Newsome (ward)
# Newsome (ward)

Newsome (previously Newsome and Central, 1973 to 1982) is a Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council Ward in the Huddersfield Parliamentary constituency.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | Mennell (Lab) | J. Richardson (Lab) | D. White (Lab) |
| 1975 | G. Furness (Con) | J. Richardson (Lab) | D. White (Lab) |
| 1976 | G. Furness (Con) | B. Jenkins (Con) | D. White (Lab) |
| 1978 | G. Furness (Con) | B. Jenkins (Con) | D. White (Lab) |
| 1979 | M. Drayton (Lab) | B. Jenkins (Con) | D. White (Lab) |
| 1980 | M. Drayton (Lab) | E. Moorhouse (Lab) | D. White (Lab) |
| 1982 | E. Moorhouse (Lab) | M. Drayton (Lab) | Barrie Metcalfe (Lab) |
| 1983 | G. Colledge (SDP–Lib) | M. Drayton (Lab) | Barrie Metcalfe (Lab) |
| 1984 | G. Colledge (SDP–Lib) | M. Drayton (Lab) | Barrie Metcalfe (Lab) |
| 1986 | G. Colledge (SDP–Lib) | M. Drayton (Lab) | D. Stokes (SDP–Lib) |
| 1987 | Jamil Akhtar (Lab) | M. Drayton (Lab) | D. Stokes (SDP–Lib) |
| 1988 | Jamil Akhtar (Lab) | M. Drayton (Lab) | D. Stokes (SLD) |
| 1990 | Jamil Akhtar (Lab) | M. Drayton (Lab) | Barrie Metcalfe (Lab) |
| 1991 | Jamil Akhtar (Lab) | M. Drayton (Lab) | Barrie Metcalfe (Lab) |
| 1992 | Jamil Akhtar (Lab) | E. Lawson (Lab) | Barrie Metcalfe (Lab) |
| 1994 | Jamil Akhtar (Lab) | E. Lawson (Lab) | Barrie Metcalfe (Lab) |
| 1995 | Jamil Akhtar (Lab) | E. Lawson (Lab) | Barrie Metcalfe (Lab) |
| 1996 | Jamil Akhtar (Lab) | Nick Harvey (Green) | Barrie Metcalfe (Lab) |
| 1998 | Jamil Akhtar (Lab) | Nick Harvey (Green) | Graham Simpson (Green) |
| 1999 | Andrew Cooper (Green) | Nick Harvey (Green) | Graham Simpson (Green) |
| 2000 | Andrew Cooper (Green) | Nick Harvey (Green) | Graham Simpson (Green) |
| 2002 | Andrew Cooper (Green) | Julie Stewart (Green) | Graham Simpson (Green) |
| 2003 | Andrew Cooper (Green) | Julie Stewart (Green) | Graham Simpson (Green) |
| 2004 | Sharon Fallows (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2006 | Graham Simpson (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2007 | Graham Simpson (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2008 | Graham Simpson (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2010 | Graham Simpson (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2011 | Graham Simpson (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2012 | Graham Simpson (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2014 | Karen Allison (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2015 | Karen Allison (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2016 | Karen Allison (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |
| 2018 | Karen Allison (Green) | Julie Stewart-Turner (Green) | Andrew Cooper (Green) |

indicates seat up for re-election.

indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.

indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

## Election Results (2004 to present)

### Elections in the 2010s

**May 2019**

Candidates so far declared

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2019: Newsome :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Green | Sue Lee-Richards | 2,455 | 62.8 |
| Labour | Chris Owen | 1,092 | 27.9 |
| Conservative | Scarlett Black | 266 | 6.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wilkinson | 95 | 2.4 |
| Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

**May 2018**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2018: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Karen Allison | 2,215 | 51.5 | 0.4 |
| | Labour | Jo Lawson | 1,593 | 37.0 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | Charlie Reid | 366 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wilkinson | 75 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| | Yorkshire | Bikatshi Katenga | 56 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 14.5 | 1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,317 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,313 | 35.0 | 3.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

**May 2016**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2016: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Andrew Cooper | 2,428 | 51.9 | 14.2 |
| | Labour | Nadeem Iqbal | 1,822 | 39.0 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Pauline McGleenan | 312 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bird | 113 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 12.9 | 8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,193 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,711 | 38.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 36 | 0.8 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

**May 2015**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 2015: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Julie Stewart-Turner | 2,842 | 37.7 | 6.2 |
| | Labour | Nadeem Iqbal | 2,537 | 33.7 | 4.3 |
| | Conservative | Tasmin Coloney | 965 | 12.8 | 4.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian French | 889 | 11.8 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Ritchie | 213 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| | TUSC | Paul Randall | 85 | 1.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,801 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

**May 2014**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 22 May 2014: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Karen Allison | 1,793 | 43.9 | 9.1 |
| | Labour | Sheikh Ullah | 1,201 | 29.4 | 5.5 |
| | UKIP | Ian French | 603 | 14.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Simon Ackroyd | 332 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Ritchie | 111 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| | TUSC | Jake Lawley | 47 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 14.5 | 3.6 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

**May 2012**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2012: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Andrew Cooper | 2,354 | 53.0 | 1.4 |
| | Labour | Sadia Rehman | 1,552 | 34.9 | 5.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Dodsworth | 344 | 7.7 | 3.6 |
| | TUSC | Ian Slattery | 119 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rilwan Olateju | 76 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 18.1 | 4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,199 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.3 | 3.3 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

**May 2011**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 2011: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Julie Stewart-Turner | 2,450 | 51.6 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Saeed | 1,383 | 29.2 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | Jas Virdee | 536 | 11.3 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Scott | 255 | 4.7 | 14.3 |
| | TUSC | Ian Slattery | 150 | 3.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,067 | 22.4 | 14.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,955 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 | 18.7 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

**May 2010**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 2010: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Graham Simpson | 2,447 | 32.8 | 14.1 |
| | Labour | Munir Ahmed | 1,878 | 25.1 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Scott | 1,421 | 19.0 | 12.8 |
| | Conservative | Bernard McGuin | 1,178 | 15.8 | 0.2 |
| | BNP | Stuart Exley | 435 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Hazel Spencer | 109 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | 7.7 | 17.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,010 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.3 | 20.7 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

**May 2008**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 2008: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Andrew Cooper | 1,942 | 46.9 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | Jean Goodison | 916 | 22.1 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | Janice Thomas | 645 | 15.6 | 1.9 |
| | BNP | Stuart Exley | 384 | 9.3 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Greaves | 256 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,026 | 24.8 | 1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,866 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.6 | 1.7 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

**May 2007**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 2007: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Julie Stewart-Turner | 2,083 | 52.7 | 10.8 |
| | Labour | Jamil Akhtar | 1,035 | 26.2 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | Neil Drake | 541 | 13.7 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wainwright | 296 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,048 | 26.5 | 10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,904 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.9 | 3.5 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

**May 2006**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2006: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Graham Simpson | 1,817 | 41.9 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Mohammad Iqbal | 1,140 | 26.3 | 6.8 |
| | BNP | Simon Towers | 491 | 11.3 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | Neil Drake | 464 | 10.7 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kuldip Brar | 420 | 9.7 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 15.6 | 1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,224 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 | 9.1 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

**June 2004**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 10 June 2004: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Andrew Cooper | 2,006 | 36.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Julie Stewart-Turner | 1,965 | – | – |
| | Green | Sharon Fallows | 1,882 | – | – |
| | Labour | Jamil Akhtar | 1,062 | 19.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Garth Pratt | 950 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kuldip Brar | 868 | 16.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Elsie Wheatley | 829 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Thornton | 772 | – | – |
| | BNP | Allan Milton | 709 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Crossley | 673 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Neil Drake | 548 | 10.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stephen Halstead | 460 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Anne Henderson | 420 | – | – |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jean Goodison | 245 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alternative | Dylan Murphy | 101 | – | – |
| | Socialist Alternative | Michael Forster | 100 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 944 | 17.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,815 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.5 | N/A |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

## Election Results (1982 to 2003)

### Elections in the 2000s

**May 2003**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 2003: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Andrew Cooper | 1,984 | 61.1 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Garth Pratt | 651 | 20.0 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Thornton | 290 | 8.9 | 2.0 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jean Goodison | 165 | 5.1 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative | Anah Mahenn | 159 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,333 | 41.1 | 10.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,199 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.9 | 1.4 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

**May 2002**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 2002: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Graham Simpson | 2,000 | 54.4 | 4.6 |
| | Green | Julie Stewart | 1,812 | – | – |
| | Labour | Garth Pratt | 861 | 23.4 | 1.9 |
| | Labour | Gilbert Hanson | 744 | – | – |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hirst | 401 | 10.9 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Thornton | 351 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Michael Brooke | 310 | 8.4 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Ambler | 197 | – | – |
| | Socialist Alternative | Dylan Murphy | 107 | 2.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,139 | 31.0 | 6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,708 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 | 3.1 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 3.3 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | – | |

**May 2000**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 2000: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Nicholas Harvey | 2,400 | 59.0 | 7.3 |
| | Labour | Barrie Metcalfe | 875 | 21.5 | 16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rana Younas | 500 | 12.3 | 8.1 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Colling | 216 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| | Kirklees Council Watch | Sean Hellawell | 77 | 1.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,525 | 37.5 | 24.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,290 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 | 3.8 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 12.1 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

**May 1999**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1999: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Andrew Cooper | 2,360 | 52.2 | 4.6 |
| | Labour | Jamil Akhtar | 1,749 | 38.7 | 5.0 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Colling | 264 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Waddington | 190 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 13.5 | 9.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,255 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 | 2.3 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 4.8 | |

**May 1998**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 1998: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Graham Simpson | 2,424 | 56.8 | 7.9 |
| | Labour | Barrie Metcalfe | 1,440 | 33.7 | 3.8 |
| | Conservative | K. Giles | 264 | 6.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Waddington | 141 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 984 | 23.1 | 11.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,356 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 | 7.8 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 5.9 | |

**May 1996**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 1996: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Green | Nicholas Harvey | 3,300 | 64.7 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | E. Lawson | 1,525 | 29.9 | 14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Akhtar | 278 | 5.4 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,775 | 34.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,269 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7 | 1.9 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 19.3 | |

**May 1995**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 1995: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jamil Akhtar | 2,176 | 44.3 | 6.3 |
| | Green | Nicholas Harvey | 1,993 | 40.5 | 21.4 |
| | Conservative | A. Brice | 389 | 7.9 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Burgess | 359 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 3.8 | 27.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,233 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 | 0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.9 | |

**May 1994**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 1994: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barrie Metcalfe | 2,549 | 50.6 | 1.3 |
| | Green | Nicholas Harvey | 961 | 19.1 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Oyston | 789 | 15.7 | New |
| | Conservative | J. Broadbent | 735 | 14.6 | 27.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,588 | 31.5 | 21.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,312 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.5 | 9.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.9 | |

**May 1992**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 1992: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | E. Lawson | 2,077 | 51.9 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | R. Kaye | 1,687 | 42.1 | 13.4 |
| | Green | I. McCourtie | 240 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,480 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 | 8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

**May 1991**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2 May 1991: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jamil Akhtar | 2,433 | 48.9 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | B. Sutcliffe | 1,429 | 28.7 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Homfray | 800 | 16.1 | 1.8 |
| | Green | H. Bewsher | 314 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,004 | 20.2 | 18.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,487 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.3 | 6.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.4 | |

**May 1990**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 1990: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barrie Metcalfe | 3,143 | 56.9 | 2.3 |
| | SLD | D. Stokes | 991 | 17.9 | New |
| | Conservative | V. Tucker | 976 | 17.7 | 12.9 |
| | Green | K. Harvey | 412 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,152 | 39.0 | 15.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,011 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.2 | 7.5 |
| | Labour gain from SLD | Labour gain from SLD | Swing | 7.5 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

**May 1988**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 1988: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | M. Drayton | 2,643 | 54.6 | 15.7 |
| | Conservative | B. Sutcliffe | 1,479 | 30.6 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Nicholas Harvey | 715 | 14.8 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,164 | 24.0 | 15.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,338 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 | 7.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

**May 1987**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 7 May 1987: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jamil Akhtar | 2,212 | 38.9 | 8.6 |
| | Conservative | B. Sutcliffe | 1,737 | 30.5 | New |
| | Alliance | M. Chatrik | 1,427 | 25.1 | 27.4 |
| | Green | Nicholas Harvey | 310 | 5.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,264 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.5 | 3.3 |
| | Labour gain from Alliance | Labour gain from Alliance | Swing | 6.7 | |

**May 1986**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 8 May 1986: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | D. Stokes | 2,789 | 52.5 | 16.0 |
| | Labour | Barrie Metcalfe | 2,527 | 47.5 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,263 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.2 | 3.2 |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 7.5 | |

**May 1984**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 1984: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | M. Drayton | 2,316 | 46.5 | 8.3 |
| | Alliance | P. Baker | 1,818 | 36.5 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Haigh | 852 | 17.1 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,332 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 | 0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

**May 1983**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 5 May 1983: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | G. Colledge | 1,916 | 38.6 | 9.3 |
| | Labour | Jamil Akhtar | 1,889 | 38.1 | 7.1 |
| | Conservative | F. Midgley | 1,144 | 23.3 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,298 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.9 | 3.0 |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 8.2 | |

**May 1982**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1982: Newsome :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barrie Metcalfe | 2,011 | 45.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | M. Drayton | 1,976 | – | – |
| | Labour | E. Moorhouse | 1,885 | – | – |
| | Alliance | D. Marshall | 1,302 | 29.3 | N/A |
| | Alliance | G. Colledge | 1,271 | – | – |
| | Conservative | M. Calkin | 1,133 | 25.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | H. Lynes | 1,090 | – | – |
| | Alliance | A. Armstrong | 947 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 709 | 15.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,870 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.9 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Election Results (1973 to 1980)

### Elections in the 1980s

**May 1980**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 1980: Newsome and Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | E. Moorhouse | 2,208 | 56.1 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative | B. Jenkins | 1,059 | 26.9 | 3.6 |
| | Liberal | B. Burgess | 671 | 17.0 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,149 | 29.2 | 11.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,251 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 | 36.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.7 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

**May 1979**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 3 May 1979: Newsome and Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | M. Drayton | 3,833 | 48.4 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Furness | 2,415 | 30.5 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal | B. Burgess | 1,679 | 21.2 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,418 | 17.9 | 16.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,045 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.8 | 35.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.5 | |

**May 1978**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 4 May 1978: Newsome and Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | D. White | 1,834 | 45.3 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Heywood | 1,794 | 44.3 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal | D. Adams | 420 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,030 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 | 4.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

**May 1976**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 6 May 1976: Newsome and Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | B. Jenkins | 1,791 | 40.1 | 0.6 |
| | Labour | J. Richardson | 1,668 | 37.4 | 5.0 |
| | Liberal | J. Crossley | 1,003 | 22.5 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 2.7 | 5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,894 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.1 | 5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.8 | |

**May 1975**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1 May 1975: Newsome and Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | G. Furness | 1,642 | 40.7 | 14.6 |
| | Labour | Mennell | 1,308 | 32.4 | 13.4 |
| | Liberal | Hasler | 1,089 | 27.0 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,175 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.1 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 5.2 | |

**April 1973**

Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 10 May 1973: Newsome and Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | D. White | 1,903 | 45.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Richardson | 1,881 | – | – |
| | Labour | Mennell | 1,760 | – | – |
| | Liberal | Hasler | 1,169 | 28.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | B. Jenkins | 1,083 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Scott | 1,040 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Littlewood | 1,007 | – | – |
| | Conservative | Parfitt | 939 | – | – |
| | Liberal | Edinburgh | 883 | – | – |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 17.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,191 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
