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Local Election Results 2012

Gateshead

One-third of council up for election.

Other results for Gateshead: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
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)

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Consolidated results — Gateshead 2012

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 33313 66.1% 18
Liberal Democrat 10622 21.1% 4
Conservative 4021 8.0% 0
Liberal Party 977 1.9% 0
Green Party 674 1.3% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 366 0.7% 0
Independent 311 0.6% 0
National Front 124 0.2% 0

Birtley [Lab gain from Lib]

Catherine Simcox Lab 1394 62.2%
Kathy King Lib 716 32.0%
Andrea Gatiss C 130 5.8%

Blaydon

Steve Ronchetti Lab 1747 80.9%
Kevin McClurey LD 232 10.7%
Edward Ainscow C 180 8.3%

Bridges

John Eagle Lab 1112 77.4%
Dave Fawcett LD 176 12.3%
John Gardiner C 148 10.3%

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

John Hamilton Lab 2126 80.8%
Brenda Osborne LD 257 9.8%
Karl Gatiss C 249 9.5%

Chowdene

John McElroy Lab 2009 77.7%
Eric Young C 350 13.5%
Edna Graham LD 228 8.8%

Crawcrook and Greenside [Lab gain from LD]

Kathleen McCartney Lab 1708 66.5%
Christine Squires LD 706 27.5%
Antionette Sterling C 155 6.0%

Deckham

Brian Coates Lab 1407 70.0%
May Ainscow C 214 10.7%
Karen Crozier LD 146 7.3%
John Richards NF 124 6.2%
Normal Hall TUSC 118 5.9%

Dunston and Teams

Brenda Clelland Lab 1436 83.8%
Christopher MacAllister C 165 9.6%
Simon Todd LD 113 6.6%

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Peter Maughan LD 1423 49.2%
Chris McHugh Lab 1191 41.2%
Mary Blanchflower Grn 157 5.4%
John Callanan C 122 4.2%

Felling

Sonya Dickie Lab 1501 85.8%
Trevor Murray C 136 7.8%
Ian Gill LD 113 6.5%

High Fell

Jean Lee Lab 1393 75.1%
Elaine Brunskill TUSC 248 13.4%
Edward Bohill C 109 5.9%
Norman Spours LD 106 5.7%

Lamesley

Michael Hood Lab 1616 68.5%
Brian Weatherburn Ind 311 13.2%
Betty Gallon Lib 261 11.1%
Sheila Everatt C 172 7.3%

Lobley Hill and Bensham

Catherine Donovan Lab 1636 74.3%
Andy Redfern Grn 237 10.8%
Valerie Bond C 190 8.6%
Philip Hunter LD 138 6.3%

Low Fell

Frank Hindle LD 1441 47.9%
John Young Lab 1318 43.8%
Paul Sterling C 251 8.3%

Pelaw and Heworth [Lab gain from LD]

Lee Holmes Lab 1346 54.2%
Ian Patterson LD 1053 42.4%
Maureen Moor C 86 3.5%

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella [Lab gain from LD]

Liz Twist Lab 1465 56.2%
Maggie Milburn LD 941 36.1%
Mark Watson C 199 7.6%

Saltwell

Denise Robson Lab 1322 80.5%
Alan Bond C 195 11.9%
Robinson Stanaway LD 126 7.7%

Wardley and Leam Lane

Linda Green Lab 1609 74.7%
Stephen Watson Grn 280 13.0%
Elizabeth Parker C 161 7.5%
John Diston LD 104 4.8%

Whickham North

Sonya Hawkins LD 1282 48.7%
Elaine Dobson Lab 1188 45.1%
Beryl Bennison C 164 6.2%

Whickham South and Sunniside

John McClurey LD 1372 56.1%
Peter de Vere Lab 878 35.9%
Edward Parker C 197 8.1%

Windy Nook and Whitehills

Pat Ronan Lab 1963 82.8%
Kyle Murray C 228 9.6%
Lisa Bradley LD 179 7.6%

Winlaton and High Spen [Lab gain from LD]

Julie Simpson Lab 1948 73.4%
Elaine Earl LD 486 18.3%
Diana Moore C 220 8.3%

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