Newcastle upon Tyne Council - Wards and Councillors

Metropolitan borough · North East · 78 seats in 26 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027

Liberal Democrats run Newcastle upon Tyne Council as a minority administration. The council has 78 councillors in 26 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 25, Green 24, Reform 23, Other 4, Labour 2. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats (Minority)

78 seats - 40 for a majority

Reform 23Labour 2Lib Dem 25Green 24Other 4

Seat changes since the 7 May 2026 election Other +1 Reform −1

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (78 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Green24.5%24

Reform21.8%24

Lib Dem21.2%25

Labour16.7%2

Other9.8%3

Conservative6.0%0

2026 election results for Newcastle upon Tyne, ward by ward

Next election

6 May 2027

26 of 78 seats up, elected by thirds

Largest party

Lib Dem 25

15 short of the 40 needed for a majority

Closest result

Castle

Green won the last seat by 17 votes over Lib Dem, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn

Reform hold, 27 August 2026 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

5 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

49%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourLib DemReformGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 26 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Arthur's Hill Rowshon Uddin, Mohammed Suleman, John Pearson	7 May 2026 Green 45.1% lead 18.1 pts
Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn Daniel Astley, Jiabao He, David Minto	7 May 2026 Reform 32.6% lead 7.8 pts
Blakelaw & Cowgate Rachel Davison, Gavin Hutchinson, Irene Turnbull	7 May 2026 Reform 33.6% lead 2.8 pts
Byker Hedley Sugar-Wells, Nick Hartley, Jamie Anderson	7 May 2026 Green 58.4% lead 34.9 pts
Castle Imran Mohammed, Jamie Robinson, David Down	7 May 2026 Green 34.4% lead 3.3 pts
Chapel Margaret Donnelly, Lawrence Hunter, Marc Donnelly	7 May 2026 Independent 32.0% lead 5.0 pts
Dene & South Gosforth Henry Gallagher, Stephen Psallidas, Wendy Taylor	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 46.2% lead 23.2 pts
Denton & Westerhope Margaret Bebb, Steven Rutherford, Kami Kundi	7 May 2026 Reform 37.9% lead 14.0 pts
Elswick Halimah Begum, Khaled Musharraf, Peter Thomson	7 May 2026 Green 47.4% lead 24.3 pts
Fawdon & West Gosforth John Hall, Peter Lovatt, Rob Austin	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 46.1% lead 26.0 pts
Gosforth Tom Woodwark, Colin Ferguson, Tahir Siddique	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 40.5% lead 10.1 pts
Heaton Andrew Gray, Joe Gartland, Chandni Chopra	7 May 2026 Green 50.2% lead 29.7 pts
Jesmond James Coles, Peter Allen, Philip Browne	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 42.5% lead 11.5 pts
Kenton Stephen Lambert, Ged Bell, Mick Mahoney	7 May 2026 Labour 32.3% lead 2.3 pts
Kingston Park & Dinnington Barbara Down, John Mansfield, Mohammad Farsi	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 41.7% lead 15.5 pts
Lemington Russ Lawler, Kirsty Galbraith, Adrian Butler	7 May 2026 Reform 45.3% lead 18.1 pts
Manor Park Deborah Burns, Greg Stone, Doreen Huddart	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 44.9% lead 24.2 pts
Monument Gareth Jones, Kiran Sayyed, Jamie Driscoll	7 May 2026 Green 47.8% lead 24.9 pts
Newbiggin Hall & Callerton Deanne Bell, Colin Nichol, Brian Moore	7 May 2026 Reform 41.9% lead 12.3 pts
Ouseburn Alistair Chisholm, Sarah Peters, Lawrence Davies	7 May 2026 Green 57.5% lead 32.9 pts
Parklands & North Gosforth David Partington, Pauline Allen, Christine Morrissey	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 49.8% lead 32.3 pts
Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn Martin Evison, Richard Barnes, Michael Fitzpatrick	7 May 2026 Reform 43.8% lead 14.8 pts
Walker Lorraine Gingell, Matt Williams, Colin Goldsborough	7 May 2026 Green 36.5% lead 0.6 pts
Walkergate Gavin Maw, David Orr, Stephen Lowrey	7 May 2026 Reform 44.5% lead 23.2 pts
West Fenham Mark Mitchell, Owen Burbidge, PJ Morrissey	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 37.5% lead 6.5 pts
Wingrove Humaira Khan, Younes Mohammed, Mohammed Sarwar	7 May 2026 Green 43.5% lead 10.9 pts

Arthur's Hill

John Pearson GreenMohammed Suleman GreenRowshon Uddin Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green45.1%

Labour27.0%

Reform12.9%

Lib Dem5.7%

Conservative4.5%

Independent3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Pearson Elected	Green	1,314
Rowshon Uddin Elected	Green	1,311
Mohammed Suleman Elected	Green	1,220
Hannah Catrin Cousins	Labour	788
Hayder Alam Umor Qureshi	Labour	686
Joanne Kingsland	Labour	685
Gareth William Barber	Reform	375
Clifford Nigel Hedley	Reform	356
Stuart Owen Norton	Reform	347
Mohammed Kamruzzaman Milon	Lib Dem	165
Abigail Elizabeth MacDonald	Lib Dem	161
Margaret Hamilton Birkmyre	Conservative	130
Joseph Ayo Eldridge	Independent	91
Adrin Patrick Neatrour	Lib Dem	85
Shemol Shamsur Rahman	Imagine	51

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn

Daniel Astley IndependentDavid Minto ReformJiabao He Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform32.6%

Labour24.8%

Green16.4%

Independent13.7%

Conservative6.6%

Lib Dem5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Minto Elected	Reform	954
Daniel James Astley Elected	Reform	906
Jiabao He Elected	Reform	792
Rob Higgins	Labour	726
Hazel Stephenson	Labour	688
Susan Anthony	Labour	615
Jan Grace	Green	481
Rima Hussein	Green	416
David Charles McGovern	Independent	402
Kerrin Tatwood	Green	388
Anthony Brown	Conservative	193
Gavin Jeffrey Philip Liddle	Lib Dem	173
Hans Christian lb Andersen	Lib Dem	162
Robin Glyn Brooke	Lib Dem	129

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Blakelaw & Cowgate

Gavin Hutchinson ReformIrene Turnbull ReformRachel Davison Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform33.6%

Labour30.8%

Green17.3%

Lib Dem6.4%

Conservative6.3%

Independent4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rachel Davison Elected	Reform	885
Gavin William Hutchinson Elected	Reform	857
Irene Turnbull Elected	Reform	834
Juna Sathian	Labour	812
Karen Louise Kilgour	Labour	681
Ian Tokell	Labour	579
Aurora Harrison	Green	457
Tina Ion	Green	453
Frances Hinton	Green	418
Brian McGreevy	Lib Dem	169
Dawn Brown	Conservative	165
Lauren Alexandra Florence Proctor	Lib Dem	140
Bill Schardt	Lib Dem	135
Marion Williams	Independent	114
Michael James O'Dowd	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	35

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Byker

Hedley Sugar-Wells GreenJamie Anderson GreenNick Hartley Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green58.4%

Reform23.5%

Labour11.6%

Lib Dem3.3%

Conservative3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nick Hartley Elected	Green	1,567
Jamie Anderson Elected	Green	1,491
Hedley Sugar-Wells Elected	Green	1,402
Tanya Marie Dawes	Reform	630
Shane Scott Robinson	Reform	599
Neil Fraser Scott	Reform	565
Gavin John Jordan	Labour	312
Khadija Ali	Labour	310
Will Wain	Labour	256
Steven Thomas Forster	Lib Dem	89
Syed Ahmed	Conservative	84
Gary Michael Day	Lib Dem	70
Robert David Jarman	Lib Dem	54

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Castle

David Down Lib DemImran Mohammed GreenJamie Robinson Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green34.4%

Lib Dem31.1%

Reform18.4%

Labour10.6%

Conservative5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jamie Robinson Elected	Green	1,228
David Down Elected	Lib Dem	1,109
Imran Mohammed Elected	Green	1,054
Dhananjay Singh	Lib Dem	1,037
Richard Morris	Lib Dem	975
Andrew Welch	Green	936
Samuel Bennett	Reform	657
Roderick Russell	Reform	591
Gary William Black	Reform	565
Andrew Herridge	Labour	380
Steve Fairlie	Labour	311
Mark Edwards Junior	Labour	308
Anna Wilson	Conservative	195

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chapel

Lawrence Hunter IndependentMarc Donnelly IndependentMargaret Donnelly Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Independent32.0%

Independent27.0%

Independent20.8%

Reform12.1%

Labour3.0%

Green2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Marc Donnelly Elected	Independent	2,918
Margaret Donnelly Elected	Independent	2,462
Lawrence Hunter Elected	Independent	1,903
Yvonne Alden	Reform	1,108
Chanchal Shekhar Samaiya	Reform	676
Prashasti Khare	Reform	650
David Cook	Labour	272
Owen Bell	Labour	242
Mary Bridget Clifford	Green	233
Ben Clarke Hobson	Labour	213
Keith William Metcalf	Green	157
James Price	Green	140
Karen Jewers	Conservative	137
Muhammad Dahri	Conservative	100
Ian Cranston Cowans	Lib Dem	99
Judith Lesley Steen	Lib Dem	69
David Serge Slesenger	Lib Dem	67

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dene & South Gosforth

Henry Gallagher Lib DemStephen Psallidas Lib DemWendy Taylor Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem46.2%

Green23.0%

Labour14.9%

Reform11.7%

Conservative4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Wendy Barbara Taylor Elected	Lib Dem	2,141
Henry Peter Gallagher Elected	Lib Dem	1,955
Stephen Anthony Psallidas Elected	Lib Dem	1,886
Nick Simpson	Green	1,064
James Brine	Green	1,050
Laurence Taylor	Green	961
Hilary Franks	Labour	692
Alex Dodgson	Labour	638
Marley Ell Nellis	Labour	609
David Graham Cooper	Reform	540
Adam Michael Forrest	Reform	515
Peter Laws	Reform	495
Gerry Langley	Conservative	194

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Denton & Westerhope

Kami Kundi ReformMargaret Bebb ReformSteven Rutherford Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform37.9%

Newcastle Independents23.9%

Labour15.7%

Lib Dem9.0%

Green8.9%

Conservative4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Margaret Ann Bebb Elected	Reform	1,231
Steven Rutherford Elected	Reform	1,198
Kami Kundi Elected	Reform	1,009
Tracey Ann Mitchell	Newcastle Independents	776
Adam Lee Mitchell	Newcastle Independents	677
Vince Thomas Barry-Stanners	Labour	509
Zarah St Clair	Labour	501
Emmanuel Oluwaseun Alawode	Labour	483
Colin Thomas Daglish	Lib Dem	293
Miles John Henderson	Green	290
Ben Feechan	Green	276
Roger Graham Whittaker	Green	245
Alan Henry Birkmyre	Conservative	150
Elizabeth Joyce Dicken	Lib Dem	131
Jacqueline Ann Slesenger	Lib Dem	106

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Elswick

Halimah Begum GreenKhaled Musharraf GreenPeter Thomson Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green47.4%

Reform23.1%

Labour20.9%

Lib Dem4.7%

Conservative3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Halimah Begum Elected	Green	1,302
Khaled Musharraf Elected	Green	1,239
Peter John Stuart Thomson Elected	Green	1,135
Hazel Dixon	Reform	634
Timothy Graham Smith	Reform	618
Arif Zaman	Labour	575
Philip Tolan	Reform	574
Margaret Ellen Murning	Labour	555
Nicu Ion	Labour	494
Jeremy Paul Turnbull Bell	Lib Dem	130
Margaret Dooner	Lib Dem	126
David Alan Faulkner	Lib Dem	123
Mohammed Idrees Habibi	Conservative	106

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Fawdon & West Gosforth

John Hall Lib DemPeter Lovatt Lib DemRob Austin Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem46.1%

Reform20.1%

Green15.0%

Labour14.2%

Conservative4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter John Lovatt Elected	Lib Dem	1,854
Rob Austin Elected	Lib Dem	1,823
John Hall Elected	Lib Dem	1,796
John Duffy	Reform	808
Martin Evison	Reform	768
Kai James Hoult	Reform	693
Daniel Jones	Green	604
Isabella Grace Warburton Brown	Green	598
David Laws	Green	587
Arlene Ainsley	Labour	571
Callum Buchanan	Labour	484
Gary William Kilgour	Labour	434
Milo Bennett	Conservative	188

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Gosforth

Colin Ferguson Lib DemTahir Siddique Lib DemTom Woodwark Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem40.5%

Conservative30.4%

Green12.0%

Labour9.6%

Reform7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Colin Peter Ferguson Elected	Lib Dem	2,181
Tahir Siddique Elected	Lib Dem	1,980
Thomas David George Woodwark Elected	Lib Dem	1,904
Doc Anand	Conservative	1,638
Rebecca Mead	Conservative	1,066
Maria Manco	Conservative	1,040
Adam Jackson	Green	646
Jack Dennis Burton	Green	593
Thomas Millen	Labour	517
Andrew Peter Kidger	Green	480
Jonathan Sabarre	Labour	471
Colin Wright	Labour	459
John Dale	Reform	409
George John Ford	Reform	368
Alistair William Pedlow	Reform	324

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Heaton

Andrew Gray GreenChandni Chopra GreenJoe Gartland Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green50.2%

Lib Dem20.5%

Labour18.8%

Reform7.3%

Conservative2.2%

Communist Party of Britain1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chandni Chopra Elected	Green	2,329
Andrew Gray Elected	Green	2,305
Joe Gartland Elected	Green	2,266
Mark Ridyard	Lib Dem	950
Lara Blanche Ellis	Labour	872
Clare Penny-Evans	Labour	770
Jude Browne	Lib Dem	768
Andrew Rakowski	Lib Dem	706
Mehrban Sadiq	Labour	636
Billy Hill	Reform	339
Stewart Jackson	Reform	332
Steve Taylor	Reform	316
John Grierson Dobie	Conservative	102
Steve Handford	Communist Party of Britain	50

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Jesmond

James Coles Lib DemPeter Allen Lib DemPhilip Browne Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem42.5%

Green31.0%

Labour13.4%

Reform8.5%

Conservative4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Philip Browne Elected	Lib Dem	1,570
James Coles Elected	Lib Dem	1,527
Peter John Allen Elected	Lib Dem	1,451
Marianne Elizabeth Kell	Green	1,147
Tim Dowson	Green	1,083
Ludovico Rella	Green	1,001
Killian McCartney	Labour	494
Fin Weatherill	Labour	435
John Thomas White	Labour	420
Ellen Russell	Reform	316
Trevor Anthony Cox	Reform	316
Janet Christine Stansfield	Reform	307
Sandra Denise Davison	Conservative	169

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kenton

Ged Bell LabourMick Mahoney ReformStephen Lambert Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour32.3%

Reform30.0%

Green18.4%

Lib Dem11.8%

Conservative6.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen Lambert Elected	Labour	1,051
Ged Bell Elected	Labour	1,010
Mick Mahoney Elected	Reform	978
Terry McNamara	Reform	923
Alison Kimberley Sanderson	Reform	913
Paula Maines	Labour	901
Jane Lancaster	Green	600
Richard Frearson	Green	589
Milan Nemecek	Green	541
Craig Michael Austin	Lib Dem	385
Ronald Denton Clark	Lib Dem	288
Philip Edward McArdle	Lib Dem	273
Gareth James Davies	Conservative	199
Nick Fray	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	45

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kingston Park & Dinnington

Barbara Down Lib DemJohn Mansfield Lib DemMohammad Farsi Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem41.7%

Reform26.2%

Labour13.5%

Green11.2%

Conservative7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Barbara Down Elected	Lib Dem	1,643
John Mansfield Elected	Lib Dem	1,587
Mohammad Farsi Elected	Lib Dem	1,552
Chris Durham	Reform	1,034
Gordon Thomas David Forbes	Reform	1,005
Frank Wilson	Reform	949
Simon Ralph Harrison	Labour	534
Liam Patrick Spencer	Labour	514
Gordana Vasic Franklin	Labour	471
Katy Sawyer	Green	443
Susie Warburton Brown	Green	416
Dave Webb	Green	350
Connor John Shotton	Conservative	289
Kenneth Wake	Conservative	262
Tudor James Tiberius Skelly	Conservative	254

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lemington

Adrian Butler ReformKirsty Galbraith ReformRuss Lawler Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform45.3%

Labour27.2%

Green12.8%

Lib Dem8.7%

Conservative6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kirsty Galbraith Elected	Reform	1,361
Adrian Butler Elected	Reform	1,352
Russ Lawler Elected	Reform	1,307
Barry Phillipson	Labour	817
Stephen John Barry-Stanners	Labour	703
Eleanor Jennifer Woolstencroft	Labour	609
David Harrison	Green	386
Alice Kubiak	Green	349
Peter Mitchell	Green	321
Tracy Connell	Lib Dem	261
Barbara Helen Moorhead	Lib Dem	223
Bill Shepherd	Lib Dem	188
Ian Stewart Davison	Conservative	180

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Manor Park

Deborah Burns Lib DemDoreen Huddart Lib DemGreg Stone Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem44.9%

Green20.7%

Reform16.4%

Labour13.7%

Conservative4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Greg Stone Elected	Lib Dem	1,691
Doreen Huddart Elected	Lib Dem	1,654
Deborah Elizabeth Burns Elected	Lib Dem	1,616
Philip Hedley Brookes	Green	780
Nathan Evans	Green	757
Mica Hind	Green	697
Trevor Brian Cox	Reform	619
John Paul Gardner	Reform	599
Mark Gardner	Reform	564
Christopher John Bartlett	Labour	515
Danny Hutton Ferris	Labour	396
Christopher O'Keeffe	Labour	360
Heather Chambers	Conservative	158

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Monument

Gareth Jones GreenJamie Driscoll GreenKiran Sayyed Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green47.8%

Labour22.9%

Reform14.9%

Lib Dem6.2%

Independent4.4%

Conservative3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jamie Driscoll Elected	Green	1,100
Gareth Jones Elected	Green	1,015
Kiran Sayyed Elected	Green	959
Nabeela Ali	Labour	528
Raja Khan	Labour	403
Mirza Muhammad Yousaf	Labour	388
Christopher Nicholas Gray	Reform	343
Paul William Wallace	Reform	323
Agnes Offiong	Reform	318
Alison Patricia Murphy	Lib Dem	142
Aidan John King	Lib Dem	137
Brian Hall	Lib Dem	125
Craig Cottrell	Independent	101
John Charles Honeychurch-Kyle	Conservative	88
Chaudhry Ahmad	Conservative	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Newbiggin Hall & Callerton

Brian Moore ReformColin Nichol ReformDeanne Bell Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform41.9%

Labour29.6%

Green13.4%

Lib Dem7.8%

Conservative7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Brian David Moore Elected	Reform	1,257
Deanne Bell Elected	Reform	1,238
Colin Nichol Elected	Reform	1,216
George Pattison	Labour	887
Alexander Geoffrey Hay	Labour	816
Jacqui Robinson	Labour	802
Anne Tindale	Green	402
Rory Osborne	Green	380
Angus Williams	Green	347
Helen Laverick	Lib Dem	235
James Setch	Conservative	217
Ali Avaei	Lib Dem	180
Andrew Swai	Lib Dem	156

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ouseburn

Alistair Chisholm GreenLawrence Davies GreenSarah Peters Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green57.5%

Lib Dem24.6%

Reform8.7%

Labour7.7%

Conservative1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alistair Stuart Chisholm Elected	Green	2,066
Sarah Peters Elected	Green	2,026
Lawrence Christopher Davies Elected	Green	1,896
Gareth Kane	Lib Dem	884
Mike Cookson	Lib Dem	815
Matt Osbourn	Lib Dem	681
Leon Brown	Reform	314
Curtis John Hollocks	Reform	280
Robert Fleming	Labour	277
Tony Teasdale	Reform	250
Ali Mehmood	Labour	244
Joseph Morris	Labour	220
Marie Summersby	Conservative	54
Philip Douglas Parkinson	Conservative	45

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Parklands & North Gosforth

Christine Morrissey Lib DemDavid Partington Lib DemPauline Allen Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem49.8%

Green17.5%

Reform15.4%

Labour9.0%

Conservative8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Pauline Allen Elected	Lib Dem	2,174
Christine Morrissey Elected	Lib Dem	1,982
David Partington Elected	Lib Dem	1,966
Audrey MacNaughton	Green	763
Paul David Barrett	Reform	670
Andrew Capocci	Green	628
Gerard Paul Bartley	Reform	615
Alex Clark	Reform	613
Will Rogers	Green	581
Benjamin Eckford	Labour	393
Lewys Evans	Labour	382
William James Kilgour	Labour	367
Alison Wake	Conservative	363

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn

Martin Evison ReformMichael Fitzpatrick ReformRichard Barnes Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform43.8%

Labour29.0%

Green13.7%

Conservative8.8%

Lib Dem4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Paul Barnes Elected	Reform	1,380
Michael Vincent Fitzpatrick Elected	Reform	1,335
Amy Edith Molly Hunter Elected	Reform	1,297
Linda Isabel Wright	Labour	914
Adam Walker	Labour	851
Mark Hardy	Labour	837
Kimberley Barrass	Green	432
Idwal Thomas John	Green	417
Pat McGee	Green	375
Harry Drew	Conservative	276
Simon Bernard Bell	Conservative	266
Alexis Fernandes	Conservative	244
Belinda Jane Brady	Lib Dem	150
Angela Jane Mary Hall	Lib Dem	133
Christine Susan Cogan	Lib Dem	124

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 27 August 2026

Reform39.0%

Lib Dem29.0%

Labour23.1%

Green4.5%

Conservative4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Evison Elected	Reform	901	39.0%
Stephen Kelly	Lib Dem	670	29.0%
Linda Isabel Wright	Labour	534	23.1%
Kimberley Barrass	Green	103	4.5%
Alexis Fernandes	Conservative	101	4.4%

Walker

Colin Goldsborough ReformLorraine Gingell ReformMatt Williams Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green36.5%

Reform35.9%

Labour11.1%

Independent5.5%

Independent3.9%

Party Of Women2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matt Williams Elected	Green	1,068
Colin Goldsborough Elected	Reform	1,052
Lorraine Anne Gingell Elected	Reform	1,036
Chuck Taylor	Green	972
Richard William Sharp	Reform	968
Tom Whatson	Green	943
Ian Leigh Aird	Labour	325
Pamela Victor Ibitamuno	Labour	263
Sam Vosper	Labour	251
John Stokel-Walker	Independent	161
Davy Wood	Independent	114
Liz Panton	Party Of Women	75
Christopher Metcalf	Conservative	69
Mark Daniel Buckley	Lib Dem	64
Robert Lambert Renton	Lib Dem	64
Andrew Richard Thomas Cowie	Lib Dem	57

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Walkergate

David Orr ReformGavin Maw ReformStephen Lowrey Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform44.5%

Labour21.3%

Green19.2%

Lib Dem9.1%

Conservative6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen Thomas Lowrey Elected	Reform	1,514
Gavin William Maw Elected	Reform	1,430
David Gordon Orr Elected	Reform	1,424
Christine Aird	Labour	724
Brad Aird	Labour	690
Margaret Montgomery	Green	653
Maria Maza	Green	544
Abdul Basit Muhammed Rajib	Labour	541
Wayne Thompson	Green	504
Karen Lesley Robinson	Lib Dem	310
David Frederick Cain	Lib Dem	243
William Frederick Signey	Lib Dem	212
Stephen Oxborough	Conservative	205

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

West Fenham

Mark Mitchell Lib DemOwen Burbidge Lib DemPJ Morrissey Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem37.5%

Reform31.0%

Green17.2%

Labour11.5%

Conservative2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
P.J. Morrissey Elected	Lib Dem	1,135
Mark Mitchell Elected	Lib Dem	1,023
Owen Burbidge Elected	Lib Dem	1,015
Barry Charles Brians	Reform	937
Michael Martin	Reform	905
John Moore	Reform	868
Tasnim Adnan	Green	521
Lauren Kate Healey	Green	504
Sian Broadhurst	Green	483
Navya Bharagida	Labour	347
Saeem Md Fozle Korim	Labour	329
Connor Slomski	Labour	309
Fahim Habibi	Conservative	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wingrove

Humaira Khan GreenMohammed Sarwar GreenYounes Mohammed Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green43.5%

Labour32.6%

Reform13.5%

Lib Dem6.6%

Conservative3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Humaira Khan Elected	Green	1,434
Younes Mohammed Elected	Green	1,367
Mohammed Jamal Sarwar Elected	Green	1,266
Irim Ali	Labour	1,076
Joyce McCarty	Labour	990
Rebecca Louise Shatwell	Labour	908
Harold William Goodwill	Reform	447
James Alexander Lee	Reform	429
John Ekong	Reform	417
Fi Clarke	Lib Dem	219
Colin Steen	Lib Dem	199
Babatope Aguntasolo	Lib Dem	163
Mo Karim	Conservative	124

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn	Daniel Astley	Reform 2026	Independent

Next election

Seats up on 6 May 2027

26 of 78 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:

Reform 9 Green 8 Lib Dem 8 Independent 1

Ward	Councillor whose term ends
Arthur's Hill	Mohammed Suleman Green
Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn	Jiabao He Reform
Blakelaw & Cowgate	Irene Turnbull Reform
Byker	Hedley Sugar-Wells Green
Castle	Imran Mohammed Green
Chapel	Lawrence Hunter Independent
Dene & South Gosforth	Stephen Psallidas Lib Dem
Denton & Westerhope	Kami Kundi Reform
Elswick	Peter Thomson Green
Fawdon & West Gosforth	John Hall Lib Dem
Gosforth	Tom Woodwark Lib Dem
Heaton	Joe Gartland Green
Jesmond	Peter Allen Lib Dem
Kenton	Mick Mahoney Reform
Kingston Park & Dinnington	Mohammad Farsi Lib Dem
Lemington	Russ Lawler Reform
Manor Park	Deborah Burns Lib Dem
Monument	Kiran Sayyed Green
Newbiggin Hall & Callerton	Colin Nichol Reform
Ouseburn	Lawrence Davies Green
Parklands & North Gosforth	David Partington Lib Dem
Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn	Martin Evison Reform
Walker	Lorraine Gingell Reform
Walkergate	David Orr Reform
West Fenham	Owen Burbidge Lib Dem
Wingrove	Mohammed Sarwar Green

Term end dates from Open Council Data.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

4 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
27 August 2026	Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn	Reform hold	39.0%
14 August 2025	South Jesmond	Green gain from Labour	36.4%
12 September 2024	North Jesmond	Lib Dem hold	64.5%
2 March 2023	Byker	Labour hold	46.9%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	42%	Labour	Labour 38%
Newcastle upon Tyne North	29%	Labour	Labour 45%
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	24%	Labour	Labour 42%
Hexham	4%	Labour	Labour 47%
Cramlington and Killingworth	2%	Labour	Labour 43%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Newcastle upon Tyne

300,112 residents in 122,811 households

Voted Leave in 2016

49% 3 below GB

Degree or higher

35% 1 above GB

No qualifications

19% 1 above GB

Own their home

49% 12 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

27% 10 above GB

Rent privately

23% 3 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

42% 11 above GB

Aged 65 and over

18% 4 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.