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Gateshead 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

22 ward races

66 seats

66 elected below the proportional quota

100.0% 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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 22 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 66 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	67,437	37.0%	38	57.6%	25	37.9%	+13
Labour Party	49,614	27.3%	12	18.2%	18	27.3%	-6
Liberal Democrats	37,353	20.5%	13	19.7%	14	21.2%	-1
Green Party	24,667	13.6%	3	4.5%	9	13.6%	-6
Conservative Party	2,295	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	324	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	303	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Save Us Now	34	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	182,027	100.0%	66	100.0%	66	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

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2026 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and on the eve of it (2025), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

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

Bridges · 3 seats · won at 11.4% · −13.6 pts below quota
Deckham · 3 seats · won at 11.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
Saltwell · 3 seats · won at 11.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
Ryton, Crookhill and Stella · 3 seats · won at 11.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
Dunston, Teams and Riverside · 3 seats · won at 12.2% · −12.8 pts below quota
Pelaw, Heworth and Bill Quay · 3 seats · won at 12.3% · −12.7 pts below quota
Dunston Hill and Whickham East · 3 seats · won at 12.6% · −12.4 pts below quota
Chowdene · 3 seats · won at 12.6% · −12.4 pts below quota
Crawcrook and Greenside · 3 seats · won at 12.7% · −12.3 pts below quota
Birtley South · 3 seats · won at 13.0% · −12.0 pts below quota
Blaydon · 3 seats · won at 13.4% · −11.6 pts below quota
Lobley Hill and Bensham · 3 seats · won at 13.7% · −11.3 pts below quota
Felling · 3 seats · won at 14.1% · −10.9 pts below quota
Whickham North and Swalwell · 3 seats · won at 14.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
Winlaton and High Spen · 3 seats · won at 14.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
Low Fell · 3 seats · won at 15.1% · −9.9 pts below quota
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill · 3 seats · won at 15.1% · −9.9 pts below quota
High Fell · 3 seats · won at 15.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
Birtley North and Lamesley · 3 seats · won at 15.4% · −9.6 pts below quota
Wardley and Leam Lane · 3 seats · won at 15.8% · −9.2 pts below quota
Whickham South and Sunniside · 3 seats · won at 16.2% · −8.8 pts below quota
Windy Nook and Whitehills · 3 seats · won at 17.2% · −7.8 pts below quota

Race results

Bridges · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.6 pts Valid ballots 6,481

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rachel Mary Cabral	Green Party	842	13.0%	−12.0 pts	Elected
2	Mark Andrew Gorman	Green Party	754	11.6%	−13.4 pts	Elected
3	Melissa Amity Harker	Green Party	739	11.4%	−13.6 pts	Elected
4	Peter Charlton	Reform UK	629	9.7%	—
5	Leon Lesley Dobie	Reform UK	580	8.9%	—
6	Shane Lee Irwin	Reform UK	569	8.8%	—
7	Chris Beer	Labour Party	441	6.8%	—
8	Linda Carolyn Cook	Labour Party	426	6.6%	—
9	Alistair James Carr Bassett	Labour Party	423	6.5%	—
10	Jonathan Shlomo Aibi	Liberal Democrats	403	6.2%	—
11	Luisa Scott	Liberal Democrats	378	5.8%	—
12	Zahra Hakim	Liberal Democrats	297	4.6%	—

Electorate 5,509 · Ballots cast 6,481 · EC ward code local.gateshead.bridges.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Deckham · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 7,478

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alan John Brown	Reform UK	1,042	13.9%	−11.1 pts	Elected
2	Patricia Ann Shield	Reform UK	956	12.8%	−12.2 pts	Elected
3	Craig Heathcote	Reform UK	890	11.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
4	Bernadette Teresa Oliphant	Labour Party	832	11.1%	—
5	Martin Gannon	Labour Party	819	11.0%	—
6	Leigh Kirton	Labour Party	781	10.4%	—
7	Roisin Taylor	Green Party	506	6.8%	—
8	Sam Grinsell	Green Party	486	6.5%	—
9	Paul Stewart	Green Party	442	5.9%	—
10	Michaela McCaugherty	Liberal Democrats	260	3.5%	—
11	Stephen McCaugherty	Liberal Democrats	210	2.8%	—
12	Barry Malcolm Flux	Conservative Party	191	2.6%	—
13	Norman Hall	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	63	0.8%	—

Electorate 6,340 · Ballots cast 7,478 · EC ward code local.gateshead.deckham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Saltwell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 8,337

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Frederick Adams	Labour Party	1,149	13.8%	−11.2 pts	Elected
2	Denise Marianne Robson	Labour Party	1,102	13.2%	−11.8 pts	Elected
3	Stephen Gibson	Labour Party	993	11.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
4	Owain Curtis	Green Party	672	8.1%	—
5	Graham Hankinson	Green Party	603	7.2%	—
6	Leanne May Brand	Liberal Democrats	601	7.2%	—
7	Simon Michael James	Green Party	572	6.9%	—
8	David Ayre	Reform UK	570	6.8%	—
9	David Ronald Digby Roberts	Reform UK	521	6.2%	—
10	David Robert Prior	Reform UK	490	5.9%	—
11	Jamie Rickelton	Liberal Democrats	465	5.6%	—
12	Edita Petrylaite	Liberal Democrats	431	5.2%	—
13	Ayo Akin	Conservative Party	168	2.0%	—

Electorate 6,707 · Ballots cast 8,337 · EC ward code local.gateshead.saltwell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 10,672

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Christopher William Buckley	Labour Party	1,417	13.3%	−11.7 pts	Elected
2	Becky Skoyles	Labour Party	1,313	12.3%	−12.7 pts	Elected
3	Eleanor Louise Craigan Baggaley	Labour Party	1,273	11.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
4	Paul Turnbull	Reform UK	1,153	10.8%	—
5	Craig Stuart Waite	Reform UK	1,112	10.4%	—
6	Deborah Jacqueline English	Reform UK	1,070	10.0%	—
7	Stephen Paul Kelly	Liberal Democrats	865	8.1%	—
8	Jack Thomas Muers	Liberal Democrats	641	6.0%	—
9	Shan-Louise Simpson	Liberal Democrats	566	5.3%	—
10	Ollie Hemstock	Green Party	420	3.9%	—
11	Gemma Lockyer Turnbull	Green Party	414	3.9%	—
12	Ralf Russow	Green Party	380	3.6%	—
13	Ros Cooper	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	48	0.4%	—

Electorate 7,494 · Ballots cast 10,672 · EC ward code local.gateshead.ryton-crookhill-stella.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Dunston, Teams and Riverside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.8 pts Valid ballots 6,640

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Graham Keating	Reform UK	890	13.4%	−11.6 pts	Elected
2	Alison Christina Porritt	Reform UK	834	12.6%	−12.4 pts	Elected
3	Ronald Roger Maraj	Reform UK	809	12.2%	−12.8 pts	Elected
4	Brenda Clelland	Labour Party	781	11.8%	—
5	Dot Burnett	Labour Party	703	10.6%	—
6	Gary Haley	Labour Party	646	9.7%	—
7	Diane Cadman	Green Party	514	7.7%	—
8	Gosia Balwierz	Green Party	470	7.1%	—
9	Andrew Christopher Jay	Green Party	451	6.8%	—
10	Frank Hindle	Liberal Democrats	165	2.5%	—
11	Roger James Lee	Liberal Democrats	136	2.0%	—
12	Zoë Frances Meecham	Liberal Democrats	136	2.0%	—
13	Shadrach Esene	Conservative Party	105	1.6%	—

Electorate 5,903 · Ballots cast 6,640 · EC ward code local.gateshead.dunston-teams-riverside.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pelaw, Heworth and Bill Quay · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.7 pts Valid ballots 8,229

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ian Patterson	Liberal Democrats	1,101	13.4%	−11.6 pts	Elected
2	Amanda Renee Wintcher	Liberal Democrats	1,014	12.3%	−12.7 pts	Elected
3	John Paul Diston	Liberal Democrats	1,011	12.3%	−12.7 pts	Elected
4	James Edward Charlton	Reform UK	951	11.6%	—
5	Caroline Murray	Reform UK	936	11.4%	—
6	Michael Vinton	Reform UK	874	10.6%	—
7	Emma Harrison	Labour Party	445	5.4%	—
8	Amy Lowes	Labour Party	411	5.0%	—
9	Nicholas Boldrini	Green Party	410	5.0%	—
10	Sam Daniel Grist	Labour Party	403	4.9%	—
11	Joel Cartwright	Green Party	319	3.9%	—
12	Nick Ng	Green Party	287	3.5%	—
13	Daniel Edward McFadyen	Conservative Party	67	0.8%	—

Electorate 6,721 · Ballots cast 8,229 · EC ward code local.gateshead.pelaw-heworth-bill-quay.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Dunston Hill and Whickham East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.4 pts Valid ballots 9,086

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ronnie Jackson	Reform UK	1,232	13.6%	−11.4 pts	Elected
2	Nick Allan	Reform UK	1,215	13.4%	−11.6 pts	Elected
3	Peter James Maughan	Liberal Democrats	1,146	12.6%	−12.4 pts	Elected
4	Jackie Kinnaird	Reform UK	1,134	12.5%	—
5	Jason Mark Meecham	Liberal Democrats	998	11.0%	—
6	Lynne Henderson-Lowe	Liberal Democrats	984	10.8%	—
7	Yvonne Dodds	Labour Party	443	4.9%	—
8	Mary Blanchflower	Green Party	436	4.8%	—
9	Joseph March	Labour Party	379	4.2%	—
10	James Frank Watson	Labour Party	351	3.9%	—
11	Sarah-Jane Homer	Green Party	340	3.7%	—
12	Matthew McManus	Green Party	276	3.0%	—
13	Aidan Smith	Conservative Party	118	1.3%	—
14	Graham Steele	Save Us Now	34	0.4%	—

Electorate 6,617 · Ballots cast 9,086 · EC ward code local.gateshead.dunston-hill-whickham-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chowdene · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.4 pts Valid ballots 8,085

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Neil Carpenter	Reform UK	1,085	13.4%	−11.6 pts	Elected
2	Andrew David Wallace	Reform UK	1,049	13.0%	−12.0 pts	Elected
3	Edwin Snaith	Reform UK	1,022	12.6%	−12.4 pts	Elected
4	Keith Wood	Labour Party	754	9.3%	—
5	Josh Kemp	Labour Party	700	8.7%	—
6	Roy Alexander	Liberal Democrats	672	8.3%	—
7	Caitlin McIsaac	Labour Party	650	8.0%	—
8	Catherine Mary Knell	Liberal Democrats	641	7.9%	—
9	Emma Jane Robinson	Liberal Democrats	638	7.9%	—
10	Ruth Christina Grant	Green Party	368	4.6%	—
11	Dev Patel	Green Party	267	3.3%	—
12	Perry Wilson	Conservative Party	177	2.2%	—
13	Sam Morden	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	62	0.8%	—

Electorate 6,363 · Ballots cast 8,085 · EC ward code local.gateshead.chowdene.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Crawcrook and Greenside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.3 pts Valid ballots 9,951

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kathryn Alexandra Henderson	Labour Party	1,405	14.1%	−10.9 pts	Elected
2	Kathleen McCartney	Labour Party	1,381	13.9%	−11.1 pts	Elected
3	Shaun Lloyd Edge	Labour Party	1,268	12.7%	−12.3 pts	Elected
4	John Clifford Barron	Reform UK	1,112	11.2%	—
5	Keith Blackett	Reform UK	1,089	10.9%	—
6	Peter Gray	Reform UK	991	10.0%	—
7	Jemma Louise Healey	Green Party	680	6.8%	—
8	Pat Chanse	Green Party	646	6.5%	—
9	Hugo Fearnley	Green Party	638	6.4%	—
10	Christopher Anthony Coxon	Conservative Party	295	3.0%	—
11	Amelia Louise Ord	Liberal Democrats	248	2.5%	—
12	David Graham Randall	Liberal Democrats	198	2.0%	—

Electorate 6,978 · Ballots cast 9,951 · EC ward code local.gateshead.crawcrook-greenside.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Birtley South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.0 pts Valid ballots 7,521

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sandra Myra Pickering	Reform UK	1,031	13.7%	−11.3 pts	Elected
2	William Alfred Pay	Reform UK	1,021	13.6%	−11.4 pts	Elected
3	Martin Turnbull	Reform UK	980	13.0%	−12.0 pts	Elected
4	Paul Thomas Elliott	Liberal Democrats	897	11.9%	—
5	Joe William Kenneth Sowerby	Liberal Democrats	793	10.5%	—
6	Lauran Sowerby	Liberal Democrats	723	9.6%	—
7	Michael Alan Hall	Labour Party	504	6.7%	—
8	Kenneth Charles Jamieson	Labour Party	436	5.8%	—
9	Shaun Tumelty	Labour Party	419	5.6%	—
10	Stephen Brownless	Green Party	404	5.4%	—
11	Michelle Mabel Hepburn	Independent	174	2.3%	—
12	John Gardiner	Conservative Party	139	1.8%	—

Electorate 6,639 · Ballots cast 7,521 · EC ward code local.gateshead.birtley-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Blaydon · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.6 pts Valid ballots 7,624

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Campion	Reform UK	1,185	15.5%	−9.5 pts	Elected
2	Gillian Susan Jackson	Reform UK	1,159	15.2%	−9.8 pts	Elected
3	Pedro Santos	Reform UK	1,018	13.4%	−11.6 pts	Elected
4	Malcolm Alfred Brain	Labour Party	903	11.8%	—
5	Stephen Christopher Ronchetti	Labour Party	862	11.3%	—
6	Lee-Ann Moir	Labour Party	742	9.7%	—
7	Alexander MacKay	Green Party	381	5.0%	—
8	Emma Short	Green Party	380	5.0%	—
9	Isa Mackie Wilson	Green Party	319	4.2%	—
10	Margaret Kelly	Liberal Democrats	265	3.5%	—
11	Joanne Stanton	Liberal Democrats	207	2.7%	—
12	Neil Wilde	Liberal Democrats	203	2.7%	—

Electorate 7,017 · Ballots cast 7,624 · EC ward code local.gateshead.blaydon.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Lobley Hill and Bensham · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.3 pts Valid ballots 8,429

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael Lamport	Reform UK	1,224	14.5%	−10.5 pts	Elected
2	Michelle Susan Merrin	Reform UK	1,191	14.1%	−10.9 pts	Elected
3	David Simpson	Reform UK	1,155	13.7%	−11.3 pts	Elected
4	Kevin Michael Dodds	Labour Party	924	11.0%	—
5	Crystal Hicks	Labour Party	876	10.4%	—
6	Shinu Yohannan	Labour Party	751	8.9%	—
7	Andy Redfern	Green Party	440	5.2%	—
8	Harry Farncombe	Green Party	426	5.1%	—
9	Corrina Mulholland	Liberal Democrats	419	5.0%	—
10	Tom Whyman	Green Party	376	4.5%	—
11	Michael George Ruddy	Liberal Democrats	332	3.9%	—
12	Jonny Witts	Liberal Democrats	315	3.7%	—

Electorate 6,640 · Ballots cast 8,429 · EC ward code local.gateshead.lobley-hill-bensham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Felling · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.9 pts Valid ballots 5,882

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andy Dine	Reform UK	895	15.2%	−9.8 pts	Elected
2	Derek Finch	Reform UK	871	14.8%	−10.2 pts	Elected
3	Garry Thompson	Reform UK	831	14.1%	−10.9 pts	Elected
4	Sonya Dickie	Labour Party	619	10.5%	—
5	George Kasfikis	Labour Party	580	9.9%	—
6	Ash McLean	Green Party	491	8.3%	—
7	Hugh Kelly	Labour Party	487	8.3%	—
8	Liam Snowball	Green Party	393	6.7%	—
9	Gareth Cooper	Liberal Democrats	216	3.7%	—
10	David Gilson Fawcett	Liberal Democrats	209	3.6%	—
11	Sophia Elizabeth Beadle	Liberal Democrats	203	3.5%	—
12	Chrystian Rengifo	Conservative Party	87	1.5%	—

Electorate 5,880 · Ballots cast 5,882 · EC ward code local.gateshead.felling.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Whickham North and Swalwell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.3 pts Valid ballots 8,594

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Peter Thomas Craig	Liberal Democrats	1,326	15.4%	−9.6 pts	Elected
2	Chistopher James Ord	Liberal Democrats	1,295	15.1%	−9.9 pts	Elected
3	Susan Craig	Liberal Democrats	1,262	14.7%	−10.3 pts	Elected
4	Lynne Chatt	Reform UK	1,062	12.4%	—
5	Graeme Mark Wake	Reform UK	952	11.1%	—
6	Sebastian Michael Ziri-Sayle	Reform UK	855	9.9%	—
7	Jeff Bowe	Labour Party	361	4.2%	—
8	Jennifer Anne Peace	Labour Party	316	3.7%	—
9	Charles John Whittle	Labour Party	275	3.2%	—
10	Ruby Hazel Brown	Green Party	262	3.0%	—
11	Iona Brown	Green Party	261	3.0%	—
12	Catriona Sibert-Peach	Green Party	219	2.5%	—
13	Lynn Robinson	Conservative Party	148	1.7%	—

Electorate 6,389 · Ballots cast 8,594 · EC ward code local.gateshead.whickham-north-swalwell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Winlaton and High Spen · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.1 pts Valid ballots 9,435

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steven Tweddle	Reform UK	1,486	15.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
2	Col Daughtry	Reform UK	1,457	15.4%	−9.6 pts	Elected
3	James Wright	Reform UK	1,410	14.9%	−10.1 pts	Elected
4	Julie Simpson	Labour Party	1,113	11.8%	—
5	Pamela Marie Burns	Labour Party	1,060	11.2%	—
6	Maria Theresa Hall	Labour Party	1,040	11.0%	—
7	Cheryl May Dixon	Green Party	390	4.1%	—
8	Daniel Clayton	Green Party	374	4.0%	—
9	Steven Frederick Dixon	Green Party	307	3.3%	—
10	David Leonard Potts	Liberal Democrats	292	3.1%	—
11	Lynda Ann Wilde	Liberal Democrats	278	2.9%	—
12	Robinson Geoffrey Stanaway	Liberal Democrats	228	2.4%	—

Electorate 7,144 · Ballots cast 9,435 · EC ward code local.gateshead.winlaton-high-spen.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Low Fell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.9 pts Valid ballots 11,131

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ron Beadle	Liberal Democrats	1,968	17.7%	−7.3 pts	Elected
2	Daniel Stephen Duggan	Liberal Democrats	1,728	15.5%	−9.5 pts	Elected
3	Dawn Elizabeth Welsh	Liberal Democrats	1,678	15.1%	−9.9 pts	Elected
4	John Atkinson	Reform UK	880	7.9%	—
5	Iain Henderson	Reform UK	802	7.2%	—
6	Arthur Murray	Reform UK	757	6.8%	—
7	Neil Campbell Grant	Green Party	640	5.7%	—
8	Shaun Alexander Dunlop	Labour Party	590	5.3%	—
9	Robert Taylor	Labour Party	522	4.7%	—
10	Jerome Ruddick	Labour Party	488	4.4%	—
11	George James Poxon	Green Party	464	4.2%	—
12	Deacon Edward Robson	Green Party	439	3.9%	—
13	Jonathan Dawson	Conservative Party	134	1.2%	—
14	Simon James Morden	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	41	0.4%	—

Electorate 6,546 · Ballots cast 11,131 · EC ward code local.gateshead.low-fell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.9 pts Valid ballots 9,233

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lynne Caffrey	Labour Party	1,504	16.3%	−8.7 pts	Elected
2	Michael McNestry	Labour Party	1,410	15.3%	−9.7 pts	Elected
3	Jamie Joe Park	Labour Party	1,395	15.1%	−9.9 pts	Elected
4	Linda MacFarlane	Reform UK	1,125	12.2%	—
5	Lee Spencer Wood	Reform UK	1,018	11.0%	—
6	Majead Farsi	Reform UK	948	10.3%	—
7	Howard Stephen Schofield	Green Party	417	4.5%	—
8	Josh Morland	Green Party	350	3.8%	—
9	Jennifer Young	Green Party	309	3.3%	—
10	Matthew Davies	Conservative Party	286	3.1%	—
11	Victoria Louise Anderson	Liberal Democrats	242	2.6%	—
12	Jean Margaret Callender	Liberal Democrats	229	2.5%	—

Electorate 6,899 · Ballots cast 9,233 · EC ward code local.gateshead.chopwell-rowlands-gill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

High Fell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.7 pts Valid ballots 7,007

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Arthur Boylin	Reform UK	1,133	16.2%	−8.8 pts	Elected
2	Danielle Cavanagh	Reform UK	1,098	15.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
3	Sidney Laws	Reform UK	1,071	15.3%	−9.7 pts	Elected
4	Judith Francesca Therese Gibson	Labour Party	718	10.2%	—
5	Kathryn Dorothea Walker	Labour Party	679	9.7%	—
6	Barry Robert Turnbull	Labour Party	624	8.9%	—
7	Joseph Anyanwu	Green Party	346	4.9%	—
8	Catherine O Donovan	Green Party	325	4.6%	—
9	Gabriel Rubinstein	Green Party	272	3.9%	—
10	Andrew Welsh	Liberal Democrats	231	3.3%	—
11	Shakuntala Beadle	Liberal Democrats	224	3.2%	—
12	Leonard Bell	Liberal Democrats	197	2.8%	—
13	Elaine Brunskill	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	89	1.3%	—

Electorate 6,706 · Ballots cast 7,007 · EC ward code local.gateshead.high-fell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Birtley North and Lamesley · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.6 pts Valid ballots 8,179

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrea Jane Graham	Reform UK	1,354	16.6%	−8.4 pts	Elected
2	Steven John Mullins	Reform UK	1,284	15.7%	−9.3 pts	Elected
3	Michael Robert Robinson	Reform UK	1,258	15.4%	−9.6 pts	Elected
4	Judith Turner	Labour Party	895	10.9%	—
5	Robin Christopher Costello	Labour Party	735	9.0%	—
6	David Robert Lowes	Labour Party	691	8.4%	—
7	Abbie Jayne Batey	Liberal Democrats	402	4.9%	—
8	Andrew Philip Bex	Liberal Democrats	374	4.6%	—
9	Joe Painter	Green Party	370	4.5%	—
10	Jason Price	Green Party	314	3.8%	—
11	Cameron Mathew Wallace	Liberal Democrats	293	3.6%	—
12	John Nigel Dawson	Conservative Party	209	2.6%	—

Electorate 6,926 · Ballots cast 8,179 · EC ward code local.gateshead.birtley-north-lamesley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wardley and Leam Lane · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.2 pts Valid ballots 7,437

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Gavin Brierley	Reform UK	1,258	16.9%	−8.1 pts	Elected
2	Fiona Anne Pearce	Reform UK	1,240	16.7%	−8.3 pts	Elected
3	Neil Graham Whittle	Reform UK	1,175	15.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
4	Jill Green	Labour Party	1,004	13.5%	—
5	Sharron Louise Potts	Labour Party	773	10.4%	—
6	Peter John Ridden	Labour Party	740	10.0%	—
7	Maria Dynes	Green Party	328	4.4%	—
8	Catherine Emma Douglas	Liberal Democrats	299	4.0%	—
9	Carrie Poon	Green Party	262	3.5%	—
10	Jordan Ridehalgh	Liberal Democrats	208	2.8%	—
11	Michael Alexander Johnson	Independent	150	2.0%	—

Electorate 6,328 · Ballots cast 7,437 · EC ward code local.gateshead.wardley-leam-lane.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Whickham South and Sunniside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.8 pts Valid ballots 9,680

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Marilynn Ord	Liberal Democrats	1,711	17.7%	−7.3 pts	Elected
2	Jonathan Charles Wallace	Liberal Democrats	1,692	17.5%	−7.5 pts	Elected
3	Jonathan Mohammed	Liberal Democrats	1,572	16.2%	−8.8 pts	Elected
4	Mike Porritt	Reform UK	986	10.2%	—
5	Lindsay Graham Atkinson	Reform UK	939	9.7%	—
6	Wendy Elizabeth Prior	Reform UK	893	9.2%	—
7	Michael John Pickering	Labour Party	360	3.7%	—
8	Alex Geddes	Labour Party	359	3.7%	—
9	Nicola Ann March	Labour Party	332	3.4%	—
10	Joseph Gerrard	Green Party	243	2.5%	—
11	Mary Winn	Green Party	226	2.3%	—
12	Ian David Roper	Green Party	196	2.0%	—
13	Christopher Higham	Conservative Party	171	1.8%	—

Electorate 6,250 · Ballots cast 9,680 · EC ward code local.gateshead.whickham-south-sunniside.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Windy Nook and Whitehills · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.8 pts Valid ballots 6,916

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jeff Smart	Reform UK	1,240	17.9%	−7.1 pts	Elected
2	Julie Smart	Reform UK	1,203	17.4%	−7.6 pts	Elected
3	Hillary Thompson	Reform UK	1,187	17.2%	−7.8 pts	Elected
4	Rachel Hart	Labour Party	644	9.3%	—
5	Joanne Wilson	Labour Party	598	8.6%	—
6	James Willam Green	Labour Party	596	8.6%	—
7	David William Tones	Green Party	319	4.6%	—
8	James Robert Cummings	Green Party	256	3.7%	—
9	Susan Walker	Liberal Democrats	253	3.7%	—
10	Lee Turner	Green Party	236	3.4%	—
11	Christine Craig	Liberal Democrats	213	3.1%	—
12	John Neville Sistron	Liberal Democrats	171	2.5%	—

Electorate 6,259 · Ballots cast 6,916 · EC ward code local.gateshead.windy-nook-whitehills.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index