2019 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2019 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

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2019 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	17	2	77.3	35	52	91.2	20,609	44.3
	Liberal Democrats	5	2	22.7	9	14	8.8	12,458	26.8
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,940	10.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,956	8.5
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,857	6.1
	Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	722	1.6
	Save Us Now	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	396	0.9
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	266	0.6
	Socialist Alternative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	188	0.4
	Space Navies Party	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	133	0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Neil Weatherley	750	38.3
	Liberal	Kathy King	414	21.1
	UKIP	James Corr	335	17.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Elliott	315	16.1
	Conservative	Caroline Sterling	146	7.4
Majority			336
Turnout			1,973	31.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Malcolm Brain	1,102	55.6
	Green	Simon Easton	378	19.1
	Conservative	Michael Leonard	223	11.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart McClurey	146	7.4
	Space Navies Party	Lisabela Marschild	133	6.7
Majority			724
Turnout			2,022	28.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bob Goldsworthy	832	61.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Cooper	316	23.3
	Conservative	John Gardiner	209	15.4
Majority			516
Turnout			1,394	24.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael McNestry	1,269	48.9
	UKIP	John Brown	507	19.5
	Green	David Castleton	328	12.6
	Conservative	Lucinda Wilson	250	9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Callender	242	9.3
Majority			762
Turnout			2,612	38.6
	Labour hold		Swing

2019 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

Ward results

Birtley

Blaydon

Bridges

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Chowdene

Crawbrook and Greenside

Deckham

Dunston and Teams

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Felling

High Fell

Lamesley

Lobley Hill and Bensham

Low Fell

Pelaw and Heworth

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

Saltwell

Wardley and Leam Lane

Whickham North

Whickham South and Sunniside

Windy Nook and Whitehills

Winlaton and High Spen

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Keith Wood	1,025	47.3
	UKIP	John O'Carroll	449	20.7
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Welsh	421	19.4
	Conservative	Eric Young	271	12.5
Majority			576
Turnout			2,187	31.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Helen Haran	1,049	41.5
	Green	Diane Cadman	653	25.8
	UKIP	Morgan Little	395	15.6
	Conservative	Leonard Davidson	249	9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Amelia Ord	182	7.2
Majority			396
Turnout			2,539	37.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bernadette Oliphant	1,017	57.8
	Green	Gary Brooks	292	16.6
	Conservative	May Ainscow	243	13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Spours	207	11.8
Majority			725
Turnout			1,792	27.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gary Haley	887	58.6
	Green	Andrew Blanchflower	233	15.4
	Conservative	Jordan-Lee Guthrie	161	10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stacey Duggan	125	8.3
	Save Us Now	Susan Hall	108	7.1
Majority			654
Turnout			1,543	24.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Vicky Anderson	1,488	52.7
	Labour Co-op	Chris McHugh	851	30.1
	Green	Isabel Blanchflower	207	7.3
	Save Us Now	Graham Steele	146	5.2
	Conservative	Jak Hocking	133	4.7
Majority			637
Turnout			2,843	42.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul McNally	899	64.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Fawcett	324	23.1
	Conservative	Peter Jackson	180	12.8
Majority			575
Turnout			1,433	24.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jennifer Reay	828	56.4
	Conservative	Edward Bohill	187	12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Lynda Duggan	178	12.1
	Save Us Now	Heather White	142	9.7
	Socialist Alternative	Elaine Brunskill	133	9.1
Majority			641
Turnout			1,489	9.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sheila Gallagher	1,019	52.8
	Conservative	Sheila Everatt	407	21.1
	Liberal	Betty Gallon	308	16.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christine McHatton	197	10.2
Majority			612
Turnout			1,998	27.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eileen McMaster	963	49.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Seaborn	345	17.5
	Green	Andy Redfern	288	14.6
	Conservative	Janice Hutchinson	266	13.5
	Independent	Jonathan Mohammed	266	13.5
Majority			618
Turnout			2,006	28.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Ron Beadle	1,778	57.9
	Labour	Calvin Lawson	811	26.4
	Green	Neil Grant	291	9.5
	Conservative	David Potts	190	6.2
Majority			967
Turnout			3,114	44.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Windy Nook and Whitehills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jim Turnbull	1,117	58.4
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Crozier	274	14.3
	Green	Ruth Grant	274	14.3
	Conservative	Kyle Murray	248	13.0
Majority			843
Turnout			1,978	27.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Winlaton and High Spen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Maria Hall	1,190	54.1
	Green	Paul McNally	421	19.2
	Conservative	Lewis Ormston	408	18.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robinson Stanaway	179	8.1
Majority			769
Turnout			2,266	33.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Diston	1,222	51.5
	Labour	Jill Green	726	30.6
	UKIP	Jordan Oliver	238	10.0
	Green	Nicholas Boldrini	127	5.3
	Conservative	Paul Sterling	61	2.6
Majority			496
Turnout			2,383	36.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alex Geddes	1,399	49.2
	UKIP	Steven Bailey	502	17.7
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra McClurey	496	17.4
	Conservative	Susan Wilson	205	7.2
	Green	Andrew Mason	186	6.5
	Socialist Alternative	Ros Cooper	55	1.9
Majority			897
Turnout			2,856	41.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert Waugh	838	51.1
	Conservative	Alan Bond	317	19.3
	Green	Rachel Taylor	278	17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Leanne Brand	207	12.6
Majority			521
Turnout			1,667	27.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Green	1,034	53.9
	UKIP	Alan Craig	431	22.5
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Walker	262	13.7
	Conservative	John McNeil	190	9.9
Majority			603
Turnout			1,936	31.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Ord	1,637	70.4
	Labour	Jeff Bowe	524	22.5
	Conservative	John Callanan	164	7.1
Majority			1,113
Turnout			2,373	37.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Wallace	1,917	72.9
	Labour Co-op	Judith Turner	479	18.2
	Conservative	Perry Wilson	232	8.8
Majority			1,438
Turnout			2,676	41.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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