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    Local election results 2010

    Elections on the 6th May 2010 resulted in no overall change in political control of the council. 

    Labour remains the largest party on the council with 45 seats, the Liberal Democrats have 20 seats and the Liberals 1 seat.

    Please select your ward from the list to see the full results.

    Birtley
    Blaydon
    Bridges
    Chopwell and Rowlands Gill
    Chowdene
    Crawcrook and Greenside
    Deckham
    Dunston and Teams
    Dunston Hill and Whickham East
    Felling
    High Fell
    Lamesley
    Lobley Hill and Bensham
    Low Fell
    Pelaw and Heworth
    Ryton, Crookhill and Stella
    Saltwell
    Wardley and Leam Lane
    Whickham North
    Whickham South and Sunniside
    Windy Nook and Whitehills
    Winlaton and High Spen

    Birtley

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyPaul Foy2,15155.9%877
    Liberal PartyBetty Gallon1,27433.1% 
    The Conservative PartyAndrea Gatiss42511.0% 

    Size of electorate: 6,367
    Total ballots: 3,885
    Spoiled papers: 35
    Turnout: 61.0%

    Blaydon

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyKathryn Ferdinand2,44056.3%1,240
    Liberal DemocratKelly Ann Todd1,20027.7% 
    The Conservative PartyTrevor Charles Murray4249.8% 
    British National PartyNikki Wright2736.3% 

    Size of electorate: 7,297
    Total ballots: 4,356
    Spoiled papers: 19
    Turnout: 59.7%

    Bridges

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyAngela Armstrong1,67854.3%836
    Liberal DemocratDave G Fawcett84227.2% 
    The Conservative PartyJohn Rogan Gardiner39812.9% 
    British National PartyKeith Edward McFarlane1745.6% 

    Size of electorate: 5,863
    Total ballots: 3,103
    Spoiled papers: 11
    Turnout: 52.9%

    Chopwell and Rowlands Gill

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyLynne Caffrey2,58754.9% 1,065
    Liberal DemocratRaymond Callender1,52232.3%  
    The Conservative PartyKarl Gatiss59912.7%  

    Size of electorate: 7,239
    Total ballots: 4,731
    Spoiled papers: 23
    Turnout: 65.4%

    Chowdene

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyMaureen Goldsworthy2,54356.8%1,531
    Liberal DemocratSusan Arnott1,01222.6% 
    The Conservative PartySarah Hutchinson65714.7% 
    British National PartyTerrence Jopling2635.9% 

    Size of electorate: 7,215
    Total ballots: 4,489
    Spoiled papers: 14
    Turnout: 62.2%

    Crawcrook and Greenside

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyJack Graham2,03144.6%42
    Liberal DemocratSally Elizabeth Danys1,98943.7% 
    The Conservative PartyLeonard Davidson53511.7% 

    Size of electorate: 6,745
    Total ballots: 4,573
    Spoiled papers: 18
    Turnout: 67.8%

    Deckham

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyMartin Gannon1,95755.5%1,134
    Liberal DemocratPhilip Stanley Allen82323.3% 
    The Conservative PartyAllan Davidson44312.6% 
    British National PartyKevin Scott3028.6% 

    Size of electorate: 6,776
    Total ballots: 3,537
    Spoiled papers: 12
    Turnout: 52.2%

    Dunston and Teams

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyBrenda Lilian Clelland1,71053.5%(Elected) 
    The Labour PartyPauline Dillon1,82056.9%110
    Liberal DemocratColin Ball73823.1% 
    Liberal DemocratSimon James Todd61519.2% 
    The Conservative PartyBeryl Teresa Bennison35010.9% 
    The Conservative PartyEdward Bohill33510.5% 
    British National PartyJohn Arthur Richards2758.6% 
    British National PartyAmanda Jane Tansley2166.8% 

    Brenda Clelland has been elected for a 2 year term as councillor for Dunston and Teams Ward & Pauline Dillon has been elected for a 4 year term.

    Size of electorate: 6,474
    Total ballots: 3,199
    Spoiled papers: 2
    Turnout: 49.4%

    Dunston Hill and Whickham East

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyAllison Elizabeth Chatto2,04343.7%350
    Liberal DemocratSonya Hawkins1,69336.2% 
    The Conservative PartyJohn Callanan69114.8% 
    British National PartyKenneth Nicholson2485.3% 

    Size of electorate: 6,871
    Total ballots: 4,684
    Spoiled papers: 9
    Turnout: 68.2%

    Felling

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyWilliam Dick1,89863.9% 1,330
    Liberal DemocratDorothy Ruddy56819.1% 
    The Conservative PartyElizabeth Alexadrina Parker2859.6% 
    British National PartyKeith Robert Skelton2207.4% 

    Size of electorate: 5,735
    Total ballots: 2,979
    Spoiled papers: 8
    Turnout: 51.9%

    High Fell

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyDoreen Davidson2,12363.9%1,514
    Liberal DemocratAnn McCarthy60918.3% 
    The Conservative PartyDenis William Stokoe34010.2% 
    British National PartyRonald Fairlamb2527.6% 

    Size of electorate: 6,613
    Total ballots: 3,337
    Spoiled papers: 13
    Turnout: 50.5%

    Lamesley

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyMary Kelly Foy2,393 57.4%1,472
    Liberal PartyRobert Paul Murphy92122.1% 
    The Conservative PartySheila Everatt50012.0% 
    IndependentBrian Weatherburn3578.6% 

    Size of electorate: 6,777
    Total ballots: 4,191
    Spoiled papers: 20
    Turnout: 61.8%

    Lobley Hill and Bensham

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyKevin Michael Dodds2,24454.1%1,272
    Liberal DemocratMichael George Ruddy97223.4%  
    The Conservative PartyValerie Bond51712.5% 
    British National PartyDerrick Robson2917.0% 
    Green PartyAndy Redfern1212.9% 

    Size of electorate: 7,485
    Total ballots: 4,157
    Spoiled papers: 12
    Turnout: 55.5%

    Low Fell

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyJohn Herbert Young1,77034.0% 
    Liberal DemocratSusan Craig2,27343.7%503
    The Conservative PartyPaul Sterling76414.7% 
    British National PartyKelly Mares1823.5% 
    IndependentBob Avery2114.1% 

    Size of electorate: 7,147
    Total ballots: 5,213
    Spoiled papers: 13
    Turnout: 72.9%

    Pelaw and Heworth

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyAnne Wheeler1,79844.1%125
    Liberal DemocratRobinson Geoffrey Stanaway1,67341.0% 
    The Conservative PartyMaureen Moor3478.5%  
    British National PartyAndrew Alexander2616.4% 

    Size of electorate: 6,729
    Total ballots: 4,088
    Spoiled papers: 9
    Turnout: 60.8%

    Ryton, Crookhill and Stella

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyAlexander Innis Geddes1,61836.7%  
    Liberal DemocratChristine Margaret McHatton2,28351.7% 665
    The Conservative PartyAntionette Sterling55111.6% 

    Size of electorate: 6,396
    Total ballots: 4,431
    Spoiled papers: 19
    Turnout: 69.3%

    Saltwell

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyJoseph Mitchinson1,96458.4%1,216
    Liberal DemocratNorman Spours748 22.2% 
    The Conservative PartyAlan Bond45113.4% 
    British National PartyJacqueline Alexandria Swaddle2026.0% 

    Size of electorate: 6,348
    Total ballots: 3,376
    Spoiled papers: 11
    Turnout: 53.2%

    Wardley and Leam Lane

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyPeter James Mole2,20058.1% 1,458 
    Liberal DemocratJohn Paul Diston74219.6% 
    The Conservative PartyLee Holmes55214.6% 
    British National PartyJanet Robson2917.7% 

    Size of electorate: 6,312
    Total ballots: 3,795
    Spoiled papers: 9
    Turnout: 60.1%

    Whickham North

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour and Co-operative PartyPaul Farnham Tinnion1,38532.1% 
    Liberal DemocratPeter Thomas Craig2,15950.0%774
    The Conservative PartyScott Paul Newton48611.3% 
    British National PartyRobert William Woodhall2896.7% 

    Size of electorate: 6,640
    Total ballots: 4,340
    Spoiled papers: 21
    Turnout: 65.4%

    Whickham South and Sunniside

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyPeter De-Vere1,32827.5%  
    Liberal DemocratMarilynn Ord2,76457.2% 1,436 
    The Conservative PartyEdward Gardener Parker73815.3%  

    Size of electorate: 6,870
    Total ballots: 4,842
    Spoiled papers: 12
    Turnout: 70.5%

    Windy Nook and Whitehills

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyThomas Graham2,65861.7%1,791
    Liberal DemocratLisa Angela Marie Bradley86720.1% 
    The Conservative PartyEric Young44010.2% 
    British National PartyColin Norman Cook3438.0% 

    Size of electorate: 7,651
    Total ballots: 4,322
    Spoiled papers: 14
    Turnout: 56.5%

    Winlaton and High Spen

    PartyCandidateNo. of Votes% Votes PolledMajority
    The Labour PartyMarilyn Charlton2,38450.7% 594
    Liberal DemocratAndrew Graham1,79038.1%  
    The Conservative PartyDiana Maria Moore52811.2%  

    Size of electorate: 6,851
    Total ballots: 4,727
    Spoiled papers: 25
    Turnout: 69%

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