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2022 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
22 out of 66 seats to Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2022 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; Labour

The 2022 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors — 22 out of 66 — on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

In the previous council election in 2021, the Labour Party maintained its longstanding control of the council, holding 52 seats after the election with thirteen Liberal Democrats and one independent.

Background

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Gateshead was a district of the Tyne and Wear metropolitan county.^[1] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs.

Gateshead Council has continuously been under Labour control since its creation. The Liberal Democrats have generally been the main opposition. In the most recent election in 2021, Labour won 19 seats on 46.8% of the vote and the Liberal Democrats won 5 seats on 20.6% of the vote. The Conservatives received 22.5% of the vote and the Green Party received 8.6% of the vote, but neither party won any seats.^[2]

Positions up for election in 2022 were last election in 2018. In that election, Labour won 19 seats and the Liberal Democrats won four seats.^[3]

Electoral process

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.^[4]^[5] The election will take place by first-past-the-post voting, with wards generally being represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Gateshead aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Previous council composition

After 2021 election			Before 2022 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	52		Labour	52
	Liberal Democrats	13		Liberal Democrats	13
	Independent	1		Independent	1

Results summary

2022 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	17	1	77.3	34	51	77.3	25,059	49.9	3.1
	Liberal Democrats	5	2	22.7	10	15	22.7	12,305	24.5	3.9
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	8,306	16.5	6.0
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,104	8.2	0.4
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	315	0.6	0.1
	Save Us Now	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	63	0.1	0.1
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	60	0.1	0.3

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Birtley

Birtley^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Weatherley	984	46.4	12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Elliott	906	42.8	22.9
	Conservative	Richard Herdman	229	10.8	5.7
Majority			78	3.6	35.8
Turnout			2,128	34.7	3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	17.9

Blaydon

Blaydon^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee-Ann Moir	1,087	52.9	15.8
	Conservative	Susan Wilson	589	28.7	11.7
	Green	Ruth Ashford	230	11.2	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kamil Tankiewicz	149	7.3	1.7
Majority			498	24.2	27.5
Turnout			2,072	29.1	0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	13.8

Bridges

Bridges^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angela Douglas*	1,013	65.9	0.6
	Conservative	Martin Backley	271	17.6	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Cooper	253	16.5	7.9
Majority			742	48.3	0.1
Turnout			1,554	27.2	1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.05

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynne Caffrey*	1,648	61.7	5.8
	Conservative	Brian Derrick	520	19.5	3.0
	Green	John Aspinall	311	11.7	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Callender	190	7.1	0.3
Majority			1,128	42.2	8.8
Turnout			2,676	40.0	3.4
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Chowdene

Chowdene^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Goldsworthy*	1,248	55.1	1.5
	Conservative	David Potts	463	20.4	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Spours	314	13.9	2.6
	Green	Thomas Newell	175	7.7	3.5
	TUSC	Marika Smith	66	2.9	1.5
Majority			785	34.7	5.4
Turnout			2,273	34.3	1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Crawcrook and Greenside

Crawcrook and Greenside^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Kelly*	1,324	45.4	12.4
	Green	Jack Philipson	913	31.3	19.9
	Conservative	Christopher Coxon	502	17.2	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver Jones-Lyons	177	6.1	4.0
Majority			411	14.1	23.0
Turnout			2,922	41.2	4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	16.2

Deckham

Deckham^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Gannon*	1,165	59.9	4.7
	Conservative	Josh Knotts	332	17.1	1.1
	Green	Gary Rutherford Brooks	200	10.3	3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Jordison	173	8.9	2.0
	TUSC	Norman Hall	75	3.9	0.2
Majority			833	42.8	3.6
Turnout			1,956	31.0	2.1
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Dunston and Teams

Dunston and Teams^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dot Burnett*	1,057	61.5	8.1
	Conservative	Jordan-Lee Guthrie	303	17.6	2.3
	Green	Andy Blanchflower	207	12.0	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Beth Gordon	151	8.8	3.2
Majority			754	43.9	10.4
Turnout			1,722	28.1	1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Dunston Hill and Whickham East^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Amelia Ord	1,232	48.7	3.9
	Labour	Andrew Moir	809	32.0	1.3
	Conservative	Jak Hocking	286	11.3	4.3
	Green	Isabel Blanchflower	157	6.2	3.2
	Save Us Now	Graham Steele	46	1.8	2.4
Majority			423	16.7	2.6
Turnout			2,533	38.5	5.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.3

Felling

Felling^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Dick*	932	59.4	13.3
	Conservative	Peter Jackson	263	16.8	2.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Fawcett	236	15.0	12.6
	Green	Neil Grant	138	8.8	New
Majority			669	42.6	15.3
Turnout			1,572	28.3	0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	7.7

High Fell

High Fell^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Gibson*	991	58.1	7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Holder	284	16.7	10.1
	Conservative	Francis Athey	245	14.4	2.3
	TUSC	Elaine Brunskill	117	6.9	3.8
	Green	Gabriel Rubinstein	68	4.0	New
Majority			707	41.4	7.8
Turnout			1,705	28.4	2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	9.0

Lamesley

Lamesley^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane McCoid*	1,340	57.8	6.1
	Conservative	Sheila Everatt	605	26.1	4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Clarke	203	8.8	2.4
	Green	Ashleigh McLean	169	7.3	New
Majority			735	31.7	10.3
Turnout			2,325	32.2	2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

Lobley Hill and Bensham

Lobley Hill and Bensham^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Dodds*	1,274	59.3	2.8
	Conservative	John Gardiner	395	18.4	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Rickelton	247	11.5	2.7
	Green	Andy Redfern	234	10.9	0.9
Majority			879	40.9	2.1
Turnout			2,164	31.5	3.4
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Low Fell

Low Fell^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Welsh	1,549	48.3	2.2
	Labour	Calvin Lawson	1,179	36.8	3.2
	Conservative	Paul Sterling	262	8.2	2.5
	Green	Mark Gorman	217	6.8	2.6
Majority			370	11.5	5.4
Turnout			3,217	46.7	1.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.7

Pelaw and Heworth

Pelaw and Heworth^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Wintcher	1,255	52.3	8.9
	Labour	Anne Wheeler	995	41.5	6.6
	Conservative	Ali Pargam	149	6.2	2.2
Majority			260	10.8	6.1
Turnout			2,412	37.5	3.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	7.8

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

Ryton, Crookhill and Stella^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Freda Geddes*	1,650	59.7	34.7
	Conservative	Louise Prince	452	16.4	12.3
	Green	Andrew Mason	336	12.2	9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lynda Duggan	267	9.7	12.5
	TUSC	Ros Cooper	57	2.1	1.2
Majority			1,198	43.3	40.5
Turnout			2,776	40.4	3.1
	Labour hold		Swing	11.2

Saltwell

Saltwell^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Adams*	984	48.6	13.6
	Liberal Democrats	Leanne Brand	771	38.1	29.4
	Conservative	Robert Ableson	191	9.4	11.3
	Independent	Rachel Mary Cabral	60	3.0	New
	Save Us Now	Craig Gallagher	17	0.8	New
Majority			213	10.5	31.0
Turnout			2,032	33.6	4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	21.5

Wardley and Leam Lane

Wardley and Leam Lane^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharron Potts	1,275	61.9	2.9
	Conservative	John McNeil	395	19.2	1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robinson Stanaway	203	9.8	0.7
	Green	Alan Price	188	9.1	3.2
Majority			880	42.7	1.9
Turnout			2,072	34.8	3.1
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Whickham North

Whickham North^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Craig*	1,510	61.1	1.0
	Labour	Jeff Bowe	707	28.6	1.3
	Conservative	John Callanan	255	10.3	0.4
Majority			803	32.5	2.3
Turnout			2,479	40.1	0.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.2

Whickham South and Sunniside

Whickham South and Sunniside^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marilynn Ord*	1,770	60.1	6.6
	Labour	Michael Hall	695	23.6	1.4
	Conservative	Perry Wilson	346	11.7	0.7
	Green	Helen McDonald	136	4.6	New
Majority			1,075	36.5	8.0
Turnout			2,955	45.0	0.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.0

Windy Nook and Whitehills

Windy Nook and Whitehills^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Graham*	1,259	58.8	12.5
	Conservative	Kyle Murray	430	20.1	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Walker	315	14.7	5.5
	Green	Ruth Grant	137	6.4	New
Majority			829	38.7	13.0
Turnout			2,156	30.9	2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	6.5

Winlaton and High Spen

Winlaton and High Spen^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Burns*	1,443	53.4	11.0
	Conservative	Lewis Ormston	823	30.4	9.4
	Green	Paul McNally	288	10.7	3.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Randall	150	5.5	2.1
Majority			620	23.0	20.4
Turnout			2,709	39.9	3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	10.2