North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. North Tyneside Borough Council, generally known as North Tyneside Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. Since 2002 the borough has been led by the directly elected Mayor of North Tyneside.

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Political control

North Tyneside was created under the Local Government Act 1972 as a metropolitan borough, with Tyne and Wear County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Tyne and Wear County Council was abolished in 1986 and North Tyneside became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: [1] [2]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1973–1986
No overall control 1986–1987
Labour 1987–2004
No overall control 2004–2008
Conservative 2008–2010
No overall control 2010–2011
Labour 2011–present

Leadership

Prior to 2002, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. In 2002 the council changed to having a directly elected mayor. The mayors since 2002 have been:

MayorPartyFromTo
Chris Morgan Conservative 6 May 200218 Apr 2003
Linda Arkley Conservative 12 Jun 20038 May 2005
John Harrison Labour 9 May 20057 Jun 2009
Linda Arkley Conservative 8 Jun 20095 May 2013
Norma Redfearn Labour 6 May 2013

Council elections

Results maps

Mayoral elections

By-election results

St Mary's by-election, 1 May 1997

St Mary's by-election 1 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Gordon3,43456.4-5.7
Labour 1,75228.8+1.0
Liberal Democrats 78512.9+2.7
UKIP 1131.9+1.9
Majority1,68227.6
Turnout 6,084
Conservative hold Swing

Holystone by-election, 22 May 1997

Holystone by-election 22 May 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,35459.3
Conservative 48121.1
Liberal Democrats 37316.3
Independent 763.3
Majority87338.2
Turnout 2,28423.8
Labour hold Swing

Valley by-election, 26 November 1998

Valley by-election 26 November 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 90364.7
Conservative 34124.4
Liberal Democrats 15110.8
Majority56240.3
Turnout 1,39519.5
Labour hold Swing

Riverside by-election, 11 March 1999

Riverside by-election 11 March 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 69279.6-3.2
Conservative 17720.4+3.2
Majority51559.2
Turnout 86913.0
Labour hold Swing

St Mary's by-election, 27 June 2002

St Mary's by-election 27 June 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pam McIntyre2,01983.2+11.1
Labour 2108.7-3.6
Liberal Democrats 1988.2-7.4
Majority1,80974.5
Turnout 2,42733.0
Conservative hold Swing

Seatonville by-election, 27 June 2002

Seatonville by-election 27 June 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Mewett1,61058.4+10.8
Liberal Democrats 63222.9-5.4
Labour 47617.3-6.8
Independent 401.5+1.5
Majority97835.5
Turnout 2,75838.0
Conservative hold Swing

Tynemouth by-election, 14 August 2003

Tynemouth by-election 14 August 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,53373.2+6.4
Labour 56226.8-6.4
Majority97146.4+12.7
Turnout 2,09530.8-1.1
Conservative hold Swing +6.4

Weetslade by-election, 23 June 2005

Weetslade by-election 23 June 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Duncan McLellan1,17746.7+3.1
Labour 99839.6-7.5
Liberal Democrats 34713.7+4.5
Majority1797.1
Turnout 2,52226.8-18.42
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.3

Preston by-election, 6 October 2005

Preston by-election 6 October 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Arkley 1,45862.7+3.2
Labour Dan Jackson72231-2.8
Liberal Democrats 1466.3-1.4
Majority73631.7
Turnout 2,32634.1-8.47
Conservative hold Swing +3

Benton by-election, 28 September 2006

Benton by-election 28 September 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Greenwell1,35949.2+2.5
Labour Joanne Cassidy1,19143.2+5.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Richards2107.6-8.2
Majority1686.0
Turnout 2,76035.7-8.9
Conservative hold Swing -1.6

St Mary's by-election, 5 July 2007

St Mary's by-election 5 July 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Wallace1,99276.79+3.15
Labour Margaret Hall36313.99+2.27
Liberal Democrats David Banks2399.21-5.43
Majority1,62962.8+3.8
Turnout 2,59437.6-17.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.44

Monkseaton North by-election, 19 June 2008

Monkseaton North by-election 19 June 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Miller1,61769.6+1.8
Labour Glenn Stillaway41317.8-1.5
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Jellett1988.5-4.4
Green Martin Collins944.0+4.0
Majority1,20451.9+3.5
Turnout 2,32234.1-11.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.3

Tynemouth by-election, 5 February 2009

Tynemouth by-election 5 February 2009
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Wallace Lilly1,53862.2-5.4
Labour Jane Shaw70128.4-4
Liberal Democrats John Lewis Webb2339.4+9.4
Majority83733.9-1.4
Turnout 2,47230.1-12.6
Conservative hold Swing -0.7

Preston by-election, 24 September 2009

Preston by-election, 24 September 2009 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Sarin1,14155.8-14.2
Labour Kate Osborne 50324.6-5.3
Public Services not Private ProfitWilliam Burnett1748.5+8.5
Liberal Democrats John Appleby1527.4+7.4
Green Susannah Rutherford733.6+3.6
Majority63831.2-8.9
Turnout 2,04329.8-10.2
Conservative hold Swing -4.5

Battle Hill by-election, 30 September 2010

Battle Hill by-election 30 September 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley Spillard1,33458+11.2
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Bradley82635.9-1.5
Conservative Wendy Morton 974.2-5.6
Independent Dan Ellis462+2
Majority50822.1+16.7
Turnout 2,30028.2-33
Labour hold Swing +6.4

Wallsend by-election, 16 November 2012

Wallsend by-election 16 November 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Huscroft1,15858.2+10.4
Labour Ron Bales69334.8-13.2
Conservative Barbara Bake723.6-0.6
Green Martin Collins663.3+3.3
Majority46523.4+23.2
Turnout 1,98925.6-3.7
Liberal Democrats gain from LabourSwing+11.8

Riverside by-election, 4 July 2013

Riverside by-election 4 July 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Lott1,06785.6+1
Conservative Barbara Ellen Stevens17914.4-1
Majority88871.3+2.1
Turnout 1,24615.7-9.4
Labour hold Swing +1

Camperdown by-election, 9 September 2021

Camperdown by-election 9 September 2021 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracy Hallway95766.7
Conservative David Lilly35224.5
Green Martin Collins785.4
Liberal Democrats Nathan Shone383.3
Majority60542.2
Turnout 1,435
Labour hold Swing

Camperdown by-election, 14 July 2022

Camperdown by-election 14 July 2022 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Earley87359.0
Conservative Haylee Josendale38826.2
Liberal Democrats Jay Beyer1248.4
Green Michael Newton583.9
UKIP Jack Thomson362.4
Majority48532.8
Turnout 1,479
Labour hold Swing

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