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2012 Newcastle City Council election

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Newcastle City Council Elections, 2012

← 2011 3 May 2012 2014 →
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nick Forbes David Falkner
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Westgate Fawdon
Last election 45 32 1
Councillors 51 26 1
Councillors +/– Increase 6 Decrease 6 Increase

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.

Ward by Ward Results

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Spoilt votes not included below.

Benwell & Scotswood ward

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Benwell & Scotswood
Party 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

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Blakelaw
Party 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

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Byker
Party 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

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Castle
Party 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

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Dene
Party 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

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Denton
Party 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

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East Gosforth
Party 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

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Elswick
Party 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

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Fawdon
Party 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

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Fenham
Party 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

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Kenton
Party 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

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Leamington
Party 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

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Newburn
Party 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

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North Heaton
Party 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

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North Jesmond
Party 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

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Ouseburn
Party 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

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Parklands
Party 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

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South Heaton
Party 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

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South Jesmond
Party 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

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Walker
Party 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

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Walkergate
Party 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

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West Gosforth
Party 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

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In 2008, Marc Donnelly stood in this ward as the Liberal Democrat candidate. The change in percentage here for him is relative to then.

Westerthorpe
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

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Westgate
Party 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

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Wingrove
Party 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

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Woolsington
Party 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

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  1. ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.