2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

The 2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.

Map of the results of the 2012 Newcastle-under-Lyme council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2012.

Election result

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council Election, 2012

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	10	0	+10
	Conservative	6	0	5	-5
	Liberal Democrats	3	0	3	-3
	UKIP	0	0	2	-2	0
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	0
		0	0	0	0	0
	TOTAL	18	8	8	0		100%

Ward results

Spoilt votes not included below.

Audley & Bignall End ward

Audley & Bignall End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Wilkes	712	47.5	−3.8
	Labour	Philip Morgan	609	40.6	+18.1
	Conservative	Simon Barnes	179	11.9	−5.3
Majority			103	6.9
Turnout			1,500
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bradwell ward

Bradwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Glyn Plant	972	67.8	+38.5
	Conservative	John Tagg	391	27.3	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Colclough	70	4.9	−3.3
Majority			581	40.5
Turnout			1,433
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Butt Lane ward

Butt Lane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Silvia Burgess	676	60.5	+31.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Richards	313	28.0	−8.4
	Conservative	Daniel Jellyman	128	11.5	−9.1
Majority			363	32.5
Turnout			1,117
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Chesterton ward

Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Hilda Johnson	804	68.7	+36.6
	Conservative	Rita Gilmore	219	18.7	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Dolman	147	12.6	−10.8
Majority			585	50
Turnout			1,170
	Labour hold		Swing

Clayton ward

Clayton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ann Heames	514	49.3	−3.1
	Labour	Rob Wallace	431	35.7	+19.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mavis Brown	97	9.3	−11.7
Majority			83	8.0
Turnout			1,042
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cross Heath ward

Cross Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Joan Winfield	739	57.1	+21.2
	UKIP	Nathan Brittain	381	29.4	−7.7
	Conservative	Andrew Firth	117	9.0	−8.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Dugdale	58	4.5	−5.3
Majority			358	27.6
Turnout			1,295
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Halmer End ward

Halmer End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wemyss	482	45.8	−2.8
	Labour	Paul Breuer	408	38.7	+20.5
	Conservative	Adam Carney	163	15.5	−5.0
Majority			74	7.0
Turnout			1,053
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Holditch ward

Holditch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Sophia Baker	458	64.1	+26.5
	UKIP	Eileen Braithwaite	193	27.0	−12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Cornes	34	4.8	−5.6
	Conservative	Alex Chadwick	30	4.2	−8.4
Majority			265	37.1
Turnout			715
	Labour gain from UKIP		Swing

Kidsgrove ward

Kidsgrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Reginald Bailey	802	66.3	+32.5
	Conservative	James Vernon	153	12.6	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Lynda Griffiths	146	12.1	−33.5
	TUSC	Claire Vodrey	109	9.0	N/A
Majority			649	53.6
Turnout			1,210
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Loggerheads & Whitmore ward

Loggerheads & Whitmore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tracey Peers	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

May Bank ward

May Bank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ian Matthews	869	51.1	−11.2
	Labour	Stephen Harrison	538	31.6	+14.7
	UKIP	Carol Lovatt	210	12.3	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Birkett	84	4.9	−8.5
Majority			331	19.5
Turnout			1,701
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newchapel ward

Newchapel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Elsie Bates	386	53.1	+22.8
	Conservative	Pamela Jellyman	248	34.1	−10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Brookes	54	7.4	−11.7
	Independent	Michael Prosser	39	5.4	N/A
Majority			138	19.0
Turnout			727
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Porthill ward

Porthill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Cooper	422	43.0	−21.7
	Labour	Steff Featherstone	373	38.0	+14.0
	UKIP	Derrick Huckfield	152	15.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Durber	34	3.5	−7.8
Majority			49	5.0
Turnout			981
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ravenscliffe ward

Ravenscliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Stringer	446	50.2	+27.8
	UKIP	Geoffrey Locke	252	28.3	+9.5
	Conservative	Stephen Blair	191	21.5	−18.4
Majority			194	21.8
Turnout			889
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Seabridge ward

Seabridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Chloe Mancey	668	54.2	+5.6
	Labour	Danny Walker	450	36.5	+16.5
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Jones	114	9.3	−5.3
Majority			218	17.7
Turnout			1,232
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talke ward

Talke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mike Stubbs	460	53.8	+39.0
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Parsons	267	31.2	−22.6
	Conservative	Nicola Ralphs	128	15.0	−2.2
Majority			193	22.6
Turnout			855
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Thistleberry ward

Thistleberry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Reddish	757	44.0	−5.7
	Labour	Jim Matthews	366	21.3	+8.7
	Conservative	Jonathan Fernyhough	291	16.9	−12.8
	Independent	Angela Drakakis-Smith	153	8.9	N/A
	UKIP	Maria Foy	152	8.8	+0.9
Majority			391	22.7
Turnout			1,719
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Town ward

Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Matt Taylor	465	49.1	+22.8
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Shenton	258	27.2	−20.1
	Conservative	Ian Gilmore	137	14.5	−5.0
	UKIP	Wayne Harling	88	9.3	+2.3
Majority			207	21.8
Turnout			948
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Westlands ward

Westlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Linda Hailstones	962	60.0	−6.2
	Labour	Steve Bainbridge	471	29.4	+17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Reddish	169	10.5	−5.1
Majority			491	30.6
Turnout			1,602
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wolstanton ward

Wolstanton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Colin Eastwood	566	40.9	+16.5
	Conservative	John Pedder	359	26.0	−4.0
	UKIP	David Woolley	284	20.5	−9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hammersley	131	9.5	−1.3
	TUSC	Richard Steele	43	3.1	N/A
Majority			207	15.0
Turnout			1,383
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.