Local government elections in Staffordshire, England
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council elections are held every four years. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 47 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.[1] Prior to 2018 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.
Council elections
Borough result maps
By-election results
1998-2002
Thistleberry By-Election 13 June 2002 (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 942 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | | 906 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | | 896 | | |
| Labour | | 473 | | |
| Labour | | 424 | | |
| Labour | | 420 | | |
| Conservative | | 414 | | |
| Conservative | | 412 | | |
| Conservative | | 376 | | |
| Independent | | 57 | | |
| Independent | | 51 | | |
Turnout | 5,371 | 40.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2002-2006
Chesterton By-Election 15 August 2002[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Dolman | 575 | 66.7 | +7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 178 | 20.6 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | | 109 | 12.6 | -9.1 |
Majority | 397 | 46.1 | |
Turnout | 862 | 17.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2006-2010
Westlands By-Election 12 July 2007[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Linda Hailstones | 696 | 60.9 | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Shenton | 229 | 20.0 | +5.2 |
| Labour | Nicolas Butler | 126 | 11.0 | -2.9 |
| UKIP | Daniel Sutton | 92 | 8.0 | -3.5 |
Majority | 467 | 40.9 | |
Turnout | 1,143 | 24.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Butt Lane By-Election 7 February 2008[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John MacMillan | 295 | 35.2 | +7.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Richards | 264 | 31.5 | -8.0 |
| Conservative | Sarah Myatt | 161 | 19.2 | +10.5 |
| UKIP | Roger Ruddle | 117 | 14.0 | -2.3 |
Majority | 31 | 3.7 | |
Turnout | 837 | 20 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ravenscliffe By-Election 5 March 2009[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Blair | 229 | 25.4 | -14.5 |
| Labour | Gill Burnett | 213 | 23.6 | +1.2 |
| BNP | Sarah Barnes | 180 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Parsons | 149 | 16.5 | -2.4 |
| UKIP | Geoff Locke | 131 | 14.5 | -4.4 |
Majority | 16 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 902 | 26.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Seabridge By-Election 4 June 2009[11][12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Gilmore | 602 | 38.4 | -10.2 |
| UKIP | Paul Gregory | 352 | 22.5 | +5.7 |
| Labour | David Beardmore | 310 | 19.8 | -0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mavis Brown | 302 | 19.3 | +4.8 |
Majority | 250 | 15.9 | |
Turnout | 1,566 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wolstanton By-Election 4 June 2009[11][12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | David Woolley | 475 | 31.7 | +2.2 |
| Labour | Mark Olszewski | 393 | 26.2 | -3.4 |
| Conservative | Nicola Davies | 345 | 23.0 | -6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Johnson | 285 | 19.0 | +8.2 |
Majority | 82 | 5.5 | |
Turnout | 1,498 | | |
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Newchapel By-Election 4 February 2010[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Short | 208 | 33.5 | -10.6 |
| UKIP | Carol Lovatt | 148 | 23.8 | +10.4 |
| Labour | Kyle Robinson | 138 | 22.2 | -1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Rhodes | 127 | 20.5 | +1.4 |
Majority | 60 | 9.7 | |
Turnout | 621 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2010-2014
Newchapel By-Election 27 October 2011[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elsie Bates | 248 | 45.7 | +13.0 |
| Conservative | Carl Thomson | 160 | 29.5 | +2.2 |
| UKIP | Tricia Harrison | 118 | 21.7 | +6.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Brown | 17 | 3.1 | -3.4 |
Majority | 88 | 16.2 | |
Turnout | 543 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Madeley By-Election 2 February 2012[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon White | 617 | 47.7 | +21.7 |
| Labour | John Smart | 342 | 26.4 | -7.9 |
| Conservative | Howard Goodall | 294 | 22.7 | -8.9 |
| UKIP | Elaine Blake | 41 | 3.2 | -4.8 |
Majority | 275 | 21.3 | |
Turnout | 1,294 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kidsgrove By-Election 10 May 2012[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terry Turner | 639 | 68.1 | +1.8 |
| Conservative | Linda Harold | 121 | 12.9 | +0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Crank | 105 | 11.2 | -0.9 |
| TUSC | Claire Vodrey | 73 | 7.8 | -1.2 |
Majority | 518 | 55.2 | |
Turnout | 938 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Silverdale and Parksite By-Election 4 July 2013[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Amelia Rout | 387 | 54.3 | +7.9 |
| UKIP | Elaine Blake | 254 | 6.9 | -6.9 |
| Conservative | James Vernon | 58 | 8.1 | -2.9 |
| TUSC | Richard Steele | 14 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
Majority | 133 | 18.7 | |
Turnout | 713 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2014-2018
Silverdale and Parksite by-election 4 August 2016[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gareth Snell | 399 | 56.4 | +19.5 |
| UKIP | Lynn Dean | 174 | 24.6 | -21.2 |
| Conservative | James Vernon | 80 | 11.3 | -0.4 |
| Independent | Gary White | 54 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
Majority | 225 | 31.8 | |
Turnout | | 22.62 | |
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | | |
Madeley by-election 8 December 2016[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Gary White | 458 | 64.8 | +64.8 |
| Conservative | David Whitmore | 112 | 15.8 | -11.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Andras | 75 | 10.6 | +6.9 |
| Labour | Stephen French | 62 | 8.8 | -10.4 |
Majority | 346 | 48.9 | |
Turnout | 707 | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bradwell by-election 14 December 2017[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Andrew Fox-Hewitt | 396 | 50.7 | -3.1 |
| Conservative | Gail Benbow | 360 | 46.1 | +27.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Virr | 25 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
Majority | 36 | 4.6 | |
Turnout | 781 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bradwell by-election 14 December 2017[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jill Waring | 216 | 43.3 | -6.3 |
| Labour | Angela Cooper | 197 | 39.5 | -10.9 |
| Independent | Nigel Morgan | 86 | 17.2 | +17.2 |
Majority | 19 | 3.8 | |
Turnout | 499 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
2018-2022
Holditch and Chesterton by-election 21 March 2019[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Kenneth Owen | 282 | 40.3 | +23.2 |
| Labour | Peter Radford | 268 | 38.3 | -13.9 |
| UKIP | Mark Barlow | 86 | 12.3 | +2.6 |
| Conservative | Lawrence Whitworth | 49 | 7.0 | -8.3 |
| SDP | Carol Lovatt | 14 | 2.0 | N/A |
Majority | 14 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | | 17.1 | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Knutton By-Election 25 November 2021[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Derrick Huckfield | 188 | 51.1 | +25.8 |
| Labour | Steph Talbot | 180 | 48.9 | -25.8 |
Majority | 8 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | 371 | 18.34 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
2022-2026
Audley by-election 7 September 2023[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rebekah Lewis | 732 | 46.1 | |
| Conservative | Sally Rudd | 438 | 27.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wemyss | 355 | 22.4 | |
| Independent | Duran O'Dwyer | 63 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 294 | 18.5 | |
Turnout | 1,588 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Knutton by-election 7 September 2023[24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert Moss | 153 | 49.0 | |
| Conservative | Derrick Huckfield | 99 | 31.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan Jenkins | 60 | 19.2 | |
Majority | 54 | 17.3 | |
Turnout | 312 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Two vacant seats in Madeley and Betley ward will be elected on 4 July 2024 on the same day as the 2024 United Kingdom general election:[25]
- Mandy Berrisford – Conservative Party
- Tony Kearon – Labour Party
- Tanya Morgan – Independent
- Claire Annette Radford – Labour Party
- Jill Whitmore – Conservative Party
References
- ^ a b "The Newcastle-under-Lyme (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1079, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Newcastle-under-Lyme". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "No change in byelection polls". guardian.co.uk. London. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ "Tories claim county and borough win". The Sentinel. 14 July 2007. p. 3.
- ^ "Narrow poll triumph for labour man". The Sentinel. 8 February 2008. p. 6.
- ^ "Tory teenager wins seat on council – by just 16 votes". this is thesentinel.co.uk. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ a b "By-Election / Parish Results 4th June 2009". Newcastle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Elections 2009: Independence day after absentee's seat is lost". this is thesentinel.co.uk. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ "Newchapel By-Election 4th February 2010". Newcastle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newchapel Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Madeley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kidsgrove Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Silverdale and Parksite Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
- ^ a b "Silverdale and Parksite Election Result". Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Madeley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Madeley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Madeley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, Martin (25 November 2021). "Declaration of Result of Poll". newcastle-staffs.gov.uk.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Audley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Knutton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Madeley and Betley by-election candidates selected". BBC News. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
External links
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council