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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 Increase2 82.1 42 65 83.3 38,679 58.3
  Liberal Democrats 5 Steady 17.9 8 13 16.7 16,774 25.3
  Conservative 0 Decrease2 0.0 0 0 0.0 9,665 14.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 861 1.3
  Independent Labour 0 Steady 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 Steady 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

  1. ^ a b c d Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Clements, Rob (7 May 1996). "The local elections of 2 May 1996" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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