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The 1999 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election to the North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council were held in 1999 alongside other local elections. Labour held control of the council after the election.

Results summary

1999 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	14	5	66.7	23	37	64.9	24,898	51.1
	Conservative	5	4	23.8	6	11	19.3	14,319	29.4
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	9.5	6	8	14.0	9,062	18.6
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.8	449	0.9

Ward results

Battle Hill

Battle Hill (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Mulgrove*	1,632	57.0
	Liberal Democrats	E. Buckton	1,229	43.0
Majority			403	14.1
Total valid votes			2,861	32.2
Rejected ballots
Turnout				32.8
Registered electors			8,880
	Labour hold		Swing

Benton

Benton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hunter*	1,337	56.4
	Labour	M. Madden	1,095
	Conservative	R. Whiteman	583	24.6
	Conservative	P. McIntyre	497
	Independent	T. Harding	449	19.0
Majority				31.8
Total valid votes			3,961	29.4
Rejected ballots
Turnout				32.0
Registered electors			6,738
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Camperdown

Camperdown (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Schofield*	1,290	79.1
	Liberal Democrats	K. McGarrigle	340	20.9
Majority			950	58.3
Total valid votes			1,630	22.8
Rejected ballots
Turnout				22.9
Registered electors			7,157
	Labour hold		Swing

Chirton

Chirton (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Stirling	1,015	72.2
	Conservative	T. Morgan	209	14.9
	Liberal Democrats	I. Campbell	182	12.9
Majority			806	57.3
Total valid votes			1,406	24.9
Rejected ballots
Turnout				24.9
Registered electors			5,656
	Labour hold		Swing

Collingwood

Collingwood (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Cox	1,318	69.3
	Conservative	J. Scott	293	15.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Donnelly	290	15.3
Majority			1,025	53.9
Total valid votes			1,901	27.7
Rejected ballots
Turnout				27.7
Registered electors			68,72
	Labour hold		Swing

Cullercoats

Cullercoats (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shirley Mortimer	1,864	50.3
	Labour	Keith Smiles	1,619	43.7
	Liberal Democrats	I. Hall	226	6.1
Majority			245	6.6
Total valid votes			3,709	47.6
Rejected ballots
Turnout				47.6
Registered electors			7,799
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Holystone

Holystone (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. McGarr*	1,389	68.7
	Conservative	A. Halford	332	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Smith	300	14.8
Majority			1,057	52.3
Total valid votes			2,021	21.1
Rejected ballots
Turnout				21.2
Registered electors			9,568
	Labour hold		Swing

Howdon

Howdon (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Dalziel*	995	67.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Farrell	489	33.0
Majority			506	34.1
Total valid votes			1,484	26.2
Rejected ballots
Turnout				26.3
Registered electors			5,659
	Labour hold		Swing

Longbenton

Longbenton (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Darke*	1,045	73.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hindmarsh	375	26.4
Majority			670	47.2
Total valid votes			1,420	29.6
Rejected ballots
Turnout				29.7
Registered electors			4,801
	Labour hold		Swing

Monkseaton

Monkseaton (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Johnston	1,804	50.5
	Labour	Ian Grayson*	1,575	44.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Wood	195	5.0
Majority			229	6.4
Total valid votes			3,574	43.9
Rejected ballots
Turnout				45.2
Registered electors			8,139
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

North Shields

North Shields (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Carter*	1,272	46.1
	Conservative	G. Fraser	1,209	43.8
	Liberal Democrats	F. Rosner	281	10.2
Majority			63	2.3
Total valid votes			2,762	32.7
Rejected ballots
Turnout				32.8
Registered electors			8,445
	Labour hold		Swing

Northumberland

Northumberland (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Brett	1,511	50.7
	Labour	J. Skivington*	1,380	46.3
	Conservative	M. Smith	90	3.0
Majority			131	4.4
Total valid votes			2,981	32.4
Rejected ballots
Turnout				32.5
Registered electors			9,188
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Riverside

Riverside (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Pickard*	962	74.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. McKay	191	14.8
	Conservative	A. Auston	139	10.8
Majority			771	59.7
Total valid votes			1,292	20.1
Rejected ballots
Turnout				20.0
Registered electors			6,417
	Labour hold		Swing

Seatonville

Seatonville (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Snowdon	1,046	35.2
	Conservative	L. Hall	989	33.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Jellet	934	31.5
Majority			57	1.9
Total valid votes			2,969	40.5
Rejected ballots
Turnout				40.5
Registered electors			7,335
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hall	2,076	67.7
	Labour	M. Cross	698	22.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. Rosner	294	9.6
Majority			1,378	44.9
Total valid votes			3,068	41.3
Rejected ballots
Turnout				41.3
Registered electors			7,437
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tynemouth

Tynemouth (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Page	1,592	55.9
	Labour	P. Davison	991	34.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Campbell	263	9.2
Majority			601	21.1
Total valid votes			2,846	39.7
Rejected ballots
Turnout				39.8
Registered electors			7,161
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Valley

Valley (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Allan*	1,229	69.9
	Conservative	K. Mayfield	278	15.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Rudling	250	14.2
Majority			951	54.1
Total valid votes			1,757	25.4
Rejected ballots
Turnout				25.5
Registered electors			6,918
	Labour hold		Swing

Wallsend

Wallsend (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Huscroft*	1,459	63.4
	Labour	A. Keith	801	34.8
	Conservative	E. Smith	42	1.8
Majority			658	28.6
Total valid votes			2,302	33.8
Rejected ballots
Turnout				33.9
Registered electors			8,022
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Weetslade

Weetslade (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Green*	1,362	62.6
	Conservative	A. Aplleton	815	37.4
Majority			547	25.1
Total valid votes			2,177	27.1
Rejected ballots
Turnout				27.2
Registered electors			8,022
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitley Bay

Battle Hill (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Smith	1,507	57.8
	Labour	B. Burdis	847	32.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Penn	253	9.7
Majority			660	25.3
Total valid votes			2,607	37.2
Rejected ballots
Turnout				37.3
Registered electors			7,016
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

Cracknell, Richard; Morgan, Bryn. "The local elections of 6 May 1999" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1999" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Tyneside Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

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