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Local Elections 2026
Results in Elswick
These are the local election records for Elswick (Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Newcastle upon Tyne Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared78 of 78 seats declared
32.1%
30.8%
30.8%
Liberal Democrats 25 (32.1%)(+2)Green Party 24 (30.8%)(+22)Reform UK 24 (30.8%)(+24)Independent 3 (3.8%)(-3)Labour 2 (2.6%)(-44)
Current councillors in Elswick
Halimah Begum, Khaled Musharraf, Peter John Stuart Thomson were elected in Elswick.
7,611 valid candidate votes were recorded across 13 candidates.
Turnout was 36.1%.
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13 candidates across 5 partiesHB
Halimah BegumElected
Green Party
17.11 %
1,302 votes
KM
Khaled MusharrafElected
Green Party
16.28 %
1,239 votes
Peter John Stuart ThomsonElected
Green Party
14.91 %
1,135 votes
HD
Hazel DixonNot elected
Reform UK
8.33 %
634 votes
TS
Timothy Graham SmithNot elected
Reform UK
8.12 %
618 votes
AZ
Arif ZamanNot elected
Labour
7.55 %
575 votes
PT
Philip TolanNot elected
Reform UK
7.54 %
574 votes
MM
Margaret Ellen MurningNot elected
Labour
7.29 %
555 votes
NI
Nicu IonNot elected
Labour
6.49 %
494 votes
JB
Jeremy Paul Turnbull BellNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.71 %
130 votes
MD
Margaret DoonerNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.66 %
126 votes
DF
David Alan FaulknerNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.62 %
123 votes
MH
Mohammed Idrees HabibiNot elected
Conservative
1.39 %
106 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 13 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 7,611 |
| Turnout | 36.1% |