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The 2012 Gateshead Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne & Wear, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

Resulting Council Composition

	Party	Seats			Council Composition 3 May 2012
		2010	2011	2012
	Labour	45	50	55
	Liberal Democrats	20	15	11

Ward results

Spoilt votes are not included below.

Birtley ward

Birtley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Simcox	1,394	62.2	+19.1
	Liberal	Kathy King	716	32.0	−13.2
	Conservative	Andrea Gatiss	130	5.8	−5.9
Majority			678	30.3
Turnout			2,240
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Blaydon ward

Blaydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Ronchetti	1,747	80.9	+29.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin McClurey	232	10.7	−26.2
	Conservative	Edward Ainscow	180	8.3	−3.3
Majority			1,515	70.2
Turnout			2,159
	Labour hold		Swing

Bridges ward

Bridges

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Eagle	1,112	77.4	+25.3
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Fawcett	176	12.3	−7.4
	Conservative	John Gardiner	148	10.3	−4.1
Majority			936	65.2
Turnout			1,436
	Labour hold		Swing

Chopwell & Rowlands Gill ward

Chopwell & Rowlands Gill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hamilton	2,126	80.8	+23.7
	Liberal Democrats	Brenda Osborne	257	9.8	−16.8
	Conservative	Karl Gatiss	249	9.5	−6.9
Majority			1,869	71.0
Turnout			2,632
	Labour hold		Swing

Chowdene ward

Chowdene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McElroy	2,009	77.7	+26.1
	Conservative	Eric Young	350	13.5	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Edna Graham	228	8.8	−4.2
Majority			1,659	64.1
Turnout			2,587
	Labour hold		Swing

Crawcrook & Greenside ward

Crawcrook & Greenside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kathleen McCartney	1,002	53.8	+17.6
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Squires	706	37.9	−15.8
	Conservative	Margaret Sterling	155	8.3	−5.6
Majority			296	15.9
Turnout			1,863
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Deckham ward

Deckham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Coates	1,407	70.0	+21.7
	Conservative	May Ainscow	214	10.7	−5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Crozier	146	7.3	−14.1
	National Front	John Richards	124	6.2	N/A
	TUSC	Normal Hall	118	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,193	59.4
Turnout			2,009
	Labour hold		Swing

Dunston & Teams ward

Dunston & Teams

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brenda Clelland	1,436	83.8	+30.3
	Conservative	Christopher MacAllister	165	9.6	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Todd	113	6.6	−10.4
Majority			1,271	74.2
Turnout			1,714
	Labour hold		Swing

Dunston Hill & Whickham East ward

Dunston Hill & Whickham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Maughan	1,423	49.2	−0.5
	Labour	Chris McHugh	1,191	41.2	+12.6
	Green	Mary Blanchflower	157	5.4	N/A
	Conservative	John Callanan	122	4.2	−8.2
Majority			232	8.0
Turnout			2,893
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Felling ward

Felling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sonya Dickie	1,501	85.8	+24.6
	Conservative	Trevor Murray	136	7.8	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Gill	113	6.5	−9.1
Majority			1,365	78
Turnout			1,750
	Labour hold		Swing

High Fell ward

High Fell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Lee	1,393	75.1	+20.5
	TUSC	Elaine Brunskill	248	13.4	N/A
	Conservative	Edward Bohill	109	5.9	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Spours	106	5.7
Majority			1,145	61.7	−9.4
Turnout			1,856
	Labour hold		Swing

Lamesley ward

Lamesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Hood	1,616	68.5	+19.6
	Independent	Brian Weatherburn	311	13.2	−3.3
	Liberal	Betty Gallon	261	11.1	−10.8
	Conservative	Sheila Everatt	172	7.3	−5.5
Majority			1,305	55.3
Turnout			2,360
	Labour hold		Swing

Lobley Hill & Bensham ward

Lobley Hill & Bensham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Donovan	1,636	74.3	+28.5
	Green	Andy Redfern	237	10.8	N/A
	Conservative	Valerie Bond	190	8.6	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Hunter	138	6.3	−33.2
Majority			1,399	63.5
Turnout			2,201
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Fell ward

Low Fell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Hindle	1,441	47.9	−19.2
	Labour	John Young	1,318	43.8	27.9
	Conservative	Paul Sterling	251	8.3	−12.6
Majority			123	4.1
Turnout			3,010
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pelaw & Heworth ward

Pelaw & Heworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee Holmes	1,346	54.2	+24.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Patterson	1,053	42.4	−10.1
	Conservative	Maureen Moor	86	3.5	−2.0
Majority			293	11.8
Turnout			2,485
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Ryton, Crookhill & Stella ward

Ryton, Crookhill & Stella

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Twist	1,465	56.2	+30.2
	Liberal Democrats	Maggie Milburn	941	36.1	−28.7
	Conservative	Mark Watson	199	7.6	−1.5
Majority			524	20.1
Turnout			2,605
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Saltwell ward

Saltwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denise Robson	1,322	80.5	+18.2
	Conservative	Alan Bond	195	11.9	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robinson Stanaway	126	7.7	−6.7
Majority			1,127	68.6
Turnout			1,643
	Labour hold		Swing

Wardley & Leam Lane ward

Wardley & Leam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Linda Green	1,609	74.7	+21.6
	Green	Stephen Watson	280	13.0	N/A
	Conservative	Elizabeth Parker	161	7.5	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Diston	104	4.8	−17.0
Majority			1,329	61.7
Turnout			2,154
	Labour hold		Swing

Whickham North ward

Whickham North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sonya Hawkins	1,282	48.7	−2.0
	Labour	Elaine Dobson	1,188	45.1	+19.0
	Conservative	Beryl Bennison	164	6.2	−6.3
Majority			94	3.6
Turnout			2,634
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Whickham South & Sunniside ward

Whickham South & Sunniside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John McClurey	1,372	56.1	−12.1
	Labour	Peter De-Vere	878	35.9	+22.4
	Conservative	Edward Parker	197	8.1	−10.3
Majority			494	20.2
Turnout			2,447
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Windy Nook & Whitehills ward

Windy Nook & Whitehills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Ronan	1,963	82.8	+26.3
	Conservative	Kyle Murray	228	9.6	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Bradley	179	7.6	−11.7
Majority			1,735	73.2
Turnout			2,370
	Labour hold		Swing

Winlaton & High Spen ward

Winlaton & High Spen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Simpson	1,948	73.4	+29.3
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Earl	486	18.3	−28.0
	Conservative	Diana Moore	220	8.3	−1.3
Majority			1,462	55.1
Turnout			2,654
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

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