2011 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 5 May 2011 on the same day as other council elections in England and the UK AV referendum.

North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year with a fourth year when the mayoral election takes place.

One third of the councillors were elected in 2007. The Labour Party gained 6 seats, and lost none. giving them an overall majority of councillors. The Conservative Party remain in control however as the mayor continues to be Linda Arkley. Arkley now has to seek the support of other parties to get her budget passed as the Conservatives lost 5 seats and the 20 seats required to pass such legislature. The Liberal Democrats also lost one seat for the second consecutive year. Labour won 14 seats in 2010 and 2011 combined, with the Conservative losing 12, switching the balance of power in the council chamber.

North Tyneside Council Election Result 2011
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 35 6 0 +6 58.3 54.3 35,226 +4.2%
  Conservative 19 0 5 -5 31.7 33.6 21,806 +1.1%
  Liberal Democrats 6 0 1 -1 10 10.4 6,749 -4.7%
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0 0.75 503 +0.18%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.54 349 -0.76%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.29 187 +0.29%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.15 96 -1.05%

Battle Hill
North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lesley Spillard 1,962 63.8 +17
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Bradley 1,133 36.2 -5.2
Majority 829 27 +21.6
Turnout 3,075 37.7 -23.5
Labour hold Swing +11.1

Benton
North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Hunter 2,060 53.9 +7.3
Conservative John Goodfellow 1,613 42.2 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Bob Watson 149 3.9 -15.2
Majority 447 11.7 -0.6
Turnout 3,822 49 -17.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -0.3

Camperdown
North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Glindon 1,946 76.1 +17.6
Conservative Ray Taylor 612 23.9 +6.1
Majority 1,334 40.7 +11.6
Turnout 2,558 33 -25.1
Labour hold Swing +5.8

Chirton
North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Corkey 1,841 76.1 -1.3
Conservative Sue Rodgerson 579 23.9 +1.3
Majority 1,260 52.1 -2.6
Turnout 2,420 29.5 -23.8
Labour hold Swing -1.3

Collingwood
North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Rankin 2,106 62.2 0
Conservative Paul Bunyan 1,136 33.5 -4.3
Liberal Democrats Norma Playle 146 4.3 +4.3
Majority 750 22.1 +2
Turnout 3,388 42.5 -22.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.2

Cullercoats
North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Westwater 1,995 52 +3.8
Labour Ron Bales 1,838 48 +5.2
Majority 157 4.1 -1.3
Turnout 3,833 51.7 -24.3
Conservative hold Swing -0.7

Howdon
North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Harrison 1,884 72 +15.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Moat 437 16.7 -9
National Front Roger Batten 295 11.3 +3.4
Majority 1,447 55.3 +24.7
Turnout 2,616 31.2 -25.1
Labour hold Swing +12.4

Killingworth
North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Waggot-Fairley 1,872 56.7 +6.9
Conservative Nigel Clothier 1,259 38.2 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Barton 169 5.1 -13.1
Majority 613 18.6 +0.8
Turnout 3,300 41.9 -23.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.4

Longbenton
North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Conroy 2,029 72 +18
Conservative Robin Underwood 544 19.6 +3.9
National Front Mark Nicholls 208 7.5 +3
Majority 1,485 53.4 +19.8
Turnout 2,781 34.7 -22.8
Labour hold Swing +7.1

Monkseaton North
North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Mason 1,943 56.5 +9.9
Labour Glenn Stillaway 1,201 34.9 +1.9
Liberal Democrats David Nisbet 296 8.6 -11.9
Majority 742 21.6 +8
Turnout 3,440 49.9 -26.6
Conservative hold Swing +4

Monkseaton South
North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Caithness 1,863 50 +6.6
Conservative Ken Mewett 1,580 42.4 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Charles Hall 280 7.5 -8.2
Majority 283 7.6 -1.9
Turnout 3,723 49.3 -32
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.1

Northumberland
North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Ord 2,035 57.4 +6.7
Labour Malcolm Redhead 1,509 42.6 +5
Majority 385 10.9 -2.2
Turnout 3,544 38.1 -21.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.9

Preston
North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Sarin 1,654 50.7 +2.4
Labour Catherine Blyth 1,465 44.9 -6.8
Liberal Democrats Wil Taylor 153 4.7 +4.7
Majority 189 5.8 +2.5
Turnout 3,263 46.9 -24.5
Conservative hold Swing +4.6

Riverside
North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norma Redfearn 1,775 71.2 +16.6
Conservative Matt Galley 442 17.9 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Andy Hudson 249 10.1 -15.9
Majority 1,333 54.1 +25.5
Turnout 2,466 31.1 -19.9
Labour hold Swing +9.1

St Mary's
North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ed Hodson 2,820 70.1 +2.7
Labour Simon Philpott 784 19.5 -5.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Day 214 5.3 +5.3
Green Julia Erskine 206 5.1 -2.4
Majority 2,036 50.6 +8.2
Turnout 4,024 59.1 -19.7
Conservative hold Swing +4.2

Tynemouth
North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean McLaughlin 2,029 49.9 +1.1
Labour Jeffrey Maughan 1,787 44 -7.2
Liberal Democrats Clare Barton 248 6.1 +6.1
Majority 242 6 +3.6
Turnout 4,064 48.8 -23.5
Conservative hold Swing +4.2

Valley
North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Gambling 2,064 75.7 +12.5
Conservative Leon Rodda 661 24.3 -1.7
Majority 1,403 51.5 +14.3
Turnout 2,725 34 -27
Labour hold Swing +7.1

Wallsend
North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jules Rutherford 1,532 52.4 +12.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Huscroft 1,061 36.3 -8.7
Independent Alan Ma 187 6.4 +6.4
Green Martin Collins 143 4.9 -0.1
Majority 471 16.1 +10.5
Turnout 2,923 37.6 -20
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.8

Weetslade
North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muriel Green 2,196 59.4 +0.8
Conservative Andrew Elliott 1,498 40.6 -0.8
Majority 698 18.9 +1.6
Turnout 3,694 48.8 -18.5
Labour hold Swing +0.8

Whitley Bay
North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John O'Shea 1,512 46.8 +7.4
Conservative Alison Austin 1,441 44.6 +7.7
Liberal Democrats John Appleby 179 5.5 -14.9
BNP Dorothy Brooke 96 3 -0.3
Majority 71 2.2 -0.2
Turnout 3,228 45.3 -24.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -0.2
Preceded by
2010 North Tyneside Council election		 North Tyneside local elections Succeeded by
2012 North Tyneside Council election
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