en 2006 Newcastle City Council election

2006 Newcastle City Council election
26 of the 78 seats on Newcastle City Council; 40 seats needed for a majority
	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

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

Ward results

Benwell and Scotswood

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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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2006 Newcastle City Council election