North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

The 2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election is scheduled to take place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This is on the same day as other local elections.

One third of the councillors were elected in 2011 and the results below will be compared to the last time the seats were fought, in 2014.

North Tyneside Council Election Result 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0

Resulting Political Composition

   Party Seats Council Composition 8 May 2015
2013 2014 2015
  Labour 42 44 TBC                                                                                                                        
  Conservative 12 12 TBC                                                                                                                        
  Lib Dems 5 4 TBC                                                                                                                        
  Independent 1 0 TBC                                                                                                                        

Candidates by party

20 / 20
20 / 20
3 / 20
1 / 20
20 / 20
5 / 20
3 / 20

There are a total of 72 candidates standing across the 20 seats - an average of 3.6 in each ward. The Labour Party, Conservative Party and United Kingdom Independence Party are all fielding a full slate of 20 candidates. The Green Party are fielding 5 candidates, whilst there are 3 candidates representing the Liberal Democrats and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition respectively. 1 candidate is representing the National Front.

Since the last local election in 2014, the number of candidates representing Labour, the Conservatives, UKIP and the TUSC was unchanged. The Green Party had an increase of 4 candidates, the National Front an increase of 1 candidate, whilst the Liberal Democrats had a decrease of 4 candidates.

Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lesley Spillard
UKIP Chris Croft
Conservative Lewis Austin
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Hunter
Conservative Linda Arkley
UKIP Maureen Gallon
TUSC Tim Wall
Green Mary Laver
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Glindon
UKIP Stew Hayes
Conservative Ian Wallace
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Percy
UKIP Norman Morse
Conservative Carol Ayre
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Rankin
UKIP Katrina Harte
Conservative Barbara Stevens
TUSC Dave Taws
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Westwater
Labour David McKeekan
UKIP Phyl Masters
Green Mark Adamson
TUSC John Hoare
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Harrison
UKIP Stephen Borlos
Conservative David Griffith-Owen
National Front Bob Batten
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Waggott-Fairley
UKIP Brian Needham
Conservative Karen Johnston
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Clark
UKIP Carl Dunn
Conservative Robin Underwood
Green Steve Manchee
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Mason
Labour William Samuel
UKIP Steve Symington
Liberal Democrat David Nisbet
Green Richard Clarke
Majority -
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Monkseaton South

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Davey Drummond
Conservative Sean Brockbank
UKIP Gary Legg
Green Peter White
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Ord
Labour Andy Newman
UKIP Marcus Kitson
Conservative Miriam Smith
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Preston

North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Sarin
Labour Pamela Brooks-Osborne
UKIP Peter Martin
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Riverside

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wendy Lott
UKIP Bob Sword
Conservative Maureen Jeffrey
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St. Mary's ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ed Hodson
Labour Graham Siddle
UKIP William Jackson
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean McLaughlin
Labour Karen Bolger
UKIP Henry Marshall
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Valley

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Burdis
UKIP Peter Bayliss
Conservative Joseph Furness
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Margaret Finlay
Labour Matthew Thirlaway
UKIP Mark Bickerton
Conservative Claire Griffith-Owen
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muriel Green
UKIP Irene Davidson
Conservative Andrew Elliott
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John O'Shea
Conservative Frank Austin
UKIP Dave Cory
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Preceded by
North Tyneside Council election, 2014		 North Tyneside local elections Succeeded by
North Tyneside Council election, 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.