2024 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
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All 60 seats to North Tyneside Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37%Increase6[1]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Norma Redfearn Liam Bones Cath Davis/Judith Wallace[a]
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election 51 seats, 55.5% 7 seats, 26.9% 2 seats, 3.2%
Seats before 46 6 6
Seats after 51 8 1
Seat change Increase5 Increase2 Decrease5
Council control before election


Labour

Control after election


Labour

The 2024 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024,[3] alongside the other local elections held in the United Kingdom on the same day. All seats in all wards were up for election. Labour retained its majority on the council.[4]

Background[edit]

Results from the previous election in 2023

The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. North Tyneside was a district of the Tyne and Wear metropolitan county.[5] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The North of Tyne Combined Authority was created in 2018 and began electing the mayor of the North of Tyne from 2019, which was given strategic powers covering a region covering some of the same area as the former Tyne and Wear metropolitan county, as well as Northumberland.[6]

Since its creation, North Tyneside has generally been under Labour control, with some periods of no overall control and Conservative Party control from 2008 to 2010. Labour has had an overall majority of seats on the council since the 2011 election, when the party gained seats. In the most recent council election in 2023, Labour won eighteen seats with 55.5% of the vote, while the Conservatives won three seats with 26.9% of the vote.[7] Norma Redfearn has been the Labour mayor of North Tyneside since 2013, and she was last re-elected in 2021.[8]

Due to a boundary review and change by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, all 60 seats to North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council will be up for election.[9]

Boundary changes[edit]

Old wards[10] No. of seats New wards No. of seats
Battle Hill 3 Backworth and Holystone 3
Benton 3 Battle Hill 3
Camperdown 3 Camperdown 3
Chirton 3 Chirton and Percy Main 3
Collingwood 3 Cullercoats and Whitley Bay South 3
Cullercoats 3 Forest Hall 3
Howdon 3 Howdon 3
Killingworth 3 Killingworth 3
Longbenton 3 Longbenton and Benton 3
Monkseaton North 3 Monkseaton 3
Monkseaton South 3 New York and Murton 3
Northumberland 3 North Shields 3
Preston 3 Preston with Preston Grange 3
Riverside 3 Shiremoor 3
St Mary's 3 St Mary's 3
Tynemouth 3 Tynemouth 3
Valley 3 Wallsend Central 3
Wallsend 3 Wallsend North 3
Weetslade 3 Weetslade 3
Whitley Bay 3 Whitley Bay North 3

Electoral process[edit]

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.[11][12] The election will take place by first-past-the-post voting, with all wards being represented by three councillors, one of whom is elected each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in North Tyneside aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

As a result of the Elections Act 2022 electors will be required to present photo ID in order to cast their vote at the polling station.

Previous council composition[edit]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 51 Labour 46 Labour 51
Conservative 7 Conservative 6 Conservative 8
Independent 2 Independent 6 Independent 1

Changes:

  • June 2023: Cath Davis and Gary Madden both resign from the Labour Party and sit as independents.[13]
  • July 2023: Michelle Fox and Val Jamieson resign from the Labour Party and form the Community Independent Group with Cath Davis and Gary Madden.[14][15]
  • 13 October 2023: Linda Arkley (Conservative) died; seat remains vacant until the regularly scheduled May 2024 elections.[16]
  • 15 January 2024: Carole Burdis (Labour) died; seat remained vacant until the regularly scheduled May 2024 elections.[17]

Ward Results[edit]

Sources for results:[18]

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor A double asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor who stood in a different ward not associated geographically with the ward they previously represented

Backworth and Holystone[edit]

Backworth and Holystone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Amanda Bell 1,167
Labour Nigel John Huscroft 964
Labour James Webster 926
Conservative Alexander James Amos 533
Conservative Chike Anieto 531
Green Aragorn Joe Jones 506
Turnout 30.3

Battle Hill[edit]

Battle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Elizabeth Cruddas* 1,614
Labour Carl John Johnson* 1,427
Labour Steve Phillips* 1,314
Conservative Janet Ilderton 520
Green Nick Martin 477
Turnout 32.9

Camperdown[edit]

Camperdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tracy Ann Hallway* 1,136
Labour Steve Cox* 1,111
Labour Joan Isabel Walker** 999
Green Adam Paul Greenwold 622
Turnout 27.9

Chirton and Percy Main[edit]

Chirton and Percy Main
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca O'Keefe* 1,116
Labour Hannah Patricia Johnson* 1,079
Labour Charles Bruce Pickard* 896
Reform UK Michael Harrigan 436
Conservative Stephen Patrick Bones 360
Green Chloe Fawcett Reilly 338
Green Janet Irene Mellor 291
TUSC Peter Robson 209
Turnout 24.2

Cullercoats and Whitley Bay South[edit]

Cullercoats and Whitley Bay South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Shaw** 2,222
Labour Willie Samuel* 2,036
Labour Andrew James Spowart* 1,730
Green Ian Appleby 1204
Conservative Ken Barrie 884
Conservative David James Steven 857
Green Claire Emma Wedderman 742
Green Sophie Joanna McGlinn 725
Independent Rie Pearson 565
TUSC John Hoare 200
Turnout 48.8

Forest Hall[edit]

Forest Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Hunter* 1,797
Labour Peter Gerard Earley 1,569
Labour Joanna Marie Sharp 1,344
Independent Stuart Clark Hill 886
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Appleby 411
Green Deborah Altman 406
Conservative Joshua Thomas Clark 393
Green Julia Buus Florentine 289
Green Mark James Martinez 226
Turnout 40.2

Howdon[edit]

Howdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Isobel Bell** 1,281
Labour John Lawrence Langford Harrison* 1,273
Labour Matthew Brian Thirlaway** 1,061
Independent Maureen Louise Madden 533
Reform UK Janice Richardson 428
Green Michael John Renner 322
Conservative Connor Bones 250
Turnout 26.3

Killingworth[edit]

Killingworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pat Oliver** 1,356
Labour Paul Bunyan 1,287
Labour Bryan Shaun Clark 1,209
Conservative David Sarin 617
Green Isaac Duncan Ford 510
Turnout 35.5

Longbenton and Benton[edit]

Longbenton and Benton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Anne Clark* 1,610
Labour Eddie Darke* 1,445
Labour Linda Darke 1,311
Green Fiona Gray 619
Reform UK Brian Smith 370
TUSC Dan George 256
Turnout 32.8

Monkseaton[edit]

Monkseaton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Davey Drummond* 2,238
Labour Sarah Day** 1,967
Labour Martin James Murphy* 1,772
Conservative Stewart Thomas Hay 1073
Green Kate Elizabeth Percival 605
Green Thomas Dehler 473
Liberal Democrats Vera Elliott 400
Green Neil Percival 376
TUSC Lee Dickson 157
Turnout 45.2

New York and Murton[edit]

New York and Murton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Olly Scargill* 1,346
Conservative Claire Louise McGinty 961
Conservative Jay Luca Bartoli 902
Labour Peter John Martin 616
Labour Oskar Andrew Avery 609
Labour Ryan Alexander Jason Carter 599
Green Penny Remfry 217
Turnout 34.7

North Shields[edit]

North Shields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wendy Lott* 1,316
Labour Josephine Mudzingwa** 1,289
Labour Frank Lott* 1,245
Green Martin Anthony Osborne 583
Independent Karen Marie Weech 490
Independent Sarah Elizabeth Graham 472
Independent Chris Johnston 469
Conservative Adam Thewlis 390
Conservative David Charles Office 367
Liberal Democrats Charis Pollard 322
Workers Party William George Jarrett 167
Turnout 35.4

Preston with Preston Grange[edit]

Preston with Preston Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liam Adam Bones* 1,717
Conservative John Joseph Johnsson* 1,557
Conservative David Wallace Lilly 1,394
Labour Mark Ellis 1136
Labour Michael Morris 1013
Independent Cath Davis* 821
Labour Raz Razaq 773
Green Nick Fitzsimons 498
Turnout 47.4

Shiremoor[edit]

Shiremoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Burdis* 1,318
Labour Tommy Mulvenna* 1,189
Labour Kristin Dominica Nott 1,018
Green Caron Louise Kirkham 633
Reform UK Gordon Fletcher 515
Green Carole Ann Nissen 362
Green Roger Werner Maier 293
Turnout 30.0

St Mary's[edit]

St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian McAlpine* 1,510
Labour Andy Holdsworth 1,373
Independent Judith Wallace* 1,320
Labour David Charles Slater 1232
Independent Pam McIntyre* 1222
Conservative Trish Gargett 1182
Conservative Steven Paul Robinson 1179
Labour George Crighton Westwater 947
Independent Stuart Gordon Murray 818
Green Vicki Parry 403
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Appleby 341
Turnout 52.8

Tynemouth[edit]

Tynemouth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Carlo Bartoli* 1,876
Labour Tom Bailey 1,757
Labour Julie Day 1,712
Conservative Chris Johnston* 1688
Conservative John Ord 1659
Labour Daniel George Gray 1380
Green Matt Williams 692
Independent Helen Smith 385
Turnout 53.6

Wallsend Central[edit]

Wallsend Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Dolores Marshall* 1,329
Labour Charlie Gray 1,267
Labour Ian Raymond Grayson* 1,233
Green Martin Collins 590
Reform UK Richard Oliver 483
Green Julia Hayward 447
Green Sophie Hayward-Pattison 401
Turnout 31.4

Wallsend North[edit]

Wallsend North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Newman* 1,416
Labour Jim Montague* 1,358
Labour Tricia Neira** 1,236
Reform UK Rosie Elliott 571
Green Ian Jones 553
Green Allie Wilson Craw 380
Green John Graham Morley 315
Turnout 29.9

Weetslade[edit]

Weetslade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Ellen Burtenshaw* 1,426
Labour Anthony William McMullen* 1,378
Labour Liz McMullen 1,356
Conservative Michael Andrew Pickering 785
Conservative Heather Victoria Halliday Amos 784
Green Michael Andrew Newton 614
Turnout 36.0

Whitley Bay North[edit]

Whitley Bay North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Kirwin* 2,233
Labour John O'Shea* 2,161
Labour Sandra Maria Graham* 2,018
Green Alan Steele 1580
Green Helen MacKenzie Bell 1226
Green Richard Smithson 988
Liberal Democrats David Nisbet 507
Workers Party Gordon Bell 174
Turnout 49.2

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Of the six independent councillors prior to the election, four formed the "Community Independent" group led by Cath Davis, the other two formed the "Independent Group" led by Judith Wallace.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 local election results".
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 21 September 2023" (PDF). North Tyneside Council. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Election notice for 2024 Local Elections". North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Labour holds North Tyneside in full council election".
  5. ^ Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  6. ^ Walker, Jonathan (2 November 2018). "It's official: New North of Tyne Combined Authority is launched". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ^ "North Tyneside result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Election 2021: Norma Redfearn re-elected North Tyneside Mayor". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ LGBCE. "North Tyneside | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Overview of the borough".
  11. ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
  13. ^ Shakespeare, Austen (27 June 2023). "Two councillors quit Labour party over claims of bullying and misogyny". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  14. ^ Shakespeare, Austen (19 July 2023). "Councillor resigns from Labour over 'cronyism' in Jamie Driscoll row". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Janner joy for Labour | LocalCouncils.co.uk". www.localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  16. ^ Shakespeare, Austen (16 October 2023). "Tributes paid after death of former North Tyneside mayor". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Councillor Carole Burdis dies after 30 years serving North Tyneside". BBC News. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 local election results".
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