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The 2012 Newcastle City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Newcastle City Council in North East England.[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
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Ward by Ward Results
editSpoilt votes not included below.
Benwell & Scotswood ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rob Higgins | 1,959 | 71.1 | +23.0 | |
Newcastle First | Margaret McKenna | 444 | 16.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Gregg Peers | 201 | 7.3 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lutz Lemmer | 151 | 5.5 | −15.0 | |
Majority | 1,515 | 55.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,755 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blakelaw ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Stockdale | 1,948 | 70.5 | +40.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Daglish | 615 | 22.3 | −27.3 | |
Conservative | Oliver Kaer | 199 | 7.2 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 1,333 | 48.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,762 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Byker ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Allison | 1,594 | 77.9 | +21.3 | |
Newcastle First | Angela McKenna | 225 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Thompson | 118 | 5.8 | −11.2 | |
Conservative | Donald Robinson | 110 | 5.4 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 1,369 | 66.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,047 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castle ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Graham | 1,432 | 49.9 | −10.0 | |
Labour | Shane Smith | 991 | 34.5 | N/A | |
Newcastle First | Malcolm Smith | 229 | 8.0 | −7.4 | |
Conservative | Katie Bennett | 217 | 7.6 | −17.1 | |
Majority | 441 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,869 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Dene ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Taylor | 1,744 | 62.8 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Robinson | 1,521 | 54.8 | −6.5 | |
Labour | Ian Rossiter | 865 | 31.2 | +13.9 | |
Labour | Yvonne Bell | 820 | 29.5 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | Heather Chambers | 354 | 12.8 | −12.6 | |
Conservative | Kenneth Wake | 246 | 8.9 | −16.4 | |
Majority | 879/656 | ||||
Turnout | 2,775 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Denton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Burke | 1,757 | 57.7 | +32.0 | |
Newcastle First | Alan McKenna | 525 | 17.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Brown | 475 | 15.6 | −34.1 | |
Conservative | Alan Birkmyre | 188 | 6.2 | −4.7 | |
BNP | Bill Curry | 99 | 3.3 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 1,232 | 40.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,044 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
East Gosforth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Leggott | 1,308 | 43.0 | −19.6 | |
Labour | Ed Derrick | 1,059 | 34.8 | +18.2 | |
Green | Frances Hinton | 364 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Timothy Gilks | 310 | 10.2 | −10.6 | |
Majority | 249 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,041 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Elswick ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Schofield | 1,666 | 79.0 | +40.8 | |
Newcastle First | Olga Shorton | 203 | 9.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Folker | 126 | 6.0 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Ron Toward | 115 | 5.5 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 1,463 | 69.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,110 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fawdon ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Hindmarsh | 1,488 | 50.6 | −9.4 | |
Labour | Bill Dodds | 1,144 | 38.9 | +17.9 | |
BNP | Anita Cooper | 147 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Marie Brown | 84 | 2.9 | −3.7 | |
Newcastle First | Maureen Smith | 76 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 344 | 11.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,939 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Fenham ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marion Talbot | 1,735 | 59.8 | +23.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | P.J. Morrissey | 643 | 22.2 | −23.5 | |
Newcastle First | Ian Fraser | 361 | 12.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jacqueline McNally | 163 | 5.6 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 1,092 | 37.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,902 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Kenton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Streather | 1,723 | 72.0 | +19.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tracy Connell | 364 | 15.2 | −13.8 | |
Conservative | Gerry Langley | 305 | 12.8 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 1,359 | 56.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,392 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Lemington ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Louise Sutcliffe | 1,227 | 45.6 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Hunter | 694 | 25.8 | −17.1 | |
Newcastle First | Jason Smith | 684 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Matthew Windle | 85 | 3.2 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 533 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,690 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Newburn ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Fairlee | 1,481 | 54.8 | +15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Curthoys | 426 | 15.8 | −27.3 | |
Newcastle First | John Gordon | 407 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Idwal John | 246 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mary Toward | 144 | 5.3 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,055 | 39.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,704 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
North Heaton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Doreen Huddart | 1,582 | 48.9 | −6.4 | |
Labour | Denise Jones | 1,262 | 39.0 | +16.5 | |
Green | Mike Rabley | 226 | 7.0 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | Laura Dobie | 166 | 5.1 | −7.9 | |
Majority | 320 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,236 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
North Jesmond ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Breakey | 978 | 56.5 | −0.5 | |
Labour | David Hickling | 523 | 30.2 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | James Bartle | 229 | 13.2 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 455 | 26.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,730 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Ouseburn ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Psallidas | 908 | 50.6 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Norman Slater | 643 | 35.9 | +7.5 | |
Green | Alastair Bonnett | 170 | 9.5 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | Tom Grime | 72 | 4.0 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 265 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,793 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Parklands ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Allen | 1,746 | 45.7 | −19.1 | |
Labour | Sheila Spencer | 780 | 20.4 | +9.2 | |
Conservative | Neville Armstrong | 484 | 12.7 | −7.4 | |
Newcastle First | Lynne Gee | 177 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 966 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,817 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
South Heaton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Bartlett | 1,188 | 69.4 | +23.4 | |
Green | Andrew Gray | 210 | 12.3 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Nelson | 158 | 9.2 | −30.3 | |
Conservative | Joshua Lambkin | 81 | 4.7 | −0.5 | |
TUSC | Paul Phillips | 74 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 978 | 57.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,711 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South Jesmond ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Felicity Mendelson | 788 | 46.9 | +26.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Boyle | 502 | 29.9 | −24.8 | |
Green | Tony Waterson | 210 | 12.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jonjo Macnamara | 179 | 10.7 | −14.2 | |
Majority | 286 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,679 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Walker ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Wood | 1,950 | 83.2 | +25.8 | |
Newcastle First | Wendy Thackray | 210 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Fancett | 108 | 4.6 | −15.1 | |
Conservative | Joan Atkin | 76 | 3.2 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 1,740 | 74.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,344 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walkergate ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tania Armstrong | 1,912 | 68.1 | +40.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Besag | 646 | 23.0 | −32.5 | |
Conservative | Marian McWilliams | 149 | 5.3 | −1.5 | |
Communist | Martin Levy | 102 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,266 | 45.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,809 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
West Gosforth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nick Cott | 1,508 | 48.6 | −13.6 | |
Labour | Margaret Murning | 770 | 24.8 | 12.0 | |
Conservative | Karen Jewers | 568 | 18.3 | −6.8 | |
Green | Sandy Irvine | 257 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 738 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,103 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Westerthorpe ward
editIn 2008, Marc Donnelly stood in this ward as the Liberal Democrat candidate. The change in percentage here for him is relative to then.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Marc Donnelly | 2,008 | 53.1 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Matt Coyle | 853 | 22.5 | +0.8 | |
Newcastle First | Ernie Shorton | 831 | 22.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kevin O'Neill | 92 | 2.4 | −14.3 | |
Majority | 1,155 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,784 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Westgate ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nick Forbes | 1,109 | 81.3 | +16.6 | |
Conservative | Thomas Cheney | 143 | 10.5 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rachel Auld | 112 | 8.2 | −12.8 | |
Majority | 966 | 70.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,364 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wingrove ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Irim Ali | 1,535 | 70.3 | +27.2 | |
Green | John Pearson | 289 | 13.2 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Joshua Chew | 180 | 8.2 | −3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Claire Schofield | 179 | 8.2 | −28.9 | |
Majority | 1,246 | 57.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,183 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolsington ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharon Pattison | 1,740 | 66.2 | +18.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip McArdle | 453 | 17.2 | −18.3 | |
Newcastle First | Marilyn Riseborough | 247 | 9.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Holloway | 188 | 7.2 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 1,287 | 49.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,628 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.