2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to one third of the members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 UK General Election.

Contents

All of the seats being contested were last contested in 2011, and these results are compared to the results of 2014.

Result

North Tyneside Council Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4950+581.651.851,475+4.9%
  Conservative 903-31527.427,212+2.3%
  UKIP 0000015.715,642-5.4%
  Liberal Democrats 202-23.42.92,880-1.5%
  Green 000001.91,845+1.7%
  TUSC 000000.1261-0.3%
  National Front 000000.1102+0.1%

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

44124
LabourConservativeLib
Dem

After the election the composition of the council was:

4992
LabourConservativeLib
Dem

Candidates by party

20 / 20
20 / 20
3 / 20
1 / 20
20 / 20
5 / 20
3 / 20

There are a total of 72 candidates standing across the 20 seats - an average of 3.6 in each ward. The Labour Party, Conservative Party and UK Independence Party are all fielding a full slate of 20 candidates. The Green Party are fielding 5 candidates, whilst there are 3 candidates representing the Liberal Democrats and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition respectively. 1 candidate is representing the National Front.

Since the last local election in 2014, the number of candidates representing Labour, the Conservatives, UKIP and the TUSC was unchanged. The Green Party had an increase of 4 candidates, the National Front an increase of 1 candidate, whilst the Liberal Democrats had a decrease of 4 candidates.

Results by ward

The electoral division results listed below [1] are based on the changes from the 2014 elections, [2] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.

Battle Hill

Battle Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley Spillard3,03360.4+17.3
UKIP Chris Croft1,25825.1+5.7
Conservative Lewis Austin72714.5+6.7
Majority1,77535.4+22.1
Turnout 5,01860.5+27.9
Labour hold Swing +5.8

Benton

Benton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Hunter2,95055.3+0.4
Conservative Linda Arkley 1,44027.0+1.9
UKIP Maureen Gallon5199.7-7.7
Green Mary Laver3496.5+6.5
TUSC Tim Wall791.5-1.1
Majority1,51028.3-1.5
Turnout 5,33767.8+38.3
Labour hold Swing -0.8

Camperdown

Camperdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Glindon2,91564.1+5.0
UKIP Stew Hayes84218.5-11.1
Conservative Ian Wallace79017.4+6.0
Majority2,03744.8+15.3
Turnout 4,54757.2+27.7
Labour hold Swing +8.1

Chirton

Chirton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Percy2,65863.9+8.2
UKIP Norman Morse90021.6-4.8
Conservative Carol Ayre60114.5+4.0
Majority1,75842.3+13.0
Turnout 4,15949.6+22.6
Labour hold Swing +6.5

Collingwood

Collingwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Rankin2,57548.8+1.2
Conservative Barbara Stevens1,55129.4+6.6
UKIP Katrina Harte1,04919.9-3.2
TUSC Dave Taws1011.9-1.6
Majority1,02419.4-6.1
Turnout 5,27662.3+26.5
Labour hold Swing -2.7

Cullercoats

Cullercoats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David McMeekan2,24239.7+1.7
Conservative George Westwater2,21839.3-3.4
UKIP Phyl Masters73613.0-6.3
Green Mark Adamson3716.7+6.7
TUSC John Hoare811.4+1.4
Majority240.4-4.3
Turnout 5,64873.7+28.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.6

Howdon

Howdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Harrison 2,89067.3+7.3
UKIP Stephen Borlos87120.3-9.9
Conservative David Griffith-Owen43310.1+4.5
National Front Bob Batten1022.4+2.4
Majority2,01947.0+17.2
Turnout 4,29652.8+25.2
Labour hold Swing +8.6

Killingworth

Killingworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Waggott-Fairley2,94757.6+2.4
Conservative Karen Johnston1,39627.0+6.0
UKIP Brian Needham79415.4-8.4
Majority1,57830.6+9.2
Turnout 5,16461.9+28.5
Labour hold Swing -1.8

Longbenton

Longbenton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Clark2,97862.1-0.4
Conservative Robin Underwood76515.9+3.5
UKIP Carl Dunn73315.3-9.8
Green Steve Manchee3216.7+6.7
Majority2,21346.1+8.7
Turnout 4,79758.3+26.8
Labour hold Swing -2.0

Monkseaton North

Monkseaton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Mason2,27442.7+0.8
Labour William Samuel1,86535.0-0.7
UKIP Steve Symington4588.6-7.4
Green Richard Clarke4378.2+8.2
Liberal Democrats David Nisbet2905.4-1.0
Majority4097.7+1.5
Turnout 5,32475.8+33.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.8

Monkseaton South

Monkseaton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Davey Drummond2,28542.0-3.4
Conservative Sean Brockbank1,96536.1+0.1
UKIP Gary Legg82415.1-3.6
Green Peter White3676.7+6.7
Majority3205.9-3.5
Turnout 5,44171.2+28.4
Labour hold Swing -1.8

Northumberland

Northumberland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Newman1,80445.1+8.7
Liberal Democrats David Ord1,20130.0-7.3
UKIP Marcus Kitson68417.1-5.6
Conservative Miriam Smith3137.8+4.2
Majority60315.1+14.2
Turnout 4,00259.0+34.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.0

Preston

Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Brooks-Osborne2,31548.4+5.1
Conservative David Sarin1,82238.1+1.6
UKIP Peter Martin64913.6-6.5
Majority49310.3+3.5
Turnout 4,78669.5+30.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.4

Riverside

Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Lott2,74163.3+4.5
UKIP Bob Sword89320.6-7.4
Conservative Maureen Jeffrey68715.9+5.8
Majority1,84842.7+11.9
Turnout 4,33151.6+22
Labour hold Swing +6.0

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ed Hodson3,20558.4-3.4
Labour Graham Siddle1,59629.1+9.5
UKIP William Jackson68512.5+1.2
Majority1,60929.3-12.8
Turnout 5,48679.3+37.2
Conservative hold Swing -6.5

Tynemouth

Tynemouth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Bolger2,88447.0+2.7
Conservative Jean McLaughlin2,59742.3-0.9
UKIP Henry Marshall66110.7-1.8
Majority2874.7+3.7
Turnout 6,14271.8+37.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.8

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Burdis3,06159.7+3.1
Conservative Joseph Furness1,13322.1+7.0
UKIP Peter Bayliss93718.3-10.0
Majority1,92837.6+9.3
Turnout 5,13159.3+29.8
Labour hold Swing -2.1

Wallsend

Wallsend
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Thirlaway2,13848.1+10.5
Liberal Democrats Margaret Finlay1,38931.3-4.0
UKIP Mark Bickerton60413.6-4.5
Conservative Claire Griffith-Owen3127.0+3.5
Majority74916.9+14.6
Turnout 4,44357.2+25.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.3

Weetslade

Weetslade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muriel Green2,72753.7+5.3
Conservative Andrew Elliott1,31625.9+3.8
UKIP Irene Davidson1,03620.4-7.7
Majority1,41117.8+2.5
Turnout 5,07964.7+25.2
Labour hold Swing +0.8

Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John O'Shea2,87156.9+4.7
Conservative Frank Austin1,66733.0+4.5
UKIP Dave Cory50910.1-2.6
Majority1,20423.9+1.2
Turnout 5,04768.2+27.5
Labour hold Swing +0.1
Preceded by
2014 North Tyneside Council election
North Tyneside local elections Succeeded by
2016 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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  1. "2015 local election results". North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "2014 local election results". North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 8 August 2016.