2026 Newcastle City Council election
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2026 English local government election
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The 2026 Newcastle City Council election will occur on 7 May 2026,[2] with all 78 seats on Newcastle City Council up for election.[3] The election will be held alongside other local elections across Great Britain.
Since the previous council election in 2024, the council fell into no overall control, with the Labour Party remaining the single largest party but losing control of the council. The Liberal Democrats remained the largest opposition.
In August 2025, Jamie Driscoll, former Mayor of the North of Tyne and former Newcastle City Council member, announced he was standing in the election in Monument ward. He said that a progressive alliance of Majority, the Green Party, and independents could win control of Newcastle City Council. In December 2025, Driscoll joined the Green Party.[4]
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election[1][e] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 45 | Labour | 36 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 23 | Liberal Democrats | 22 | ||
| Green | 2 | Green | 4 | ||
| Newcastle Ind. | 3 | Newcastle Ind. | 3 | ||
| Conservative | 1 | Conservative | 1 | ||
| Independent | 4 | Independent | 12[f] | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- July 2024: Gerry Keating (Liberal Democrats) resigns – by-election held September 2024[5]
- September 2024: Peter Allen (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election[6]
- October 2024: Thom Campion (Liberal Democrats) leaves party to sit as an independent[7]
- April 2025: Jane Byrne (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[8]
- June 2025: Milo Barnett (Labour) resigns – by-election held August 2025[9]
- August 2025: Sarah Peters (Green) gains by-election from Labour[10]
- November 2025:
Wards
Arthur's Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Gareth Barber | ||||
| Conservative | Margaret Birkmyre | ||||
| Labour | Hannah Cousins | ||||
| Independent | Joseph Eldridge | ||||
| Reform | Clifford Hedley | ||||
| Labour | Joanne Kingsland | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Abigail Macdonald | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Milon | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Adrin Neatrour | ||||
| Reform | Stuart Norton | ||||
| Green | John Pearson | ||||
| Labour | Hayder Qureshi | ||||
| Imagine | Shemol Rahman | ||||
| Green | Mohammed Suleman | ||||
| Green | Rowshon Uddin | ||||
Benwell, Scotswood and Denton Burn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hans Christian Andersen | ||||
| Labour | Susan Anthony | ||||
| Reform | Daniel Astley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Brooke | ||||
| Conservative | Anthony Brown | ||||
| Green | Jan Grace | ||||
| Reform | Jiabao He | ||||
| Labour | Robert Higgins | ||||
| Green | Rima Hussein | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Liddle | ||||
| Independent | David McGovern | ||||
| Reform | David Minto | ||||
| Labour | Hazel Stephenson | ||||
| Green | Kerrin Tatwood | ||||
Blakelaw and Cowgate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dawn Brown | ||||
| Reform | Rachel Davison | ||||
| Green | Aurora Harrison | ||||
| Green | Frances Hinton | ||||
| Reform | Gavin Hutchinson | ||||
| Green | Tina Ion | ||||
| Labour | Karen Kilgour | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian McGreevy | ||||
| TUSC | Michael O'Dowd | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Lauren Proctor | ||||
| Labour | Juna Sathian | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Schardt | ||||
| Labour | Ian Tokell | ||||
| Reform | Irene Turnbull | ||||
| Independent | Marion Williams | ||||
Byker
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Syed Ahmed | ||||
| Labour | Khadija Ali | ||||
| Green | Jamie Anderson | ||||
| Reform | Tanya Dawes | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Day | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Forster | ||||
| Green | Nick Hartley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Jarman | ||||
| Labour | Gavin Jordan | ||||
| Reform | Shane Robinson | ||||
| Reform | Neil Scott | ||||
| Green | Hedley Sugar-Wells | ||||
| Labour | Will Wain | ||||
Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Samuel Bennett | ||||
| Reform | Gary Black | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David Down | ||||
| Labour | Mark Edwards Junior | ||||
| Labour | Steve Fairlie | ||||
| Labour | Andrew Herridge | ||||
| Green | Imran Mohammed | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Morris | ||||
| Green | Jamie Robinson | ||||
| Reform | Roderick Russell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Dhananjay Singh | ||||
| Green | Andrew Welch | ||||
| Conservative | Anna Wilson | ||||
Chapel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Yvonne Alden | ||||
| Labour | Owen Bell | ||||
| Green | Mary Clifford | ||||
| Labour | David Cook | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Cowans | ||||
| Conservative | Muhammad Dahri | ||||
| Independent | Marc Donnelly | ||||
| Independent | Margaret Donnelly | ||||
| Labour | Ben Hobson | ||||
| Independent | Lawrence Hunter | ||||
| Conservative | Karen Jewers | ||||
| Reform | Prashasti Khare | ||||
| Green | Keith Metcalf | ||||
| Green | James Price | ||||
| Reform | Chanchal Samaiya | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David Slesenger | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Steen | ||||
Dene and South Gosforth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | James Brine | ||||
| Reform | David Cooper | ||||
| Labour | Alex Dodgson | ||||
| Reform | Adam Forrest | ||||
| Labour | Hilary Franks | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Gallagher | ||||
| Conservative | Gerry Langley | ||||
| Reform | Peter Laws | ||||
| Labour | Marley Nellis | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Psallidas | ||||
| Green | Nick Simpson | ||||
| Green | Laurence Taylor | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Taylor | ||||
Denton and Westerhope
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Emmanuel Alawode | ||||
| Labour | Vince Barry-Stanners | ||||
| Reform | Margaret Bebb | ||||
| Conservative | Alan Birkmyre | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Dalglish | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Dicken | ||||
| Green | Ben Feechan | ||||
| Green | Miles Henderson | ||||
| Reform | Kami Kundi | ||||
| Newcastle Ind. | Adam Mitchell | ||||
| Newcastle Ind. | Tracey Mitchell | ||||
| Reform | Steven Rutherford | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Slesenger | ||||
| Labour | Zarah St Clair | ||||
| Green | Roger Whittaker | ||||
Elswick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Halimah Begum | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Bell | ||||
| Reform | Hazel Dixon | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dooner | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David Faulkner | ||||
| Conservative | Mohammed Habibi | ||||
| Labour | Nicu Ion | ||||
| Labour | Margaret Murning | ||||
| Green | Khaled Musharraf | ||||
| Reform | Timothy Smith | ||||
| Green | Peter Thomson | ||||
| Reform | Philip Tolan | ||||
| Labour | Arif Zaman | ||||
Fawdon and West Gosforth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arlene Ainsley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Austin | ||||
| Conservative | Milo Bennett | ||||
| Labour | Callum Buchanan | ||||
| Reform | John Duffy | ||||
| Reform | Martin Evison | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | John Hall | ||||
| Reform | Kai Hoult | ||||
| Green | Daniel Jones | ||||
| Labour | Gary Kilgour | ||||
| Green | David Laws | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lovatt | ||||
| Green | Isabella Warburton Brown | ||||
Gosforth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Doc Anand | ||||
| Green | Jack Burton | ||||
| Reform | John Dale | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Ferguson | ||||
| Reform | George Ford | ||||
| Green | Adam Jackson | ||||
| Green | Andrew Kidger | ||||
| Conservative | Maria Manco | ||||
| Conservative | Rebecca Mead | ||||
| Labour | Thomas Millen | ||||
| Reform | Alistair Pedlow | ||||
| Labour | Jonathan Sabarre | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Tahir Siddique | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Woodwark | ||||
| Labour | Colin Wright | ||||
Heaton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jude Browne | ||||
| Green | Chandni Chopra | ||||
| Conservative | John Dobie | ||||
| Labour | Lara Ellis | ||||
| Green | Joe Gartland | ||||
| Green | Andrew Gray | ||||
| Communist | Steve Handford | ||||
| Reform | Billy Hill | ||||
| Reform | Stewart Jackson | ||||
| Labour | Clare Penny-Evans | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rakowski | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Ridyard | ||||
| Labour | Mehrban Sadiq | ||||
| Reform | Steve Taylor | ||||
Jesmond
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Allen | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Phliip Browne | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | James Coles | ||||
| Reform | Trevor Cox | ||||
| Conservative | Sandra Davison | ||||
| Green | Tim Dowson | ||||
| Green | Marianne Kell | ||||
| Labour | Killian McCartney | ||||
| Green | Ludovico Rella | ||||
| Reform | Ellen Russell | ||||
| Reform | Janet Stansfield | ||||
| Labour | Fin Weatherill | ||||
| Labour | John Thomas | ||||
Kenton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Austin | ||||
| Labour | Ged Bell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Clark | ||||
| Conservative | Gareth Davies | ||||
| TUSC | Nick Fray | ||||
| Green | Richard Frearson | ||||
| Labour | Stephen Lambert | ||||
| Green | Jane Lancaster | ||||
| Reform | Mick Mahoney | ||||
| Labour | Paula Maines | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip McArdle | ||||
| Reform | Terry McNamara | ||||
| Green | Milan Nemecek | ||||
| Reform | Alison Sanderson | ||||
Kingston Park and Dinnington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Down | ||||
| Reform | Chris Durham | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Farsi | ||||
| Reform | Gordon Forbes | ||||
| Labour | Simon Harrison | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | John Mansfield | ||||
| Green | Katy Sawyer | ||||
| Conservative | Connor Shotton | ||||
| Conservative | Tudor Skelly | ||||
| Labour | Liam Spencer | ||||
| Labour | Gordana Vasic | ||||
| Conservative | Kenneth Wake | ||||
| Green | Susie Warburton Brown | ||||
| Green | Dave Webb | ||||
| Reform | Frank Wilson | ||||
Lemington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Barry-Stanners | ||||
| Reform | Adrian Butler | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Tracy Connell | ||||
| Conservative | Ian Davison | ||||
| Reform | Kirsty Galbraith | ||||
| Green | David Harrison | ||||
| Green | Alice Kubiak | ||||
| Reform | Russ Lawler | ||||
| Green | Peter Mitchell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Moorhead | ||||
| Labour | Barry Phillipson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Shepherd | ||||
| Labour | Eleanor Woolstencroft | ||||
Manor Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Bartlett | ||||
| Green | Philip Brookes | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Burns | ||||
| Conservative | Heather Chambers | ||||
| Reform | Trevor Cox | ||||
| Green | Nathan Evans | ||||
| Reform | John Gardner | ||||
| Reform | Mark Gardner | ||||
| Green | Mica Hind | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Doreen Huddart | ||||
| Labour | Danny Hutton Ferris | ||||
| Labour | Christopher O'Keefe | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Stone | ||||
Monument
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chaudhry Ahmad | ||||
| Labour | Nabeela Ali | ||||
| Independent | Craig Cottrell | ||||
| Green | Jamie Driscoll | ||||
| Reform | Christopher Gray | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Hall | ||||
| Conservative | John Honeychurch-Kyle | ||||
| Green | Gareth Jones | ||||
| Labour | Raja Khan | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan King | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Murphy | ||||
| Reform | Agnes Offiong | ||||
| Green | Kiran Sayyed | ||||
| Reform | Paul Wallace | ||||
| Labour | Mirza Yousef | ||||
Newbiggin Hall and Callerton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ali Avaei | ||||
| Reform | Deanne Bell | ||||
| Labour | Alexander Hay | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Laverick | ||||
| Reform | Brian Moore | ||||
| Reform | Colin Nichol | ||||
| Green | Rory Osborne | ||||
| Labour | George Pattison | ||||
| Labour | Jacqui Robinson | ||||
| Conservative | James Setch | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Swai | ||||
| Green | Anne Tindale | ||||
| Green | Angus Williams | ||||
Ouseburn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Leon Brown | ||||
| Green | Alistair Chisholm | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Cookson | ||||
| Green | Lawrence Davies | ||||
| Labour | Robert Fleming | ||||
| Reform | Curtis Hollocks | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Kane | ||||
| Labour | Ali Mehmood | ||||
| Labour | Joseph Morris | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Osbourn | ||||
| Conservative | Philip Parkinson | ||||
| Green | Sarah Peters | ||||
| Conservative | Marie Summersby | ||||
| Reform | Tony Teasdale | ||||
Parklands and North Gosforth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Allen | ||||
| Reform | Paul Barrett | ||||
| Reform | Gerard Bartley | ||||
| Green | Andrew Capocci | ||||
| Reform | Alex Clark | ||||
| Labour | Benjamin Eckford | ||||
| Labour | Lewys Evans | ||||
| Labour | William Kilgour | ||||
| Green | Audrey Macnaughton | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Morrissey | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David Partington | ||||
| Green | Will Rogers | ||||
| Conservative | Alison Wake | ||||
Throckley, Walbottle and Newburn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Richard Barnes | ||||
| Green | Kimberley Barrass | ||||
| Conservative | Simon Bell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Belinda Brady | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Cogan | ||||
| Conservative | Harry Drew | ||||
| Conservative | Alexis Fernandes | ||||
| Reform | Michael Fitzpatrick | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Hall | ||||
| Labour | Mark Hardy | ||||
| Reform | Amy Hunter | ||||
| Green | Idwal John | ||||
| Green | Pat McGee | ||||
| Labour | Adam Walker | ||||
| Labour | Linda Wright | ||||
Walker
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Aird | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Buckley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cowie | ||||
| Reform | Lorraine Gingell | ||||
| Reform | Colin Goldsborough | ||||
| Conservative | Christopher Metcalf | ||||
| Party of Women | Liz Panton | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Renton | ||||
| Reform | Richard Sharp | ||||
| Independent | John Stokel-Walker | ||||
| Green | Chuck Taylor | ||||
| Labour | Pamela Victor Ibitamuno | ||||
| Labour | Sam Vosper | ||||
| Green | Tom Whatson | ||||
| Green | Matt Williams | ||||
| Independent | Davy Wood | ||||
Walkergate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brad Aird | ||||
| Labour | Christine Aird | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David Cain | ||||
| Reform | Stephen Lowery | ||||
| Reform | Gavin Maw | ||||
| Green | Maria Maza | ||||
| Green | Margaret Montgomery | ||||
| Reform | David Orr | ||||
| Conservative | Stephen Oxborough | ||||
| Labour | Abdul Rajib | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Robinson | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | William Signey | ||||
| Green | Wayne Thompson | ||||
West Fenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Tasnim Adnan | ||||
| Labour | Navya Bharagida | ||||
| Reform | Barry Brians | ||||
| Green | Sian Broadhurst | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Owen Burbidge | ||||
| Conservative | Fahim Habibi | ||||
| Green | Lauren Healey | ||||
| Labour | Saeem Korim | ||||
| Reform | Michael Martin | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Mitchell | ||||
| Reform | John Moore | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | PJ Morrissey | ||||
| Labour | Connor Slomski | ||||
Wingrove
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Babatope Aguntasolo | ||||
| Labour | Irim Ali | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Fi Clarke | ||||
| Reform | John Ekong | ||||
| Reform | Harold Goodwill | ||||
| Conservative | Mo Karim | ||||
| Green | Humaira Khan | ||||
| Reform | James Lee | ||||
| Labour | Joyce McCarty | ||||
| Green | Younes Mohammed | ||||
| Green | Mohammed Sarwar | ||||
| Labour | Rebecca Shatwell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Steen | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Leader of the East End & Associates Independent Group.
- ↑ Includes the vacant seats in South Jesmond and Walkergate both last held by Labour.
- ↑ Of the 12 Independent councillors before the election, 6 sat in the East End & Associates Independent Group and 6 were non-aligned.
- ↑ Labour minority.
- ↑ Last updated 10 February 2026.
- ↑ Includes East End and Associates Independent Group
- ↑ All sit as part of the East End and Associates Independent Group, which is not registered as a political party.
References
- 1 2 "Newcastle upon Tyne Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Upcoming elections". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ↑ Holland, Daniel (July 28, 2025). "Rachel Reeves spotted in Newcastle as Chancellor joins by-election campaign". Chronicle Live.
- ↑ Holland, Daniel (18 August 2025). "Ex-mayor Jamie Driscoll to stand for election in Newcastle under 'progressive alliance' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ↑ Shakespeare, Austen (31 July 2024). "By-election called following resignation of long-standing Newcastle councillor". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — North Jesmond Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Double SNP win in Dundee". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Holland, Daniel (28 April 2025). "Newcastle Labour loses another councillor and now holds less than 50% of council". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Holland, Daniel (30 June 2025). "Newcastle by-election looms after Jesmond Labour councillor resigns". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — South Jesmond Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Holland, Daniel (5 November 2024). "Newcastle Labour exodus as ex-council leader Nick Kemp and five others quit". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Newcastle City Labour councillor Alistair Chisholm defects to Greens". BBC News. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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