2023 Newcastle City Council election

2023 Newcastle City Council election
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27 out of 78 seats to Newcastle City Council
40 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nick Kemp Colin Ferguson
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Byker Gosforth
Last election 51 seats, 44.2% 21 seats, 23.4%
Seats before 50 21
Seats won 14 10
Seats after 48 23
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 2
Popular vote 27,688 18,417
Percentage 41.9% 27.8%
Swing Decrease 2.3% Increase 4.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Tracey Mitchell N/A
Party Newcastle Ind. Independents
Last election 3 seats, 5.7% 3 seats, 4.9%
Seats before 3 3
Seats won 2 1
Seats after 4 3
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 3,139 2,766
Percentage 4.7% 4.2%
Swing Decrease 1.0% Decrease 0.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Newcastle City Council election
Council control before election

Nick Kemp
Labour

Council control after election

Nick Kemp
Labour

The 2023 Newcastle City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect one third of the members of Newcastle City Council in Tyne & Wear, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England and Wales.

There were 27 of the 78 seats on the council up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in the North Jesmond ward. The result saw the Labour Party lose three seats with the Liberal Democrats and Newcastle Independents making gains. Labour retained its majority on the council.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Newcastle City Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ Holland, Daniel (5 May 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Newcastle City Council results in full - how every candidate scored". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour hold Sunderland, Newcastle, South Tyneside and Gateshead". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.