North Tyneside Council election, 2007

Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as other local council elections in England.

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

Against the national trend, the only gain was made by David Corkey of the Labour Party in Chirton Ward, from an Independent candidate, so the council remains in no overall control, but with the Conservative Party having the most councillors overall.

North Tyneside Council Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 28 0 0 0 46.6 40.73 24,107 +0.03%
  Labour 23 1 0 +1 38.3 39.85 23,585 +1.35%
  Liberal Democrat 9 0 0 0 15 15.48 9,167 +0.22%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.24 734 -0.06%
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0 1.03 613 +1.03%
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 1.02 606 -2.78%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.31 181 +0.31%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.22 132 +0.22%
  New Nationalist Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.09 59 +0.09%

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Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Glindon 1,444 45.95 +3.86
Liberal Democrat Christopher Croft 1,433 45.6 -0.51
BNP Gladys Dobinson 265 8.43 -3.36
Majority 11 0.35 -3.67
Turnout 3,142 39.23 +1.94
Labour hold Swing +2.19

Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Goodfellow 1,813 49.83 -3.13
Labour Joanne Cassidy 1,480 40.48 +3
Liberal Democrat Sarah Richards 345 9.48 +0.13
Majority 333 9.15 -0.06
Turnout 3,638 47.3 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing -0.07

Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Glindon 1,330 54.82 -1.79
Conservative Norma Peggs 460 18.96 -7.14
Liberal Democrat Patricia Dawson 328 13.52 +13.52
BNP Gordon Steel 308 12.69 -4.59
Majority 870 35.86 +5.36
Turnout 2,426 32 +1.06
Labour hold Swing +2.68

Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Corkey 1,377 58.1 +3.61
Independent Sandy Carter 606 25.56 -19.94
Conservative Margaret Kelly 387 16.32 +16.32
Majority 771 33.18 +24.29
Turnout 2,370 33.45 +2.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing +11.7

Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julia Macaulay 1,777 54.39 +8.69
Labour Margaret Hall 1,490 45.61 +6.11
Majority 287 8.78 +2.58
Turnout 3,267 40.23 -0.08
Conservative hold Swing +1.29

Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lawrence Goveas MBE 2,577 67.3 -5.36
Labour Vicki Gilbert 1,252 32.7 +5.36
Majority 1,325 34.6 -10.93
Turnout 3,829 51.36 +0.92
Conservative hold Swing -5.36

Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Charlton 1,309 50.77 -1.52
Liberal Democrat Johnny Croney 898 34.83 -12.87
National Front Robert Batten 371 14.39 +14.39
Majority 411 34.6 +30
Turnout 2,578 33.7 +1.53
Labour hold Swing -18.1

Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Clothier 1,413 49.44 +6.26
Labour Alison Waggott-Fairly 1,143 39.99 -9
Liberal Democrat Kenneth McGarrigle 302 10.56 -2.41
Majority 270 9.44 +8.78
Turnout 2,858 38.2 +2.14
Conservative hold Swing +7.63

Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Conroy 1,492 55.23 +11.39
Liberal Democrat Ronnie Fletcher 614 22.73 +22.73
Conservative Robin Underwood 353 13.06 -12.62
National Front Mark Nicholls 242 8.98 +8.98
Majority 878 32.5 -14.1
Turnout 2,701 37.1 +3.34
Labour hold Swing -5.67

Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Prendergast 1,970 64.52 +2.28
Labour Glen Stillaway 569 18.63 -2.6
Liberal Democrat Alison Campbell 514 16.83 +0.31
Majority 1,401 45.88 +4.88
Turnout 3,053 44.7 -1.25
Conservative hold Swing +2.44

Monkseaton South

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Mewett 1,838 53.24 +2.82
Labour Ian Grayson 1,614 46.76 +20.21
Majority 224 6.48 -16.97
Turnout 3,452 47.4 +2.11
Conservative hold Swing -8.7

Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Ord 1,650 69.91 +5.8
Labour Gary Madden 546 23.13 -3.02
Conservative Miriam Smith 164 6.94 -2.83
Majority 1,104 46.77 +7.22
Turnout 2,360 36.77 +1.39
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +4.41

Preston

North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Arkley 1,936 64.38 +1.16
Labour Daniel Jackson 1,071 35.62 -1.22
Majority 865 28.76 +2.46
Turnout 3,007 43.93 +2.22
Conservative hold Swing +1.19

Riverside

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norma Redfearn 1,262 55.71 +1.68
Liberal Democrat John Carter 1,003 44.29 +44.29
Majority 259 11.43 +3.37
Turnout 2,265 33.8 +2.5
Labour hold Swing -21.3

St Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ed Hodson 2,761 73.64 -10.36
Liberal Democrat Iain Campbell 549 14.64 +14.64
Labour Michael Green 439 11.72 -4.27
Majority 2,212 59 -9
Turnout 3,749 55 +1.23
Conservative hold Swing -12.5

A further by-election was held on 5 July 2007. Details can be found here.

Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Jordan 2,005 64.71 -0.87
Labour Jane Shaw 1,093 35.29 +0.87
Majority 912 29.43 -1.71
Turnout 3,098 37.75 -5.22
Conservative hold Swing -0.87

Valley

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Gambling 1,306 57 -5.92
Conservative Louise Partis 530 23.13 -13.78
Liberal Democrat Paul Moat 455 19.86 +19.86
Majority 776 33.87 +7.71
Turnout 2,291 35.72 +3.96
Labour hold Swing +3.93

Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Nigel Huscroft 1,459 57.08 -2.96
Labour Alan Keith 667 26.09 -4.7
BNP Mark Straker 161 6.29 +6.29
Conservative Jayne Fleet 140 5.47 -3.67
Green Martin Collins 132 5.16 +5.16
Majority 792 30.98 +1.74
Turnout 2,556 35.88 +1.41
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +0.87

Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muriel Green 1,672 46.31 +7.98
Conservative Judy McLellan 1,423 39.41 -5.28
Liberal Democrat Raymond Taylor 515 14.26 -3.21
Majority 249 6.98 +1.25
Turnout 3,610 48.33 +2.08
Labour hold Swing +6.63

Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Austin 1,662 56.7 +5.8
Labour Sandra Graham 1,029 35.1 +2.8
UKIP Allan Pond 181 6.17 +6.17
New Nationalist Party Christopher Wallis 59 2.01 +2.01
Majority 633 21.59 +2.98
Turnout 2,931 42.03 -0.28
Conservative hold Swing +1.5
Preceded by
North Tyneside Council election 2006		 North Tyneside local elections Succeeded by
North Tyneside Council election 2008