2024 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

2024 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
All 60 seats to North Tyneside Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	37%6
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 were up for election following boundary changes. Labour retained its majority on the council.^[4]

Background

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

New ward boundaries came into effect for this election, requiring all seats to be contested instead of the usual third of the council.^[10]

Old wards^[11]	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

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.^[12]^[13] 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

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.^[14]
July 2023: Michelle Fox and Val Jamieson resign from the Labour Party and form the Community Independent Group with Cath Davis and Gary Madden.^[15]^[16]
13 October 2023: Linda Arkley (Conservative) died; seat remains vacant until the regularly scheduled May 2024 elections.^[17]
15 January 2024: Carole Burdis (Labour) died; seat remained vacant until the regularly scheduled May 2024 elections.^[18]

Ward results

Sources for results:^[19]

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

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

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

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

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

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	1,204
	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

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

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

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

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

Monkseaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Davey Drummond*	2,238
	Labour	Sarah Day**	1,967
	Labour	Martin James Murphy*	1,772
	Conservative	Stewart Thomas Hay	1,073
	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

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

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

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	1,136
	Labour	Michael Morris	1,013
	Independent	Cath Davis*	821
	Labour	Raz Razaq	773
	Green	Nick Fitzsimons	498
Turnout				47.4

Shiremoor

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

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	1,232
	Independent	Pam McIntyre*	1,222
	Conservative	Trish Gargett	1,182
	Conservative	Steven Paul Robinson	1,179
	Labour	George Crighton Westwater	947
	Independent	Stuart Gordon Murray	818
	Green	Vicki Parry	403
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Elizabeth Appleby	341
Turnout				52.8

Tynemouth

Tynemouth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lewis Carlo Bartoli*	1,876
	Labour	Tom Bailey	1,757
	Labour	Julie Day	1,712
	Conservative	Chris Johnston*	1,688
	Conservative	John Ord	1,659
	Labour	Daniel George Gray	1,380
	Green	Matt Williams	692
	Independent	Helen Smith	385
Turnout				53.6

Wallsend Central

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

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

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

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	1,580
	Green	Helen MacKenzie Bell	1,226
	Green	Richard Smithson	988
	Liberal Democrats	David Nisbet	507
	Workers Party	Gordon Bell	174
Turnout				49.2

Notes

^ Including one vacant seat last held by Labour.
^ Including one vacant seat last held by Conservatives.
^ 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

^ "2024 local election results".
^ "Council minutes, 21 September 2023" (PDF). North Tyneside Council. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ "Election notice for 2024 Local Elections". North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "Labour holds North Tyneside in full council election".
^ Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
^ Walker, Jonathan (2 November 2018). "It's official: New North of Tyne Combined Authority is launched". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "North Tyneside result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "Election 2021: Norma Redfearn re-elected North Tyneside Mayor". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ LGBCE. "North Tyneside | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ "The North Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2024", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2024/138, retrieved 9 June 2024
^ "Overview of the borough".
^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
^ Shakespeare, Austen (27 June 2023). "Two councillors quit Labour party over claims of bullying and misogyny". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ Shakespeare, Austen (19 July 2023). "Councillor resigns from Labour over 'cronyism' in Jamie Driscoll row". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Janner joy for Labour | LocalCouncils.co.uk". www.localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ Shakespeare, Austen (16 October 2023). "Tributes paid after death of former North Tyneside mayor". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Councillor Carole Burdis dies after 30 years serving North Tyneside". BBC News. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "2024 local election results".

[2] Including one vacant seat last held by Labour.

[3] Including one vacant seat last held by Conservatives.

[5] 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]

[1] "2024 local election results".

[4] "Council minutes, 21 September 2023" (PDF). North Tyneside Council. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[6] "Election notice for 2024 Local Elections". North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[7] "Labour holds North Tyneside in full council election".

[guide-8] Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.

[9] Walker, Jonathan (2 November 2018). "It's official: New North of Tyne Combined Authority is launched". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[10] "North Tyneside result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[11] "Election 2021: Norma Redfearn re-elected North Tyneside Mayor". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[12] LGBCE. "North Tyneside | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[13] "The North Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2024", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2024/138, retrieved 9 June 2024

[14] "Overview of the borough".

[15] "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[16] "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).

[17] Shakespeare, Austen (27 June 2023). "Two councillors quit Labour party over claims of bullying and misogyny". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[18] Shakespeare, Austen (19 July 2023). "Councillor resigns from Labour over 'cronyism' in Jamie Driscoll row". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[19] "Janner joy for Labour | LocalCouncils.co.uk". www.localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[20] Shakespeare, Austen (16 October 2023). "Tributes paid after death of former North Tyneside mayor". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[21] "Councillor Carole Burdis dies after 30 years serving North Tyneside". BBC News. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[22] "2024 local election results".

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