North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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.

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
Labour1973–1986
No overall control1986–1987
Labour1987–2004
No overall control2004–2008
Conservative2008–2010
No overall control2010–2011
Labour2011–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 Conservative6 May 200218 Apr 2003
Linda Arkley Conservative12 Jun 20038 May 2005
John Harrison Labour9 May 20057 Jun 2009
Linda Arkley Conservative8 Jun 20095 May 2013
Norma Redfearn Labour6 May 2013

Council elections

Mayoral elections

By-election results

St Mary's by-election, 1 May 1997
St Mary's by-election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Gordon 3,434 56.4 -5.7
Labour 1,752 28.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrats 785 12.9 +2.7
UKIP 113 1.9 +1.9
Majority 1,682 27.6
Turnout 6,084
Conservative hold Swing

Holystone by-election, 22 May 1997
Holystone by-election 22 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,354 59.3
Conservative 481 21.1
Liberal Democrats 373 16.3
Independent 76 3.3
Majority 873 38.2
Turnout 2,284 23.8
Labour hold Swing

Valley by-election, 26 November 1998
Valley by-election 26 November 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 903 64.7
Conservative 341 24.4
Liberal Democrats 151 10.8
Majority 562 40.3
Turnout 1,395 19.5
Labour hold Swing

Riverside by-election, 11 March 1999
Riverside by-election 11 March 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 692 79.6 -3.2
Conservative 177 20.4 +3.2
Majority 515 59.2
Turnout 869 13.0
Labour hold Swing

St Mary's by-election, 27 June 2002
St Mary's by-election 27 June 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pam McIntyre 2,019 83.2 +11.1
Labour 210 8.7 -3.6
Liberal Democrats 198 8.2 -7.4
Majority 1,809 74.5
Turnout 2,427 33.0
Conservative hold Swing

Seatonville by-election, 27 June 2002
Seatonville by-election 27 June 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Mewett 1,610 58.4 +10.8
Liberal Democrats 632 22.9 -5.4
Labour 476 17.3 -6.8
Independent 40 1.5 +1.5
Majority 978 35.5
Turnout 2,758 38.0
Conservative hold Swing

Tynemouth by-election, 14 August 2003
Tynemouth by-election 14 August 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,533 73.2 +6.4
Labour 562 26.8 -6.4
Majority 971 46.4 +12.7
Turnout 2,095 30.8 -1.1
Conservative hold Swing +6.4

Weetslade by-election, 23 June 2005
Weetslade by-election 23 June 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Duncan McLellan 1,177 46.7 +3.1
Labour 998 39.6 -7.5
Liberal Democrats 347 13.7 +4.5
Majority 179 7.1
Turnout 2,522 26.8 -18.42
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.3

Preston by-election, 6 October 2005
Preston by-election 6 October 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Arkley 1,458 62.7 +3.2
Labour Dan Jackson 722 31 -2.8
Liberal Democrats 146 6.3 -1.4
Majority 736 31.7
Turnout 2,326 34.1 -8.47
Conservative hold Swing +3

Benton by-election, 28 September 2006
Benton by-election 28 September 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Greenwell 1,359 49.2 +2.5
Labour Joanne Cassidy 1,191 43.2 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Richards 210 7.6 -8.2
Majority 168 6.0
Turnout 2,760 35.7 -8.9
Conservative hold Swing -1.6

St Mary's by-election, 5 July 2007
St Mary's by-election 5 July 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Wallace 1,992 76.79 +3.15
Labour Margaret Hall 363 13.99 +2.27
Liberal Democrats David Banks 239 9.21 -5.43
Majority 1,629 62.8 +3.8
Turnout 2,594 37.6 -17.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.44

Monkseaton North by-election, 19 June 2008
Monkseaton North by-election 19 June 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Miller 1,617 69.6 +1.8
Labour Glenn Stillaway 413 17.8 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Jellett 198 8.5 -4.4
Green Martin Collins 94 4.0 +4.0
Majority 1,204 51.9 +3.5
Turnout 2,322 34.1 -11.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.3

Tynemouth by-election, 5 February 2009
Tynemouth by-election 5 February 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Wallace Lilly 1,538 62.2 -5.4
Labour Jane Shaw 701 28.4 -4
Liberal Democrats John Lewis Webb 233 9.4 +9.4
Majority 837 33.9 -1.4
Turnout 2,472 30.1 -12.6
Conservative hold Swing -0.7

Preston by-election, 24 September 2009
Preston by-election, 24 September 2009[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Sarin 1,141 55.8 -14.2
Labour Kate Osborne 503 24.6 -5.3
Public Services not Private Profit William Burnett 174 8.5 +8.5
Liberal Democrats John Appleby 152 7.4 +7.4
Green Susannah Rutherford 73 3.6 +3.6
Majority 638 31.2 -8.9
Turnout 2,043 29.8 -10.2
Conservative hold Swing -4.5

Battle Hill by-election, 30 September 2010
Battle Hill by-election 30 September 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lesley Spillard 1,334 58 +11.2
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Bradley 826 35.9 -1.5
Conservative Wendy Morton 97 4.2 -5.6
Independent Dan Ellis 46 2 +2
Majority 508 22.1 +16.7
Turnout 2,300 28.2 -33
Labour hold Swing +6.4

Wallsend by-election, 16 November 2012
Wallsend by-election 16 November 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Huscroft 1,158 58.2 +10.4
Labour Ron Bales 693 34.8 -13.2
Conservative Barbara Bake 72 3.6 -0.6
Green Martin Collins 66 3.3 +3.3
Majority 465 23.4 +23.2
Turnout 1,989 25.6 -3.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +11.8

Riverside by-election, 4 July 2013
Riverside by-election 4 July 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wendy Lott 1,067 85.6 +1
Conservative Barbara Ellen Stevens 179 14.4 -1
Majority 888 71.3 +2.1
Turnout 1,246 15.7 -9.4
Labour hold Swing +1

Camperdown by-election, 9 September 2021
Camperdown by-election 9 September 2021[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tracy Hallway 957 66.7
Conservative David Lilly 352 24.5
Green Martin Collins 78 5.4
Liberal Democrats Nathan Shone 38 3.3
Majority 605 42.2
Turnout 1,435
Labour hold Swing

Camperdown by-election, 14 July 2022
Camperdown by-election 14 July 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Earley 873 59.0
Conservative Haylee Josendale 388 26.2
Liberal Democrats Jay Beyer 124 8.4
Green Michael Newton 58 3.9
UKIP Jack Thomson 36 2.4
Majority 485 32.8
Turnout 1,479
Labour hold Swing

References
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