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 A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan ...

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

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as a

, with

Tyne and Wear County Council Tyne and Wear County Council was the county council of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in northeast England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1974 and was abolished on 1 April 1986. The county council was based at Sandyford House in Ne ...

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:

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:

Council elections

* 1995 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election * 1996 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election *

1998 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to North Tyneside Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: *Labour 43 *Conservative ...

* 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 Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 1 May 2003 on the same day as other local council elections in England. North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councilor from each three-member ward is elected ...

2004 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 10 June 2004; the same day as other local council elections in England, along with European elections and London mayoral and Assembly elections. North Tyneside Council is elected "in ...

2006 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 4 May 2006 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 elec ...

2007 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election 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 ele ...

2008 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 1 May 2008 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 electe ...

2010 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 6 May 2010 on the same day as other council elections in England and the UK general election. North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each thre ...

2011 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 5 May 2011 on the same day as other council elections in England and the UK AV referendum. North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three- ...

2012 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections for the North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 3 May 2012. North Tyneside Council is elected in thirds, which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year except for every fourth year, when the mayo ...

2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 22 May 2014. They coincided with other local elections happening in the UK that day, as well as the 2014 election to the European Parliament. North Tyneside Council is elected "in t ...

2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to one third of the members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 UK General ...

2016 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2016 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All of the seats being contested ...

2018 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2018 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was held on the same day as other local elections. All of the seats being co ...

2019 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2019 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This took place on the same day as other local elections across the UK including ...

2021 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2021 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. One third of th ...

Mayoral elections

* North Tyneside Council mayoral election, 2002 * North Tyneside Council mayoral by-election, 2003 * North Tyneside Council mayoral election, 2005 * North Tyneside Council mayoral election, 2009 * North Tyneside Council mayoral election, 2013 * North Tyneside Council mayoral election, 2017

By-election results

St Mary's by-election, 1 May 1997

Holystone by-election, 22 May 1997

Valley by-election, 26 November 1998

Riverside by-election, 11 March 1999

St Mary's by-election, 27 June 2002

Seatonville by-election, 27 June 2002

Tynemouth by-election, 14 August 2003

Weetslade by-election, 23 June 2005

Preston by-election, 6 October 2005

Benton by-election, 28 September 2006

St Mary's by-election, 5 July 2007

Monkseaton North by-election, 19 June 2008

Tynemouth by-election, 5 February 2009

Preston by-election, 24 September 2009

Battle Hill by-election, 30 September 2010

Wallsend by-election, 16 November 2012

Riverside by-election, 4 July 2013

Camperdown by-election, 9 September 2021

Camperdown by-election, 14 July 2022

References

External links

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
{{Metropolitan districts of England Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside Council elections in Tyne and Wear Metropolitan borough council elections in England