North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elections

One third of North Tyneside Council is elected each year followed by one year when there is a mayoral election.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - 1986
No overall control	1986 - 1987
Labour	1987 - 2004
No overall control	2004 - 2008
Conservative	2008 - 2010
No overall control	2010 - 2011
Labour	2011–present

Council elections

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2004
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

Mayoral elections

North Tyneside Council mayoral by-election, 2003
North Tyneside Council mayoral election, 2005
North Tyneside Council mayoral election, 2009

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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat		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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Sarin	1,141	55.8	-14.2
	Labour	Katharine Osborne	503	24.6	-5.3
	Public Services not Private Profit	William Burnett	174	8.5	+8.5
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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

References

↑ "North Tyneside". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
↑ "Tories hold North Tyneside Preston seat". News Guardian. 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-09-28.

External links

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