2008 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 1 May 2008 on the same day as other local council elections in England.

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

One-third of the councillors were elected in 2008. The Conservative Party gained an overall majority of one on the council after the election which previously had been under no overall control. However the directly elected mayor, John Harrison, belongs to the Labour Party, meaning Labour remained in effective control of the council, as he can only be overruled by a two-thirds majority of the council.

North Tyneside Council election result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3130351.744.226,224+3.5%
  Labour 2113-23537.522,198-2.4%
  Liberal Democrats 801-113.315.69,254+0.1%
  BNP 000002.11,218+0.9%
  National Front 000000.42242-0.61%
  Green 000000.23132+0.01%
Party political make-up of North Tyneside Council
  PartySeatsCouncil composition 1 May 2008
200620072008
  Conservative 282831                                                            
  Labour 232321                                                            
  Liberal Democrats 898                                                            

Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Croft1,61253.1+7.5
Labour David Tingey-Blackbird1,11036.5-13.5
BNP Jeffrey Rutherford31610.4+2
Majority50216.5+16.1
Turnout 3,03837.9-1.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +10.5

Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Birkinfield1,80250.1+0.3
Labour Joanne Cassidy1,45440.4-0.1
Liberal Democrats Sarah Richards3449.50
Majority3489.7+0.5
Turnout 3,60046.8-0.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.2

Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Allan1,31253.2-1.6
Conservative Martyn Peggs56222.8+3.8
BNP Gordon Steel36314.7+2
Liberal Democrats Norma Playle2319.4-4.1
Majority75030.4-5.3
Turnout 2,46832.6+0.6
Labour hold Swing -2.7

Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stirling1,18154.4-3.7
Conservative David Milton65230+13.7
Liberal Democrats Thomas Barton33715.5+15.5
Majority52924.4-8.8
Turnout 2,17030.6-2.9
Labour hold Swing -8.7

Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Stevens1,85957.4+3
Labour Steven Cox1,37942.6-3
Majority48014.8+6
Turnout 3,23839.8-0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3

Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shirley Mortimer2,74473.6+6.3
Labour Vicki Gilbert98526.4-6.3
Majority1,75947.2+12.6
Turnout 3,72950-1.4
Conservative hold Swing +6.3

Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hunter1,30454.2+3.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Moat1,10045.8+11
Majority2048.5-26.1
Turnout 2,40431.4-2.3
Labour hold Swing -3.8

Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norma Peggs1,39848.4-1
Labour Dave McGarr1,16640.3+0.3
Liberal Democrats John Appleby32711.3+0.7
Majority2328-1.4
Turnout 2,89138.6+0.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -0.65

Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Darke1,72564.5+9.3
Conservative Joseph Prince64424.1+11
National Front Mark Nicholls30511.4+2.4
Majority1,08140.4+7.9
Turnout 2,67436.7-0.4
Labour hold Swing -0.85

Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Bell2,08867.8+3.3
Labour Glenn Stillaway59619.3+0.7
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Jellett39712.9-3.9
Majority1,49248.4+2.5
Turnout 3,08145.1+0.4
Conservative hold Swing +1.3

A further by-election was held in June 2008. Details can be found here.

Monkseaton South

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Partis1,87452.2-1
Labour Ian Grayson1,41939.6-7.2
Liberal Democrats Clare Hindmarsh2948.2+8.2
Majority45512.7+6.2
Turnout 3,58749.3+1.9
Conservative hold Swing +3.1

Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graeme Brett1,63966-3.9
Labour Ernie Nolan60124.2+1.1
Conservative Miriam Smith2449.8+2.9
Majority1,03841.8-5
Turnout 2,48438.7+1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.5

Preston

North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Glynis Barrie2,11170+5.6
Labour Jonathan Narcross90330-5.6
Majority1,20840.1+11.3
Turnout 3,01444+0.1
Conservative hold Swing +5.6

A further by-election was held on 24 September 2009. Details can be found here.

Riverside

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Lott1,19952.9-2.8
Liberal Democrats Raymond Taylor52623.2-21.1
Conservative David Pygall36916.3+16.3
Green Martin Collins1727.6+7.6
Majority67329.7+18.3
Turnout 2,26633.80
Labour hold Swing +9.15

St Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Wallace3,15683.4+6.6
Labour Patricia Crowe62716.6+2.6
Majority2,52966.9+4.1
Turnout 3,78354.8+17.2
Conservative hold Swing +2

Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diane Page2,36567.6+2.9
Labour Jane Shaw1,13132.4-2.9
Majority1,23435.3+5.9
Turnout 3,49642.7+4.9
Conservative hold Swing +2.9

A further by-election was held on 5 February 2009. Details can be found here.

Valley

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tommy Mulvenna1,10644.5-12.5
Conservative Leslie Miller62125+1.9
Liberal Democrats Angela Potter47819.2-0.7
BNP John Burrows28211.3N/A
Majority48519.5-14.4
Turnout 2,48738.8+3.1

The sitting councillor, Angela Potter, had previously defected to the Liberal Democrats from the Labour Party.

Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Huscroft1,56160.9+3.8
Labour Gary Madden54321.2-4.9
BNP Paul Avison25710+3.7
Conservative Jayne Fleet2037.9+2.4
Majority1,01839.7+9.6
Turnout 2,56436+0.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.35

Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Duncan McLellan1,70947.4-1.1
Labour Stuart Hill1,48841.3+1.9
Liberal Democrats Tricia Dawson40811.3+3
Majority2216.1-0.9
Turnout 3,60548.30
Conservative hold Swing -1.5

Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael McIntyre 1,82365.3+8.6
Labour Keith Smiles96934.7-0.4
Majority86330.6+9.0
Turnout 2,79240-2
Conservative hold Swing +4.5

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    Preceded by
    2007 North Tyneside Council election
    North Tyneside local elections Succeeded by
    2009 North Tyneside Council mayoral election