Local elections
Local elections
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May 2022 election results
The full results are available on our Elections Live page.
Following the May 2022 local elections the council now has:
- 51 Labour councillors
- 21 Liberal Democrat councillors
- 3 Newcastle Independents councillors
- 3 councillors who stood as independent candidates
Official notices
Results by ward
Details of the number of votes cast for each candidate (known as the declaration of result of poll) is available for:
- Arthur's Hill
- Benwell and Scotswood
- Blakelaw
- Byker
- Callerton and Throckley
- Castle
- Chapel
- Dene and South Gosforth
- Denton and Westerhope
- Elswick
- Fawdon and West Gosforth
- Gosforth
- Heaton
- Kenton
- Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall
- Lemington
- Manor Park
- Monument
- North Jesmond
- Ouseburn
- Parklands
- South Jesmond
- Walker
- Walkergate
- West Fenham
- Wingrove
Voting
To be able to take part in local elections you need to be registered to vote.
Standing for election
If you are interested in standing for election as a councillor in Newcastle in future elections, please email us.
More information on standing for election as a councillor is available from:
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