Elections to Newcastle City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The council stayed under Liberal Democrat control, with the party gaining one seat overall.[1][2][3]
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26 of the 78 seats on Newcastle City Council 40 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of the results of the 2006 Newcastle council election. Labour in red and the Liberal Democrats in yellow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editNewcastle Council Election Result 2006 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 16 | 1 | 61.5 | 32 | 48 | 61.5 | 34,960 | 47.8 | 5.8 | |
Labour | 10 | 1 | 38.5 | 20 | 30 | 38.5 | 25,959 | 35.5 | 2.0 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,955 | 9.5 | 5.6 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,327 | 3.2 | 1.9 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,010 | 2.7 | |||
English Democrat | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 354 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ||
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 289 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||
Respect | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 238 | 0.3 | New | ||
Communist | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Ward results
editBenwell and Scotswood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeremy Beecham | 1,695 | 51.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Mansfield | 879 | 26.7 | ||
BNP | Jonathan Keys | 516 | 15.7 | ||
Green | Laurence Ellacot | 206 | 6.3 | ||
Majority | 816 | 24.7 | |||
Turnout | 40.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blakelaw
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Charles Schardt | 1,608 | 52.4 | ||
Labour | William Dodds | 1,219 | 39.8 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Wake | 239 | 7.8 | ||
Majority | 389 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 40.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Byker
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nicholas Kemp | 1,322 | 59.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jan Rosen | 611 | 27.5 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Paul Owens | 289 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | 711 | 32.0 | |||
Turnout | 31.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anita Lower | 1,819 | 59.1 | ||
Labour | June Mackinlay | 795 | 25.8 | ||
Conservative | Mark Laing | 466 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | 1,024 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 41.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Dene
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Bailey | 2,047 | 66.9 | ||
Labour | Graham Addy | 600 | 19.6 | ||
Conservative | Mary Toward | 412 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | 1,447 | 47.3 | |||
Turnout | 42.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Denton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Middleton | 2,219 | 64.5 | ||
Labour | Eric Mackinlay | 1,221 | 35.5 | ||
Majority | 998 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 43.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
East Gosforth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Slesenger | 1,956 | 58.4 | ||
Labour | Richard Baker | 628 | 18.8 | ||
Conservative | Charlotte Ives | 441 | 13.2 | ||
Green | David Coombes | 324 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 1,328 | 39.6 | |||
Turnout | 47.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Elswick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Malcolm | 1,015 | 44.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew McQuillin | 587 | 25.8 | ||
BNP | Kenneth Booth | 437 | 19.2 | ||
Respect | Yunus Bakhsh | 238 | 10.5 | ||
Majority | 428 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 34.1 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fawdon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Faulkner | 1,675 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | Keith Taylor | 926 | 30.1 | ||
English Democrat | Martin Thompson | 354 | 11.5 | ||
Conservative | John Catto | 125 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | 749 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 43.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Fenham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Morrissey | 1,482 | 45.8 | ||
Labour | Isabella Cooney | 1,377 | 42.6 | ||
Conservative | Duncan James | 375 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | 105 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 42.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Kenton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerald Bell | 1,436 | 52.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Turner | 928 | 33.8 | ||
Conservative | Tom Magen | 378 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 508 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 39.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Lemington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Ash | 1,591 | 56.1 | ||
Labour | Ruth Robson | 1,247 | 43.9 | ||
Majority | 344 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 38.9 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Newburn
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Wright | 1,337 | 46.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Hunter | 875 | 30.2 | ||
BNP | Alan Patterson | 417 | 14.4 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Troman | 269 | 9.3 | ||
Majority | 462 | 15.9 | |||
Turnout | 41.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
North Heaton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Stone | 1,632 | 49.8 | ||
Labour | Christopher Wilkie | 815 | 24.9 | ||
Conservative | Barry Flux | 490 | 15.0 | ||
Green | Victoria Walpole | 340 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 817 | 24.9 | |||
Turnout | 43.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
North Jesmond
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Rounthwaite | 1,050 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | Fiona Clarke | 400 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | Claire McLaughlin | 290 | 15.0 | ||
Green | John Pearson | 190 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 650 | 33.7 | |||
Turnout | 35.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Ouseburn
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Kane | 773 | 49.4 | ||
Labour | Farah McArdle | 461 | 29.5 | ||
Green | Alastair Bonnett | 214 | 13.7 | ||
Conservative | Ann Wake | 117 | 7.5 | ||
Majority | 312 | 19.9 | |||
Turnout | 28.0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Parklands
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Diane Packham | 2,247 | 64.2 | ||
Conservative | Neville Armstrong | 738 | 21.1 | ||
Labour | Antoine Tinnion | 387 | 11.1 | ||
Green | Geoffrey Parkin | 130 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 1,509 | 43.1 | |||
Turnout | 49.4 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
South Heaton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geraldine Ormonde | 961 | 48.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Gallager | 748 | 37.7 | ||
Green | Duncan Couchman | 176 | 8.9 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Brownlee | 100 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | 213 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 41.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South Jesmond
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Woodwark | 864 | 50.1 | ||
Labour | Christopher Bartlett | 368 | 21.4 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Martin | 291 | 16.9 | ||
Green | Malcolm Shiel | 200 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | 496 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 33.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Walker
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Stokel-Walker | 1,797 | 69.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Annie Gravell | 462 | 17.7 | ||
BNP | John Mitchell | 310 | 11.9 | ||
Communist | Martin Levy | 36 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 1,335 | 51.3 | |||
Turnout | 35.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walkergate
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Besag | 1,770 | 58.2 | ||
Labour | Maureen Lowson | 1,116 | 36.7 | ||
Conservative | Marian McWilliams | 155 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 654 | 21.5 | |||
Turnout | 43.9 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
West Gosforth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | William Shepherd | 1,961 | 52.3 | ||
Conservative | Brian Moore | 1,141 | 30.4 | ||
Labour | John Foley | 431 | 11.5 | ||
Green | Dawn Shiel | 217 | 5.8 | ||
Majority | 820 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 50.9 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Westerhope
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Neil Hamilton | 2,177 | 57.0 | ||
Labour | Brian Hunter | 1,150 | 30.1 | ||
Conservative | John Gough | 491 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | 1,027 | 26.9 | |||
Turnout | 49.9 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Westgate
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey O'Brien | 704 | 45.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pagan | 531 | 33.9 | ||
BNP | Daniel Thorlby | 173 | 11.0 | ||
Green | Pamela Woolner | 158 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | 173 | 11.1 | |||
Turnout | 29.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wingrove
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joyce McCarty | 1,031 | 39.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Muhammed Ali | 994 | 38.5 | ||
Conservative | Jacqueline McNally | 227 | 8.8 | ||
Green | Peter Hilton | 172 | 6.7 | ||
BNP | Vivien Browne | 157 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 37 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 36.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolsington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Pattison | 1,520 | 47.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Thorkildsen | 1,474 | 46.0 | ||
Conservative | Sharmilee Rau | 210 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 46 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 43.2 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Local Election Results 2006 - Newcastle upon Tyne". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 21 July 2022.