2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

2022 UK local government election

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6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)

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All 44 seats to Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Simon Tagg	Mike Stubbs
Party	Conservative	Labour
Last election	18 seats, 42.7%	20 seats, 39.7%
Seats before	23	18
Seats won	25	19
Seat change	7	1
Popular vote	30,830	29,108
Percentage	49.5%	46.8%
Swing	6.8 points	7.1 points

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	Marion Reddish
Party	Liberal Democrats	Independent
Last election	3 seats, 5.5%	3 seats, 9.1%
Seats before	2	1
Seats won	0	0
Seat change	3	3
Popular vote	1,694	326
Percentage	2.7%	0.5%
Swing	2.8 points	8.6 points

Results by ward

Leader before election

Simon Tagg
Conservative

Leader after election

Simon Tagg
Conservative

The 2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Elections in 2018 left the council in no overall control, but the Conservatives were defending a majority on the council after taking control through defections in 2021.

The election saw the Conservatives retain their majority.

Summary

Election result

2022 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	44	25	9	2	7	56.8	49.5	30,830	+6.8
	Labour	44	19	2	3	1	43.2	46.8	29,108	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	6	0	0	3	3	0.0	2.7	1,694	–2.8
	Independent	2	0	0	3	3	0.0	0.5	326	–8.6
	Green	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	190	–1.1
	TUSC	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	104	N/A

Results by ward

Audley

Audley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue Moffat*	1,120	52.8	+16.3
	Conservative	Ian Wilkes*	883	41.6	+7.1
	Conservative	Nick Crisp	855	40.3	+16.7
	Labour	Jeff Love	845	39.8	+8.0
	Labour	Malcolm Nicholls	814	38.3	+12.7
	Conservative	Sally Rudd	805	37.9	+15.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wemyss	291	13.7	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Durber	199	9.4	+1.2
Majority
Turnout			2,123	33.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Ian Wilkes was elected in 2018 as a Liberal Democrat.

Bradwell

Bradwell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fox-Hewitt*	1,006	51.2	+5.6
	Labour	Lesley Richards	926	47.2	+5.3
	Labour	Annabel Lawley*	922	47.0	−3.3
	Conservative	Jade Hammersley	812	41.4	−4.0
	Conservative	Ben Simpson	791	40.3	−3.8
	Conservative	Jude Powell	789	40.2	−1.7
	Green	Jessica Mellor	190	9.7	+2.2
Majority
Turnout			1,963	31.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Clayton

Clayton (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Sweeney*	402	51.0	+3.0
	Labour	Elizabeth Shenton	386	49.0	+6.1
Majority
Turnout			788	36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crackley and Red Street

Crackley & Red Street (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joel Edgington-Plunkett	549	45.4	−3.9
	Conservative	Lilian Barker	471	39.0	−2.5
	Labour	Claire Radford	470	38.9	−3.9
	Conservative	Kevin Robinson	411	34.0	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Aidan Jenkins	249	20.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Kay Mitchell	184	15.2	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,208	28.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cross Heath

Cross Heath (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Williams*	683	60.3	−0.9
	Labour	John Williams*	633	55.9	−4.6
	Conservative	Thomas Molloy	365	32.2	+5.6
	Conservative	John Heesom	338	29.9	+8.5
	Green	Will Wood	132	11.7	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,132	28.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Holditch and Chesterton

Holditch & Chesterton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Grocott*	621	66.0	+9.0
	Labour	Sue Beeston	532	56.5	+3.3
	Conservative	Ken Owen*	314	33.4	+14.7
	Conservative	Adam Bagguley	274	29.1	+12.4
Majority
Turnout			941	24.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ken Owen was elected at a 2019 by-election as an Independent.

Keele

Keele (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Jones	332	68.6	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Borg	81	16.7	−3.1
	Conservative	Arjun Patel	71	14.7	−1.1
Majority
Turnout			484	36.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Kidsgrove and Ravenscliffe

Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gill Burnett*	1,090	56.4	+17.4
	Conservative	Craig Skelding	1,012	52.4	+19.0
	Conservative	Simon Jones	961	49.7	+29.5
	Labour	Silvia Burgess*	801	41.4	+7.2
	Labour	Robert Moss	734	38.0	+4.9
	Labour	Sarah Pickup	711	36.8	+4.6
	TUSC	Becky Carter	104	5.4	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,933	29.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Knutton

Knutton (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steph Talbot	239	47.9	−26.8
	Conservative	Derrick Huckfield*	172	34.5	+9.2
	Independent	Beckie Currie	88	17.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout			499	25.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Derrick Huckfield had been elected in a by-election.

Loggerheads

Loggerheads (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Northcott*	744	62.4	−15.2
	Conservative	Barry Panter*	704	59.1	−0.6
	Labour	Sylvia Butler	396	33.2	+15.0
	Labour	Helen Stuart	395	33.1	+18.1
Majority
Turnout			1,192	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Madeley and Betley

Madeley & Betley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon White*	1,087	68.0	+11.0
	Conservative	Gary White*	1,072	67.0	+15.7
	Labour	Christopher Cooper	505	31.6	+16.3
	Labour	Thomas Wilson	482	30.1	+17.9
Majority
Turnout			1,599	38.4
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Simon White and Gary White were elected in 2018 as Independents.

Maer and Whitmore

Maer & Whitmore (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amy Bryan	573	72.3	−17.4
	Labour	Dave Lee	219	27.7	+17.4
Majority
Turnout			792	37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

May Bank

May Bank (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Tagg*	1,081	50.3	−6.5
	Conservative	Trevor Johnson*	1,055	49.1	−7.1
	Conservative	David Hutchison	1,047	48.7	−6.9
	Labour	Steve Stoddart	1,033	48.1	+14.8
	Labour	Joan Winfield	1,012	47.1	+14.3
	Labour	Nicholas Butler	1,008	46.9	+17.0
Majority
Turnout			2,149	34.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newchapel and Mow Cop

Newchapel & Mow Cop (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jill Waring*	771	59.8	+16.8
	Conservative	Paul Waring*	713	55.3	+16.2
	Labour	Claire Vodrey	511	39.6	+7.3
	Labour	Jason Owen	491	38.1	+6.4
Majority
Turnout			1,290	29.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Silverdale

Silverdale (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jacqueline Brown	539	41.7	−7.4
	Conservative	Rupert Adcock	481	37.2	−6.3
	Labour	Peter Radford	429	33.2	−14.2
	Conservative	Gregory Ellis	377	29.2	−1.1
	Independent	Tom Currie	344	26.6	N/A
	Independent	Izaak Johnson	144	11.1	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,293	32.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Talke and Butt Lane

Talke & Butt Lane (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sylvia Dymond*	1,096	55.7	−0.4
	Labour	David Allport	1,012	51.4	−8.2
	Labour	Michael Stubbs*	952	48.4	−0.3
	Conservative	Keri Walters	870	44.2	+23.2
	Conservative	Amy Wood	843	42.9	+22.4
	Conservative	Sharon Battiste	794	40.4	+20.1
Majority
Turnout			1,967	29.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Thistleberry

Thistleberry (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Bettley-Smith	485	34.9	+3.9
	Conservative	Joan Whieldon	479	34.5	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	William Jones	399	28.7	−19.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Jones	365	26.3	−15.7
	Labour	Benjamin Upson	330	23.8	+0.6
	Labour	Roger Wilkes	276	19.9	+1.4
	Independent	Graham Eagles	238	17.1	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,388	36.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Town

Town (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wendy Brockie	665	64.0	+8.8
	Labour	Ruth Wright*	644	62.0	+6.4
	Conservative	Conna Eynon	309	29.7	+8.8
	Conservative	Daniel Hill	303	29.2	+10.7
Majority
Turnout			1,039	27.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Westbury Park and Northwood

Westbury Park & Northwood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Parker*	783	59.8	−5.3
	Conservative	Andrew Fear*	775	59.2	−3.4
	Labour	Lawrence Wayte	489	37.3	+3.8
	Labour	Leigh Hughes	474	36.2	+5.8
Majority
Turnout			1,310	34.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westlands

Westlands (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Tagg*	1,344	58.6	−6.4
	Conservative	Mark Holland*	1,226	53.4	−8.0
	Conservative	Gill Heesom*	1,021	44.5	−17.4
	Labour	Robert Hagan	864	37.6	+12.9
	Labour	Peter Lawrence	746	32.5	+8.8
	Labour	Paul Horton	702	30.6	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Studd	359	15.6	+5.5
Majority
Turnout			2,295	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wolstanton

Wolstanton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phil Reece	774	57.2	+12.5
	Labour	Richard Gorton	740	54.7	+14.5
	Conservative	Julie Cooper*	556	41.1	−4.0
	Conservative	Simon Poole	521	38.5	−5.1
Majority
Turnout			1,352	30.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Changes 2022–2026

By-elections

Audley, 7 September 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rebekah Sioban Lewis	732	46.1	−2.7
	Conservative	Sally Jane Rudd	438	27.6	−10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Robert Wemyss	355	22.4	+9.7
	Independent	Duran Benjamin O'Dwyer	63	4.0	+4.0
Majority			294
Turnout				24.8	−8.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.2

The by-election in the Audley ward was held following the resignation of Labour councillor Sue Moffatt.

Knutton, 7 September 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Ian Moss	153	49.0	−1.1
	Conservative	Derrick Huckfield	99	31.7	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Aidan Mark Jenkins	60	19.2	N/A
Majority			54
Turnout				15.9	−9.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.6

The by-election in Knutton was held following the resignation of Labour councillor Steph Talbot.

Madeley and Betley (2 seats), 4 July 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mandy Berrisford	1,164
	Conservative	Jill Whitmore	1,084
	Independent	Tanya Morgan	1,066
	Labour	Tony Kearon	856
	Labour	Claire Annette Radford	736
Turnout				71.5	+38.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election to fill two seats in Madeley and Betley was held following the resignation of Conservative councillors Gary and Simon White, and polled on the same day as the UK parliamentary General Election in 2024.

Changes of allegiance

Sue Beeston, elected as a Labour councillor, left the party in November 2023 to sit as an independent.

References

"Local government elections 2022". Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
Corrigan, Phil (2 November 2021). "Tories take overall control of Newcastle Borough Council for first time in decades". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
"Your councillors by party". Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
Corrigan, Phil (6 May 2022). "Newcastle Borough Council local elections live 2022: Tories win majority". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "By-election results declared". Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ Price, Richard (27 July 2023). "Double resignation rocks Labour as councillors quit". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Reach plc. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
"Double win for Conservatives in Borough Council by-elections". Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
Sutton, Jonathan (9 June 2024). "Candidates selected for by-election". BBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
Boothroyd, David (17 November 2023). "Scottish Labour steels seat". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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