2023 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2023 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on 4 May 2023 alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. One third of the seats on the council were contested at this election. Labour retained its majority on the council.[1][2]

2023 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

← 2022 4 May 2023 2024 →

21 of 60 seats on North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Norma Redfearn Linda Arkley Judith Wallace
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election 51 seats, 54.9% 9 seats, 28.9% 0 seats, 1.7%
Seats before 51 6 3
Seats won 18 3 0
Seats after 51 7 2
Seat change Steady Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 31,178 15,136 1,807
Percentage 55.5% 26.9% 3.2%
Swing Increase 0.6% Decrease 2.0% Increase 1.5%

Winner of each seat at the 2023 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Council control before election


Labour

Control after election


Labour

Background

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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.[3] 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.[4]

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 2022, Labour won eighteen seats with 54.9% of the vote to hold 51 overall, while the Conservatives won two seats with 28.9% of the vote to hold nine seats overall. Most recently, Norma Redfearn has been the Labour mayor of North Tyneside since 2013, and she was last re-elected in 2021.[5]

The positions up for election in 2023 were last elected in 2019. In that election, Labour won seventeen seats on 49.1% of the vote while the Conservatives won three seats with 27.1% of the vote. UKIP received 16.7% of the vote but didn't win any seats.

Electoral process

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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.[6][7] 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, for the first time, be required to present photo ID in order to cast their vote at the polling station.

Summary

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Previous council composition

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After 2022 election Before 2023 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 51 Labour 51
Conservative 9 Conservative 6
Independent 0 Independent 3

Election result

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2023 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 18   85.7 33 51 87.9 31,178 55.5 +0.6
  Conservative 3   1 14.3 4 7 12.1 15,136 26.9 –2.0
  Independent 0   1 0.0 2 2 0.0 1,807 3.2 +1.5
  Green 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 5,528 9.8 +0.4
  Liberal Democrats 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 1,006 1.8 –1.7
  Reform UK 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 686 1.2 +1.0
  TUSC 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 594 1.1 +0.4
  UKIP 0   0.0 0 0 0.0 285 0.5 –0.2

Ward results

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Battle Hill

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Battle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Cruddas* 1,605 66.8 ±0.0
Conservative Jean Murray 513 21.4 +0.8
Green Helen Bell 190 7.9 –0.4
TUSC Brian Toft 94 3.9 N/A
Majority 1,092 45.4
Turnout 2,402 31.0
Labour hold Swing  0.4

Benton

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Benton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Hunter* 1,602 54.0 +3.7
Independent David Arthur 795 26.8 +7.9
Conservative David Sarin 354 11.9 –5.1
Green Allie Wilson Craw 217 7.3 +1.1
Majority 807 27.2
Turnout 2,968 39.0
Labour hold Swing  2.1

Camperdown

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Camperdown (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tracy Hallway 1,279 76.8 +8.4
Labour Steve Cox 1,171 70.4 +2.0
Conservative David Lilly 465 27.9 +3.6
Green John Morley 208 12.5 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Harriet Stanway 206 12.4 N/A
Turnout 25.0
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chirton

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Chirton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Thirlaway 1,064 59.3 +5.0
Conservative Stephen Bones 377 21.0 –1.2
Green Michael Newton 145 8.1 +0.4
TUSC William Jarrett 112 6.2 –5.2
UKIP Jack Thomson 95 5.3 +0.9
Majority 687 38.3
Turnout 1,793 23.0
Labour hold Swing  3.1

Collingwood

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Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Johnsson 1,889 57.5 +5.6
Labour Jack Proud 1,191 36.2 –5.0
Green Penny Remfry 207 6.3 –0.6
Majority 698 21.3
Turnout 3,287 40.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing  5.3

Cullercoats

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Cullercoats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Spowart 1,700 47.0 –1.3
Conservative Steven Robinson 1,493 41.3 +0.6
Green Sophie McGlinn 320 8.8 +0.5
UKIP Pamela Hood 103 2.8 +1.2
Majority 207 5.7
Turnout 3,616 49.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing  1.0

Howdon

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Howdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Harrison* 1,305 71.0 +1.0
Conservative Connor Bones 295 16.0 –3.6
Green Martin Collins 239 13.0 +2.6
Majority 1,010 55.0
Turnout 1,839 24.0
Labour hold Swing  2.3

Killingworth

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Killingworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Erin Parker* 1,660 59.9 +1.0
Conservative John Ord 782 28.2 –0.3
Green Deb Altman 330 11.9 +5.1
Majority 878 31.7
Turnout 2,772 31.0
Labour hold Swing  0.7

Longbenton

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Longbenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Clark* 1,597 67.7 –1.2
Conservative Mary Laver 356 15.1 –2.8
Green Steve Manchee 193 8.2 –4.9
Liberal Democrats Patricia Briscol 119 5.0 N/A
TUSC Dan George 95 4.0 N/A
Majority 1,241 52.6
Turnout 2,360 28.0
Labour hold Swing  0.8

Monkseaton North

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Monkseaton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Holdsworth 1,891 59.9 –7.9
Conservative George Partis 787 24.9 +2.2
Green Ian Jones 309 9.8 +4.6
Liberal Democrats David Nisbet 169 5.4 +1.2
Majority 1,104 35.0
Turnout 3,156 47.0
Labour hold Swing  5.1

Monkseaton South

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Monkseaton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Davey Drummond* 1,860 58.5 +7.9
Conservative Stewart Hay 871 27.4 –12.3
Green Neil Percival 279 8.8 –0.9
Reform UK Steve Alder 171 5.4 N/A
Majority 989 31.1
Turnout 3,181 42.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing  10.1

Northumberland

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Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Newman* 1,333 66.1 +1.5
Conservative Steven Corbett 422 20.9 –2.7
Green Claire Wedderman 263 13.0 +1.2
Majority 911 45.2
Turnout 2,018 27.0
Labour hold Swing  2.1

Preston

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Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Matt Wilson* 1,456 49.3 –0.1
Conservative Neil Graham 1,198 40.6 –0.4
Green Ian Appleby 225 7.6 +2.6
UKIP Jamie Baker 72 2.4 +0.8
Majority 258 8.7
Turnout 2,951 45.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing  0.3

Riverside

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Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wendy Lott* 1,146 57.4 –2.8
Conservative Jay Bartoli 444 22.3 ±0.0
Green Nick Martin 274 13.7 +1.7
TUSC Stephanie Anderson 131 6.6 +1.1
Majority 702 35.1
Turnout 1,995 24.0
Labour hold Swing  1.4

St Mary's

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St Mary's Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian McAlpine 1,366 37.2 –14.8
Labour Robbie Loughney 1,071 29.1 +3.5
Independent George Crighton Westwater 916 24.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Appleby 162 4.4 –8.4
Green Kate Elizabeth Percival 161 4.4 +4.4
Majority 295 8.1 –18.3
Turnout 3,676 49 –0.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing  9.2

Tynemouth

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Tynemouth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Bartoli* 1,757 43.9 +5.5
Labour Michael Morris 1,737 43.4 –6.4
Green Simon Smithson 292 7.3 –2.7
Independent Frank Austin 96 2.4 N/A
TUSC Siobhan Coogan 63 1.6 N/A
Reform UK Marcus Kitson 46 1.1 N/A
UKIP Henry Marshall 15 0.4 –1.3
Majority 20 0.5
Turnout 4,006 48.0
Conservative hold Swing  6.0

Valley

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Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Burdis* 1,674 63.4 –1.1
Conservative Wayne Kavanagh 440 16.7 –4.2
Green Roger Maier 287 10.9 +0.2
Reform UK Gordon Fletcher 240 9.1 +5.2
Majority 1,234 46.7
Turnout 2,641 26.0
Labour hold Swing  1.6

Wallsend

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Wallsend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Grayson 1,413 67.0 ±0.0
Conservative David Steven 286 13.6 –2.4
Green Julia Hayward 218 10.3 +2.3
Reform UK Richard Oliver 133 6.3 N/A
TUSC Wendy Jackson 58 2.8 N/A
Majority 1,127 53.4
Turnout 2,108 28.0
Labour hold Swing  1.2

Weetslade

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Weetslade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Burtenshaw 1,635 58.2 +14.3
Conservative Susan Rodgerson 716 25.5 +4.5
Liberal Democrats John Appleby 300 10.7 –24.4
Green Carole Nissen 158 5.6 N/A
Majority 919 32.7
Turnout 2,809 35.0
Labour hold Swing  4.9

Whitley Bay

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Whitley Bay Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John O’Shea* 1,788 54.0 +3.5
Green Alan Steele 1,013 30.6 –4.9
Conservative Janet Ilderton 325 9.8 –2.9
Reform UK Kirsty Ann Alder 96 2.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Vera Elliott 50 1.5 N/A
TUSC John Hoare 41 1.2 ±0.0
Majority 775 23.3 +8.3
Turnout 3,313 45.1 –2.4
Labour hold Swing  4.2

References

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  1. ^ Holland, Daniel; Robinson, James (5 May 2023). "Local Elections 2023: All the results from North Tyneside Council - how every candidate scored". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "North Tyneside election result". BBC News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  4. ^ Walker, Jonathan (2 November 2018). "It's official: New North of Tyne Combined Authority is launched". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Election 2021: Norma Redfearn re-elected North Tyneside Mayor". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).