2006 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2006 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2004 4 May 2006 2007  

20 of the 60 seats on North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won1073
Seats after28238
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote23,33922,0959,014
Percentage40.7%38.5%15.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.8%Increase2.svg 3.0%Decrease2.svg 8.8%

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Map.svg
Map of the 2006 North Tyneside council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 4 May 2006 on the same day as other local council elections in England.

Contents

North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year for the first three years with a fourth year when the mayoral election takes place.

North Tyneside Council Election Result 2006 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2800046.640.723,339-0.1%
  Labour 2311038.338.522,093-1.5%
  Liberal Democrats 810+113.315.79,014-0.8%
  Independent 101-11.63.82,154+2%
  BNP 000001.3757+0.6%

Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Bradley1,37646.11+2.91
Labour Raymond Glindon1,25642.09-0.61
BNP Gladys Dobinson35211.79+8.09
Majority1204.02
Turnout 2,98437.27-5.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +1.76

Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Murray1,60146.7+2
Labour Joanne Cassidy1,28537.48-6.12
Liberal Democrats Mark Finlay54215.81+7.21
Majority3169.21
Turnout 3,42844.6+2.13
Conservative hold Swing +4.06

A further by-election was held on 28 September 2006. Details of this can be found here.

Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Shotton1,32756.6-3.1
Conservative Patricia Greenwell61226.1+7.1
BNP Charles Steel40517.3+12.8
Majority71530.5
Turnout 2,34430.94+0.68
Labour hold Swing -5.1

Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amanda Normand1,17654.5+8.4
Independent Sandy Carter98245.5N/A
Majority1949
Turnout 2,15830.45+0.22
Labour gain from Independent Swing -18.5

Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Hobkirk1,49645.7-1.1
Labour Margaret Hall1,29339.5-6.6
Liberal Democrats Clare Hindmarsh48414.8+7.7
Majority2036.2
Turnout 3,27340.31-0.72
Conservative hold Swing +2.75

Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jon Jo Macnamara2,73672.8+4.1
Labour Margaret Rowley1,02427.2+3.8
Majority1,71245.5
Turnout 3,76050.44+0.94
Conservative hold Swing +0.15

Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Madden1,28752.3+0.8
Liberal Democrats John Croney1,17447.7+9.9
Majority1134.6
Turnout 2,46132.17-0.22
Labour hold Swing -4.55

Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Darke1,18343.8-3.3
Conservative Edward Moss1,16543.2-1.2
Liberal Democrats Patricia Dawson35013+4.5
Majority180.7
Turnout 2,69836.6+2.39
Labour hold Swing -1.05

Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Walker1,79773.3+13.6
Conservative Robin Underwood65426.7+13.6
Majority1,14346.5
Turnout 2,45133.66+2
Labour hold Swing 0

Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Jackson1,95562.2-4.4
Labour Jane Shaw66721.2-3.7
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Jellett51916.5+8.2
Majority1,28841
Turnout 3,14146.05+0.67
Conservative hold Swing -0.35

Monkseaton South

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Austin1,66250.4-10.1
Labour Ian Grayson88927-2.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Berrie53616.3+6
Independent George Partis2096.3+6.3
Majority77323.5
Turnout 3,29645.29+1.85
Conservative hold Swing -4

Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marian Huscroft1,45664.1-6.9
Labour Kenneth McBeth59426.2+4.8
Conservative Miriam Smith2219.7+2
Majority86238
Turnout 2,27135.38-3.78
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.85

Preston

North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Button1,80363.2+0.5
Labour Daniel Jackson1,05236.8+5.8
Majority75126.3-5.4
Turnout 2,85541.71-7.61
Conservative hold Swing -2.65

Riverside

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Pickard1,13254-1.7
Independent John Carter96346+27.2
Majority1698.1
Turnout 2,09531.34+1.89
Labour hold Swing -14.45

St Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela McIntyre3,11484+8
Labour Thomas Mulvenna59316-1
Majority2,52168
Turnout 3,70753.77-0.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.5

Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Macaulay2,31265.6+4.1
Labour David Corkey1,21434.4+4.2
Majority1,09831.1
Turnout 3,52642.97+0.06
Conservative hold Swing -0.05

Valley

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Burdis1,28563.1-5.1
Conservative Louise Partis75236.9+10
Majority53326.2
Turnout 2,03731.76+0.36
Labour hold Swing -7.55

Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Finlay1,47460+0.7
Labour Gary Madden75630.8+1.3
Conservative Jayne Fleet2259.7+2.5
Majority71829.2
Turnout 2,45534.47-7.84
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.3

Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Westwater1,53044.1-2.6
Labour Richard Schofield1,33138.4-1.2
Liberal Democrats Raymond Taylor60617.5+3.8
Majority1995.7-1.4
Turnout 3,46746.24+19.44
Conservative hold Swing -0.7

Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Marshall1,50150.9-3
Labour Sandra Graham95232.3-5.8
Liberal Democrats John Webb49716.8+8.5
Majority54918.6
Turnout 2,95042.31-0.28
Conservative hold Swing +1.4

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References

  1. "North Tyneside Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. "Local Election Results 2006 - North Tyneside". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
Preceded by
2005 North Tyneside Council mayoral election
North Tyneside local elections Succeeded by
2007 North Tyneside Council election