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2022 local election in North Tyneside

2022 North Tyneside Council election
← 2021 5 May 2022 2023 →
20 of 60 seats on North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Norma Redfearn Sean Brockbank
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Mayoralty Monkseaton South (defeated)
Last election 50 seats, 48.6% 9 seats, 35.7%
Seats won 51 seats, 54.9% 9 seats, 28.9%
Seat change 0 0
Swing Increase6.3% Decrease6.8%
Map of the results
Council control before election


Labour

Elected Council control


Labour

The 2022 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors—20 out of 60—on North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

In the previous council election in 2021, the Labour Party maintained its control of the council, holding 50 seats after the election, with nine other councillors from the Conservative Party.

Background

Result of the 2021 council election

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. 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.

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 2013. 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 2021, Labour won eighteen seats with 48.6% of the vote to hold 50 overall, while the Conservatives won five seats with 35.7% of the vote to hold nine seats overall. The Green Party received 7.1% of the vote and the Liberal Democrats received 6.2% of the vote but neither party won any seats. North Tyneside has had a single authority mayor since 2001, a position which has been held by Labour and Conservative politicians. Most recently, Norma Redfearn has been the Labour mayor of North Tyneside since 2013, and she was last re-elected in 2021.

The positions up for election in 2021 were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour won eighteen seats on 56.8% of the vote while the Conservatives won two seats with 31.8% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats received 5.9% of the vote but didn't win any seats.

Electoral process

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. 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.

Previous council composition

After 2021 election After 2022 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 50 Labour 51
Conservative 9 Conservative 9
Independent 1 Independent 0

Results summary

2022 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 18 Steady 90.0 33 51 85.0 31,620 54.9 +6.3
  Conservative 2 Steady 10.0 7 9 15.0 16,644 28.9 -6.8
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 978 1.7 +1.3
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 5,436 9.4 +2.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,992 3.5 -2.7
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 427 0.7 -0.2
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 380 0.7 -0.2
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 110 0.2 ±0.0

Ward Results

Battle Hill

Battle Hill Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steven Phillips * 1,716 66.8 Decrease2.5
Conservative Jean Murray 528 20.6 Increase2.3
Green Helen Bell 212 8.3 N/A
UKIP Jane McEachan 113 4.4 N/A
Majority 1188 46.2 Decrease4.8
Turnout 2,569 32.4 Increase1.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.4

Benton

Benton Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josephine Mudzingwa 1,577 50.3 Decrease15.3
Independent David Arthur 594 18.9 N/A
Conservative Wayne Kavanagh 534 17.0 Decrease9.5
Liberal Democrats Jay Beyer 244 7.8 Decrease0.1
Green Allie Wilson Craw 194 6.2 N/A
Majority 983 31.3 Decrease7.8
Turnout 3,143 40.5 Increase1.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease17.1

Camperdown

Camperdown Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Ferasin 1,427 68.4 Decrease5.7
Conservative David Wallace Lilly 508 24.3 Decrease1.6
Green John Graham Morley 152 7.3 N/A
Majority 919 44.0 Decrease4.2
Turnout 2,087 26.7 Decrease0.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.1

Chirton

Chirton Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca o' Keefe 1,093 54.3 −6.2
Conservative Stephen Patrick Bones 446 22.2 −10.5
TUSC Graeme Cansdale 230 11.4 −4.0
Green Ian William Appleby 154 7.7 −4.5
UKIP Jack James Thomson 89 4.4 −3.8
Majority 647 32.2
Turnout 2,012 26.0 Decrease 2.9
Labour hold Swing

Collingwood

Collingwood Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Olly Scargill 1,604 51.9 +9.6
Labour Steve Cox 1,273 41.2 −8.4
Green Penny Remfry 213 6.9 −1.2
Majority 331 10.7
Turnout 3,090 37.4 Increase 2.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cullercoats

Cullercoats Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Willie Samuel 1,801 48.3 +6.3
Conservative Steven Paul Robinson 1,519 40.7 −5.0
Green Sophie Joanna McGlinn 310 8.3 +1.3
UKIP Pamela Ann Hood 60 1.6 +1.6
TUSC John Hoare 37 1 −1.2
Majority 282 7.5 +3.8
Turnout 3,727 49.9 Decrease 1.6
Labour hold Swing +5.6

Howdon

Howdon Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tricia Neira 1,437 70.0 +7.8
Conservative Robert White 403 19.6 −2.4
Green Laura Marley 213 10.4 +1.4
Majority 1,034 50.4
Turnout 2,053 26.4 Decrease 3.7
Labour hold Swing

Killingworth

Killingworth Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Val Jamieson 1,698 58.9 +5.9
Conservative John Ord 822 28.5 −7.6
Green Deb Altman 197 6.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nathan Kieran Mather Shone 166 5.8 −5.2
Majority 876 30.4 Decrease 5.4
Turnout 2,883 31.9
Labour hold Swing

Longbenton

Longbenton Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Isabel Walker 1,645 68.9 +3.9
Conservative Victoria Mary Bones 428 17.9 −5.3
Green Steve Manchee 313 13.1 +1.4
Majority 1,217 51.0
Turnout 2,386 28.5 Decrease 4.2
Labour hold Swing

Monkseaton North

Monkseaton North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Kirwin 2,336 67.8 +15.8
Conservative George Partis 784 22.7 −14.2
Green Claire Emma Wedderman 181 5.2 −1.1
Liberal Democrats David Nisbet 146 4.2 −0.6
Majority 1,552 45.0 +29.9
Turnout 3,447 50.4 Decrease 4.7
Labour hold Swing +15

Monkseaton South

Monkseaton South Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin James Murphy 1,798 50.6 +5.8
Conservative Sean Michael Brockbank 1,412 39.7 −3.9
Green Neil Oliver Percival 345 9.7 +2.9
Majority 386 10.9 +9.7
Turnout 3,555 47.4 Decrease 2.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.9

Northumberland

Northumberland Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Isobel Bell 1,368 64.6 +20.7
Conservative Haylee Elizabeth Josendale 500 23.6 +3.8
Green Alice Felicity Barnes 251 11.8 N/A
Majority 868 41.0
Turnout 2,119 28.5 Decrease 5.4
Labour hold Swing

Preston

Preston Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cath Davis 1,526 49.4 −1.9
Conservative Neil David Graham 1,268 41.0 +3.2
Green Rob Wylie 155 5.0 −7.9
Independent Frank Stephen Austin 92 3.0 N/A
UKIP William Hugh Jackson 49 1.6 −2.2
Majority 258 8.3
Turnout 3,090 46.8 Decrease 3.7
Labour hold Swing

Riverside

Riverside Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Bruce Pickard 1,274 60.2 +4.6
Conservative Maureen Jeffrey 472 22.3 −4.2
Green Nick Martin 254 12.0 +3.1
TUSC William George Jarrett 116 5.5 +1.4
Majority 802 37.9
Turnout 2,116 25.8 Decrease 4.1
Labour hold Swing

St Mary's

St Mary's Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pamela McIntyre 1,811 49.9 −19.5
Labour Grant Michael Morris 1,195 32.9 +2.7
Independent Alison Austin 292 8.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Appleby 170 4.7 −6.1
Green Kate Percival 164 4.5 −5.7
Majority 616 17.0
Turnout 3,632 51.5 Decrease 4.9
Conservative hold Swing

Tynemouth

Tynemouth Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Day* 2,045 49.8 Increase8.3
Conservative Ian McAlpine 1,576 38.4 Decrease5.5
Green Simon Smithson 410 10.0 Decrease0.3
UKIP Henry Marshall 69 1.7 N/A
Majority 469 11.4 Increase9.8
Turnout 4,100 49.8 Decrease2.3
Labour hold Swing Increase6.9

Valley

Valley Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Burdis 1,823 64.5 +6.8
Conservative Julian Pratt 591 20.9 −6.9
Green Roger Werner Maier 304 10.7 +1.0
Reform UK Gordon Fletcher 110 3.9 −0.9
Majority 1,232 43.6
Turnout 2,828 28.1 Decrease 3.7
Labour hold Swing

Wallsend

Wallsend Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Dolores Marshall 1,498 67.0 +15.2
Conservative Ian Jones 358 16.0 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Harriet Annabella Stanway 202 9.0 −12.8
Green Julia Hayward 178 8.0 +0.2
Majority 1,140 51.0
Turnout 2,236 29.7 Decrease 2.5
Labour hold Swing

Weetslade

Weetslade Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michelle Maria Fox 1,330 43.9 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Daniel John Elsom 1,064 35.1 +9.5
Conservative Trish Gargett 635 21.0 −11.2
Majority 266 8.8
Turnout 3,029 37.6 Decrease 3.0
Labour hold Swing

Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Hall 1,760 50.5 +6.0
Green Alan Steele 1,236 35.5 +7.4
Conservative Stewart Thomas Hay 445 12.7 −8.1
TUSC Gordon Bell 44 1.2 −0.1
Majority 524 15.0 −1.3
Turnout 3,485 47.5 Decrease 2.0
Labour hold Swing -0.7

References

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