By-election Results
| Wickham South By-Election 17 September 1998 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,598 |
83.6 |
+13.0 |
|
Labour |
|
314 |
16.4 |
-7.0 |
| Majority |
1,284 |
67.2 |
|
| Turnout |
1,912 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Bede By-Election 29 March 2001 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
|
780 |
63.9 |
-6.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
440 |
36.1 |
+19.2 |
| Majority |
340 |
27.8 |
|
| Turnout |
1,220 |
21.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Chowdene By-Election 7 June 2001 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Keith Wood |
2,649 |
68.8 |
+4.5 |
|
Conservative |
Raymnond Swadling |
604 |
15.7 |
-4.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Glynis Goodwill |
599 |
15.6 |
+0.3 |
| Majority |
2,045 |
53.1 |
|
| Turnout |
3,852 |
56.4 |
+28.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Felling By-Election 1 December 2005 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul McNally |
848 |
69.2 |
+6.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Lucas |
208 |
17.0 |
+0.2 |
|
BNP |
Keith McFarlane |
96 |
7.8 |
-2.3 |
|
Conservative |
Steve Wraith |
74 |
6.0 |
-4.3 |
| Majority |
640 |
52.1 |
|
| Turnout |
1,226 |
20.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Dunston & Teams By-Election 28 September 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Pauline Dillon |
694 |
54.9 |
+0.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Ruddy |
269 |
21.3 |
+3.6 |
|
BNP |
Andrew Swaddle |
226 |
17.9 |
+4.6 |
|
Conservative |
Paul Sterling |
76 |
6.0 |
-3.0 |
| Majority |
425 |
33.6 |
|
| Turnout |
1,265 |
21.1 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Dunston and Teams By-Election 5 July 2007 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gary Haley |
793 |
62.1 |
+7.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
285 |
22.3 |
+1.6 |
|
BNP |
|
131 |
10.3 |
-4.3 |
|
Conservative |
|
69 |
5.4 |
-5.0 |
| Majority |
508 |
39.8 |
|
| Turnout |
1,278 |
20.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Wickham South and Sunniside By-Election 31 July 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John McClurey |
1,612 |
72.5 |
+4.4 |
|
Labour |
Elaine Dobson |
394 |
17.7 |
+4.2 |
|
Conservative |
John Robertson |
217 |
9.8 |
-8.6 |
| Majority |
1,218 |
54.8 |
|
| Turnout |
2,223 |
32.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Chopwell and Rowlands Gill By-Election 14 May 2009 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Lynne Caffrey |
1,221 |
53.2 |
-3.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Raymond Callender |
898 |
39.1 |
+12.5 |
|
Conservative |
Bill Thorkildsen |
177 |
7.7 |
-8.6 |
| Majority |
323 |
14.1 |
|
| Turnout |
2,296 |
32.1 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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