Election Name: | 2011 Newcastle City Council election |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Type: | parliamentary |
Party Colour: | Labour |
Previous Election: | 2010 Newcastle City Council election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2012 Newcastle City Council election |
Next Year: | 2012 |
Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
3Blank: | Councillors |
4Blank: | Councillors +/– |
Leader1: | Nick Forbes |
Leaders Seat1: | Westgate |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 32 |
Popular Vote1: | 39,832 |
Percentage1: | 51% |
1Data1: | 32 |
2Data1: | 12 |
3Data1: | 44 |
4Data1: | 12 |
Leader2: | David Falkner |
Leaders Seat2: | Fawdon |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 42 |
Popular Vote2: | 23,443 |
Percentage2: | 31.1% |
Swing2: | 1% |
1Data2: | 42 |
2Data2: | 10 |
3Data2: | 32 |
4Data2: | 10 |
Last Election3: | 2 |
Party3: | Independent (politician) |
Seats3: | 2 |
1Data3: | 2 |
2Data3: | 0 |
3Data3: | 2 |
4Data3: | 0 |
The 2011 Newcastle City Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect one third of the members of Newcastle City Council in England. The elections took place on the same day as other local elections.
The result saw the Labour Party gain 12 seats from the Liberal Democrats, taking control of the council for the first time in seven years.