2021 UK local government election
Map showing the results of the 2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in England on the same day as other local elections.[1] One-third of the seats were up for election, with two wards (Birtley and Lamesley) electing two councillors.[2]
Results 2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election Party This election Full council This election Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/− Labour 19 79.2 33 52 78.8 25,633 46.8 2.5 Liberal Democrats 5 20.8 8 13 19.7 11,261 20.6 6.2 Independent 0 0.0 1 1 1.5 213 0.4 0.2 Conservative 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 12,324 22.5 11.9 Green 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,693 8.6 0.1 TUSC 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 288 0.5 New Workers Party 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 200 0.4 New Save Us Now 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 90 0.2 -0.7 Reform UK 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 71 0.1 New
Ward results Birtley Birtley[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Hazel Weatherley 977 53.2 +14.9% Labour Catherine Davidson 898 49.0 +10.7% Liberal Democrats Paul Elliott 764 41.6 +25.5% Conservative Joseph Callanan 476 26.0 +20.6% Conservative Richard Herdman 366 20.0 +12.6% Green Jonathon Taylor 169 9.2 New Majority Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Blaydon Blaydon[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Stephen Ronchetti 1,165 52.1 -3.5% Conservative Susan Wilson 642 28.7 +17.4% Green Simon Easton 290 13.0 -6.1% Liberal Democrats Amelia Ord 139 6.2 -1.2% Majority Labour hold Swing
Bridges Bridges[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Eagle 916 55.6 -5.7% Conservative Martin Backley 357 21.7 +6.3% Green Nicholas Rush-Cooper 237 14.4 New Liberal Democrats Gareth Cooper 138 8.4 -14.9% Majority Labour hold Swing
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill Chopwell and Rowlands Gill[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dave Bradford 1,464 53.7 +4.8% Conservative Brian Derrick 672 24.7 +15.1% Green David Castleton 275 10.1 -2.5% Workers Party Andrew Metcalfe 200 7.3 New Liberal Democrats Jean Callender 115 4.2 -5.1% Majority Labour hold Swing
Chowdene Chowdene[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John McElroy 1,254 52.6 +5.3% Conservative David Potts 597 25.0 +12.5% Liberal Democrats Dawn Welsh 298 12.5 -6.9% Green Thomas Newell 167 7.0 New TUSC Marika Smith 68 2.9 New Majority Labour hold Swing
Crawcrook and Greenside Crawcrook and Greenside[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Kathleen McCartney 1,241 42.9 +1.4% Green Diane Cadman 920 31.8 +6.0% Conservative Christopher Coxon 654 22.6 +12.8% Liberal Democrats David Randall 81 2.8 -4.4% Majority Labour hold Swing
Deckham Deckham[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Leigh Kirton 1,036 55.0 -2.8% Conservative Josh Knotts 516 27.4 +13.6% Liberal Democrats Norman Spours 169 9.0 -2.8% Green Gary Brooks 94 5.0 -11.6% TUSC Norman Hall 68 3.6 New Majority Labour hold Swing
Dunston and Teams Dunston and Teams[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Brenda Clelland 1,118 62.1 +3.5% Conservative Jordan-Lee Guthrie 388 21.6 +11.0% Green Andy Banchflower 137 7.6 -7.8% Liberal Democrats Beth Gordon 116 6.4 -1.9% Save Us Now Susan Hall 41 2.3 -4.8% Majority Labour hold Swing
Dunston Hill and Whickham East Dunston Hill and Whickham East[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Peter Maughan 1,325 48.6 -4.1% Labour Lee-Ann Moir 843 30.9 +0.8% Conservative Jak Hocking 376 13.8 +9.1% Green Isabel Banchflower 153 5.6 -1.7% Save Us Now Graham Steele 31 1.1 -4.1% Majority Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Felling Felling[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sonya Dickie 871 57.4 -6.7% Conservative Peter Jackson 354 23.3 +10.5% Liberal Democrats David Fawcett 178 11.7 -11.4% Green Neil Grant 115 7.6 New Majority Labour hold Swing
High Fell High Fell[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jill Green 861 50.1 -6.3% Conservative Francis Athey 390 22.7 +10.0% Independent Thomas Holder 189 11.0 New TUSC Elaine Brunskill 102 5.9 -3.2% Liberal Democrats Robinson Stanaway 81 4.7 -7.4% Green Gabriel Rubinstein 70 4.1 New Independent Andrew Marshall 24 1.4 New Majority Labour hold Swing
Lamesley Lamesley[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Judith Turner 1,218 59.8 +7.0% Labour Jane McCoid 1,040 51.0 -1.8% Conservative Sheila Everatt 811 39.8 +18.7% Conservative Ali Pargam 504 24.8 +3.7% Green Ashleigh McLean 276 13.6 New Liberal Democrats Daniel Clarke 225 11.0 +0.8% Majority Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Lobley Hill and Bensham Lobley Hill and Bensham[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Catherine Donovan 1,295 56.6 +7.6% Conservative Janice Hutchinson 605 26.4 +12.9% Green Andy Redfern 211 9.2 -5.4% Liberal Democrats Lynda Duggan 177 7.7 -9.8% Majority Labour hold Swing
Low Fell Low Fell[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Daniel Duggan 1,730 51.0 -6.9% Labour Calvin Lawson 1,166 34.4 +8.0% Conservative Paul Sterling 312 9.2 +3.0% Green Mark Gorman 186 5.5 -4.0% Majority Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pelaw and Heworth Pelaw and Heworth[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Ian Patterson 1,392 56.2 +4.7% Labour Vinnie Humphries 744 30.0 -0.6% Conservative John Gardiner 176 7.1 +4.5% Green Nick Boldrini 166 6.7 +1.4% Majority Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ryton Crookhill and Stella Ryton Crookhill and Stella[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Christopher Buckley 1,547 53.6 +4.4% Conservative Lucinda Wilson 545 18.9 +11.7% Liberal Democrats Julie Maughan 339 11.7 -5.7% Green Andrew Mason 334 11.6 +5.1% Reform UK Stephen Osborne 71 2.5 New TUSC Ros Cooper 50 1.7 -0.2% Majority Labour hold Swing
Saltwell Saltwell[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Denise Robson 877 44.1 -7.0% Liberal Democrats Leanne Brand 590 29.6 +17.0% Conservative Alan Bond 320 16.1 -3.2% Green Rachel Cabral 185 9.3 -7.7% Save Us Now Craig Gallagher 18 0.9 New Majority Labour hold Swing
Wardley and Leam Lane Wardley and Leam Lane[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Linda Green 1,266 59.6 +5.7% Conservative John McNeil 590 27.8 +17.9% Liberal Democrats Amanda Wintcher 136 6.4 -7.3% Green John Aspinall 131 6.2 New Majority Labour hold Swing
Whickham North Whickham North[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Sonya Hawkins 1,464 56.8 -13.6% Labour Jeff Bowe 574 22.3 -0.2% Conservative John Callanan 448 17.4 +10.3% Green Tom Jamieson 92 3.6 New Majority Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Whickham South and Sunniside Whickham South and Sunniside[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Jonathan Mohammed 1,471 49.1 -23.8% Labour Pamela Burns 699 23.3 +5.1% Conservative Perry Wilson 656 21.9 +13.1% Green Bryony Taylor 170 5.7 New Majority Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Windy Nook and Whitehills Windy Nook and Whitehills[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Rachel Mullen 1,199 55.0 -3.4% Conservative Kyle Murray 601 27.6 +14.6% Liberal Democrats Susan Walker 220 10.1 -4.2% Green Christina Grant 160 7.3 -7.0% Majority Labour hold Swing
Winlaton and High Spen Winlaton and High Spen[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Julie Simpson 1,364 49.8 -4.3% Conservative Lewis Ormston 968 35.4 +16.8% Green Paul McNally 292 10.7 -8.5% Liberal Democrats Steven Hawkins 113 4.1 -4.0% Majority Labour hold Swing
References ^ "NOTICE OF ELECTION Gateshead" (PDF) . Gateshead.gov.uk . Retrieved 30 April 2021 . ^ Soden, Herbert (14 April 2021). "Full list of candidates standing in Gateshead Council local elections 2021". Chronicle Live . Retrieved 30 April 2021 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "NOTICE OF POLL Gateshead" (PDF) . Gateshead.gov.uk . Retrieved 30 April 2021 .