North Tyneside Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1 April 1974 |
Leadership | |
Paul Hanson since August 2018 [2] | |
Structure | |
Seats | Elected mayor plus 60 councillors |
Political groups |
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Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 2 May 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Quadrant East, 16 The Silverlink North, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0BY | |
Website | |
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North Tyneside Council (or North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council) is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is one of five such councils in Tyne and Wear, and one of 36 in England. It provides the majority of local government services in North Tyneside.
North Tyneside was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of five districts within the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. The district covered the whole area of three former districts and parts of another two, which were all abolished at the same time:
The whole area had been in Northumberland prior to the reforms; as a county borough, Tynemouth had been independent from Northumberland County Council but had been part of Northumberland for ceremonial purposes. [3] The new district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing it to appoint a mayor. [4]
North Tyneside Council initially provided district-level functions, with county-level functions being provided by Tyne and Wear County Council. The county council was abolished in 1986, after only twelve years in existence, and its functions passed to the area's five district councils. [5]
In 2002 the council changed to having a directly elected mayor; prior to that the mayor had been a more ceremonial position.
Since 1986 the council has provided both district-level and county-level functions, with some services being provided through joint arrangements with the other Tyne and Wear councils. Since 2018 the council has been a member of the North of Tyne Combined Authority, which is due to be replaced by the larger North East Mayoral Combined Authority in May 2024. [6]
The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: [7] [8]
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1974–1986 | |
No overall control | 1986–1987 | |
Labour | 1987–2004 | |
No overall control | 2004–2008 | |
Conservative | 2008–2010 | |
No overall control | 2010–2011 | |
Labour | 2011–present |
Prior to 2002, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. In 2002 the council changed to having a directly elected mayor. There have been periods where the mayor is of one party but the majority of the councillors are of another party.
The leaders from 1974 to 2002 were:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Jim Bamborough [9] | Labour | 1 Apr 1974 | 18 May 1984 | |
Brian Flood | Labour | 18 May 1984 | 5 May 1996 | |
Rita Stringfellow [10] | Labour | May 1996 | 5 May 2002 |
The mayors since 2002 have been:
Mayor | Party | From | To | |
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Chris Morgan | Conservative | 6 May 2002 | 18 Apr 2003 | |
Linda Arkley | Conservative | 12 Jun 2003 | 8 May 2005 | |
John Harrison | Labour | 9 May 2005 | 7 Jun 2009 | |
Linda Arkley | Conservative | 8 Jun 2009 | 5 May 2013 | |
Norma Redfearn | Labour | 6 May 2013 |
Following the 2023 election and subsequent changes of allegiance up to March 2024, the composition of the council (excluding the elected mayor's seat) was: [11]
Party | Councillors | |
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Labour | 47 [lower-alpha 1] | |
Conservative | 7 [lower-alpha 2] | |
Independent | 6 | |
Total | 60 |
Of the independent councillors, four sit together as the "Community Independent" group, the other two from the "Independent Group". [14] The next election is due in May 2024.
Since the last boundary changes in 2004 the council has comprised 60 councillors representing 20 wards, with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office. [15] New ward boundaries have been drawn up to come into effect for the May 2024 elections. [16]
Since 2008 the council has been based at Quadrant East, a modern office building at the Cobalt Business Park. The building has a Newcastle postal address; it is in the part of the borough that was the County Borough of Tynemouth prior to 1974. [17]
Prior to 2008 the council's offices were in several locations across the borough. Meetings were held at Wallsend Town Hall. [18]
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