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Local Elections 2026
Results in Whickham South and Sunniside
These are the local election records for Whickham South and Sunniside (Gateshead Central and Whickham) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Gateshead Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared66 of 66 seats declared
57.6%
19.7%
18.2%
Reform UK 38 (57.6%)(+38)Liberal Democrats 13 (19.7%)(-5)Labour 12 (18.2%)(-36)Green Party 3 (4.5%)(+3)
Current councillors in Whickham South and Sunniside
Jonathan Charles Wallace, Jonathan Mohammed, Marilynn Ord were elected in Whickham South and Sunniside.
9,680 valid candidate votes were recorded across 13 candidates.
Turnout was 54.8%.
Filter by party
13 candidates across 5 partiesMO
Marilynn OrdElected
Liberal Democrats
17.68 %
1,711 votes
Jonathan Charles WallaceElected
Liberal Democrats
17.48 %
1,692 votes
Jonathan MohammedElected
Liberal Democrats
16.24 %
1,572 votes
MP
Mike PorrittNot elected
Reform UK
10.19 %
986 votes
LA
Lindsay Graham AtkinsonNot elected
Reform UK
9.7 %
939 votes
WP
Wendy Elizabeth PriorNot elected
Reform UK
9.23 %
893 votes
MP
Michael John PickeringNot elected
Labour
3.72 %
360 votes
AG
Alex GeddesNot elected
Labour
3.71 %
359 votes
NM
Nicola Ann MarchNot elected
Labour
3.43 %
332 votes
JG
Joseph GerrardNot elected
Green Party
2.51 %
243 votes
MW
Mary WinnNot elected
Green Party
2.33 %
226 votes
IR
Ian David RoperNot elected
Green Party
2.02 %
196 votes
CH
Christopher HighamNot elected
Conservative
1.77 %
171 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 13 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 9,680 |
| Turnout | 54.8% |