2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to one third of the members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 UK General Election.

All of the seats being contested were last contested in 2011, and these results are compared to the results of 2014.

Result

edit
North Tyneside Council Election Result 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 49 5 0 +5 81.6 51.8 51,475 +4.9%
  Conservative 9 0 3 -3 15 27.4 27,212 +2.3%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 15.7 15,642 -5.4%
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 2 -2 3.4 2.9 2,880 -1.5%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 1,845 +1.7%
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 261 -0.3%
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 102 +0.1%

Council Composition

edit

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

44 12 4
Labour Conservative Lib
Dem

After the election the composition of the council was:

49 9 2
Labour Conservative Lib
Dem

Candidates by party

edit
20 / 20
20 / 20
3 / 20
1 / 20
20 / 20
5 / 20
3 / 20

There are a total of 72 candidates standing across the 20 seats - an average of 3.6 in each ward. The Labour Party, Conservative Party and UK Independence Party are all fielding a full slate of 20 candidates. The Green Party are fielding 5 candidates, whilst there are 3 candidates representing the Liberal Democrats and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition respectively. 1 candidate is representing the National Front.

Since the last local election in 2014, the number of candidates representing Labour, the Conservatives, UKIP and the TUSC was unchanged. The Green Party had an increase of 4 candidates, the National Front an increase of 1 candidate, whilst the Liberal Democrats had a decrease of 4 candidates.

Results by ward

edit

The electoral division results listed below[1] are based on the changes from the 2014 elections,[2] not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.

Battle Hill

edit
Battle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lesley Spillard 3,033 60.4 +17.3
UKIP Chris Croft 1,258 25.1 +5.7
Conservative Lewis Austin 727 14.5 +6.7
Majority 1,775 35.4 +22.1
Turnout 5,018 60.5 +27.9
Labour hold Swing +5.8

Benton

edit
Benton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Hunter 2,950 55.3 +0.4
Conservative Linda Arkley 1,440 27.0 +1.9
UKIP Maureen Gallon 519 9.7 −7.7
Green Mary Laver 349 6.5 +6.5
TUSC Tim Wall 79 1.5 −1.1
Majority 1,510 28.3 −1.5
Turnout 5,337 67.8 +38.3
Labour hold Swing -0.8

Camperdown

edit
Camperdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Glindon 2,915 64.1 +5.0
UKIP Stew Hayes 842 18.5 −11.1
Conservative Ian Wallace 790 17.4 +6.0
Majority 2,037 44.8 +15.3
Turnout 4,547 57.2 +27.7
Labour hold Swing +8.1

Chirton

edit
Chirton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Percy 2,658 63.9 +8.2
UKIP Norman Morse 900 21.6 −4.8
Conservative Carol Ayre 601 14.5 +4.0
Majority 1,758 42.3 +13.0
Turnout 4,159 49.6 +22.6
Labour hold Swing +6.5

Collingwood

edit
Collingwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Rankin 2,575 48.8 +1.2
Conservative Barbara Stevens 1,551 29.4 +6.6
UKIP Katrina Harte 1,049 19.9 −3.2
TUSC Dave Taws 101 1.9 −1.6
Majority 1,024 19.4 −6.1
Turnout 5,276 62.3 +26.5
Labour hold Swing -2.7

Cullercoats

edit
Cullercoats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David McMeekan 2,242 39.7 +1.7
Conservative George Westwater 2,218 39.3 −3.4
UKIP Phyl Masters 736 13.0 −6.3
Green Mark Adamson 371 6.7 +6.7
TUSC John Hoare 81 1.4 +1.4
Majority 24 0.4 −4.3
Turnout 5,648 73.7 +28.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.6

Howdon

edit
Howdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Harrison 2,890 67.3 +7.3
UKIP Stephen Borlos 871 20.3 −9.9
Conservative David Griffith-Owen 433 10.1 +4.5
National Front Bob Batten 102 2.4 +2.4
Majority 2,019 47.0 +17.2
Turnout 4,296 52.8 +25.2
Labour hold Swing +8.6

Killingworth

edit
Killingworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Waggott-Fairley 2,947 57.6 +2.4
Conservative Karen Johnston 1,396 27.0 +6.0
UKIP Brian Needham 794 15.4 −8.4
Majority 1,578 30.6 +9.2
Turnout 5,164 61.9 +28.5
Labour hold Swing -1.8

Longbenton

edit
Longbenton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Clark 2,978 62.1 −0.4
Conservative Robin Underwood 765 15.9 +3.5
UKIP Carl Dunn 733 15.3 −9.8
Green Steve Manchee 321 6.7 +6.7
Majority 2,213 46.1 +8.7
Turnout 4,797 58.3 +26.8
Labour hold Swing -2.0

Monkseaton North

edit
Monkseaton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Mason 2,274 42.7 +0.8
Labour William Samuel 1,865 35.0 −0.7
UKIP Steve Symington 458 8.6 −7.4
Green Richard Clarke 437 8.2 +8.2
Liberal Democrats David Nisbet 290 5.4 −1.0
Majority 409 7.7 +1.5
Turnout 5,324 75.8 +33.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.8

Monkseaton South

edit
Monkseaton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Davey Drummond 2,285 42.0 −3.4
Conservative Sean Brockbank 1,965 36.1 +0.1
UKIP Gary Legg 824 15.1 −3.6
Green Peter White 367 6.7 +6.7
Majority 320 5.9 −3.5
Turnout 5,441 71.2 +28.4
Labour hold Swing -1.8

Northumberland

edit
Northumberland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Newman 1,804 45.1 +8.7
Liberal Democrats David Ord 1,201 30.0 −7.3
UKIP Marcus Kitson 684 17.1 −5.6
Conservative Miriam Smith 313 7.8 +4.2
Majority 603 15.1 +14.2
Turnout 4,002 59.0 +34.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.0

Preston

edit
Preston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Brooks-Osborne 2,315 48.4 +5.1
Conservative David Sarin 1,822 38.1 +1.6
UKIP Peter Martin 649 13.6 −6.5
Majority 493 10.3 +3.5
Turnout 4,786 69.5 +30.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.4

Riverside

edit
Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wendy Lott 2,741 63.3 +4.5
UKIP Bob Sword 893 20.6 −7.4
Conservative Maureen Jeffrey 687 15.9 +5.8
Majority 1,848 42.7 +11.9
Turnout 4,331 51.6 +22
Labour hold Swing +6.0

St. Mary's

edit
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ed Hodson 3,205 58.4 −3.4
Labour Graham Siddle 1,596 29.1 +9.5
UKIP William Jackson 685 12.5 +1.2
Majority 1,609 29.3 −12.8
Turnout 5,486 79.3 +37.2
Conservative hold Swing -6.5

Tynemouth

edit
Tynemouth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Bolger 2,884 47.0 +2.7
Conservative Jean McLaughlin 2,597 42.3 −0.9
UKIP Henry Marshall 661 10.7 −1.8
Majority 287 4.7 +3.7
Turnout 6,142 71.8 +37.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.8

Valley

edit
Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Burdis 3,061 59.7 +3.1
Conservative Joseph Furness 1,133 22.1 +7.0
UKIP Peter Bayliss 937 18.3 −10.0
Majority 1,928 37.6 +9.3
Turnout 5,131 59.3 +29.8
Labour hold Swing -2.1

Wallsend

edit
Wallsend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Thirlaway 2,138 48.1 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Margaret Finlay 1,389 31.3 −4.0
UKIP Mark Bickerton 604 13.6 −4.5
Conservative Claire Griffith-Owen 312 7.0 +3.5
Majority 749 16.9 +14.6
Turnout 4,443 57.2 +25.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.3

Weetslade

edit
Weetslade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muriel Green 2,727 53.7 +5.3
Conservative Andrew Elliott 1,316 25.9 +3.8
UKIP Irene Davidson 1,036 20.4 −7.7
Majority 1,411 17.8 +2.5
Turnout 5,079 64.7 +25.2
Labour hold Swing +0.8

Whitley Bay

edit
Whitley Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John O'Shea 2,871 56.9 +4.7
Conservative Frank Austin 1,667 33.0 +4.5
UKIP Dave Cory 509 10.1 −2.6
Majority 1,204 23.9 +1.2
Turnout 5,047 68.2 +27.5
Labour hold Swing +0.1
Preceded by
2014 North Tyneside Council election
North Tyneside local elections Succeeded by
2016 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

References

edit
  1. ^ "2015 local election results". North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 local election results". North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 8 August 2016.