2012 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Results of the 2012 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections for the North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 3 May 2012. [1]

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North Tyneside Council is elected in thirds, which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year except for every fourth year, when the mayoral election takes place.

One third of the councillors were elected in 2008.

North Tyneside Council Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4490+973.358.130,105+3.8%
  Conservative 1207-72034.217,723+0.6%
  Liberal Democrats 402-26.67.33,801-3.1%
  National Front 000000.43224-0.32%

Resulting Political Composition

  PartySeatsCouncil Composition 3 May 2012
201020112012
  Labour 293544                                                            
  Conservative 241912                                                            
  Liberal Democrats 764                                                            

Between October 2012 and November 2013, a Liberal Democrat candidate won a by-election and a Labour Councillor became Independent. The Council composition was therefore:

  PartySeatsCouncil Composition 1 December 2013
20122013
  Labour 4442                                                            
  Conservative 1212                                                            
  Liberal Democrats 45                                                            
  Independent 01                                                            

Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Johnson1,55659.5−4.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Croft88333.8−2.4
Conservative Alan Furness1756.7+6.7
Majority67325.7−1.3
Turnout 2,61432−5.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -1.2

Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Oliver1,99165.4+11.5
Conservative Matt Galley1,05434.6−7.6
Majority93730.8+19.1
Turnout 3,04539−10
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.6

Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Allan1,74783.2+7.1
Conservative Andrew Elliott35316.8−7.1
Majority1,39466.4+25.7
Turnout 2,10027.1−5.9
Labour hold Swing +7.1

Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stirling1,57180+3.9
Conservative Susan Rodgerson39320−3.9
Majority1,17860+7.9
Turnout 1,96423.9−5.6
Labour hold Swing +3.9

Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeanette Pickard1,80465+2.8
Conservative Sean Brockbank97235+1.5
Majority83230+7.9
Turnout 2,77634.8−7.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.7

Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shirley Mortimer1,77954.6+2.6
Labour Ron Bales1,48045.4−2.6
Majority2999.2+5.1
Turnout 3,25944−7.7
Conservative hold Swing +2.6

Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hunter1,63276.3+4.3
National Front Bob Batten22410.5−0.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Finlay1677.8−8.9
Conservative Raymond Taylor1155.4+5.4
Majority1,40865.9+10.6
Turnout 2,13825.5−5.7
Labour hold Swing +1.8

Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Bell1,66064.7+8
Conservative Paul Bunyan90635.3−2.9
Majority75429.4+10.8
Turnout 2,56632.6−9.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.5

Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Darke1,89784.8+12.8
Conservative Robin Underwood34115.2−4.4
Majority1,55669.5+16.1
Turnout 2,23827.9−6.8
Labour hold Swing +8.6

Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Austin1,52556.50
Labour Glenn Stillaway97836.2+1.3
Liberal Democrats David Nisbet1967.3−1.3
Majority54920.3−1.3
Turnout 2,70139.2−10.7
Conservative hold Swing -0.7

Monkseaton South

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Munby1,54050.8+0.8
Conservative George Partis1,37545.4+3
Liberal Democrats John Appleby1143.8−3.7
Majority1655.4−2.2
Turnout 3,02940.1−9.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -1.1

Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Huscroft1,16553.4−4
Labour Tony Stephenson92442.4−0.2
Conservative Barbara Bake924.2+4.2
Majority24111+0.1
Turnout 2,18123.4−14.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.9

Preston

North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cath Davis1,39851.7+6.8
Conservative Glynis Barrie1,30848.3−2.4
Majority903.3−2.5
Turnout 2,70638.9−8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.6

Riverside

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Lott1,68484.6+13.4
Conservative Brian Steward30615.4−2.5
Majority1,37869.2+15.2
Turnout 1,99025.1−6
Labour hold Swing +8

St Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Wallace2,53677.8+7.8
Labour Simon Philpott53816.5−3
Liberal Democrats Michael Day1875.7+0.4
Majority1,99861.2+10.6
Turnout 3,26147.9−11.2
Conservative hold Swing +5.4

Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Lilly1,61151.1+1.2
Labour Jeffrey Maughan1,53948.9+4.9
Majority722.2−3.8
Turnout 3,15037.8−11
Conservative hold Swing -1.9

Valley

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tommy Mulvenna1,72881.6+5.9
Conservative Frank Austin39018.4−5.9
Majority1,33863.1+11.5
Turnout 2,11826.4−7.6
Labour hold Swing +5.9

Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Madden1,09548−4.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Huscroft1,08947.8+11.5
Conservative Philip Wilson954.2+4.2
Majority60.2−15.9
Turnout 2,27929.3−8.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -8

A further by-election was held in November 2012. Details can be found here.

Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony McMullen1,90164+0.6
Conservative Duncan McLellan1,07136−0.6
Majority83028+9.1
Turnout 2,97239.3−9.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.6

Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Graham1,44252.1+5.3
Conservative Michael McIntyre 1,32647.9+3.3
Majority1164.2+2
Turnout 2,76838.8−6.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1
Preceded by
2011 North Tyneside Council election
North Tyneside local elections Succeeded by
2013 North Tyneside Council mayoral election

References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.