Mayor of North Tyneside

Mayor of North Tyneside
Incumbent
Norma Redfearn
since 2013
Style No courtesy title or style
Appointer Electorate of North Tyneside

The Mayor of North Tyneside is the executive mayor of the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. The incumbent since 2013 is Norma Redfearn.[1]

Referendum

Mayor of North Tyneside referendum
18 November 2001
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Elected Mayor 30,262 57.6
Cabinet System 22,296 42.4
Required majority 50
Total votes 0
Source: House of Commons Library[2]

Elections

2002

Mayor of North Tyneside election 2 May 2002 [3]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Conservative Christopher Morgan 21,829 35.9% 4,254 26,083
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Labour Eddie Darke 19,601 32.2% 4,930 24,531
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Liberal Democrat Michael Huscroft 12,323 20.2%
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Independent Allan Pond 4,993 8.2%
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Socialist Alliance Michael Elliott 2,119 3.5%
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Conservative win

2003 By-election

A mayoral bye-election was held on 12 June 2003, which was won by Linda Arkley of the Conservative Party, after Chris Morgan resigned after he was arrested in relation to police investigations over allegations of possessing indecent images of children. He was subsequently cleared of all charges.[4][5]

Mayor of North Tyneside Bye-election 12 June 2003 [6]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Conservative Linda Arkley 18,478 43.1% 2,750 21,228
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Labour Gordon Adam 13,070 30.5% 3,357 16,427
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Liberal Democrat Michael Huscroft 8,404 19.8%
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BNP Robert Batten 2,554 6.0%
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Socialist Alliance Louise van der Hoeven 400 0.9%
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Conservative hold

2005

Mayor of North Tyneside election 5 May 2005 [7]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Labour John Harrison 34,053 40% 6,407 40,460
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Conservative Linda Arkley 35,467 42% 3,991 39,458
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Liberal Democrat Joan Harvey 12,761 15%
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National Front Robert Batten 2,470 3%
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Labour gain from Conservative

2009

Mayor of North Tyneside election 4 June 2009 [8]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Conservative Linda Arkley 24,784 45% 2,299 27,083
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Labour John Harrison 19,823 34% 2,811 22,634
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Liberal Democrat Nigel Huscroft 7,343 13%
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BNP John Burrows 3,398 6%
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Green Martin Collins 1,995 3%
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National Front Robert Batten 1,086 2%
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Conservative gain from Labour

2013

North Tyneside Mayoral Election 2 May 2013 [9]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Labour Norma Redfearn 27,905 55.76%
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Conservative Linda Arkley 18,083 36.14%
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Liberal Democrat John Appleby 4,054 8.10%
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Labour gain from Conservative

References

  1. ↑ http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/browse-display.shtml?p_ID=541982&p_subjectCategory=688
  2. ↑ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002". House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002". House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Arrested mayor resigns his post". BBC News. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "FORMER NORTH TYNESIDE MAYOR CLEARED OF CHILD PORN CHARGES". Local Government Chronicle. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002". House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Local and Mayoral elections 2005". House of Commons Library. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Local and Mayoral elections 2009". House of Commons Library. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Labour takes North Tyneside elected mayoral post". BBC News. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-03.