Mayor of North Tyneside

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Mayor of North Tyneside
Coat of arms of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council.png
Coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside
Karen Clark, North Tyneside Councillor for Longbenton and Benton (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Karen Clark
since 5 May 2025
Style No courtesy title or style
AppointerElectorate of North Tyneside
Term length Four years

The Mayor of North Tyneside is the executive mayor of the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England, providing political leadership for North Tyneside Council. The incumbent since 2025 is Karen Clark. A Mayoral Referendum was held on 5 May 2016 to determine if residents wished to retain the Mayoral system or change to a committee system. The number of votes for continuing with the mayoral system was 32,546 (57.5%) against 23,703 (41.8%) for a committee system.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Until 2023, mayoral elections were held under the supplementary vote electoral system. The mayor is now elected through first-past-the-post voting, after the electoral system for mayoral elections in England were changed by the Elections Act 2022. [1] [2]

Referendum

Mayor of North Tyneside referendum
18 October 2001
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Elected Mayor30,26257.6
Cabinet System22,29642.4
Required majority50
Total votes52,558100.00
Source: House of Commons Library [3]
Referendum on how North Tyneside is governed
6 May 2016
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Elected Mayor32,54657.5
Committee System24,05942.5
Required majority50
Total votes56,605100.00

Election results

2002

Mayor of North Tyneside election 2 May 2002 [4]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Christopher Morgan 21,82935.9%4,25426,08351.5%
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Labour Eddie Darke19,60132.2%4,93024,53148.5%
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Liberal Democrats Michael Huscroft12,32320.2%
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Independent Allan Pond4,9938.2%
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Socialist Alliance Michael Elliott2,1193.5%
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Conservative win

2003 by-election

A mayoral by-election was held on 12 June 2003, which was won by Linda Arkley of the Conservative Party, after Chris Morgan resigned after he was arrested in relation to police investigations over allegations of possessing indecent images of children. [5] He was cleared of all charges the following year, [6] but was convicted of similar offences in 2019. [7]

Mayor of North Tyneside by-election 12 June 2003 [8]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Linda Arkley 18,47843.1%2,75021,22856.4%
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Labour Gordon Adam 13,07030.5%3,35716,42743.6%
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Liberal Democrats Michael Huscroft8,40419.8%
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BNP Robert Batten2,5546.0%
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Socialist Alliance Louise van der Hoeven4000.9%
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Majority4,801
Conservative hold

2005

Mayor of North Tyneside election 5 May 2005 [9]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour John Harrison 34,05340%6,40740,46050.6%
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Conservative Linda Arkley 35,46742%3,99139,45849.4%
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Liberal Democrats Joan Harvey12,76115%
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National Front Robert Batten2,4703%
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Majority1,002
Labour gain from Conservative

2009

Mayor of North Tyneside election 4 June 2009 [10]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Linda Arkley 24,78445%2,29927,08354.5%
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Labour John Harrison 19,82334%2,81122,63445.5%
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Liberal Democrats Nigel Huscroft7,34313%
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BNP John Burrows3,3986%
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Green Martin Collins1,9953%
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National Front Robert Batten1,0862%
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Majority4,449
Conservative gain from Labour

2013

North Tyneside Mayoral Election 2 May 2013 [11]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Norma Redfearn 27,90555.76%
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Conservative Linda Arkley 18,08336.14%
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Liberal Democrats John Appleby4,0548.10%
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Majority9,822
Labour gain from Conservative

2017

North Tyneside Mayoral Election 04 May 2017 [12]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Norma Redfearn 29,65556.4%
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Conservative Stewart Hay16,16430.7%
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Liberal Democrats John Appleby3,5376.7%
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UKIP Stuart Houghton3,2486.2%
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Majority13,491
Turnout 52,604
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 6.1

2021

North Tyneside Mayoral Election 06 May 2021
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Norma Redfearn 33,11953.3%
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Conservative Steven Robinson19,36631.2%
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Green Penny Remfry4,2786.9%
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Liberal Democrats John Appleby3,5495.7%
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UKIP Jack Thomson1,7532.8%
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Majority13,753
Turnout 62,065
Labour hold Swing

2025

First election held after the electoral system for mayoral elections in England were changed in 2023 from supplementary vote to first-past-the-post voting by the Elections Act 2022. [1] [2]

North Tyneside Mayoral Election 01 May 2025 [13] [14] [15] [16]
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
Labour Karen Clark 16,230 30.2 −23.2
Reform UK John Falkenstein15,78629.4New
Conservative Liam Bones11,01720.5−10.7
Green Chloe-Louise Reilly3,9807.4+0.5
Liberal Democrats John Appleby3,4536.4+0.7
Independent Cath Davis1,7803.3New
Independent Martin Uren1,4602.7New
Majority 4440.8
Rejected ballots930.2
Turnout 53,79933.6−5.8
Registered electors 159,717
Labour hold

Deputy mayor and cabinet

The Mayor of North Tyneside appoints a deputy mayor and a cabinet, which they also chair. [17]

Redfearn mayorality

Norma Redfearn served as Mayor of North Tyneside from 2013 to 2025. [18] She appointed her cabinet a week after her election in May 2013, with Bruce Pickard chosen to serve as her deputy. [19] She reshuffled most of her cabinet after her re-election in 2017, though her deputy Pickard and some other cabinet members remained in their previous positions. [20] For her third term from 2021, she appointed a fully new cabinet with Carl Johnson now serving as her deputy mayor. She also introduced the non-cabinet position of Armed Forces Champion, which went to Andy Newman. [21]

Redfearn mayoral cabinet
PortfolioMemberTerm
First Redfearn Mayoral Cabinet
Mayor of North Tyneside Norma Redfearn 2013–2025
Deputy Mayor Bruce Pickard 2013–2021
Finance and Resources Ray Glindon 2013–2021
Economic Development Frank Lott 2013–2017
Adult Social CareLesley Spillard2013–2017
Leisure, Culture and Tourism Eddie Darke 2013–2021
Housing and Environment John Harrison 2013–2017
Sustainable DevelopmentJohn Stirling2013–2017
Community EngagementCarole Gambling2017–2025
Children, Young People and LearningIan Grayson2017–2025
Second Redfearn Mayoral Cabinet
Mayor of North Tyneside Norma Redfearn 2013–2017
Deputy Mayor Bruce Pickard 2013–2021
Finance and Resources Ray Glindon 2013–2021
Adult Social CareG Bell2017–2021
Leisure, Culture and Tourism Eddie Darke 2013–2021
Public Health and WellbeingM Hall2017–2021
Housing and Transport John Harrison 2017–2021
EnvironmentJohn Stirling2017–2021
Community EngagementC Burdis2017–2021
Children, Young People and LearningIan Grayson2017–2021
Third Redfearn Mayoral Cabinet
Mayor of North Tyneside Norma Redfearn 2013–2025
Deputy MayorCarl Johnson2021–present
Finance and ResourcesMartin Rankin2021–2025
Adult Social CareAnthony McMullen2021–2025
Culture, Sport and LeisureSarah Day2021–2025
Public Health and Wellbeing Karen Clark 2021–2025
HousingSteve Cox2021–2025
EnvironmentSandra Graham2021–2025
Community Safety and Public ProtectionCarole Burdis2021–2025
Children, Young People and LearningPeter Earley2021–2025

Clark mayoralty

Karen Clark was elected Mayor of North Tyneside on 2 May 2025. [22] She appointed her cabinet within the same month. [23]

Mayoral cabinet of Karen Clark (2025–present)
PortfolioMemberTerm
Mayor of North Tyneside Karen Clark 2025–present
Deputy MayorCarl Johnson2021–present
Finance and ResourcesAnthony McMullen2025–present
Adult Social CareJanet Hunter2025–present
Public Health and Socio-Economic InequalitiesJoan Walker2025–present
HousingJohn Harrison2025–present
EnvironmentHannah Johnson2025–present
Community Safety and the Climate EmergencySandra Graham2025–present
Supporting and Protecting ChildrenPeter Earley2025–present
Education, Inclusion, Employment and SkillsSteven Phillips2025–present

References

  1. 1 2 "How the BBC is reporting local election results". BBC News. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 Johnston, Neil (24 January 2025). "Voting systems in the UK". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Arrested mayor resigns his post". BBC News. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Mayor cleared of porn charges". BBC News. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Kennedy, Rob (17 October 2019). "Former Tory elected mayor from Whitley Bay shared paedophile images online". ChronicleLive. Reach. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002". House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Local and Mayoral elections 2005" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Local and Mayoral elections 2009" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Labour takes North Tyneside elected mayoral post". BBC News. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "Election 2017: North Tyneside mayoral election result". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Labour squeezes past Reform in North Tyneside". BBC News. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "North Tyneside Mayoral Election Result". Election Maps UK. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "North Tyneside Mayor election results". BBC News. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Mayoral election results". North Tyneside Council. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "About the Elected Mayor". North Tyneside Council. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  18. ↑ Shakespeare, Austen (13 May 2024). "North Tyneside mayor to step down". BBC News. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "North Tyneside's new mayor names cabinet". Chronicle Live. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Cabinet". North Tyneside Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Elected Mayor appoints new Cabinet". North Tyneside Council. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "Labour squeezes past Reform in North Tyneside". BBC News. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  23. ↑ "Cabinet". North Tyneside Council. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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