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Chapter 4  Tyne and Wear

4.1  Gateshead

Bede

Patricia Murray  Lab  1,539
Kevin Bell  BNP  307
Colin Ball  LD  287
Ruth Fearby  C  144

Bensham

Kevin Dodds  Lab  1,613
Susan Armstrong  LD  244
Terence Armstrong  BNP  209
Ada Callanan  C  190
David Morton  Soc All  67

Birtley

Paul Foy  Lab  1,753
Mark Davidson  LD  1,415
Barbara Nye  C  204

Blaydon

Elsdon Watson  Lab  2,003
Maxine Thompson  LD  879
Mark Watson  C  254

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Michael McNestry  Lab  2,624
Eileen Blythe  LD  991
Leonard Davidson  C  312
Pamela Woolner  Grn  300

Chowdene

Keith Wood  Lab  2,609
Raymond Swadling  C  646
Glenys Goodwill  LD  552

Crawcrook and Greenside

Sally Danys  LD  1,995
Jack Graham  Lab  1,746
David Moor  C  331
Duncan Couchman  Grn  198

Deckham

Martin Gannon  Lab  1,615
Ceila Wraith  LD  450
Ronald Fairlamb  BNP  441
Karl Gatiss  C  296

Dunston

Albert Brooks  Lab  2,753
Anne Murray  LD  552
John Callanan  C  392
Daniel Dafter  BNP  352

Felling

Raymond Napier  Lab  1,967
John Battersby  BNP  405
David Lucas  LD  334
Trevor Murray  C  198

High Fell

Malcolm Graham  Lab  2,226
Elizabeth Bird  LD  427
Kevin Scott  BNP  237
June Murray  C  181

Lamesley

Craig Harrison  Lab  1,954
Susan Davidson  LD  1,022
Karen Sludden  C  322

Leam

Paul Tinnion  Lab  2,475
Norman Spours  LD  694
John McNeil  C  402

Low Fell

Frank Hindle  LD  2,875
Peter Wilson  Lab  1,280
Paul Sterling  C  515

Pelaw and Heworth

Ian Patterson  LD  2,215
Robert Goldsworthy  Lab  1,531
Maureen Moor  C  129
Nicholas Boldrini  Grn  100

Ryton

Ione Rippeth  LD  2,960
Dane Roberts  Lab  1,279
Antionette Sterling  C  248

Saltwell

James Mearns  Lab  1,793
Paul Cowie  LD  420
George Bainbridge  BNP  355
Elaine McMaster  C  279

Teams

Margaret Duddin  Lab  2,362
James Blythe  LD  463
Michael Dafter  BNP  449
Margaret Bell  C  292

Whickham North

Mary Wallace  LD  2,470
Frank Earl  Lab  1,917
Elaine Robertson  C  383

Whickham South

Jonathan Wallace  LD  2,901
Gary Haley  Lab  1,804
Peter Ross  C  567

Winlaton

George Wilson  Lab  2,000
Peter Stokel  LD  1,545
Charles Sludden  C  199

Wrekendyke

Linda Green  Lab  3,041
John Diston  LD  710
Eleanor Steeley  C  340
Angela Makki  Soc All  68

Consolidated Results — Gateshead

Labour                 43,884  54.4%  16 councillors
Liberal Democrat       26,401  32.8%   6 councillors
Conservative            6,824   8.5%
British National Party  2,755   3.4%
Green Party               598   0.7%
Socialist Alliance        135   0.2%

4.2  Newcastle upon Tyne

Benwell

Eric Mackinlay  Lab  1,117
Alexander Rutherford  LD  678
Jonathan Keys  BNP  357
Roisin Bevan  C  222

Blakelaw

Charles Schardt  LD  1,853
Edward Mottram  Lab  1,639
Chris Kelly  C  350

Byker

George Allison  Lab  1,415
Thomas Thompson  LD  360
Bill Hopwood  Soc Alt  357
Alice Gingell  C  166

Castle (2)

David Down  LD  2,244
Sydney Ramsey  LD  2,189
Kevin Graham  Lab  769
Keith Gilfillan  C  740
Sandra Gilfillan  C  692
George Pattison  Lab  640

Dene

Gregory Stone  LD  3,369
Raymond Stobbs  Lab  1,241
Heather Chambers  C  877
Chris Hayday  Grn  299

Denton

Ian Proud  LD  1,810
Michael Lynch  Lab  1,642
Ann Wake  C  321

Elswick

Peter Thomson  Lab  1,033
Abdul Latif  LD  482
Ronald Toward  C  341

Fawdon

James Laing  Lab  1,850
Marguerite Rook  LD  1,006
Peter Lumley  C  405

Fenham

Terence Cooney  Lab  1,828
Robert Ewart  Ind  1,337
Florence Kirkby  C  585

Grange

Jacqueline Slesenger  LD  3,238
David Cook  Lab  918
Alan Birkmyre  C  684

Heaton

Caroline Persson  LD  1,405
Geraldine Ormonde  Lab  1,168
Andrew Gray  Grn  339
Elizabeth Bessman  C  250

Jesmond

Christopher Boyle  LD  1,604
Joanne Kingsland  Lab  1,271
John Catto  C  494

Kenton

Margaret Carter  Lab  1,574
Jon Macnamara  C  1,430
Anne Young  LD  669

Lemington

John Gordon  Lab  1,877
Shirley Mansfield  LD  655
Paul Foster  National Front  369
Enid McQueen  C  350

Monkchester

Paul Brown  Lab  1,720
Annie Gravell  LD  404
John Gough  C  174

Moorside

Geoffrey O'Brien  Lab  1,096
Graham Soult  LD  437
Mary Toward  C  352
Peter Hilton  Grn  200
Julie Fowler  Soc All  144

Newburn

Danny Marshall  Lab  1,001
John Mansfield  LD  674
Kenneth Booth  National Front  445
Helen Hodges  C  320

Sandyford

Gareth Cooper  LD  1,887
Sally Young  Lab  1,133
Claire Nelson  C  232

Scotswood

Robert Higgins  Lab  1,162
Brian Moore  LD  419
William Curtis  BNP  151
Julian Toward  C  137

South Gosforth

Peter Arnold  LD  2,125
Mike Summersby  Ind  730
Siobhan O'Brien  Lab  611
Carolyn Smith  C  393
Alexander Irvine  Grn  250

Walker

John Cunningham  Lab  1,632
William Gravell  LD  360
Joseph Prince  C  142
Martin Levy  Communist  60

Walkergate

Peter Allen  LD  2,115
John Stokel-Walker  Lab  1,951
Georgina Pickford  C  143

West City

John O'Shea  Lab  1,113
David Besag  LD  234
Leonard McCourt  BNP  126
Emma Harrington  C  109
Bryan Allen  Ind  82
Catherine Collins  Soc Alt  78

Westerhope

Brian Hunter  Lab  2,500
Timothy Troman  C  1,963
Matthew Colquhoun  LD  971

Wingrove

John Marshall  Lab  1,240
Richard Morl  LD  945
Kenneth Wake  C  451
Anna Ashworth  Grn  232

Woolsington

Alan Bell  Lab  1,518
Robert Jackman  LD  552
Kate Higham  C  494

Consolidated Results — Newcastle upon Tyne

Labour               36,019  42.8%  16 councillors
Liberal Democrat     30,496  36.2%  11 councillors
Conservative         12,125  14.4%
Independents          2,149   2.6%
Green Party           1,320   1.6%
National Front          814   1.0%
British National Party  634   0.8%
Socialist Alternative   579   0.7%
Communist Party          60   0.1%

4.3  North Tyneside

Battle Hill

Mary Glindon  Lab  1,505
Margaret Finlay  LD  989
Nigel Clothier  C  212

Benton

Janet Hunter  Lab  1,189
Brian McArdle  C  864
Paul Finlay  LD  292

Camperdown

James Allan  Lab  1,263
Malcolm Smith  LD  251
Amanda Newton  C  235

Chirton

John Stirling  Lab  992
Toni Morgan  C  330

Collingwood

Steven Cox  Lab  1,207
Miriam Smith  C  370
Dorothy Hindmarsh  LD  306

Cullercoats

Shirley Mortimer  C  2,069
Keith Smiles  Lab  1,168
Dennis Wood  LD  328

Holystone

David McGarr  Lab  1,449
David Hatfield  C  687
Steven Conoboy  LD  427

Howdon

Francis Lott  Lab  1,002
Elizabeth Taylor  LD  502
John McGee  C  106

Longbenton

Edward Darke  Lab  1,003
Kenneth McGarrigle  LD  225
Robin Underwood  C  192

Monkseaton

Karen Johnston  C  1,862
Glen Stillaway  Lab  676
Alison Campbell  LD  488

North Shields

James Rutherford  C  1,656
Rowland Hill  Lab  1,028
Clare Hindmarsh  LD  329

Northumberland

Graeme Brett  LD  1,647
Norma Playle  Lab  689
Marjorie Appleton  C  139

Riverside

John Carter  Lab  1,007
James Smith  LD  250
Roderick Godwin  C  220

St Mary's

Marguerite Hall  C  2,294
Mark Ormston  Lab  435
Iain Campbell  LD  405

Seatonville

Arthur Martin  C  1,375
Joan Harvey  LD  527
Thomas Mulvenna  Lab  477
George Partis  Ind  257

Tynemouth

Diane Page  C  1,752
Arthur Lowe  Lab  869

Valley

Brian Burdis  Lab  1,086
Frank Austin  C  503
John Bradley  LD  332

Wallsend

Nigel Huscroft  LD  1,084
Alan Keith  Lab  686
Margaret Smith  C  111

Weetslade

Muriel Green  Lab  1,296
Alan Appleton  C  1,158
Raymond Taylor  LD  400

Whitley Bay

Alison Austin  C  1,421
John Webb  Lab  798

Consolidated Results — North Tyneside

Labour           19,825  42.7%  11 councillors
Conservative     17,556  37.8%   7 councillors
Liberal Democrat  8,784  18.9%   2 councillors
Independent         257   0.6%

4.4  South Tyneside

STP = South Tyneside Progressive

All Saints

James Caine  Lab  1,096  
Robert Burdon  STP  1,063

Beacon and Bents

John Wood  Lab  1,349
Gordon Finch  STP  602
David Delaney  BNP  420  
William Mitcheson  Ind  261

Bede

Thomas Defty  Lab  1,381
Muriel Coe  LD  464
Christopher Taylor  C  195

Biddick Hall

Linda Waggott  Lab  1,473
James Cain  C  636

Boldon Colliery

William Lynch  Lab  1,864
Frederick Taylor  LD  675
Gerald Brebner  C  350
Colin Campbell  Ind  262

Cleadon and East Boldon

Donald Wood  C  1,570
Peter Carlin-Page  LD  1,567
David Wood  Lab  696

Cleadon Park

James Foreman  Lab  1,205
Martin Anderson  C  719
Alison Taylor  LD  553

Fellgate and Hedworth

Paul Waggott  Lab  1,634
George Waddle  Ind  835
Philip Parkinson  C  342

Harton

Robert Dix  Lab  1,156
Lawrence Nolan  STP  632
Dorothy Grainger  LD  445
Karl Arthur  C  423

Hebburn Quay

Constance Ridgway  LD  1,348
John Hodgson  Lab  1,209
Stewart Jackson  C  157

Hebburn South

John McCabe  Ind  1,175
Thomas Bamford  Lab  988
John Coe  C  204

Horsley Hill

Arthur Meeks  Lab  1,418
Patricia Pigott  C  966
John Mortson  LD  688

Monkton

James Sewell  Lab  1,478
Sheila Bennett  LD  785
John Cameron  C  350

Primrose

James Perry  Lab  1,658
Walter Armstrong  C  594
John Bissett  Ind  316

Rekendyke

Scott Duffy  Lab  1,140
Dorothy Golightly  Ind  500
Susan Troupe  LD  395
Marjorie Robinson  STP  230

Tyne Dock and Simonside

Edward Malcolm  Lab  1,202
Gary Ahmed  LD  658

Westoe

Allen Branley  Lab  1,243
George Wilkinson  C  1,118
Jennifer Burke  LD  691

West Park

James Capstick  STP  1,918
Mervyn Owen  Lab  791

Whitburn and Marsden

Shirley Stratford  Lab  1,312
Miles Atkinson  C  727
David Selby  LD  542

Whiteleas

John Haram  Ind  1,398
Ernest Gibson  Lab  1,392

Consolidated Results — South Tyneside

Labour                      24,480  49.0%  14 councillors
Liberal Democrat             8,258  16.5%   1 councillor
Conservative                 7,862  15.7%   1 councillor
Independents                 4,747   9.5%   2 councillors
South Tyneside Progressives  4,215   8.4%   1 councillor
British National Party         420   0.8%

4.5  Sunderland

Castletown

Leslie Mann  Lab  2,087
Ian McDonald  BNP  752
Gwennyth Gibson  C  396

Central

Colin Anderson  Lab  1,594
Christopher Lathan  BNP  686
Dorreen Storey  C  487
Jane Walters  LD  487

Colliery

Norman Dent  Lab  1,722
John Brown  C  878
Ian Leadbitter  BNP  685

Eppleton

Colin Wakefield  Ind  1,839
Robert Heron  Lab  1,788
David Wilson  C  464
Philip Dowell  LD  330
James Davison  BNP  225

Fulwell

John Walton  C  2,506
Rosalind Copeland  Lab  1,313
Joseph Dobbie  BNP  431
Amie Leung  LD  406

Grindon

David Forbes  Lab  1,885
David Francis  C  627
Paul Humble  BNP  515

Hendon

Brynley Sidaway  Lab  1,711
Paul Maddison  C  1,672
David Guynan  BNP  619

Hetton

Florence Anderson  Lab  2,807
Olwyn Bird  C  624
Andrew Morris  BNP  419

Houghton

Louise Farthing  Lab  2,461
Gordon Newton  C  571
Ian Patterson  BNP  480

Pallion

Robert Pells  Lab  1,695
Stephen Daughton  C  1,581
David Martin  BNP  556
Sham Vedhara  LD  410
Ronald Smith  Ind  178

Ryhope

Aileen Handy  Lab  2,657
Martyn Herron  LD  798
William Dunn  C  730
Michael Matthews  BNP  691

St Chad's

John Porthouse  Lab  2,090
Lee Martin  C  1,224
Elizabeth Foreman  LD  437
Carol Dobbie  BNP  415

St Michael's

Peter Wood  C  2,727
David Errington  Lab  1,551
Stephen Bilton  BNP  534

St Peter's

Christine Shattock  Lab  1,481
Lilian Walton  C  1,362
John Lennox  LD  841
Jason Dent  BNP  674

Shiney Row

Anne Hall  Lab  3,060
Neil Grundy  LD  878
John Calvert  C  621
Sharon Leadbitter  BNP  474

Silksworth

Patricia Smith  Lab  2,760
Patricia Francis  C  646
Trevor Jenkins  BNP  575
Georgina Kennedy  Ind  221

South Hylton

Susan Watson  Lab  1,927
Debra Hiles  BNP  674
Kathryn Chamberlin  C  520

Southwick

Bryan Charlton  Lab  1,519
Alan Brettwood  BNP  510
Fredrick Crone  Ind  431
Christine Griffin  LD  217
Alice McLaren  C  183

Thorney Close

David Allan  Lab  1,983
Joseph Dobbie  BNP  680
Paula Wilkinson  C  450

Thornholme

Winifred Lundgren  Lib  1,408
Phillip Gibson  Lab  919
Marjorie Matthews  C  499
Philip Clark  BNP  453

Town End Farm

Gowan Scott  Lab  1,760
John Martin  BNP  878
Gillian Connor  C  323

Washington East

Eric Timmins  Lab  3,003
Jacqueline Atkinson  C  822
Avril Kitching  LD  650
David Richardson  BNP  371
Mark Farrell  National Front  73

Washington North

John Murray  Lab  2,703
Kathleen Irvine  C  528
Ian Guilbert  BNP  422

Washington South

Bryan Williams  Lab  3,152
Owen Dumpleton  LD  1,169
Michael Dixon  C  1,112
Gordon Pace  BNP  586

Washington West

William Craddock  Lab  2,432
David Griffin  LD  642
Justin Garrod  C  536
Keith Byrne  BNP  347

Consolidated Results — Sunderland

Labour                  52,060  52.5%  21 councillors
Conservative            22,089  22.3%   2 councillors
British National Party  13,652  13.8%
Liberal Democrat         7,265   7.3%
Independents             2,669   2.7%
Liberal Party            1,408   1.4%   1 councillor
National Front              73   0.1%

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