2014 UK local government election
Newcastle City Council Elections, 2014
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Nick Forbes | Anita Lower | | Party | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Leader's seat | Westgate | Castle | | Last election | 51 | 26 | 1 | Popular vote | 32,129 | 15,068 | 1,343 | Councillors | 52 | 24 | 2 | Councillors +/– | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | | | | Party | UKIP | Conservative | Green | Last election | 0 | 0 | 0 | Seats won | 0 | 0 | 0 | Popular vote | 9,231 | 6,985 | 2,055 | Councillors | 0 | 0 | 0 | Councillors +/– | ±0 | ±0 | ±0 | |
The 2014 Newcastle City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The election saw the governing Labour Party gain a net extra seat in the council chambers, gaining the wards of Denton and South Jesmond. An Independent councillor was also elected in Westerhope, with Bill Corbett winning with a 451 majority over the Labour Party.
The Conservatives improved their performance from previous years, coming second in wards where they were previously third. The election also saw UKIP field candidates around the city. The party came second in wards including Byker and Lemington.
Overall Results
Newcastle City Council election, 2014 |
Party | Seats | Popular vote |
Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | Percentage |
| Labour | 17 | 35 | 52 | +1 | 32,129 | 45.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 15 | 24 | -2 | 15,068 | 21.7% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1,343 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 9,231 | 13.5% |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 6,985 | 9.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Newcastle First | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | | |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | | |
| British Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | | |
Total | 27 | 51 | 78 | ±0 | 68,634 | – |
Turnout | 34.2% |
Ward by Ward Results
Local elections 2014: Benwell and Scotswood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jeremy Beecham | 1,502 | | |
| UKIP | Elisabeth Edmundson | 823 | | |
| Conservative | Neville Armstrong | 219 | | |
| Green | Lee Irving | 136 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Clark | 117 | | |
Majority | 679 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Blakelaw Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ben Riley | 1,897 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Schardt | 485 | | |
| Conservative | James Langley | 308 | | |
Majority | 1,589 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Byker Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Nick Kemp | 1,275 | | |
| UKIP | Ray Hardy | 624 | | |
| Conservative | Donald Robinson | 130 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Kenyon | 92 | | |
| TUSC | Ryan Holmes | 70 | | |
Majority | 651 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Castle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Lower | 1,270 | | |
| Labour | Kim McGuinness | 1,106 | | |
| UKIP | Tim Marron | 701 | | |
| Conservative | Mary Toward | 270 | | |
Majority | 164 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Dene Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Robinson | 1,363 | | |
| Labour | Sheila Spencer | 992 | | |
| Conservative | Heather Chambers | 462 | | |
| TUSC | Ian Cusack | 180 | | |
Majority | 371 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Denton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anna Round | 1,332 | | |
| Newcastle First | Ian Fraser | 679 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Cross | 405 | | |
| Conservative | Alan Birkmyre | 296 | | |
Majority | 653 | | |
Majority | 996 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: East Gosforth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Slesenger | 1,199 | | |
| Labour | Dan Greenhough | 1,004 | | |
| Conservative | Joseph Gallagher | 377 | | |
| Green | Frances Hinton | 336 | | |
| UKIP | Mike Adie | 266 | | |
Majority | 195 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Elswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Habib Rahman | 1,522 | | |
| British Democratic | Kenny Baldwin | 414 | | |
| Conservative | Ronald Toward | 165 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Laverick | 143 | | |
Majority | 1,108 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Fawdon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Faulkner | 1,253 | | |
| Labour | Heather Michell | 947 | | |
| UKIP | Ray Thomson | 521 | | |
| Conservative | Stephen Axford | 108 | | |
Majority | 306 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Fenham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Karen Kigour | 1,428 | | |
| UKIP | Lorraine Smith | 746 | | |
| Conservative | Keran McNally | 263 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tona Atkinson | 229 | | |
| Green | Jess Poyner | 121 | | |
Majority | 682 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Kenton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ged Bell | 1,733 | | |
| Conservative | Alison Wake | 431 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tracey Connell | 349 | | |
Majority | 1,402 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Lemington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Cook | 1,146 | | |
| UKIP | Alexis Fernandes | 672 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Hunter | 397 | | |
| Conservative | Emmett McNally | 183 | | |
Majority | 472 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Newburn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Linda Wright | 1,140 | | |
| UKIP | Christopher Ballantyne | 564 | | |
| Newcastle First | John Gordon | 258 | | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Wake | 214 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Down | 159 | | |
| Independent | Idwal John | 149 | | |
Majority | 576 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: North Heaton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Stone | 1,454 | | |
| Labour | Mick Bowman | 1,149 | | |
| UKIP | Helen Jordan | 402 | | |
| Conservative | James Bartle | 204 | | |
| TUSC | Lizi Gray | 114 | | |
Majority | 305 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: North Jesmond Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Walker | 621 | | |
| Labour | Peter Smith | 589 | | |
| Green | Tim Dowson | 277 | | |
| Conservative | Duncan Crute | 276 | | |
| UKIP | Will Solyom | 129 | | |
Majority | 22 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Ouseburn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Kane | 917 | | |
| Labour | Jane Byrne | 887 | | |
| UKIP | Daniel Cooke | 164 | | |
| Conservative | Christos Mexias | 96 | | |
| TUSC | Rober Hooper | 93 | | |
Majority | 896 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Parklands Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Ashby | 1,549 | | |
| Labour | Ian Tokell | 773 | | |
| Conservative | Karen Jewers | 547 | | |
| UKIP | Alora Adie | 393 | | |
Majority | 776 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: South Heaton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sophie White | 1,095 | | |
| Green | Andrew Gray | 519 | | |
| UKIP | James Robertson | 209 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 131 Boyle | 274 | | |
| Conservative | Samuel Boam | 99 | | |
| TUSC | Paul Phillips | 45 | | |
Majority | 576 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: South Jesmond Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arlene Ainsley | 752 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Woodwark | 396 | | |
| Green | Tony Waterson | 279 | | |
| Conservative | Sam Lee | 236 | | |
| UKIP | Penny Stansfield | 164 | | |
Majority | 356 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Walker Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Stokel-Walker | 1,573 | | |
| UKIP | Eric Taylorson | 580 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerry Keating | 85 | | |
| Conservative | Joan Atkin | 52 | | |
| TUSC | Bobbie Cranney | 63 | | |
Majority | 993 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2015: Walkergate Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maureen Lowson | 1,276 | | |
| UKIP | Joseph Todd | 843 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Besag | 372 | | |
| Conservative | Marian McWilliams | 146 | | |
| Communist | Martin Levy | 33 | | |
Majority | 433 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: West Gosforth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Shepherd | 1,226 | | |
| Conservative | Steve Kyte | 735 | | |
| Labour | Ed Derrick | 701 | | |
| UKIP | Daniel Thompson | 476 | | |
| Green | Sandy Irvine | 243 | | |
Majority | 491 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Westerhope Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Bill Corbett | 1,343 | | |
| Newcastle First | Ernie Shorton | 892 | | |
| Labour | Brian Hunter | 818 | | |
| UKIP | Charlotte Johnston | 393 | | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Wonnacott | 125 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hans-Christian Andersen | 64 | | |
Majority | 451 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Westgate Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Geoff O'Brien | 1,118 | | |
| Conservative | Alex Staton | 218 | | |
| TUSC | Cliff Broen | 254 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Schofield | 142 | | |
Majority | 900 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Wingrove Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joyce McCarty | 1,592 | | |
| Green | John Pearson | 401 | | |
| Conservative | Anisha Malik | 325 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Nelson | 119 | | |
Majority | 1,191 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Local elections 2014: Wingrove Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Pattison | 1,467 | | |
| Labour | Jacqui Robinson | 1,315 | | |
| UKIP | Christopher Armstrong | 646 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Phillip McArdle | 306 | | |
| Conservative | Jacqueline McNally | 278 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Daglish | 237 | | |
| Conservative | Julian Toward | 211 | | |
Majority | 821 | | |
Majority | 669 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.