Council by-election · Thursday, 8 October 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough: Town ward
5 candidates. Same page for each, in ballot-paper order.
At the election of Thursday, 7 May 2026, this seat was won by 14 votes (0.6% of votes cast); turnout was 29.7%. Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.
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This is a council seat. A councillor's win changes what the council decides: council tax, housing repairs and allocations, planning, social care, schools admissions, parking, bins, libraries. It does not change national tax, benefits or NHS policy, so this page shows only positions published for this council election, and no national party pledges are implied.
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Every ballot with one cross is counted for that candidate. The one with the most votes wins, even without a majority. Example: A 4,000, B 3,900, C 2,100. A wins with 40% of the vote; the 60% cast for others elect nobody. There are no second preferences; a vote for a candidate who does not win has no further effect.
Conna Douglas Eynon
The Conservative Party Candidate
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Conna Douglas Eynon
The Conservative Party Candidate
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Andrew Fox-Hewitt
Labour and Co-operative Party
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Andrew Fox-Hewitt
Labour and Co-operative Party
In their own words
I have lived in Newcastle for 40 years, went to school at Hassell Street in Town, worked at the local fire station, and have previously been a councillor.
My wife works at our hospital and my children go to school here.
I have spent my entire adult life in public service.
Our town centre is declining, and our council is dysfunctional under the Reform administration, so I've decided to put myself forward for residents to have an alternative to the chaos and decline, someone who will fight to protect our green spaces and environment, and for people of all ages to feel safe in our wonderful town.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Money and cost of living
Nothing published on this yet.
Housing and property
Nothing published on this yet.
Healthcare and social care
Nothing published on this yet.
Education and universities
Nothing published on this yet.
Environment, climate and energy
someone who will fight to protect our green spaces and environment, and for people of all ages to feel safe in our wonderful town.
Says he will fight to protect green spaces and the environment, and for people of all ages to feel safe in the town.
Immigration and borders
Nothing published on this yet.
Crime, policing and justice
Nothing published on this yet.
Defence, foreign affairs and the EU
Nothing published on this yet.
Equality and rights
Nothing published on this yet.
Adam Griffiths
Reform UK
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Adam Griffiths
Reform UK
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Campaign leaflets archived
None archived yet for this campaign.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Morgan Inwood
Liberal Democrats
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Morgan Inwood
Liberal Democrats
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Mark Allan Jones
Green Party
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Mark Allan Jones
Green Party
In their own words
No statement to voters supplied to Democracy Club.
Where this information comes from
Positions are quoted from the candidate's or party's own published material and official records, each with its source. Candidates and their agents can also submit sourced statements, published as written once we confirm they appear at the cited address. Submit a statement.
Published positions on the nine topics
Nothing published that we could source, yet. A councillor sits on the council that sets council tax and decides planning, housing repairs and allocations, social care, bins, parking, libraries and, in most areas, school admissions. It cannot change national tax, benefits or NHS policy.
- Are you this candidate, or their agent? Send us a sourced statement; it is published as written.
- Look yourself: the council's election notices · the party's site · leaflets archived for this area (electionleaflets.org, a Democracy Club project).
Last time in this seat: election of Thursday, 7 May 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheelagh Casey-Hulme (elected) | Labour Party | 345 | 15.1% |
| Christine Ann Duffy (elected) | Reform UK | 331 | 14.5% |
| Thomas Paul Edgington | Reform UK | 317 | 13.8% |
| Ruth Wright | Labour Party | 301 | 13.1% |
| Nick Chidlow | Green Party | 263 | 11.5% |
| Mark Allan Jones | Green Party | 243 | 10.6% |
| Amanda Jane Berrisford | Conservative and Unionist Party | 197 | 8.6% |
| Ian David Gilmore | Conservative and Unionist Party | 145 | 6.3% |
| James Martin Borg | Liberal Democrats | 84 | 3.7% |
| Morgan Inwood | Liberal Democrats | 64 | 2.8% |
2,290 valid votes, turnout 29.7%. Result data from Democracy Club (source). Past results describe the past; each election is a new contest.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough: Town ward in numbers
Recorded crime nearby, July 2026
488 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
- violent crime: 164
- anti social behaviour: 87
- public order: 57
- shoplifting: 42
- criminal damage arson: 36
- other theft: 26
Go deeper: independent sources
Cross-cutting: polling, fact-checking, parliamentary research
- Commons Library: constituency data dashboards
- electionleaflets.org: archive of election leaflets, searchable by area
- Electoral Commission: political finance register (donations, loans, spending)
- Full Fact
- House of Commons Library research briefings
- Institute for Government
- Ipsos Issues Index: what the public says matters most
- LG Inform: council performance and finance data
- Local Elections Archive Project: every council result since 2002
- mySociety Local Intelligence Hub: data by constituency
- UK Parliament: Commons votes (every division, how each MP voted)
- UK Parliament: petitions, with signatures by constituency
Sources used on this page
- Statement to voters: Andrew Fox-Hewitt — Andrew Fox-Hewitt (candidate), via Democracy Club, undated. Retrieved 2026-09-19. 1 quotation.