Reform UK won all three seats when the ward last voted, in May 2026, with 47 per cent of the vote. Earlier contests were won by Labour in 2024 and 2023. 6 candidates are standing.
| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Reform UK | 40.1% |
| Labour | 39.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 7.0% |
| Conservative | 5.6% |
| Green | 5.0% |
| TUSC | 2.6% |
Gateshead elects its councillors by thirds: each ward has three councillors, elected in separate years, so the three seats can be held by different parties. This by-election is for one of High Fell's three seats. A gain or hold goes by that seat - the party that last won it - not by which party won the ward's most recent contest, which is usually a different seat.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Reform UK | Independents and others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | - | 29% | 9% | 13% | 47% | 1% |
| May 2024 | 14% | 57% | 12% | 8% | - | 10% |
| May 2023 | 10% | 73% | 10% | - | - | 7% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground. The independents-and-others share includes Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (10% in May 2024) and Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (7% in May 2023).
Gateshead is a metropolitan borough: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: Reform UK.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Gateshead. Transport and some strategic functions sit with the North East Combined Authority.
The ward is part of the Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency. Labour MP Mark Ferguson won it at the 2024 general election with 45 per cent of the vote.