Local Election Results 2003
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 |
43884 |
54.4% |
16 |
| Liberal Democrat |
26401 |
32.8% |
6 |
| Conservative |
6824 |
8.5% |
0 |
| British National Party |
2755 |
3.4% |
0 |
| Green Party |
598 |
0.7% |
0 |
| Socialist Alliance |
135 |
0.2% |
0 |
| Patricia Murray |
Lab |
1539 |
67.6% |
| Kevin Bell |
BNP |
307 |
13.5% |
| Colin Ball |
LD |
287 |
12.6% |
| Ruth Fearby |
C |
144 |
6.3% |
| Kevin Dodds |
Lab |
1613 |
69.4% |
| Susan Armstrong |
LD |
244 |
10.5% |
| Terence Armstrong |
BNP |
209 |
9.0% |
| Ada Callanan |
C |
190 |
8.2% |
| David Morton |
SocAll |
67 |
2.9% |
| Paul Foy |
Lab |
1753 |
52.0% |
| Mark Davidson |
LD |
1415 |
42.0% |
| Barbara Nye |
C |
204 |
6.0% |
| Elsdon Watson |
Lab |
2003 |
63.9% |
| Maxine Thompson |
LD |
879 |
28.0% |
| Mark Watson |
C |
254 |
8.1% |
| Michael McNestry |
Lab |
2624 |
62.1% |
| Eileen Blythe |
LD |
991 |
23.4% |
| Leonard Davidson |
C |
312 |
7.4% |
| Pamela Woolner |
Grn |
300 |
7.1% |
| Keith Wood |
Lab |
2609 |
68.5% |
| Raymond Swadling |
C |
646 |
17.0% |
| Glenys Goodwill |
LD |
552 |
14.5% |
| Sally Danys |
LD |
1995 |
46.7% |
| Jack Graham |
Lab |
1746 |
40.9% |
| David Moor |
C |
331 |
7.8% |
| Duncan Couchman |
Grn |
198 |
4.6% |
| Martin Gannon |
Lab |
1615 |
57.6% |
| Ceila Wraith |
LD |
450 |
16.1% |
| Ronald Fairlamb |
BNP |
441 |
15.7% |
| Karl Gatiss |
C |
296 |
10.6% |
| Albert Brooks |
Lab |
2753 |
68.0% |
| Anne Murray |
LD |
552 |
13.6% |
| John Callanan |
C |
392 |
9.7% |
| Daniel Dafter |
BNP |
352 |
8.7% |
| Raymond Napier |
Lab |
1967 |
67.7% |
| John Battersby |
BNP |
405 |
13.9% |
| David Lucas |
LD |
334 |
11.5% |
| Trevor Murray |
C |
198 |
6.8% |
| Malcolm Graham |
Lab |
2226 |
72.5% |
| Elizabeth Bird |
LD |
427 |
13.9% |
| Kevin Scott |
BNP |
237 |
7.7% |
| June Murray |
C |
181 |
5.9% |
| Craig Harrison |
Lab |
1954 |
59.2% |
| Susan Davidson |
LD |
1022 |
31.0% |
| Karen Sludden |
C |
322 |
9.8% |
| Paul Tinnion |
Lab |
2475 |
69.3% |
| Norman Spours |
LD |
694 |
19.4% |
| John McNeil |
C |
402 |
11.3% |
| Frank Hindle |
LD |
2875 |
61.6% |
| Peter Wilson |
Lab |
1280 |
27.4% |
| Paul Sterling |
C |
515 |
11.0% |
| Ian Patterson |
LD |
2215 |
55.7% |
| Robert Goldsworthy |
Lab |
1531 |
38.5% |
| Maureen Moor |
C |
129 |
3.2% |
| Nicholas Boldrini |
Grn |
100 |
2.5% |
| Ione Rippeth |
LD |
2960 |
66.0% |
| Dane Roberts |
Lab |
1279 |
28.5% |
| Antionette Sterling |
C |
248 |
5.5% |
| James Mearns |
Lab |
1793 |
63.0% |
| Paul Cowie |
LD |
420 |
14.8% |
| George Bainbridge |
BNP |
355 |
12.5% |
| Elaine McMaster |
C |
279 |
9.8% |
| Margaret Duddin |
Lab |
2362 |
66.2% |
| James Blythe |
LD |
463 |
13.0% |
| Michael Dafter |
BNP |
449 |
12.6% |
| Margaret Bell |
C |
292 |
8.2% |
| Mary Wallace |
LD |
2470 |
51.8% |
| Frank Earl |
Lab |
1917 |
40.2% |
| Elaine Robertson |
C |
383 |
8.0% |
| Jonathan Wallace |
LD |
2901 |
55.0% |
| Gary Haley |
Lab |
1804 |
34.2% |
| Peter Ross |
C |
567 |
10.8% |
| George Wilson |
Lab |
2000 |
53.4% |
| Peter Stokel |
LD |
1545 |
41.3% |
| Charles Sludden |
C |
199 |
5.3% |
| Linda Green |
Lab |
3041 |
73.1% |
| John Diston |
LD |
710 |
17.1% |
| Eleanor Steeley |
C |
340 |
8.2% |
| Angela Makki |
SocAll |
68 |
1.6% |
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