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]

Map showing the results of the 2021 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

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