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Local Elections 2026
Results in Windy Nook and Whitehills
These are the local election records for Windy Nook and Whitehills (Jarrow and Gateshead East) 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 Windy Nook and Whitehills
Hillary Thompson, Jeff Smart, Julie Smart were elected in Windy Nook and Whitehills.
6,916 valid candidate votes were recorded across 12 candidates.
Turnout was 39.9%.
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12 candidates across 4 partiesJS
Jeff SmartElected
Reform UK
17.93 %
1,240 votes
JS
Julie SmartElected
Reform UK
17.39 %
1,203 votes
HT
Hillary ThompsonElected
Reform UK
17.16 %
1,187 votes
RH
Rachel HartNot elected
Labour
9.31 %
644 votes
JW
Joanne WilsonNot elected
Labour
8.65 %
598 votes
JG
James Willam GreenNot elected
Labour
8.62 %
596 votes
DT
David William TonesNot elected
Green Party
4.61 %
319 votes
JC
James Robert CummingsNot elected
Green Party
3.7 %
256 votes
SW
Susan WalkerNot elected
Liberal Democrats
3.66 %
253 votes
LT
Lee TurnerNot elected
Green Party
3.41 %
236 votes
CC
Christine CraigNot elected
Liberal Democrats
3.08 %
213 votes
JS
John Neville SistronNot elected
Liberal Democrats
2.47 %
171 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 12 |
| Parties on ballot | 4 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 6,916 |
| Turnout | 39.9% |