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2006 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 4 May 2006 on the same day as other local council elections in England.

2006 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
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20 of the 60 seats on North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 10 7 3
Seats after 28 23 8
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 23,339 22,095 9,014
Percentage 40.7% 38.5% 15.7%
Swing Increase 5.8% Increase 3.0% Decrease 8.8%
Map of the 2006 North Tyneside council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year for the first three years with a fourth year when the mayoral election takes place.

North Tyneside Council Election Result 2006[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 28 0 0 0 46.6 40.7 23,339 -0.1%
  Labour 23 1 1 0 38.3 38.5 22,093 -1.5%
  Liberal Democrats 8 1 0 +1 13.3 15.7 9,014 -0.8%
  Independent 1 0 1 -1 1.6 3.8 2,154 +2%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 757 +0.6%

Battle Hill

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Bradley 1,376 46.11 +2.91
Labour Raymond Glindon 1,256 42.09 −0.61
BNP Gladys Dobinson 352 11.79 +8.09
Majority 120 4.02
Turnout 2,984 37.27 −5.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +1.76

Benton

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Murray 1,601 46.7 +2
Labour Joanne Cassidy 1,285 37.48 −6.12
Liberal Democrats Mark Finlay 542 15.81 +7.21
Majority 316 9.21
Turnout 3,428 44.6 +2.13
Conservative hold Swing +4.06

A further by-election was held on 28 September 2006. Details of this can be found here.

Camperdown

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Shotton 1,327 56.6 −3.1
Conservative Patricia Greenwell 612 26.1 +7.1
BNP Charles Steel 405 17.3 +12.8
Majority 715 30.5
Turnout 2,344 30.94 +0.68
Labour hold Swing -5.1

Chirton

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda Normand 1,176 54.5 +8.4
Independent Sandy Carter 982 45.5 N/A
Majority 194 9
Turnout 2,158 30.45 +0.22
Labour gain from Independent Swing -18.5

Collingwood

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Hobkirk 1,496 45.7 −1.1
Labour Margaret Hall 1,293 39.5 −6.6
Liberal Democrats Clare Hindmarsh 484 14.8 +7.7
Majority 203 6.2
Turnout 3,273 40.31 −0.72
Conservative hold Swing +2.75

Cullercoats

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jon Jo Macnamara 2,736 72.8 +4.1
Labour Margaret Rowley 1,024 27.2 +3.8
Majority 1,712 45.5
Turnout 3,760 50.44 +0.94
Conservative hold Swing +0.15

Howdon

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Madden 1,287 52.3 +0.8
Liberal Democrats John Croney 1,174 47.7 +9.9
Majority 113 4.6
Turnout 2,461 32.17 −0.22
Labour hold Swing -4.55

Killingworth

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Darke 1,183 43.8 −3.3
Conservative Edward Moss 1,165 43.2 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Patricia Dawson 350 13 +4.5
Majority 18 0.7
Turnout 2,698 36.6 +2.39
Labour hold Swing -1.05

Longbenton

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Walker 1,797 73.3 +13.6
Conservative Robin Underwood 654 26.7 +13.6
Majority 1,143 46.5
Turnout 2,451 33.66 +2
Labour hold Swing 0

Monkseaton North

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Jackson 1,955 62.2 −4.4
Labour Jane Shaw 667 21.2 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Jellett 519 16.5 +8.2
Majority 1,288 41
Turnout 3,141 46.05 +0.67
Conservative hold Swing -0.35

Monkseaton South

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Austin 1,662 50.4 −10.1
Labour Ian Grayson 889 27 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Berrie 536 16.3 +6
Independent George Partis 209 6.3 +6.3
Majority 773 23.5
Turnout 3,296 45.29 +1.85
Conservative hold Swing -4

Northumberland

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marian Huscroft 1,456 64.1 −6.9
Labour Kenneth McBeth 594 26.2 +4.8
Conservative Miriam Smith 221 9.7 +2
Majority 862 38
Turnout 2,271 35.38 −3.78
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.85

Preston

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Button 1,803 63.2 +0.5
Labour Daniel Jackson 1,052 36.8 +5.8
Majority 751 26.3 −5.4
Turnout 2,855 41.71 −7.61
Conservative hold Swing -2.65

Riverside

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Pickard 1,132 54 −1.7
Independent John Carter 963 46 +27.2
Majority 169 8.1
Turnout 2,095 31.34 +1.89
Labour hold Swing -14.45

St Mary's

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North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pamela McIntyre 3,114 84 +8
Labour Thomas Mulvenna 593 16 −1
Majority 2,521 68
Turnout 3,707 53.77 −0.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.5

Tynemouth

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Macaulay 2,312 65.6 +4.1
Labour David Corkey 1,214 34.4 +4.2
Majority 1,098 31.1
Turnout 3,526 42.97 +0.06
Conservative hold Swing -0.05

Valley

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Burdis 1,285 63.1 −5.1
Conservative Louise Partis 752 36.9 +10
Majority 533 26.2
Turnout 2,037 31.76 +0.36
Labour hold Swing -7.55

Wallsend

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Finlay 1,474 60 +0.7
Labour Gary Madden 756 30.8 +1.3
Conservative Jayne Fleet 225 9.7 +2.5
Majority 718 29.2
Turnout 2,455 34.47 −7.84
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.3

Weetslade

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Westwater 1,530 44.1 −2.6
Labour Richard Schofield 1,331 38.4 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Raymond Taylor 606 17.5 +3.8
Majority 199 5.7 −1.4
Turnout 3,467 46.24 +19.44
Conservative hold Swing -0.7

Whitley Bay

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North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Marshall 1,501 50.9 −3
Labour Sandra Graham 952 32.3 −5.8
Liberal Democrats John Webb 497 16.8 +8.5
Majority 549 18.6
Turnout 2,950 42.31 −0.28
Conservative hold Swing +1.4

References

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  1. ^ "North Tyneside Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Local Election Results 2006 - North Tyneside". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
Preceded by
2005 North Tyneside Council mayoral election 		North Tyneside local elections Succeeded by
2007 North Tyneside Council election
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