A frantic election night in Newcastle saw the city elect its first Conservative councillor in 32 years and its first ever Greens.
In a night of high drama at Northumbria University’s Sport Central, Tory Doc Anand defeated the Lib Dems in Gosforth to claim his party’s first success in Newcastle since 1992.
Khaled Musharraf and Nick Hartley were overjoyed to become the city’s first two Green councillors, taking seats off Labour in Elswick and Byker respectively.
Labour retains its majority on the council, now holding 45 of its 78 seats – a net loss of two on the night.
The ruling party also lost seats to the Lib Dems in North Jesmond and West Fenham, but made gains against them in Castle and from the Newcastle Independents in Lemington. Turnout was 27.6%.
Below are the results in full.
Arthur’s Hill
Alistair Ford (G) – 223
Christopher Howden (LD) – 71
Maria Manco (CON) – 113
Stephen Powers (LAB) – 819
Rowshon Uddin (IND) – 396
LAB HOLD
Benwell and Scotswood
Hans Christian Andersen (LD) – 138
Rob Higgins (LAB) – 1,659
Lee Irving (G) – 226
David McGovern (IND) – 412
Ronald Thompson (CON) – 278
LAB HOLD
Blakelaw
Thomas Lian-Hoare (CON) – 261
James Milne (G) – 243
Bill Shepherd (LD) – 188
Marion Williams (LAB) – 1,215
LAB HOL
Byker
Jamie Hampton (CON) – 115
Nick Hartley (G) – 1,291
Mark Ridyard (LD) – 57
Carly Walker-Dawson (LAB) – 808
Green GAIN from Labour
Callerton and Throckley
Alexis Fernandes (CON) – 775
Idwal John (G) – 475
Richard Morris (LD) – 239
Linda Wright (LAB) – 1,535
LAB HOLD
Castle
Daniel Burnett (CON) – 463
Andrew Herridge (LAB) – 1,509
Jamie Robinson (LD) – 1,422
Andrew Thorp (G) – 354
Labour GAIN from Lib Dem
Chapel
Philip Brookes (G) – 75
Ian Forster (CON) – 240
Lawrence Hunter (IND) – 2,401
Bill Purvis (LAB) – 588
Judith Steen (LD) – 100
IND HOLD
Dene and South Gosforth
Hilary Franks (LAB) – 1,181
Gerry Langley (CON) – 285
Karen Robinson (LD) – 1,699
Laurence Taylor (G) – 509
LD HOLD
Denton and Westerhope
Vince Barry-Stanners (LAB) – 1,112
Elizabeth Dicken (LD) – 86
Jack Luke (CON) – 166
Tracey Mitchell (NEWC IND) – 1,232
William Whitaker (G) – 102
NEWC IND HOLD
Elswick
Hamed Aghajani (LD) – 117
Tom Horgan Davison (CON) – 231
Nicu Ion (LAB) – 1,083
Khaled Musharraf (G) – 1,190
Green GAIN from Labour
Fawdon and West Gosforth (2 vacancies) –
Rob Austin (LD) – 1,530
John Hall (LD) – 1,604
Alexander McMullen (CON) – 200
Maria Piazza (CON) – 223
Asad Syed (LAB) – 625
Gordana Vasic (LAB) – 684
Roger Whittaker (G) – 395
LD HOLD x 2
Gosforth
Doc Anand (CON) – 1,399
Michael Bell (LAB) – 952
Frances Hinton (G) – 350
Brian Moore (North East Party) – 160
Tahir Siddique (LD) – 1,288
Conservative GAIN from Lib Dem
Heaton
Tom Appleby (LD) – 494
Chandni Chopra (IND) – 525
John Dobie (CON) – 162
Andrew Gray (G) – 671
Steve Handford (COMM) – 71
Clare Penny-Evans (LAB) – 1,543
LAB HOLD
Kenton
Craig Austin (LD) – 332
Nick Fray (TUSC) – 78
Adam Jackson (G) – 274
Stephen Lambert (LAB) – 1,647
Zak Mudie (CON) – 192
LAB HOLD
Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall
Alexander Hay (LAB) – 1,364
Amy Laverick (CON) – 345
Tahir Mahmood (G) – 147
David Partington (LD) – 243
LAB HOLD
Lemington
Stephen Barry-Stanners (LAB) – 1,018
Tracy Connell (LD) – 122
Jack Donaldson (CON) – 196
Pat McGee (G) – 119
Zoey Saul (NEWC IND) – 800
Labour GAIN FROM Newcastle Independents
Manor Park
Bradley Aird (LAB) – 836
Antonio Manco (CON) – 161
Mike Rabley (G) – 405
Greg Stone (LD) – 1,816
LD HOLD
Monument
Nabeela Ali (LAB) – 804
Craig Dodd (LD) – 125
Richard Sanderson (CON) – 141
Jessica Whitaker (G) – 343
LAB HOLD
North Jesmond
James Coles (LD) – 995
Stephen Davies (CON) – 127
Killian McCartney (LAB) – 683
Shehla Naqvi (G) – 262
Lib Dem GAIN from Labour
Ouseburn
Alistair Chisholm (LAB) – 1,054
Gabriella Leavitt (G) – 318
Fiona Punchard (LD) – 762
Marie Summersby (CON) – 44
LAB HOLD
Parklands
Pauline Allen (LD) – 2,207
Christopher Bartlett (LAB) – 999
Andrew Burnett (CON) – 409
Audrey Macnaughton (G) – 548
LD HOLD
South Jesmond
Milo Barnett (LAB) – 900
Martin Evison (SDP) – 52
Aidan King (LD) – 548
Jennifer Mills (CON) – 183
Sarah Peters (G) – 454
LAB HOLD
Walker
Stephen Psallidas (LD) – 143
Alex Walker (CON) – 232
Matt Williams (G) – 169
David Wood (LAB) – 1,257
LAB HOLD
Walkergate
Maureen Lowson (LAB) – 1,582
Margaret Montgomery (G) – 471
Matthew Osbourn (LD) – 323
Stephen Oxborough (CON) – 324
LAB HOLD
West Fenham
Syed Ahmed (CON) – 193
Tim Dowson (G) – 317
Mark Mitchell (LD) – 1,250
Ian Tokell (LAB) – 908
Lib Dem GAIN from Labour
Wingrove
Irim Ali (LAB) – 1,211
Younes Mohammed (IND) – 971
John Pearson (G) – 468
Jarred Riley (CON) – 223
Colin Steen (LD) – 192
LAB HOLD
Council control:
Labour 45 (-2)
Lib Dem 23 (-)
Independent 4 (-)
Newcastle Independents 3 (-1)
Green 2 (+2)
Conservative 1 (+1)
