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Candidates in Gateshead Central and Whickham — Local Elections 2026

These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.

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Bridges

12 candidates
Melissa Amity Harker

Melissa Amity Harker

Green Party

Active on State

AJ

Alistair James Carr Bassett

Labour
CB

Chris Beer

Labour
Jonathan Shlomo Aibi

Jonathan Shlomo Aibi

Liberal Democrats
LL

Leon Lesley Dobie

Reform UK
LC

Linda Carolyn Cook

Labour
LS

Luisa Scott

Liberal Democrats
MA

Mark Andrew Gorman

Green Party
PC

Peter Charlton

Reform UK
Rachel Mary Cabral

Rachel Mary Cabral

Green Party
SL

Shane Lee Irwin

Reform UK
ZH

Zahra Hakim

Liberal Democrats

Chowdene

13 candidates
AD

Andrew David Wallace

Reform UK
CM

Caitlin McIsaac

Labour
CM

Catherine Mary Knell

Liberal Democrats
DP

Dev Patel

Green Party
ES

Edwin Snaith

Reform UK
EJ

Emma Jane Robinson

Liberal Democrats
JK

Josh Kemp

Labour
KW

Keith Wood

Labour
NC

Neil Carpenter

Reform UK
PW

Perry Wilson

Conservative
RA

Roy Alexander

Liberal Democrats
RC

Ruth Christina Grant

Green Party
SM

Sam Morden

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Deckham

13 candidates
Barry Malcolm Flux

Barry Malcolm Flux

Conservative

Active on State

AJ

Alan John Brown

Reform UK
BT

Bernadette Teresa Oliphant

Labour
CH

Craig Heathcote

Reform UK
LK

Leigh Kirton

Labour
MG

Martin Gannon

Labour
MM

Michaela McCaugherty

Liberal Democrats
Norman Hall

Norman Hall

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
PA

Patricia Ann Shield

Reform UK
PS

Paul Stewart

Green Party
RT

Roisin Taylor

Green Party
SG

Sam Grinsell

Green Party
SM

Stephen McCaugherty

Liberal Democrats

Dunston Hill and Whickham East

14 candidates
AS

Aidan Smith

Conservative
Graham Steele

Graham Steele

Save Us Now
JK

Jackie Kinnaird

Reform UK
JF

James Frank Watson

Labour
JM

Jason Mark Meecham

Liberal Democrats
JM

Joseph March

Labour
LH

Lynne Henderson-Lowe

Liberal Democrats
MB

Mary Blanchflower

Green Party
MM

Matthew McManus

Green Party
NA

Nick Allan

Reform UK
Peter James Maughan

Peter James Maughan

Liberal Democrats
RJ

Ronnie Jackson

Reform UK
SH

Sarah-Jane Homer

Green Party
YD

Yvonne Dodds

Labour

Dunston and Teams

13 candidates
AC

Alison Christina Porritt

Reform UK
AC

Andrew Christopher Jay

Green Party
BC

Brenda Clelland

Labour
Diane Cadman

Diane Cadman

Green Party
DB

Dot Burnett

Labour
Frank Hindle

Frank Hindle

Liberal Democrats
GH

Gary Haley

Labour
GB

Gosia Balwierz

Green Party
GK

Graham Keating

Reform UK
RJ

Roger James Lee

Liberal Democrats
RR

Ronald Roger Maraj

Reform UK
SE

Shadrach Esene

Conservative
ZF

Zoë Frances Meecham

Liberal Democrats

High Fell

13 candidates
AW

Andrew Welsh

Liberal Democrats
AB

Arthur Boylin

Reform UK
BR

Barry Robert Turnbull

Labour
CO

Catherine O Donovan

Green Party
DC

Danielle Cavanagh

Reform UK
EB

Elaine Brunskill

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
GR

Gabriel Rubinstein

Green Party
JA

Joseph Anyanwu

Green Party
JF

Judith Francesca Therese Gibson

Labour
KD

Kathryn Dorothea Walker

Labour
LB

Leonard Bell

Liberal Democrats
SB

Shakuntala Beadle

Liberal Democrats
SL

Sidney Laws

Reform UK

Lobley Hill and Bensham

12 candidates
Andy Redfern

Andy Redfern

Green Party
CM

Corrina Mulholland

Liberal Democrats
Crystal Hicks

Crystal Hicks

Labour
DS

David Simpson

Reform UK
HF

Harry Farncombe

Green Party
JW

Jonny Witts

Liberal Democrats
Kevin Michael Dodds

Kevin Michael Dodds

Labour
MG

Michael George Ruddy

Liberal Democrats
ML

Michael Lamport

Reform UK
MS

Michelle Susan Merrin

Reform UK
Shinu Yohannan

Shinu Yohannan

Labour
TW

Tom Whyman

Green Party

Low Fell

14 candidates
AM

Arthur Murray

Reform UK
DS

Daniel Stephen Duggan

Liberal Democrats
Dawn Elizabeth Welsh

Dawn Elizabeth Welsh

Liberal Democrats
DE

Deacon Edward Robson

Green Party
GJ

George James Poxon

Green Party
IH

Iain Henderson

Reform UK
JR

Jerome Ruddick

Labour
JA

John Atkinson

Reform UK
JD

Jonathan Dawson

Conservative
NC

Neil Campbell Grant

Green Party
RT

Robert Taylor

Labour
Ron Beadle

Ron Beadle

Liberal Democrats
SA

Shaun Alexander Dunlop

Labour
SJ

Simon James Morden

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Saltwell

13 candidates
AA

Ayo Akin

Conservative
David Ayre

David Ayre

Reform UK
DR

David Robert Prior

Reform UK
DR

David Ronald Digby Roberts

Reform UK
Denise Marianne Robson

Denise Marianne Robson

Labour
EP

Edita Petrylaite

Liberal Democrats
GH

Graham Hankinson

Green Party
Jamie Rickelton

Jamie Rickelton

Liberal Democrats
JF

John Frederick Adams

Labour
LM

Leanne May Brand

Liberal Democrats
OC

Owain Curtis

Green Party
SM

Simon Michael James

Green Party
SG

Stephen Gibson

Labour

Whickham North

13 candidates
CS

Catriona Sibert-Peach

Green Party
CJ

Charles John Whittle

Labour
CJ

Chistopher James Ord

Liberal Democrats
GM

Graeme Mark Wake

Reform UK
IB

Iona Brown

Green Party
JB

Jeff Bowe

Labour
JA

Jennifer Anne Peace

Labour
LR

Lynn Robinson

Conservative
LC

Lynne Chatt

Reform UK
PT

Peter Thomas Craig

Liberal Democrats
RH

Ruby Hazel Brown

Green Party
SM

Sebastian Michael Ziri-Sayle

Reform UK
Susan Craig

Susan Craig

Liberal Democrats

Whickham South and Sunniside

13 candidates
AG

Alex Geddes

Labour
CH

Christopher Higham

Conservative
ID

Ian David Roper

Green Party
Jonathan Charles Wallace

Jonathan Charles Wallace

Liberal Democrats
Jonathan Mohammed

Jonathan Mohammed

Liberal Democrats
JG

Joseph Gerrard

Green Party
LG

Lindsay Graham Atkinson

Reform UK
MO

Marilynn Ord

Liberal Democrats
MW

Mary Winn

Green Party
MJ

Michael John Pickering

Labour
MP

Mike Porritt

Reform UK
NA

Nicola Ann March

Labour
WE

Wendy Elizabeth Prior

Reform UK