Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council elections

One third of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control
Party in controlYears
Labour1973–present

Council elections

Changes between elections

Pre 2004 boundaries
Wickham South By-Election 17 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,598 83.6 +13.0
Labour 314 16.4 -7.0
Majority 1,284 67.2
Turnout 1,912
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bede By-Election 29 March 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 780 63.9 -6.4
Liberal Democrats 440 36.1 +19.2
Majority 340 27.8
Turnout 1,220 21.3
Labour hold Swing
Chowdene By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Wood 2,649 68.8 +4.5
Conservative Raymnond Swadling 604 15.7 -4.8
Liberal Democrats Glynis Goodwill 599 15.6 +0.3
Majority 2,045 53.1
Turnout 3,852 56.4 +28.0
Labour hold Swing

2004 boundaries
Felling By-Election 1 December 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul McNally 848 69.2 +6.3
Liberal Democrats David Lucas 208 17.0 +0.2
BNP Keith McFarlane 96 7.8 -2.3
Conservative Steve Wraith 74 6.0 -4.3
Majority 640 52.1
Turnout 1,226 20.3
Labour hold Swing
Dunston & Teams By-Election 28 September 2006[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Dillon 694 54.9 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Ruddy 269 21.3 +3.6
BNP Andrew Swaddle 226 17.9 +4.6
Conservative 76 6.0 -3.0
Majority 425 33.6
Turnout 1,265 21.1
Labour hold Swing
Dunston and Teams By-Election 5 July 2007[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gary Haley 793 62.1 +7.7
Liberal Democrats 285 22.3 +1.6
BNP 131 10.3 -4.3
Conservative 69 5.4 -5.0
Majority 508 39.8
Turnout 1,278 20.3
Labour hold Swing
Wickham South and Sunniside By-Election 31 July 2008[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John McClurey 1,612 72.5 +4.4
Labour Elaine Dobson 394 17.7 +4.2
Conservative John Robertson 217 9.8 -8.6
Majority 1,218 54.8
Turnout 2,223 32.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill By-Election 14 May 2009[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Caffrey 1,221 53.2 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Raymond Callender 898 39.1 +12.5
Conservative Bill Thorkildsen 177 7.7 -8.6
Majority 323 14.1
Turnout 2,296 32.1
Labour hold Swing

A vacancy arose in Ryton, Crookhill and Stella ward when Labour Cllr Liz Twist (elected 2016) resigned in March 2018 following her election as MP for Blaydon in May 2017. A by-election will be held on 3 May.

References
  1. "Gateshead council". BBC Online. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  2. "Labour retain seat". Evening Chronicle. 2006-10-02. p. 6.
  3. "Dunston and Teams By-Election July 2007". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  4. "Whickham South and Sunniside By-Election Results July 2008". Gateshead Council. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  5. "Chopwell and Rowlands Gill By-Election - Statement of Persons Nominated". Gateshead Council. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
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