The Conservative Party’s 30-year wait for an election win in Newcastle goes on.
Not since John Major was Prime Minister have the Tories managed to win a council seat in the city, the last time being when Sandra Gilfillan and Nina Hannaford were elected in 1992. The party had held high hopes of ending that three-decade drought on Thursday, particularly in Gosforth.
Early rumblings on local election day suggested that the Liberal Democrats were nervous that incumbent Colin Ferguson could be at risk, after an active campaign from retired GP Doc Anand. But the Tories once again fell short, with Coun Ferguson winning with a majority of 332.
