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Newcastle Upon Tyne 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

26 ward races

27 seats

14 elected below the proportional quota

51.9% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 26 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 27 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	29,576	40.6%	15	55.6%	12	44.4%	+3
Liberal Democrats	18,091	24.8%	7	25.9%	7	25.9%	0
Green Party	10,399	14.3%	2	7.4%	4	14.8%	-2
Conservative and Unionist Party	7,681	10.5%	1	3.7%	3	11.1%	-2
Independent	4,705	6.5%	1	3.7%	1	3.7%	0
NEWCASTLE INDEPENDENTS	2,032	2.8%	1	3.7%	0	0.0%	+1
NEP	160	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	78	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Communist Party of Britain	71	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	52	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	72,845	100.0%	27	100.0%	27	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Gosforth · 1 seat · won at 33.7% · +16.3 pts below quota
Wingrove · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · +10.5 pts below quota
Castle · 1 seat · won at 40.3% · +9.7 pts below quota
South Jesmond · 1 seat · won at 42.1% · +7.9 pts below quota
Heaton · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · +5.5 pts below quota
Lemington · 1 seat · won at 45.1% · +4.9 pts below quota
Elswick · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Denton and Westerhope · 1 seat · won at 45.7% · +4.3 pts below quota
Fawdon and West Gosforth · 2 seats · won at 29.1% · +4.3 pts below quota
Dene and South Gosforth · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · +3.8 pts below quota
West Fenham · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
North Jesmond · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · +1.9 pts below quota
Ouseburn · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · +1.6 pts below quota
Arthur's Hill · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
Callerton and Throckley · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
Parklands · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
Manor Park · 1 seat · won at 56.4% · above quota
Byker · 1 seat · won at 56.8% · above quota
Monument · 1 seat · won at 56.9% · above quota
Walkergate · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Benwell and Scotswood · 1 seat · won at 61.2% · above quota
Blakelaw · 1 seat · won at 63.7% · above quota
Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall · 1 seat · won at 65.0% · above quota
Kenton · 1 seat · won at 65.3% · above quota
Walker · 1 seat · won at 69.8% · above quota
Chapel · 1 seat · won at 70.5% · above quota

Race results

Gosforth · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,149

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Anand, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,399	33.7%	Elected
2	Siddique, T.	Liberal Democrats	1,288	31.0%
3	Bell, M.	Labour Party	952	22.9%
4	Hinton, F.	Green Party	350	8.4%
5	Moore, B.	NEP	160	3.9%

Electorate 7,715 · Ballots cast 4,149 · EC ward code E05011447 · Back to ward index

Wingrove · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,065

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ali, I.	Labour Party	1,211	39.5%	Elected
2	Mohammed, Y.	Independent	971	31.7%
3	Pearson, J.	Green Party	468	15.3%
4	Riley, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	223	7.3%
5	Steen, C.	Liberal Democrats	192	6.3%

Electorate 7,361 · Ballots cast 3,065 · EC ward code E05011461 · Back to ward index

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,748

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Herridge, A.	Labour Party	1,509	40.3%	Elected
2	Robinson, J.	Liberal Democrats	1,422	37.9%
3	Burnett, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	463	12.4%
4	Thorp, A.	Green Party	354	9.4%

Electorate 11,341 · Ballots cast 3,748 · EC ward code E05011441 · Back to ward index

South Jesmond · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,137

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barnett, M.	Labour Party	900	42.1%	Elected
2	King, A.	Liberal Democrats	548	25.6%
3	Peters, S.	Green Party	454	21.2%
4	Mills, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	183	8.6%
5	Evison, M.	Social Democratic Party	52	2.4%

Electorate 5,271 · Ballots cast 2,137 · EC ward code E05011457 · Back to ward index

Heaton · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,466

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Penny-Evans, C.	Labour Party	1,543	44.5%	Elected
2	Gray, A.	Green Party	671	19.4%
3	Chopra, C.	Independent	525	15.1%
4	Appleby, T.	Liberal Democrats	494	14.3%
5	Dobie, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	162	4.7%
6	Handford, S.	Communist Party of Britain	71	2.0%

Electorate 7,497 · Ballots cast 3,466 · EC ward code E05011448 · Back to ward index

Lemington · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,255

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barry-Stanners, S.	Labour Party	1,018	45.1%	Elected
2	Saul, Z.	NEWCASTLE INDEPENDENTS	800	35.5%
3	Donalson, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	196	8.7%
4	Connell, T.	Liberal Democrats	122	5.4%
5	McGee, P.	Green Party	119	5.3%

Electorate 7,112 · Ballots cast 2,255 · EC ward code E05011451 · Back to ward index

Elswick · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,621

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Musharraf, K.	Green Party	1,190	45.4%	Elected
2	Ion, N.	Labour Party	1,083	41.3%
3	Horgan Davison, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	231	8.8%
4	Aghajani, H.	Liberal Democrats	117	4.5%

Electorate 7,739 · Ballots cast 2,621 · EC ward code E05011445 · Back to ward index

Denton and Westerhope · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,698

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mitchell, T.	NEWCASTLE INDEPENDENTS	1,232	45.7%	Elected
2	Barry-Stanners, V.	Labour Party	1,112	41.2%
3	Luke, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	166	6.2%
4	Whitaker, W.	Green Party	102	3.8%
5	Dicken, E.	Liberal Democrats	86	3.2%

Electorate 8,524 · Ballots cast 2,698 · EC ward code E05011444 · Back to ward index

Fawdon and West Gosforth · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,261

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hall, J.	Liberal Democrats	1,604	30.5%	Elected
2	Austin, R.	Liberal Democrats	1,530	29.1%	Elected
3	Vasic Franklin, G.	Labour Party	684	13.0%
4	Syed, A.	Labour Party	625	11.9%
5	Whittaker, R.	Green Party	395	7.5%
6	Piazza, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	223	4.2%
7	McMullen, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	200	3.8%

Electorate 7,436 · Ballots cast 5,261 · EC ward code E05011446 · Back to ward index

Dene and South Gosforth · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,674

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Robinson, K.	Liberal Democrats	1,699	46.2%	Elected
2	Franks, H.	Labour Party	1,181	32.1%
3	Taylor, L.	Green Party	509	13.9%
4	Langley, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	285	7.8%

Electorate 7,366 · Ballots cast 3,674 · EC ward code E05011443 · Back to ward index

West Fenham · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,668

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mitchell, M.	Liberal Democrats	1,250	46.9%	Elected
2	Tokell, I.	Labour Party	908	34.0%
3	Dowson, T.	Green Party	317	11.9%
4	Ahmed, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	193	7.2%

Electorate 7,304 · Ballots cast 2,668 · EC ward code E05011460 · Back to ward index

North Jesmond · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,067

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coles, J.	Liberal Democrats	995	48.1%	Elected
2	McCartney, K.	Labour Party	683	33.0%
3	Naqvi, S.	Green Party	262	12.7%
4	Dawes, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	127	6.1%

Electorate 4,484 · Ballots cast 2,067 · EC ward code E05011454 · Back to ward index

Ouseburn · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,178

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Chisholm, A.	Labour Party	1,054	48.4%	Elected
2	Punchard, F.	Liberal Democrats	762	35.0%
3	Leavitt, G.	Green Party	318	14.6%
4	Summersby, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	44	2.0%

Electorate 5,411 · Ballots cast 2,178 · EC ward code E05011455 · Back to ward index

Arthur's Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 1,622

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Powers, S.	Labour Party	819	50.5%	Elected
2	Uddin, R.	Independent	396	24.4%
3	Ford, A.	Green Party	223	13.7%
4	Manco, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	113	7.0%
5	Howden, C.	Liberal Democrats	71	4.4%

Electorate 5,387 · Ballots cast 1,622 · EC ward code E05011436 · Back to ward index

Callerton and Throckley · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 3,024

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wright, L.	Labour Party	1,535	50.8%	Elected
2	Fernandes, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	775	25.6%
3	John, I.	Green Party	475	15.7%
4	Morris, R.	Liberal Democrats	239	7.9%

Electorate 9,093 · Ballots cast 3,024 · EC ward code E05011440 · Back to ward index

Parklands · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 4,163

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Allen, P.	Liberal Democrats	2,207	53.0%	Elected
2	Bartlett, C.	Labour Party	999	24.0%
3	Macnaughton, A.	Green Party	548	13.2%
4	Burnett, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	409	9.8%

Electorate 8,900 · Ballots cast 4,163 · EC ward code E05011456 · Back to ward index

Manor Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.4 pts Valid ballots 3,218

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stone, G.	Liberal Democrats	1,816	56.4%	Elected
2	Aird, B.	Labour Party	836	26.0%
3	Rabley, M.	Green Party	405	12.6%
4	Manco, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	161	5.0%

Electorate 7,101 · Ballots cast 3,218 · EC ward code E05011452 · Back to ward index

Byker · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.8 pts Valid ballots 2,271

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hartley, N.	Green Party	1,291	56.8%	Elected
2	Walker-Dawson, C.	Labour Party	808	35.6%
3	Hampton, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	115	5.1%
4	Ridyard, M.	Liberal Democrats	57	2.5%

Electorate 6,857 · Ballots cast 2,271 · EC ward code E05011439 · Back to ward index

Monument · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.9 pts Valid ballots 1,413

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ali, N.	Labour Party	804	56.9%	Elected
2	Whitaker, J.	Green Party	343	24.3%
3	Sanderson, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	141	10.0%
4	Dodd, C.	Liberal Democrats	125	8.8%

Electorate 5,255 · Ballots cast 1,413 · EC ward code E05011453 · Back to ward index

Walkergate · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 2,700

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lowson, M.	Labour Party	1,582	58.6%	Elected
2	Montgomery, M.	Green Party	471	17.4%
3	Oxborough, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	324	12.0%
4	Osbourn, M.	Liberal Democrats	323	12.0%

Electorate 8,325 · Ballots cast 2,700 · EC ward code E05011459 · Back to ward index

Benwell and Scotswood · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.2 pts Valid ballots 2,713

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Higgins, R.	Labour Party	1,659	61.2%	Elected
2	McGovern, D.	Independent	412	15.2%
3	Thompson, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	278	10.2%
4	Irving, L.	Green Party	226	8.3%
5	Andersen, H.	Liberal Democrats	138	5.1%

Electorate 8,269 · Ballots cast 2,713 · EC ward code E05011437 · Back to ward index

Blakelaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.7 pts Valid ballots 1,907

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Williams, M.	Labour Party	1,215	63.7%	Elected
2	Lian-Hoare, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	261	13.7%
3	Milne, J.	Green Party	243	12.7%
4	Shepherd, B.	Liberal Democrats	188	9.9%

Electorate 6,955 · Ballots cast 1,907 · EC ward code E05011438 · Back to ward index

Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.0 pts Valid ballots 2,099

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hay, A.	Labour Party	1,364	65.0%	Elected
2	Laverick, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	345	16.4%
3	Partington, D.	Liberal Democrats	243	11.6%
4	Mahmood, T.	Green Party	147	7.0%

Electorate 6,981 · Ballots cast 2,099 · EC ward code E05011450 · Back to ward index

Kenton · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.3 pts Valid ballots 2,523

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lambert, S.	Labour Party	1,647	65.3%	Elected
2	Austin, C.	Liberal Democrats	332	13.2%
3	Jackson, A.	Green Party	274	10.9%
4	Mudie, Z.	Conservative and Unionist Party	192	7.6%
5	Fray, N.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	78	3.1%

Electorate 7,382 · Ballots cast 2,523 · EC ward code E05011449 · Back to ward index

Walker · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.8 pts Valid ballots 1,801

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wood, D.	Labour Party	1,257	69.8%	Elected
2	Walker, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	232	12.9%
3	Williams, M.	Green Party	169	9.4%
4	Psallidas, S.	Liberal Democrats	143	7.9%

Electorate 7,064 · Ballots cast 1,801 · EC ward code E05011458 · Back to ward index

Chapel · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.5 pts Valid ballots 3,404

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hunter, L.	Independent	2,401	70.5%	Elected
2	Purvis, B.	Labour Party	588	17.3%
3	Forster, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	240	7.1%
4	Steen, J.	Liberal Democrats	100	2.9%
5	Brookes, P.	Green Party	75	2.2%

Electorate 7,565 · Ballots cast 3,404 · EC ward code E05011442 · Back to ward index