The 2018 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council decided in November 2015 to move to whole council elections, starting from this election.
Election summary
PartyLeaderCandidatesSeatsVotes Labour Tony Kearon 44 20 25,469 39.7 Conservative Simon Tagg 44 18 27,371 42.7 Liberal Democrat Marion Reddish 15 3 3,516 5.5 UKIP 7 0 991 1.5 Green 6 0 917 1.4 Independent 13 3 5,859 9.1
Ward results
Audley
Bradwell
Clayton
Crackley and Red Street
Cross Heath
Holditch and Chesterton
Keele
Kidsgrove and Ravenscliffe
Knutton
Loggerheads
Madeley and Betley
Maer and Whitmore
May Bank
Newchapel and Mow Cop
Silverdale
Talke and Butt Lane
Thistleberry
Town
Westbury Park and Northwood
Westlands
Wolstanton
Changes 2018–2022 By-elections
Changes of allegiance Ian Wilkes, elected as a Liberal Democrat, joined the Conservatives in February 2020.
Four councillors elected as independents (Ken Owen, Bert Proctor, Gary White and Simon White) joined the Conservatives in November 2021, giving the party an overall majority on the council.
John Cooper, elected as a Conservative, left the party in January 2022 to sit as an independent.
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