2016 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2016 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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All of the seats being contested were last contested in 2012, and these results are compared to the results of 2015.

Result

North Tyneside Council Election Result 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5120+28551.628,387-0.2%
  Conservative 702-211.627.114,960-0.3%
  UKIP 0000011.76,458-4%
  Liberal Democrats 20003.334.72,512+1.8%
  Independent 000003.11,740+3.1%
  TUSC 000000.12870
  Green 000000.1268-1.8%

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
4992
LabourConservativeLib
Dem

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
5172
LabourConservativeLib
Dem

Candidates by party

20 / 20
16 / 20
3 / 20
1 / 20
20 / 20
4 / 20
3 / 20

There are a total of 67 candidates standing across the 20 seats - an average of 3.35 in each ward. The Labour Party and Conservative Party are both fielding a full slate of 20 candidates. The United Kingdom Independence Party are fielding 16 candidates. There are 4 candidates representing the Liberal Democrats and 3 representing the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and standing as Independent candidates respectively. 1 candidate is representing the Green Party.

Since the last local election in 2015, the number of candidates representing Labour, the Conservatives, and the TUSC was unchanged. Independent candidates increased by 3, the Liberal Democrats had an increase of 1 candidate, and the Green Party and United Kingdom Independence Party both had a decrease of 4 candidates.

Results by ward

Battle Hill

Battle Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Johnson1,91473.9+13.5
Conservative Jessica Bushbye50719.6+5.1
TUSC John Hoare1696.5+6.5
Majority1,40754.3+18.9
Turnout 2,59032-28.5
Labour hold Swing +4.2

Benton

Benton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Oliver1,84960.7+5.4
Conservative George Partis53017.3-9.7
Independent David Arthur38012.4+12.4
UKIP Maureen Gallon3049.9+0.2
Majority1,31943.1+14.8
Turnout 3,06339.7-28.1
Labour hold Swing +7.6

Camperdown

Camperdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Allan1,45758.6-5.5
Independent Paul Bunyan79031.8+31.8
Conservative David Sarin2409.7-7.7
Majority66726.8-18
Turnout 2,48731.8-25.4
Labour hold Swing -18.7

Chirton

Chirton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stirling1,27061.5-2.4
UKIP Norman Morse58128.1+6.5
Conservative Yasmin West21310.3-4.2
Majority68933.4-8.9
Turnout 2,06426.1-3.5
Labour hold Swing -4.5

Collingwood

Collingwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debbie Cox1,46351.6+2.8
Conservative Lewis Austin77927.5-1.9
UKIP Sylvia Simpson54619.2+0.9
TUSC David Taws491.7-0.2
Majority68424.1+4.7
Turnout 2,83734.5-27.8
Labour hold Swing +2.4

Cullercoats

Cullercoats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Lee-Duffy1,89749.9+10.2
Conservative George Westwater1,52640.2+0.9
UKIP Phyl Masters3759.9-3.1
Majority3719.8+9.4
Turnout 3,79850.5-23.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.7

Howdon

Howdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hunter1,56270.1+2.8
UKIP Robert Mather44620-0.3
Conservative David Griffith-Owen1556.9-3.2
TUSC Timothy Wall693.1+3.1
Majority1,11950.1+3.1
Turnout 2,23228.4-24.4
Labour hold Swing +1.6

Killingworth

Killingworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Bell1,79166.6+9
UKIP Brian Needham45917.1-9.9
Conservative Karen Johnston44116.4+1
Majority1,33249.4+18.8
Turnout 2,69132.8-29.1
Labour hold Swing +9.5

Longbenton

Longbenton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Darke2,08781.7+19.6
Conservative Robin Underwood46818.3+2.4
Majority1,61963.4+18.3
Turnout 2,55531.1-27.2
Labour hold Swing +8.6

Monkseaton North

Monkseaton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Austin1,50746.1+3.4
Labour Willie Samuel1,31340.2+5.2
UKIP Stephen Borlos2457.5-1.1
Liberal Democrats David Nisbet2056.2+0.8
Majority1945.9-1.8
Turnout 3,27047.4-28.4
Conservative hold Swing -0.9

Monkseaton South

Monkseaton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naomi Craven1,35140-2
Conservative Sean Brockbank1,31739+2.9
UKIP Gary Legg44413.1-2
Green Julia Erskine2687.9+1.2
Majority341-4.9
Turnout 3,38045.1-26.1
Labour hold Swing -2.5

Northumberland

Northumberland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Huscroft1,21752+22
Labour Joe Kirwin98842.2-2.7
Conservative Miriam Smith1375.8-2
Majority2299.8-5.3
Turnout 2,34235.5-23.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +12.4

Preston

Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Davis1,40249.5+1.1
Conservative Glynis Barrie1,08538.3+0.2
UKIP Sheena Patterson34712.2-1.4
Majority31711.2+0.9
Turnout 2,83442.8-26.7
Labour hold Swing +0.5

Riverside

Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Lott1,41166.5+3.2
UKIP Neil Mather47022.2+1.6
Conservative Maureen Jeffrey24011.3-4.6
Majority94144.4+1.7
Turnout 2,12126.2-25.4
Labour hold Swing +0.8

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Wallace2,38365.7+7.3
Labour Theresa Maltman90424.9-4.2
UKIP Hugh Jackson3399.3+3.2
Majority1,47940.8+11.5
Turnout 3,62652.7-26.6
Conservative hold Swing +5.8

Tynemouth

Tynemouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frances Weetman1,56340.8-6.2
Conservative David Lilly1,40236.5-5.8
Independent Jean McLaughlin57014.9+14.9
UKIP Henry Marshall3017.8-2.9
Majority1614.2-0.5
Turnout 3,83545.7-26.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -0.2

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tommy Mulvenna1,50163.8+4.1
UKIP Elizabeth Borlos47620.2+1.9
Conservative Joseph Furness37616-6.1
Majority1,02543.6+6
Turnout 2,35327.8-31.5
Labour hold Swing +1.1

Wallsend

Wallsend
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Madden1,14446.3-1.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Finlay95038.4+7.1
UKIP Jean McEachan27511.1-2.5
Conservative Claire Griffith-Owen1014.1-2.9
Majority1947.9-9
Turnout 2,47031.5-25.7
Labour hold Swing -8.9

Weetslade

Weetslade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony McMullen1,57754.1+0.4
Conservative Andrew Elliott73125.1-0.8
UKIP Irene Davidson60820.9-0.5
Majority84629+11.2
Turnout 2,91637.3-27.4
Labour hold Swing +0.6

Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Graham1,79259.8+2.9
Conservative Frank Austin82227.4-5.6
UKIP David Cory2428.1-2
Liberal Democrats Colin Finlay1404.7+4.7
Majority97032.4+8.5
Turnout 2,99641.2-27.1
Labour hold Swing +4.3

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References

  1. ↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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