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The 1996 Newcastle City Council election was held in May 1996. The Conservative Party was wiped out, the Liberal Democrats remained the Opposition and Labour slightly increased their majority.^[1]

Party	Seats			Council Composition May 1996
Party	1994	1995	1996	Council Composition May 1996
Labour	60	63	65
Liberal Democrats	11	13	13

Results summary

1996 Newcastle City Council elections^[1]^[2]^[3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	23	2	82.1	42	65	83.3	38,679	58.3
	Liberal Democrats	5		17.9	8	13	16.7	16,774	25.3
	Conservative	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	9,665	14.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	861	1.3
	Independent Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	169	0.3
	Militant Labour	0	New	0.0	0	0	0.0	111	0.2	New
	Communist	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	49	0.1

Ward results

Benwell

Benwell (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Montgomery	974	74.4
	Conservative	M. Easton	213	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lower	123	9.4
Majority			761	58.1
Total valid votes			1,310	21.7
Registered electors			6,042
	Labour hold		Swing

Blakelaw

Blakelaw (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Lower*	2,061	53.8
	Labour	F. Copley	1,667	43.5
	Conservative	H. Turner	104	2.7
Majority			394	10.3
Total valid votes			3,832	41.4
Registered electors			9,259
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Byker

Byker (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Marr*	1,344	84.2
	Liberal Democrats	T. Thompson	156	9.8
	Conservative	F. Goodenough	96	6.0
Majority			1,188	74.4
Total valid votes			1,596	22.7
Registered electors			7,036
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Castle (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	M. De Vere*	2,092	59.2
	Labour	D. Wright	1,024	29.0
	Conservative	E. Graham	419	11.9
Majority			1,068	30.2
Total valid votes			3,535	39.5
Registered electors			8,947
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dene

Dene (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Taylor*	2,670	54.4
	Labour	L. Marsden	1,624	33.1
	Conservative	J. Middleton	613	12.5
Majority			1,046	21.3
Total valid votes			4,907	45.2
Registered electors			10,846
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Denton

Denton (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. White	1,608	80.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Faulkner	391	19.6
Majority			1,217	60.9
Total valid votes			1,999	24.6
Registered electors			8,113
	Labour hold		Swing

Elswick

Elswick (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	N. Todd*	1,000	78.2
	Conservative	L. Elswick	147	11.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Mansfield	131	10.3
Majority			853	66.7
Total valid votes			1,278	20.5
Registered electors			6,240
	Labour hold		Swing

Fawdon

Fawdon (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Flynn*	1,838	74.8
	Liberal Democrats	L. Rozner	372	15.1
	Conservative	J. Stepney	247	10.1
Majority			1,466	59.7
Total valid votes			2,457	32.4
Registered electors			7,574
	Labour hold		Swing

Fenham

Fenham (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. Cooney	1,769	70.1
	Conservative	P. Oliver	503	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Schardt	251	9.9
Majority			1,266	50.2
Total valid votes			2,523	30.0
Registered electors			8,414
	Labour hold		Swing

Grange

Grange (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Packham*	2,159	62.3
	Labour	M. Lydon	870	25.1
	Conservative	E. McQueen	355	10.2
	Green	B. Lukey	81	2.3
Majority			1,289	37.2
Total valid votes			3,465	35.1
Registered electors			9,884
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heaton

Heaton (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Dodds*	1,674	63.6
	Conservative	E. Harding	362	13.8
	Liberal Democrats	N. Brooks	270	10.3
	Independent Labour	B. Carpenter	169	6.4
	Green	C. Hayday	157	6.0
Majority			1,312	49.8
Total valid votes			2,632	28.4
Registered electors			9,266
	Labour hold		Swing

Jesmond

Jesmond (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Franks	1,550	42.6
	Conservative	C. Dempsey	1,171	32.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Elliot	792	21.8
	Green	D. Alliband	123	3.4
Majority			379	10.4
Total valid votes			3,636	35.5
Registered electors			10,241
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kenton

Kenton (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Bell	1,914	65.6
	Conservative	E. Hannaford*	751	25.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Besag	251	8.6
Majority			1,163	39.9
Total valid votes			2,916	36.8
Registered electors			7,915
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Lemington

Lemington (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Robson*	1,415	77.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Coulthard	226	12.3
	Conservative	J. McKie	191	10.4
Majority			1,189	64.9
Total valid votes			1,832	23.2
Registered electors			7,900
	Labour hold		Swing

Monkchester

Monkchester (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	N. Povey*	1,434	87.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Mansfield	116	7.1
	Conservative	G. Clark	88	5.4
Majority			1,318	80.5
Total valid votes			1,638	25.2
Registered electors			6,503
	Labour hold		Swing

Moorside

Moorside (2 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. Kirkham	1,191	61.6
	Labour	G. O'Brien*	1,134
	Conservative	M. Blenkinsop	300	15.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Routhwaite	272	14.1
	Green	P. Hilton	172	8.9
	Green	J. Nicholson	168
Majority			891	46.0
Total valid votes				19.1
Registered electors			8,502
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Newburn

Newburn (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Brown*	1,511	81.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wilmot	199	10.7
	Conservative	S. McKie	154	8.3
Majority			1,312	70.4
Total valid votes			1,864	26.1
Registered electors			7,136
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandyford

Sandyford (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Nesbit*	1,773	70.9
	Conservative	J. Wardle	295	11.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Murphy	272	10.9
	Green	D. Shepherdson	160	6.4
Majority			1,478	59.1
Total valid votes			2,500	27.3
Registered electors			9,142
	Labour hold		Swing

Scotswood

Scotswood (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Lamb*	904	74.7
	Militant Labour	K. Hattam	111	9.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Packham	105	8.7
	Conservative	D. Grant	90	7.4
Majority			793	65.5
Total valid votes			1,210	23.1
Registered electors			5,249
	Labour hold		Swing

South Gosforth

South Gosforth (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Opik*	2,525	58.7
	Conservative	M. Summersby	1,342	31.2
	Labour	M. Scott	433	10.1
Majority			1,183	27.5
Total valid votes			4,300	51.1
Registered electors			8,418
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Walker

Walker (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Wood*	1,261	86.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cain	119	8.2
	Conservative	A. Barnes	73	5.0
Majority			1,142	78.6
Total valid votes			1,453	23.2
Registered electors			6,270
	Labour hold		Swing

Walkergate

Walkergate (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Rice*	1,644	76.4
	Liberal Democrats	H. St. Clair	275	12.8
	Conservative	A. Gingell	233	10.8
Majority			1,369	63.6
Total valid votes			2,152	26.9
Registered electors			8,012
	Labour hold		Swing

West City

West City (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Malcolm	827	79.5
	Conservative	M. Kelly	91	8.8
	Liberal Democrats	I. Morgan	73	7.0
	Communist	M. Levy	49	4.7
Majority			736	70.8
Total valid votes			1,040	18.6
Registered electors			5,597
	Labour hold		Swing

Westerhope

Westerhope (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Morgan*	2,090	68.4
	Conservative	F. Kirkby	634	20.8
	Liberal Democrats	G. Horey	330	10.8
Majority			1,456	47.7
Total valid votes			3,054	29.3
Registered electors			10,436
	Labour hold		Swing

Wingrove

Wingrove (2 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McCarty*	1,577	63.6
	Labour	Z. Khan	1,521
	Conservative	M. Elliott	551	22.2
	Conservative	J. Henry	469
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lawson	352	14.2
Majority			1,026	41.4
Total valid votes				26.8
Registered electors			8,342
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Woolingston

Woolingston (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Robson*	1,108	75.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. O'Neill	191	13.0
	Conservative	P. Owers	173	11.8
Majority			917	62.3
Total valid votes			1,472	24.6
Registered electors			5,984
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1996" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ Clements, Rob (7 May 1996). "The local elections of 2 May 1996" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 24 February 2024.