2018_Gateshead_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
The 2018 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Birtley
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Paul Foy | 1,162 | 59.3 |  3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Elliott | 389 | 19.9 | New | |
| Conservative | Caroline Sterling | 323 | 16.5 | 6.4 | |
| Green | Rachel Cabral | 85 | 4.3 | New | |
| Majority | 773 | 39.4 | 18 | ||
| Turnout | 31.5 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |  8.1 |
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Blaydon
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Kathryn Ferdinand | 1,413 | 68.7 | 11.0 | |
| Conservative | Michael Leonard | 349 | 17.0 | 7.9 | |
| Green | Alexander Ramin | 146 | 7.1 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart McClurey | 116 | 5.6 | 0.1 | |
| Space Navies | Lisabela Marschild | 33 | 1.6 | New | |
| Majority | 1064 | 51.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 28.5 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 |
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Bridges
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Angela Douglas | 1,012 | 66.5 | ||
| Conservative | John Gardiner | 276 | 18.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Lumsden | 131 | 8.6 | ||
| Green | Ian Fraser | 103 | 6.8 | ||
| Majority | 736 | ||||
| Turnout | 25.8 | ||||
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Chopwell and Rowlands Gill
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Lynne Caffrey | 1,073 | 67.5 | ||
| Conservative | Lucinda Wilson | 415 | 16.5 | ||
| Green | David Castleton | 233 | 9.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Callender | 171 | 6.8 | ||
| Majority | 1288 | ||||
| Turnout | 36.6 | ||||
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Chowdene
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Maureen Goldsworthy | 1,299 | 56.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dawn Welsh | 380 | 16.5 | ||
| Conservative | Eric Young | 376 | 16.4 | ||
| UKIP | John O'Carroll | 112 | 4.9 | ||
| Green | Ryan Jones | 97 | 4.2 | ||
| TUSC | Marika Smith | 33 | 1.4 | ||
| Majority | 919 | ||||
| Turnout | 32.9 | ||||
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Crawcrook and Greenside
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Hugh Kelly | 1,425 | 57.8 | ||
| Conservative | Leonard Davidson | 510 | 20.7 | ||
| Green | Diane Cadman | 282 | 11.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Hawkins | 250 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 915 | ||||
| Turnout | 36.5 | ||||
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Deckham
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Martin Gannon | 1,229 | 64.6 | ||
| Conservative | May Ainscow | 346 | 18.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Fawcett | 131 | 6.9 | ||
| Green | Gary Brooks | 125 | 6.6 | ||
| TUSC | Norman Hall | 71 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 883 | ||||
| Turnout | 28.9 | ||||
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Dunston and Teams
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Dot Burnett | 1,176 | 69.6 | ||
| Conservative | Jordan-Lee Guthrie | 259 | 15.3 | ||
| Green | Andy Blanchflower | 160 | 9.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stacey Duggan | 95 | 5.6 | ||
| Majority | 917 | ||||
| Turnout | 26.4 | ||||
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Dunston Hill and Whickham East
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Kevin McClurey | 1,543 | 52.6 | ||
| Labour | Allison Thompson | 975 | 33.3 | ||
| Conservative | Jak Hocking | 204 | 7.0 | ||
| Save Us Now | Graham Steele | 122 | 4.2 | ||
| Green | Isabel Blanchflower | 87 | 3.0 | ||
| Majority | 568 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.6 | ||||
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Felling
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Bill Dick | 1,175 | 72.7 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Jackson | 239 | 14.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Cooper | 203 | 12.6 | ||
| Majority | 936 | ||||
| Turnout | 27.6 | ||||
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High Fell
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Judith Gibson | 1,067 | 65.9 | ||
| Conservative | Edward Bohill | 271 | 16.7 | ||
| TUSC | Sean Doherty | 174 | 10.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lynda Duggan | 107 | 6.6 | ||
| Majority | 796 | ||||
| Turnout | 26.4 | ||||
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Lamesley
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Mary Foy (politician) | 1,400 | 63.9 | ||
| Conservative | Sheila Everatt | 480 | 21.9 | ||
| Democrats and Veterans | Adrian Allen | 171 | 7.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Smith | 140 | 6.4 | ||
| Majority | 920 | ||||
| Turnout | 30 | ||||
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Lobley Hill and Bensham
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Kevin Dodds | 1,251 | 62.1 | ||
| Conservative | Sam Khan | 384 | 19.1 | ||
| Green | Andy Redfern | 202 | 10.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Leanne Brand | 178 | 8.8 | ||
| Majority | 867 | ||||
| Turnout | 28.1 | ||||
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Low Fell
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Susan Craig | 1,615 | 50.5 | ||
| Labour | Mariam Dunlop | 1,073 | 33.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Potts | 341 | 10.7 | ||
| Green | Ruth Grant | 134 | 4.2 | ||
| TUSC | Elaine Brunskill | 32 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 542 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.5 | ||||
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Pelaw and Heworth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Rosy Oxberry | 1,048 | 48.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Diston | 946 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Sterling | 185 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | 102 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.6 | ||||
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Ryton Crookhill and Stella
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Freda Geddes | 1,425 | 46.8 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Buckley | 1,291 | 42.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine McHatton | 1,263 | 41.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra McClurey | 905 | 29.7 | ||
| Conservative | Janice Hutchinson | 233 | 7.6 | ||
| UKIP | Alan Craig | 194 | 6.4 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Wilson | 183 | 6.0 | ||
| Green | Simon Easton | 152 | 5.0 | ||
| TUSC | Ros Cooper | 53 | 1.7 | ||
| Majority | 162 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.5% | ||||
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*This ward is electing two councillors due to the vacancy left by Liz Twist when she became MP for Blaydon.
Saltwell
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | John Adams | 1,127 | 62.2 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Bond | 375 | 20.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Anderson | 158 | 8.7 | ||
| Green | Jon Burns | 107 | 5.9 | ||
| SDP | Darren Thompson | 44 | 2.4 | ||
| Majority | 752 | ||||
| Turnout | 29.6 | ||||
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Wardley and Leam Lane
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Anne Wheeler | 1,262 | 64.8 | ||
| Conservative | John McNeil | 394 | 20.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Walker | 177 | 9.1 | ||
| Green | Neil Grant | 114 | 5.9 | ||
| Majority | 868 | ||||
| Turnout | 31.7 | ||||
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Whickham North
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Peter Craig | 1,543 | 60.1 | ||
| Labour | Laura Bennett | 768 | 29.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Callanan | 255 | 9.9 | ||
| Majority | 775 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.5 | ||||
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Whickham South and Sunniside
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Marilynn Ord | 1,970 | 66.7 | ||
| Labour | Robert Lee Waugh | 656 | 22.2 | ||
| Conservative | Perry Wilson | 326 | 11.0 | ||
| Majority | 1314 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.7 | ||||
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Windy Nook and Whitehills
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Thomas Graham | 1,486 | 71.3 | ||
| Conservative | Kyle Murray | 408 | 19.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Crozier | 191 | 9.2 | ||
| Majority | 1078 | ||||
| Turnout | 28.9 | ||||
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Winlaton and High Spen
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Marilyn Charlton | 1,581 | 64.4 | ||
| Conservative | Lewis Ormston | 515 | 21.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Amelia Ord | 186 | 7.6 | ||
| Green | Paul McNally | 172 | 7.0 | ||
| Majority | 1066 | ||||
| Turnout | 36.3 | ||||
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- "Local Elections 2018". gateshead.gov.uk. Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.