Local Election Results 2002
Gateshead
One-third of council up for election.
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By-elections for Gateshead (may be incomplete): 1st December 2005 (Felling)
— 28th September 2006 (Dunston & Teams)
— 5th July 2007 (Dunston & Teams)
— 31st July 2008 (Whickham S. & Sunniside)
— 14th May 2009 (Chopwell & Rowlands Gill)
— 23rd September 2010 (Lobley Hill & Bensham; Saltwell)
— 22nd September 2016 (Chopwell & Rowlands Gill)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
49121 |
56.9% |
16 |
| Liberal Democrat |
24792 |
28.7% |
6 |
| Conservative |
7535 |
8.7% |
0 |
| Liberal Party |
2697 |
3.1% |
0 |
| British National Party |
865 |
1.0% |
0 |
| Green Party |
755 |
0.9% |
0 |
| Independent |
552 |
0.6% |
0 |
| Socialist Alliance |
79 |
0.1% |
0 |
| John Eagle |
Lab |
1872 |
76.3% |
| Andrew Bex |
LD |
398 |
16.2% |
| Ruth Fearby |
C |
182 |
7.4% |
| Catherine Donovan |
Lab |
1885 |
70.8% |
| Susan Armstrong |
LD |
262 |
9.8% |
| Ada Callanan |
C |
252 |
9.5% |
| Kevin Scott |
BNP |
185 |
6.9% |
| David Morton |
SocAll |
79 |
3.0% |
| Neil Weatherley |
Lab |
1965 |
53.2% |
| Mark Davidson |
Lib |
1508 |
40.8% |
| Barbara Nye |
C |
221 |
6.0% |
| Malcolm Brain |
Lab |
2243 |
64.5% |
| June McFarling |
LD |
962 |
27.7% |
| Mark Watson |
C |
272 |
7.8% |
| Henry Bulmer |
Lab |
2645 |
57.7% |
| Eileen Blythe |
LD |
1285 |
28.0% |
| David Moor |
C |
336 |
7.3% |
| Pamela Woolner |
Grn |
317 |
6.9% |
| Gordon Spring |
Lab |
2821 |
69.1% |
| Raymond Swadling |
C |
670 |
16.4% |
| Glenys Goodwill |
LD |
590 |
14.5% |
| Derek Anderson |
LD |
2369 |
52.2% |
| Jack Graham |
Lab |
1933 |
42.6% |
| Leonard Davidson |
C |
238 |
5.2% |
| June Joyce |
Lab |
1969 |
68.1% |
| George Conder |
LD |
480 |
16.6% |
| Karen Sludden |
C |
443 |
15.3% |
| David Bollands |
Lab |
2932 |
68.7% |
| Mary Heslop |
LD |
458 |
10.7% |
| Isabel Blanchflower |
Grn |
438 |
10.3% |
| John Callanan |
C |
437 |
10.2% |
| William Dick |
Lab |
2349 |
77.7% |
| Trevor Murray |
C |
344 |
11.4% |
| Ian Ball |
LD |
331 |
10.9% |
| William Batty |
Lab |
2313 |
69.3% |
| William Maddison |
Ind |
552 |
16.5% |
| Elizabeth Bird |
LD |
279 |
8.4% |
| June Murray |
C |
193 |
5.8% |
| Nicholas O'Neil |
Lab |
2105 |
58.9% |
| Catherine Rainbow |
Lib |
1189 |
33.3% |
| Charles Sludden |
C |
281 |
7.9% |
| Patricia Ronan |
Lab |
2956 |
73.9% |
| Norman Spours |
LD |
683 |
17.1% |
| Maureen Moor |
C |
359 |
9.0% |
| Charles Jevon |
LD |
2734 |
57.8% |
| Peter Wilson |
Lab |
1410 |
29.8% |
| Paul Sterling |
C |
586 |
12.4% |
| Doreen Boyes |
LD |
1986 |
48.8% |
| Roberts Goldsworthy |
Lab |
1910 |
47.0% |
| Elaine McMaster |
C |
171 |
4.2% |
| Christine McHatton |
LD |
2945 |
61.6% |
| Dane Roberts |
Lab |
1590 |
33.2% |
| Antoinette Sterling |
C |
247 |
5.2% |
| Michael Henry |
Lab |
2076 |
65.3% |
| Herbert Anderson |
LD |
400 |
12.6% |
| Mark Hardy |
C |
355 |
11.2% |
| George Bainbridge |
BNP |
349 |
11.0% |
| Patrick Rice |
Lab |
2580 |
67.3% |
| James Blythe |
LD |
522 |
13.6% |
| Margaret Bell |
C |
403 |
10.5% |
| Michael Dafter |
BNP |
331 |
8.6% |
| Peter Maughan |
LD |
2472 |
48.8% |
| Frank Earl |
Lab |
2201 |
43.4% |
| Elaine Robertson |
C |
393 |
7.8% |
| Marilyn Ord |
LD |
3164 |
58.5% |
| Gary Haley |
Lab |
1667 |
30.8% |
| Peter Ross |
C |
576 |
10.7% |
| David Lynn |
Lab |
2282 |
53.8% |
| Peter Stokel |
LD |
1782 |
42.0% |
| Ann Bohill |
C |
178 |
4.2% |
| John Green |
Lab |
3417 |
75.8% |
| John Diston |
LD |
690 |
15.3% |
| John McNeil |
C |
398 |
8.8% |
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