North Tyneside Council

North Tyneside Council is the local authority of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in Tyne and Wear and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in North Tyneside.

North Tyneside Council
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Norma Redfearn,
Labour
since 6 May 2013
Chief Executive
Paul Hanson
Structure
SeatsElected mayor
60 councillors
Political groups
Administration
  Labour (51)
Other parties
  Conservative (7)
  Independent (2)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
2 May 2024
Meeting place
Cobalt Business Park
Website
my.northtyneside.gov.uk

History

The current local authority was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside on 1 April 1974. The council held its meetings at Wallsend Town Hall[1] until it moved to new premises at Cobalt Business Park in 2008.[2]

Political control
For historic political control and leadership, see North Tyneside local elections.

Since 2002 the council has had a Directly elected mayor, which means the party with an overall majority of councillors may not be the same party exercising executive functions. Since 2013, the mayor of North Tyneside post has been held by Norma Redfearn[3] of the Labour Party. Her predecessor was Linda Arkley of the Conservative Party.

References
  1. "Budget Changes Secure Services". BBC. 11 March 2003. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. "Quadrant, North Tyneside Council". Art UK. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. Norma Redfearn
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