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Newcastle-Under-Lyme 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

21 ward races

44 seats

42 elected below the proportional quota

95.5% 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 21 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 44 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	32,529	41.1%	27	61.4%	19	43.2%	+8
Conservative Party	21,165	26.7%	15	34.1%	12	27.3%	+3
Labour Party	17,014	21.5%	2	4.5%	10	22.7%	-8
Green Party	6,054	7.6%	0	0.0%	3	6.8%	-3
Liberal Democrats	1,600	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	467	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
The Potteries Party	304	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	77	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	79,210	100.0%	44	100.0%	44	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.

Keele · 1 seat · won at 30.2% · −19.8 pts below quota
Town · 2 seats · won at 14.5% · −18.9 pts below quota
Thistleberry · 2 seats · won at 18.5% · −14.9 pts below quota
Clayton · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · −14.1 pts below quota
May Bank · 3 seats · won at 11.3% · −13.7 pts below quota
Westbury Park and Northwood · 2 seats · won at 19.9% · −13.5 pts below quota
Wolstanton · 2 seats · won at 20.1% · −13.2 pts below quota
Audley · 3 seats · won at 12.4% · −12.6 pts below quota
Cross Heath · 2 seats · won at 21.4% · −11.9 pts below quota
Loggerheads · 2 seats · won at 21.5% · −11.9 pts below quota
Madeley and Betley · 2 seats · won at 22.5% · −10.8 pts below quota
Westlands · 3 seats · won at 14.2% · −10.8 pts below quota
Bradwell · 3 seats · won at 15.8% · −9.2 pts below quota
Silverdale · 2 seats · won at 25.6% · −7.8 pts below quota
Kidsgrove and Ravenscliffe · 3 seats · won at 17.3% · −7.7 pts below quota
Crackley and Red Street · 2 seats · won at 25.6% · −7.7 pts below quota
Newchapel and Mow Cop · 2 seats · won at 25.7% · −7.6 pts below quota
Talke and Butt Lane · 3 seats · won at 18.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
Holditch and Chesterton · 2 seats · won at 26.7% · −6.7 pts below quota
Maer and Whitmore · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
Knutton · 1 seat · won at 66.2% · above quota

Race results

Keele · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.8 pts Valid ballots 474

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dave Jones	Labour Party	143	30.2%	−19.8 pts	Elected
2	Sami Islam	Green Party	131	27.6%	—
3	Wenslie Naylon	Conservative Party	118	24.9%	—
4	James Vernon	Reform UK	82	17.3%	—

Electorate 1,008 · Ballots cast 475 · Invalid 1 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.keele.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Town · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −18.9 pts Valid ballots 2,290

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sheelagh Casey-Hulme	Labour Party	345	15.1%	−18.3 pts	Elected
2	Christine Ann Duffy	Reform UK	331	14.5%	−18.9 pts	Elected
3	Thomas Paul Edgington	Reform UK	317	13.8%	—
4	Ruth Wright	Labour Party	301	13.1%	—
5	Nick Chidlow	Green Party	263	11.5%	—
6	Mark Allan Jones	Green Party	243	10.6%	—
7	Amanda Jane Berrisford	Conservative Party	197	8.6%	—
8	Ian David Gilmore	Conservative Party	145	6.3%	—
9	James Martin Borg	Liberal Democrats	84	3.7%	—
10	Morgan-Ross Inwood	Liberal Democrats	64	2.8%	—

Electorate 4,066 · Ballots cast 2,295 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Thistleberry · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −14.9 pts Valid ballots 3,000

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sue Beeston	Conservative Party	607	20.2%	−13.1 pts	Elected
2	Joan Ann Whieldon	Conservative Party	554	18.5%	−14.9 pts	Elected
3	Richard Sellers-Smith	Reform UK	405	13.5%	—
4	Chris Sweeney	Reform UK	391	13.0%	—
5	Margaret Wilkes	Labour Party	256	8.5%	—
6	Hilary Jones	Liberal Democrats	210	7.0%	—
7	Christopher Mueller	Green Party	200	6.7%	—
8	Roger William Wilkes	Labour Party	200	6.7%	—
9	Nigel Jones	Liberal Democrats	177	5.9%	—

Electorate 4,005 · Ballots cast 3,002 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.thistleberry.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Clayton · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.1 pts Valid ballots 896

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Malcolm Wood	Reform UK	322	35.9%	−14.1 pts	Elected
2	Stephen John Mclean Sweeney	Conservative Party	302	33.7%	—
3	Leigh Hughes	Labour Party	204	22.8%	—
4	Anja Winter	Liberal Democrats	68	7.6%	—

Electorate 2,243 · Ballots cast 905 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.clayton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

May Bank · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.7 pts Valid ballots 7,409

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Henry Tagg	Conservative Party	948	12.8%	−12.2 pts	Elected
2	David Hutchison	Conservative Party	928	12.5%	−12.5 pts	Elected
3	Finn Swain	Conservative Party	834	11.3%	−13.7 pts	Elected
4	Jackie Olszewski	Labour Party	812	11.0%	—
5	Deborah Elizabeth Bailey	Reform UK	721	9.7%	—
6	Bayley Dickin	Labour Party	714	9.6%	—
7	Anthony-Claret Ifeanyi Onwutalobi	Labour Party	702	9.5%	—
8	Craig Anthony Rolinson	Reform UK	675	9.1%	—
9	Stefan John Whittaker	Reform UK	636	8.6%	—
10	Oliver Robert Kane	Green Party	439	5.9%	—

Electorate 6,442 · Ballots cast 7,422 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.may-bank.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Westbury Park and Northwood · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −13.5 pts Valid ballots 3,396

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrew Thomas Fear	Conservative Party	683	20.1%	−13.2 pts	Elected
2	Andrew David Parker	Conservative Party	675	19.9%	−13.5 pts	Elected
3	David William Gameson	Reform UK	571	16.8%	—
4	Adam Brent Griffiths	Reform UK	568	16.7%	—
5	Luke Simon Bland	Labour Party	238	7.0%	—
6	Stephen John Axon	Green Party	227	6.7%	—
7	Richard John Parkes	Labour Party	222	6.5%	—
8	Thomas Taylor	Green Party	212	6.2%	—

Electorate 3,884 · Ballots cast 3,401 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.westbury-park-northwood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wolstanton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −13.2 pts Valid ballots 3,196

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Christopher Bailey	Reform UK	688	21.5%	−11.8 pts	Elected
2	Andrew Mark Fisher	Reform UK	643	20.1%	−13.2 pts	Elected
3	Philip Reece	Labour Party	466	14.6%	—
4	Mark Joseph Olszewski	Labour Party	445	13.9%	—
5	Philip Hodges	Conservative Party	369	11.5%	—
6	Shaun James McDonagh	Conservative Party	341	10.7%	—
7	Robbie David Trickett	Green Party	244	7.6%	—

Electorate 4,510 · Ballots cast 3,200 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.wolstanton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Audley · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.6 pts Valid ballots 6,947

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rhys James Machin	Reform UK	1,098	15.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
2	Patricia Jillian Harrison	Reform UK	1,004	14.5%	−10.5 pts	Elected
3	Janice Sain-Reiners	Reform UK	858	12.4%	−12.6 pts	Elected
4	Nick Crisp	Conservative Party	557	8.0%	—
5	Ian Frank Wilkes	Conservative Party	539	7.8%	—
6	Sally Jane Rudd	Conservative Party	492	7.1%	—
7	Maggie Babb	Liberal Democrats	380	5.5%	—
8	Peter Roy Lawrence	Labour Party	373	5.4%	—
9	Claire Elizabeth Vodrey	Labour Party	372	5.4%	—
10	John Sutton	Labour Party	353	5.1%	—
11	Andrew Robert Wemyss	Liberal Democrats	340	4.9%	—
12	Tom Heavey	The Potteries Party	304	4.4%	—
13	Eric Geoffrey Durber	Liberal Democrats	277	4.0%	—

Electorate 6,435 · Ballots cast 6,960 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.audley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Cross Heath · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −11.9 pts Valid ballots 2,751

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mark Harrison	Reform UK	666	24.2%	−9.1 pts	Elected
2	Christopher Saxton	Reform UK	589	21.4%	−11.9 pts	Elected
3	Gill Williams	Labour Party	448	16.3%	—
4	John Williams	Labour Party	371	13.5%	—
5	Natalie Soleiman	Green Party	266	9.7%	—
6	Thomas Robert David Molloy	Conservative Party	239	8.7%	—
7	Tom Wytcherley	Conservative Party	172	6.3%	—

Electorate 4,321 · Ballots cast 2,758 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.cross-heath.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Loggerheads · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −11.9 pts Valid ballots 3,400

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Graham David Sedgley	Conservative Party	805	23.7%	−9.7 pts	Elected
2	Andrew William Turnock	Conservative Party	730	21.5%	−11.9 pts	Elected
3	Robert Alwyn Selwood	Reform UK	615	18.1%	—
4	Phillip Arthur Watts	Reform UK	532	15.6%	—
5	Jeff Love	Labour Party	274	8.1%	—
6	Nigel David John Hadfield	Labour Party	242	7.1%	—
7	Grant Clifford Martin Robertson	Green Party	202	5.9%	—

Electorate 3,845 · Ballots cast 3,408 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.loggerheads.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Madeley and Betley · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −10.8 pts Valid ballots 3,698

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jill Pamela Whitmore	Conservative Party	884	23.9%	−9.4 pts	Elected
2	Robert Bettley-Smith	Conservative Party	832	22.5%	−10.8 pts	Elected
3	Vicky England	Reform UK	549	14.8%	—
4	Neill Antony Walker	Reform UK	533	14.4%	—
5	Elaine Blake	Labour Party	249	6.7%	—
6	Kerri Louise Jackman	Green Party	241	6.5%	—
7	Steve French	Green Party	237	6.4%	—
8	Moonoon Moontaha Jawadin	Labour Party	173	4.7%	—

Electorate 4,333 · Ballots cast 3,700 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.madeley-betley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Westlands · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.8 pts Valid ballots 9,014

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Simon John Tagg	Conservative Party	1,480	16.4%	−8.6 pts	Elected
2	Gillian Mary Heesom	Conservative Party	1,296	14.4%	−10.6 pts	Elected
3	Mark Edward Holland	Conservative Party	1,282	14.2%	−10.8 pts	Elected
4	Keith Parker	Reform UK	781	8.7%	—
5	Garry Proctor	Reform UK	763	8.5%	—
6	Gary Fedtschyschak	Reform UK	723	8.0%	—
7	Jaffar Javed Khan	Green Party	610	6.8%	—
8	Kyle Mark Bolderson	Green Party	538	6.0%	—
9	Rosa Al-Baldawi Dilling	Green Party	466	5.2%	—
10	Nicholas James Butler	Labour Party	369	4.1%	—
11	Mike Melling	Labour Party	361	4.0%	—
12	Carol Stimpson	Labour Party	345	3.8%	—

Electorate 6,419 · Ballots cast 9,026 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.westlands.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bradwell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.2 pts Valid ballots 6,484

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Pamela Jellyman	Reform UK	1,096	16.9%	−8.1 pts	Elected
2	Ben Joshua Simpson	Reform UK	1,091	16.8%	−8.2 pts	Elected
3	Glenn Michael Tift	Reform UK	1,024	15.8%	−9.2 pts	Elected
4	Andrew Gareth Fox-Hewitt	Labour Party	586	9.0%	—
5	Lesley Ann Richards	Labour Party	502	7.7%	—
6	Rebekah Sioban Lewis	Labour Party	465	7.2%	—
7	Julie Margaret Cooper	Conservative Party	407	6.3%	—
8	Jeanette Hodges	Conservative Party	347	5.4%	—
9	Jude Powell	Conservative Party	345	5.3%	—
10	Liam Joseph Shirley	Green Party	328	5.1%	—
11	Harry Joseph Smith	Green Party	293	4.5%	—

Electorate 6,454 · Ballots cast 6,494 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.bradwell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Silverdale · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −7.8 pts Valid ballots 2,622

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Martyn Trevor Ashworth	Reform UK	735	28.0%	−5.3 pts	Elected
2	Ian Anthony Sparks	Reform UK	670	25.6%	−7.8 pts	Elected
3	Sylvia Teresa Butler	Labour Party	361	13.8%	—
4	Thomas Wilson	Labour Party	293	11.2%	—
5	Jamie Tomkinson	Green Party	218	8.3%	—
6	George Charles McBride	Conservative Party	199	7.6%	—
7	Shauney Harry Connor	Conservative Party	146	5.6%	—

Electorate 4,176 · Ballots cast 2,626 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.silverdale.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Kidsgrove and Ravenscliffe · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.7 pts Valid ballots 6,515

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jonathan Gullis	Reform UK	1,335	20.5%	−4.5 pts	Elected
2	Charlie Edward George Clarke	Reform UK	1,218	18.7%	−6.3 pts	Elected
3	Olivia Mae Wozny	Reform UK	1,126	17.3%	−7.7 pts	Elected
4	Silvia Burgess	Labour Party	546	8.4%	—
5	Mark Allen	Labour Party	492	7.6%	—
6	Jason Owen	Labour Party	388	6.0%	—
7	Simon John Philip Jones	Conservative Party	328	5.0%	—
8	Kienen D K Catterall	Green Party	273	4.2%	—
9	Michael James Dowler	Conservative Party	249	3.8%	—
10	Adam Peter Henry Rollison	Green Party	244	3.7%	—
11	John Heesom	Conservative Party	239	3.7%	—
12	Rebecca Anne Carter	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	77	1.2%	—

Electorate 6,736 · Ballots cast 6,524 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.kidsgrove-ravenscliffe.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Crackley and Red Street · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −7.7 pts Valid ballots 3,064

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Vanessa Renshaw	Reform UK	813	26.5%	−6.8 pts	Elected
2	Peter Bernard Walton	Reform UK	785	25.6%	−7.7 pts	Elected
3	Lilian Barker	Conservative Party	390	12.7%	—
4	Joel Sean George Edgington-Plunkett	Labour Party	316	10.3%	—
5	Conna Douglas Eynon	Conservative Party	314	10.2%	—
6	Janet Mary Pazio	Labour Party	267	8.7%	—
7	Deborah Percy	Green Party	179	5.8%	—

Electorate 4,389 · Ballots cast 3,076 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.crackley-red-street.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Newchapel and Mow Cop · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −7.6 pts Valid ballots 3,538

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jonathan Christopher Downs	Reform UK	968	27.4%	−6.0 pts	Elected
2	Scott Thomas Stevenson	Reform UK	911	25.7%	−7.6 pts	Elected
3	Keith Cooper	Labour Party	381	10.8%	—
4	Sarah Elizabeth Pickup	Labour Party	356	10.1%	—
5	Cressida Diane Townley Dickens	Conservative Party	251	7.1%	—
6	Gordon Hugh Davies	Independent	236	6.7%	—
7	Ray Williams	Independent	231	6.5%	—
8	Jozsef Spekker	Conservative Party	204	5.8%	—

Electorate 4,465 · Ballots cast 3,549 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.newchapel-mow-cop.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Talke and Butt Lane · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −6.9 pts Valid ballots 6,775

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Gary Evans	Reform UK	1,306	19.3%	−5.7 pts	Elected
2	Martin Gavin Rogerson	Reform UK	1,259	18.6%	−6.4 pts	Elected
3	Simon Kasperowicz	Reform UK	1,224	18.1%	−6.9 pts	Elected
4	Sylvia Norma Dymond	Labour Party	746	11.0%	—
5	David Allport	Labour Party	712	10.5%	—
6	Michael Robert Stubbs	Labour Party	680	10.0%	—
7	Julie Anne Dunlevy	Conservative Party	306	4.5%	—
8	Laura May Matthews	Conservative Party	272	4.0%	—
9	Trevor George Johnson	Conservative Party	270	4.0%	—

Electorate 6,799 · Ballots cast 6,798 · Invalid 23 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.talke-butt-lane.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Holditch and Chesterton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −6.7 pts Valid ballots 2,077

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Wayne Barber	Reform UK	566	27.3%	−6.1 pts	Elected
2	Jon Lee Chamberlain	Reform UK	554	26.7%	−6.7 pts	Elected
3	David Peter Grocott	Labour Party	369	17.8%	—
4	Precious Idowu Osode	Labour Party	315	15.2%	—
5	Ken Owen	Conservative Party	168	8.1%	—
6	Kevin John Robinson	Conservative Party	105	5.1%	—

Electorate 4,029 · Ballots cast 2,084 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.holditch-chesterton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Maer and Whitmore · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.1 pts Valid ballots 1,122

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jeremy John Elton Lefroy	Conservative Party	562	50.1%	+0.1 pts	Elected
2	Richard Woodward	Reform UK	428	38.1%	—
3	Dave Lee	Labour Party	132	11.8%	—

Electorate 2,266 · Ballots cast 1,132 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.maer-whitmore.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Knutton · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +16.2 pts Valid ballots 542

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Graham Paul Shaw	Reform UK	359	66.2%	+16.2 pts	Elected
2	Joshua Gilbert	Labour Party	129	23.8%	—
3	James Linden Dowler	Conservative Party	54	10.0%	—

Electorate 1,988 · Ballots cast 544 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.newcastle-under-lyme.knutton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index