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The 2016 Newcastle City Council Council elections are due to take place on 5 May 2016 to elect one third of the members of Newcastle City Council in England. The elections will take place on the same day as other local elections. Despite the election, it is mathematically impossible for the Labour Party to lose control of the council given that only a third of seats are up for election. However, a number of key wards will be in the spotlight. ==Target wards for parties== The Labour Party will be seeking to expand its representation throughout of the seat, capitalising on gains made in 2015 in areas such as North Jesmond. In 2015, Newcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes said he wanted to make Newcastle a 'Liberal Democrat-free zone’.〔http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/local-elections-2015-newcastle-city-9057985〕 Seats up for election during this cycle were last up for election during 2012. A number of high profile councillors are up for re-election including current council leader Nick Forbes and former leader David Faulkner. The official opposition to Labour, the Liberal Democrats will aim to hold as much as possible throughout the city, especially in the Castle, West Gosforth and Fawdon wards following heavy losses over the past five years. The party lost control of additional four seats during 2015, these being North Jesmond, Castle, North Heaton and Ouseburn. The Green Party is targeting South Heaton, where the candidate Andrew Gray came second in 2015. The Conservatives are actively targeting the West Gosforth ward where in 2015, candidate Steve Kyte was only 17 votes short of winning. Following a relatively strong showing in many seats in 2015, UKIP are targeting seats in the East of the city such as Byker, Benwell and Scotswood and Walker. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Newcastle City Council election, 2016」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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