2006 Newcastle City Council election

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2006 Newcastle City Council election
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26 of the 78 seats on Newcastle City Council
40 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won 16 10
Seats after 48 30
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 34,960 25,959
Percentage 47.8% 35.5%
Swing Increase 5.8% Increase 2.0%
Map of the results of the 2006 Newcastle council election. Labour in red and the Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

Elections to Newcastle City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The council stayed under Liberal Democrat control, with the party gaining one seat overall.[1][2][3]

Election result[edit]

Newcastle Council Election Result 2006
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 16 Increase 1 61.5 32 48 61.5 34,960 47.8 Increase 5.8
  Labour 10 Decrease 1 38.5 20 30 38.5 25,959 35.5 Increase 2.0
  Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 6,955 9.5 Decrease 5.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,327 3.2 Increase 1.9
  BNP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,010 2.7 Steady
  English Democrat 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 354 0.5 Increase 0.2
  Socialist Alternative 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 289 0.4 Decrease 0.3
  Respect 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 238 0.3 New
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 36 0.0 Decrease 0.1

Ward results[edit]

Benwell and Scotswood[edit]

Benwell and Scotswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy Beecham 1,695 51.4
Liberal Democrats John Mansfield 879 26.7
BNP Jonathan Keys 516 15.7
Green Laurence Ellacot 206 6.3
Majority 816 24.7
Turnout 40.4
Labour hold Swing

Blakelaw[edit]

Blakelaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Schardt 1,608 52.4
Labour William Dodds 1,219 39.8
Conservative Kenneth Wake 239 7.8
Majority 389 12.6
Turnout 40.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Byker[edit]

Byker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicholas Kemp 1,322 59.5
Liberal Democrats Jan Rosen 611 27.5
Socialist Alternative Paul Owens 289 13.0
Majority 711 32.0
Turnout 31.8
Labour hold Swing

Castle[edit]

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anita Lower 1,819 59.1
Labour June Mackinlay 795 25.8
Conservative Mark Laing 466 15.1
Majority 1,024 33.3
Turnout 41.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dene[edit]

Dene
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Bailey 2,047 66.9
Labour Graham Addy 600 19.6
Conservative Mary Toward 412 13.5
Majority 1,447 47.3
Turnout 42.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denton[edit]

Denton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Middleton 2,219 64.5
Labour Eric Mackinlay 1,221 35.5
Majority 998 29.0
Turnout 43.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

East Gosforth[edit]

East Gosforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Slesenger 1,956 58.4
Labour Richard Baker 628 18.8
Conservative Charlotte Ives 441 13.2
Green David Coombes 324 9.7
Majority 1,328 39.6
Turnout 47.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elswick[edit]

Elswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Malcolm 1,015 44.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew McQuillin 587 25.8
BNP Kenneth Booth 437 19.2
Respect Yunus Bakhsh 238 10.5
Majority 428 18.8
Turnout 34.1
Labour hold Swing

Fawdon[edit]

Fawdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Faulkner 1,675 54.4
Labour Keith Taylor 926 30.1
English Democrat Martin Thompson 354 11.5
Conservative John Catto 125 4.1
Majority 749 24.3
Turnout 43.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fenham[edit]

Fenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Morrissey 1,482 45.8
Labour Isabella Cooney 1,377 42.6
Conservative Duncan James 375 11.6
Majority 105 3.2
Turnout 42.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Kenton[edit]

Kenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gerald Bell 1,436 52.4
Liberal Democrats David Turner 928 33.8
Conservative Tom Magen 378 13.8
Majority 508 18.6
Turnout 39.6
Labour hold Swing

Lemington[edit]

Lemington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Ash 1,591 56.1
Labour Ruth Robson 1,247 43.9
Majority 344 12.2
Turnout 38.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Newburn[edit]

Newburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Wright 1,337 46.1
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Hunter 875 30.2
BNP Alan Patterson 417 14.4
Conservative Timothy Troman 269 9.3
Majority 462 15.9
Turnout 41.4
Labour hold Swing

North Heaton[edit]

North Heaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gregory Stone 1,632 49.8
Labour Christopher Wilkie 815 24.9
Conservative Barry Flux 490 15.0
Green Victoria Walpole 340 10.4
Majority 817 24.9
Turnout 43.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Jesmond[edit]

North Jesmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Rounthwaite 1,050 54.4
Labour Fiona Clarke 400 20.7
Conservative Claire McLaughlin 290 15.0
Green John Pearson 190 9.8
Majority 650 33.7
Turnout 35.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ouseburn[edit]

Ouseburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Kane 773 49.4
Labour Farah McArdle 461 29.5
Green Alastair Bonnett 214 13.7
Conservative Ann Wake 117 7.5
Majority 312 19.9
Turnout 28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Parklands[edit]

Parklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Packham 2,247 64.2
Conservative Neville Armstrong 738 21.1
Labour Antoine Tinnion 387 11.1
Green Geoffrey Parkin 130 3.7
Majority 1,509 43.1
Turnout 49.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Heaton[edit]

South Heaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geraldine Ormonde 961 48.4
Liberal Democrats Henry Gallager 748 37.7
Green Duncan Couchman 176 8.9
Conservative Stephen Brownlee 100 5.0
Majority 213 10.7
Turnout 41.3
Labour hold Swing

South Jesmond[edit]

South Jesmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Woodwark 864 50.1
Labour Christopher Bartlett 368 21.4
Conservative Christopher Martin 291 16.9
Green Malcolm Shiel 200 11.6
Majority 496 28.7
Turnout 33.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Walker[edit]

Walker
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Stokel-Walker 1,797 69.0
Liberal Democrats Annie Gravell 462 17.7
BNP John Mitchell 310 11.9
Communist Martin Levy 36 1.4
Majority 1,335 51.3
Turnout 35.0
Labour hold Swing

Walkergate[edit]

Walkergate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Besag 1,770 58.2
Labour Maureen Lowson 1,116 36.7
Conservative Marian McWilliams 155 5.1
Majority 654 21.5
Turnout 43.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Gosforth[edit]

West Gosforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats William Shepherd 1,961 52.3
Conservative Brian Moore 1,141 30.4
Labour John Foley 431 11.5
Green Dawn Shiel 217 5.8
Majority 820 21.9
Turnout 50.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Westerhope[edit]

Westerhope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Hamilton 2,177 57.0
Labour Brian Hunter 1,150 30.1
Conservative John Gough 491 12.9
Majority 1,027 26.9
Turnout 49.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Westgate[edit]

Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey O'Brien 704 45.0
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pagan 531 33.9
BNP Daniel Thorlby 173 11.0
Green Pamela Woolner 158 10.1
Majority 173 11.1
Turnout 29.2
Labour hold Swing

Wingrove[edit]

Wingrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce McCarty 1,031 39.9
Liberal Democrats Muhammed Ali 994 38.5
Conservative Jacqueline McNally 227 8.8
Green Peter Hilton 172 6.7
BNP Vivien Browne 157 6.1
Majority 37 1.4
Turnout 36.4
Labour hold Swing

Woolsington[edit]

Woolsington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Pattison 1,520 47.4
Liberal Democrats William Thorkildsen 1,474 46.0
Conservative Sharmilee Rau 210 6.6
Majority 46 1.4
Turnout 43.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Local Election Results 2006 - Newcastle upon Tyne". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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