| Conservative | William Hayes | 275 | 19.0 | +5.3 |
| Green | Dana Abi Ghanem | 243 | 16.8 | -11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Thom Campion | 129 | 8.9 | -9.0 |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
North Jesmond
North Jesmond[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tanya Prestwell | 850 | 38.4 | +10.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Burns | 800 | 36.1 | -14.0 |
| Green | Robert Taylor | 319 | 14.4 | +1.3 |
| Conservative | Melissa-Jane Pearson | 245 | 11.1 | +2.7 |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ouseburn
Ouseburn[24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Alistair Chisholm | 952 | 44.1 | +6.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howse | 899 | 41.6 | -8.1 |
| Green | Daryl Hughes | 216 | 10.0 | +0.5 |
| Conservative | Alexander Wang-Evans | 92 | 4.3 | +1.1 |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Parklands
Parklands[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Allen | 1,927 | 41.9 | +3.0 |
| Conservative | Stephen Yewdall | 848 | 18.4 | -0.3 |
| Labour | Abdul Samad | 725 | 15.8 | -0.2 |
| Newcastle Ind. | John Hall | 663 | 14.4 | +2.0 |
| Green | Audrey Macnaughton | 439 | 9.5 | +1.1 |
Turnout | 4,602 | 50.1 | +2.3 |
Majority | 1079 | 23.4 | +3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
South Jesmond
South Jesmond[26] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charlie Gray | 1,062 | 49.2 | +12.3 |
| Conservative | Olly Scargill | 393 | 18.2 | +2.6 |
| Green | Tim Downson | 344 | 15.9 | -10.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Appleby | 252 | 11.7 | -7.9 |
| North East | Brian Moore | 72 | 3.3 | New |
| Reform UK | Martin Evison | 36 | 1.7 | New |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walker
Walker[27] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Wood | 1,461 | 66.0 | +12.5 |
| Conservative | Marie Marron | 504 | 22.8 | +15.4 |
| Green | Rakesh Prashara | 90 | 4.1 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | William Shepherd | 81 | 3.7 | -3.4 |
| For Britain | Tim Marron | 77 | 3.5 | New |
Majority | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walkergate
Walkergate[28] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maureen Lowson | 1,608 | 51.7 | +7.4 |
| Conservative | Stephen Oxborough | 673 | 21.7 | +12.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Gallagher | 470 | 15.1 | +0.1 |
| Green | Jess Hamer | 161 | 5.2 | -1.1 |
| Reform UK | Michael Harrigan | 144 | 4.6 | New |
| For Britain | Sharon Young | 52 | 1.7 | New |
Majority | 935 | 30.0 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
West Fenham
West Fenham[29] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Ian Tokell | 947 | 34.2 | -9.9 |
| Green | Tay Pitman | 647 | 23.3 | +12.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | PJ Morrissey | 587 | 21.2 | +15.5 |
| Conservative | Kenneth Wake | 419 | 15.1 | +5.1 |
| Newcastle Ind. | Sarah Armstrong | 173 | 6.2 | -1.8 |
Majority | 300 | 10.9 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wingrove
Wingrove[30] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Irim Ali | 1,652 | 61.3 | +5.3 |
| Green | John Pearson | 516 | 19.1 | +5.9 |
| Conservative | Shabs Mohammed | 386 | 14.3 | +4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kami Kundi | 143 | 5.3 | -6.5 |
Majority | 1,136 | 42.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
By-elections
Castle
Castle: 9 September 2021 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Thom Campion | 1,306 | 42.5 | +1.4 |
| Labour | Andrew Herridge | 773 | 25.1 | -2.6 |
| Conservative | John Watts | 657 | 21.4 | +1.7 |
| Green | Andrew Thorp | 250 | 8.1 | +2.8 |
| North East | Brian Moore | 89 | 2.9 | New |
Majority | 533 | 17.4 | |
Turnout | 3,075 | 31.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
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