1996 UK local government election
The 1996 Newcastle City Council election was held in May 1996. The Conservative Party was wiped out, the Liberal Democrats remained the Opposition and Labour slightly increased their majority.[1]
| Party | Seats | Council Composition May 1996 |
1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
| Labour | 60 | 63 | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Results summary
1996 Newcastle City Council elections[1][2][3] |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 23 | 2 | 82.1 | 42 | 65 | 83.3 | 38,679 | 58.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | | 17.9 | 8 | 13 | 16.7 | 16,774 | 25.3 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9,665 | 14.6 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 861 | 1.3 | |
| Independent Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 169 | 0.3 | |
| Militant Labour | 0 | New | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 111 | 0.2 | New |
| Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 0.1 | |
Ward results
Benwell
Benwell (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Montgomery | 974 | 74.4 | |
| Conservative | M. Easton | 213 | 16.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | P. Lower | 123 | 9.4 | |
Majority | 761 | 58.1 | |
Total valid votes | 1,310 | 21.7 | |
Registered electors | 6,042 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blakelaw
Blakelaw (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Lower* | 2,061 | 53.8 | |
| Labour | F. Copley | 1,667 | 43.5 | |
| Conservative | H. Turner | 104 | 2.7 | |
Majority | 394 | 10.3 | |
Total valid votes | 3,832 | 41.4 | |
Registered electors | 9,259 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Byker
Byker (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Marr* | 1,344 | 84.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | T. Thompson | 156 | 9.8 | |
| Conservative | F. Goodenough | 96 | 6.0 | |
Majority | 1,188 | 74.4 | |
Total valid votes | 1,596 | 22.7 | |
Registered electors | 7,036 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle
Castle (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | M. De Vere* | 2,092 | 59.2 | |
| Labour | D. Wright | 1,024 | 29.0 | |
| Conservative | E. Graham | 419 | 11.9 | |
Majority | 1,068 | 30.2 | |
Total valid votes | 3,535 | 39.5 | |
Registered electors | 8,947 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Dene
Dene (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | W. Taylor* | 2,670 | 54.4 | |
| Labour | L. Marsden | 1,624 | 33.1 | |
| Conservative | J. Middleton | 613 | 12.5 | |
Majority | 1,046 | 21.3 | |
Total valid votes | 4,907 | 45.2 | |
Registered electors | 10,846 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Denton
Denton (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. White | 1,608 | 80.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Faulkner | 391 | 19.6 | |
Majority | 1,217 | 60.9 | |
Total valid votes | 1,999 | 24.6 | |
Registered electors | 8,113 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elswick
Elswick (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | N. Todd* | 1,000 | 78.2 | |
| Conservative | L. Elswick | 147 | 11.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | S. Mansfield | 131 | 10.3 | |
Majority | 853 | 66.7 | |
Total valid votes | 1,278 | 20.5 | |
Registered electors | 6,240 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fawdon
Fawdon (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Flynn* | 1,838 | 74.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | L. Rozner | 372 | 15.1 | |
| Conservative | J. Stepney | 247 | 10.1 | |
Majority | 1,466 | 59.7 | |
Total valid votes | 2,457 | 32.4 | |
Registered electors | 7,574 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fenham
Fenham (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I. Cooney | 1,769 | 70.1 | |
| Conservative | P. Oliver | 503 | 19.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | C. Schardt | 251 | 9.9 | |
Majority | 1,266 | 50.2 | |
Total valid votes | 2,523 | 30.0 | |
Registered electors | 8,414 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grange
Grange (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Packham* | 2,159 | 62.3 | |
| Labour | M. Lydon | 870 | 25.1 | |
| Conservative | E. McQueen | 355 | 10.2 | |
| Green | B. Lukey | 81 | 2.3 | |
Majority | 1,289 | 37.2 | |
Total valid votes | 3,465 | 35.1 | |
Registered electors | 9,884 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Heaton
Heaton (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Dodds* | 1,674 | 63.6 | |
| Conservative | E. Harding | 362 | 13.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | N. Brooks | 270 | 10.3 | |
| Independent Labour | B. Carpenter | 169 | 6.4 | |
| Green | C. Hayday | 157 | 6.0 | |
Majority | 1,312 | 49.8 | |
Total valid votes | 2,632 | 28.4 | |
Registered electors | 9,266 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Jesmond
Jesmond (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Franks | 1,550 | 42.6 | |
| Conservative | C. Dempsey | 1,171 | 32.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | P. Elliot | 792 | 21.8 | |
| Green | D. Alliband | 123 | 3.4 | |
Majority | 379 | 10.4 | |
Total valid votes | 3,636 | 35.5 | |
Registered electors | 10,241 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Kenton
Kenton (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Bell | 1,914 | 65.6 | |
| Conservative | E. Hannaford* | 751 | 25.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Besag | 251 | 8.6 | |
Majority | 1,163 | 39.9 | |
Total valid votes | 2,916 | 36.8 | |
Registered electors | 7,915 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Lemington
Lemington (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Robson* | 1,415 | 77.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Coulthard | 226 | 12.3 | |
| Conservative | J. McKie | 191 | 10.4 | |
Majority | 1,189 | 64.9 | |
Total valid votes | 1,832 | 23.2 | |
Registered electors | 7,900 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Monkchester
Monkchester (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | N. Povey* | 1,434 | 87.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Mansfield | 116 | 7.1 | |
| Conservative | G. Clark | 88 | 5.4 | |
Majority | 1,318 | 80.5 | |
Total valid votes | 1,638 | 25.2 | |
Registered electors | 6,503 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Moorside
Moorside (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I. Kirkham | 1,191 | 61.6 | |
| Labour | G. O'Brien* | 1,134 | | |
| Conservative | M. Blenkinsop | 300 | 15.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Routhwaite | 272 | 14.1 | |
| Green | P. Hilton | 172 | 8.9 | |
| Green | J. Nicholson | 168 | | |
Majority | 891 | 46.0 | |
Total valid votes | | 19.1 | |
Registered electors | 8,502 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Newburn
Newburn (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Brown* | 1,511 | 81.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Wilmot | 199 | 10.7 | |
| Conservative | S. McKie | 154 | 8.3 | |
Majority | 1,312 | 70.4 | |
Total valid votes | 1,864 | 26.1 | |
Registered electors | 7,136 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sandyford
Sandyford (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. Nesbit* | 1,773 | 70.9 | |
| Conservative | J. Wardle | 295 | 11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | K. Murphy | 272 | 10.9 | |
| Green | D. Shepherdson | 160 | 6.4 | |
Majority | 1,478 | 59.1 | |
Total valid votes | 2,500 | 27.3 | |
Registered electors | 9,142 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Scotswood
Scotswood (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Lamb* | 904 | 74.7 | |
| Militant Labour | K. Hattam | 111 | 9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | C. Packham | 105 | 8.7 | |
| Conservative | D. Grant | 90 | 7.4 | |
Majority | 793 | 65.5 | |
Total valid votes | 1,210 | 23.1 | |
Registered electors | 5,249 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
South Gosforth
South Gosforth (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | L. Opik* | 2,525 | 58.7 | |
| Conservative | M. Summersby | 1,342 | 31.2 | |
| Labour | M. Scott | 433 | 10.1 | |
Majority | 1,183 | 27.5 | |
Total valid votes | 4,300 | 51.1 | |
Registered electors | 8,418 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Walker
Walker (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Wood* | 1,261 | 86.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Cain | 119 | 8.2 | |
| Conservative | A. Barnes | 73 | 5.0 | |
Majority | 1,142 | 78.6 | |
Total valid votes | 1,453 | 23.2 | |
Registered electors | 6,270 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walkergate
Walkergate (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B. Rice* | 1,644 | 76.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | H. St. Clair | 275 | 12.8 | |
| Conservative | A. Gingell | 233 | 10.8 | |
Majority | 1,369 | 63.6 | |
Total valid votes | 2,152 | 26.9 | |
Registered electors | 8,012 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
West City
West City (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Malcolm | 827 | 79.5 | |
| Conservative | M. Kelly | 91 | 8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | I. Morgan | 73 | 7.0 | |
| Communist | M. Levy | 49 | 4.7 | |
Majority | 736 | 70.8 | |
Total valid votes | 1,040 | 18.6 | |
Registered electors | 5,597 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Westerhope
Westerhope (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Morgan* | 2,090 | 68.4 | |
| Conservative | F. Kirkby | 634 | 20.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Horey | 330 | 10.8 | |
Majority | 1,456 | 47.7 | |
Total valid votes | 3,054 | 29.3 | |
Registered electors | 10,436 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wingrove
Wingrove (2 seats)[1][2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. McCarty* | 1,577 | 63.6 | |
| Labour | Z. Khan | 1,521 | | |
| Conservative | M. Elliott | 551 | 22.2 | |
| Conservative | J. Henry | 469 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Lawson | 352 | 14.2 | |
Majority | 1,026 | 41.4 | |
Total valid votes | | 26.8 | |
Registered electors | 8,342 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woolingston
Woolingston (1 seat)[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Robson* | 1,108 | 75.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | K. O'Neill | 191 | 13.0 | |
| Conservative | P. Owers | 173 | 11.8 | |
Majority | 917 | 62.3 | |
Total valid votes | 1,472 | 24.6 | |
Registered electors | 5,984 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b c d Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1996" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Clements, Rob (7 May 1996). "The local elections of 2 May 1996" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 24 February 2024.