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Local Elections 2026

Results in Birtley

These are the local election records for Birtley (Washington and Gateshead South) on 7 May 2026.

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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 Birtley

SP
Sandra Myra Pickering
Birtley
WP
William Alfred Pay
Birtley
MT
Martin Turnbull
Birtley
Andrea Jane Graham, Martin Turnbull, Michael Robert Robinson, Sandra Myra Pickering, Steven John Mullins, William Alfred Pay were elected in Birtley.
15,700 valid candidate votes were recorded across 24 candidates.
Turnout was 43.2%.
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24 candidates across 6 parties
AG
Andrea Jane GrahamElected
Reform UK
16.55 %
1,354 votes
SM
Steven John MullinsElected
Reform UK
15.7 %
1,284 votes
MR
Michael Robert RobinsonElected
Reform UK
15.38 %
1,258 votes
SP
Sandra Myra PickeringElected
Reform UK
13.71 %
1,031 votes
WP
William Alfred PayElected
Reform UK
13.58 %
1,021 votes
MT
Martin TurnbullElected
Reform UK
13.03 %
980 votes
PE
Paul Thomas ElliottNot elected
Liberal Democrats
11.93 %
897 votes
JT
Judith TurnerNot elected
Labour
10.94 %
895 votes
JS
Joe William Kenneth SowerbyNot elected
Liberal Democrats
10.54 %
793 votes
RC
Robin Christopher CostelloNot elected
Labour
8.99 %
735 votes
LS
Lauran SowerbyNot elected
Liberal Democrats
9.61 %
723 votes
DL
David Robert LowesNot elected
Labour
8.45 %
691 votes
MH
Michael Alan HallNot elected
Labour
6.7 %
504 votes
KJ
Kenneth Charles JamiesonNot elected
Labour
5.8 %
436 votes
ST
Shaun TumeltyNot elected
Labour
5.57 %
419 votes
SB
Stephen BrownlessNot elected
Green Party
5.37 %
404 votes
AB
Abbie Jayne BateyNot elected
Liberal Democrats
4.92 %
402 votes
AB
Andrew Philip BexNot elected
Liberal Democrats
4.57 %
374 votes
JP
Joe PainterNot elected
Green Party
4.52 %
370 votes
JP
Jason PriceNot elected
Green Party
3.84 %
314 votes
CW
Cameron Mathew WallaceNot elected
Liberal Democrats
3.58 %
293 votes
JD
John Nigel DawsonNot elected
Conservative
2.56 %
209 votes
MH
Michelle Mabel HepburnNot elected
Independent
2.31 %
174 votes
JG
John GardinerNot elected
Conservative
1.85 %
139 votes
DataValue
Election date7 May 2026
Seats contested3
Candidates24
Parties on ballot6
Vote totalsImported
Valid votes15,700
Turnout43.2%
Results in Birtley — Local Elections 2026 | State