2018 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election

The 2018 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council decided in November 2015 to move to whole council elections, starting from this election.

Changes of allegiance
Ian Wilkes, elected as a Liberal Democrat, joined the Conservatives in February 2020.

Four councillors elected as independents (Ken Owen, Bert Proctor, Gary White and Simon White) joined the Conservatives in November 2021, giving the party an overall majority on the council.

John Cooper, elected as a Conservative, left the party in January 2022 to sit as an independent.