2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

2015 local election in England August 2015 August 2015 thumb|Results of the 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 summary North Tyneside Council Election Result 2015 Labour Party (UK) 49 5 0 +5 81.6 51.8 51,475 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) 9 0 3 -3 15.0 27.4 27,212 +2.3 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.7 15,642 -5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 2 -2 3.4 2.9 2,880 -1.5 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 1,845 +1.7 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 261 -0.3 National Front (United Kingdom) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 102 +0.1 Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 44 12 4 Labour Conservative LibDem After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 49 9 2 Labour Conservative LibDem Candidates by party 20 20 Labour Party (UK) 20 20 UK Independence Party 3 20 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 20 National Front (United Kingdom) 20 20 Conservative Party (UK) 5 20 Green Party of England and Wales 3 20 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition There were 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 were all fielding a full slate of 20 candidates. The Green Party were fielding 5 candidates, whilst there were 3 candidates representing the Liberal Democrats and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition respectively. 1 candidate was 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 The electoral division results listed below2015 local election results http://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/454/2015-local-election-results North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 8 August 2016 11 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160711010455/http://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/454/2015-local-election-results dead are based on the changes from the 2014 elections,2014 local election results http://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/438/2014-local-election-results North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 8 August 2016 not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections. Battle Hill Battle Hill Labour Party (UK) Lesley Spillard 3,033 60.4 +17.3 UK Independence Party Chris Croft 1,258 25.1 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Lewis Austin 727 14.5 +6.7 1,775 35.4 +22.1 5,018 60.5 +27.9 Labour Party (UK) +5.8 Benton Benton Labour Party (UK) Janet Hunter 2,950 55.3 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Arkley 1,440 27.0 +1.9 UK Independence Party Maureen Gallon 519 9.7 -7.7 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Laver 349 6.5 +6.5 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Tim Wall 79 1.5 -1.1 1,510 28.3 -1.5 5,337 67.8 +38.3 Labour Party (UK) -0.8 Camperdown Camperdown Labour Party (UK) Ray Glindon 2,915 64.1 +5.0 UK Independence Party Stew Hayes 842 18.5 -11.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Wallace 790 17.4 +6.0 2,037 44.8 +15.3 4,547 57.2 +27.7 Labour Party (UK) +8.1 Chirton Chirton Labour Party (UK) Norman Percy 2,658 63.9 +8.2 UK Independence Party Norman Morse 900 21.6 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Ayre 601 14.5 +4.0 1,758 42.3 +13.0 4,159 49.6 +22.6 Labour Party (UK) +6.5 Collingwood Collingwood Labour Party (UK) Martin Rankin 2,575 48.8 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Stevens 1,551 29.4 +6.6 UK Independence Party Katrina Harte 1,049 19.9 -3.2 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Dave Taws 101 1.9 -1.6 1,024 19.4 -6.1 5,276 62.3 +26.5 Labour Party (UK) -2.7 Cullercoats Cullercoats Labour Party (UK) David McMeekan 2,242 39.7 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) George Westwater 2,218 39.3 -3.4 UK Independence Party Phyl Masters 736 13.0 -6.3 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Adamson 371 6.7 +6.7 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Hoare 81 1.4 +1.4 24 0.4 -4.3 5,648 73.7 +28.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.6 Howdon Howdon Labour Party (UK) John Harrison 2,890 67.3 +7.3 UK Independence Party Stephen Borlos 871 20.3 -9.9 Conservative Party (UK) David Griffith-Owen 433 10.1 +4.5 National Front (United Kingdom) Bob Batten 102 2.4 +2.4 2,019 47.0 +17.2 4,296 52.8 +25.2 Labour Party (UK) +8.6 Killingworth Killingworth Labour Party (UK) Alison Waggott-Fairley 2,947 57.6 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Johnston 1,396 27.0 +6.0 UK Independence Party Brian Needham 794 15.4 -8.4 1,578 30.6 +9.2 5,164 61.9 +28.5 Labour Party (UK) -1.8 Longbenton Longbenton Labour Party (UK) Karen Clark 2,978 62.1 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Underwood 765 15.9 +3.5 UK Independence Party Carl Dunn 733 15.3 -9.8 Green Party of England and Wales Steve Manchee 321 6.7 +6.7 2,213 46.1 +8.7 4,797 58.3 +26.8 Labour Party (UK) -2.0 Monkseaton North Monkseaton North Conservative Party (UK) Paul Mason 2,274 42.7 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) William Samuel 1,865 35.0 -0.7 UK Independence Party Steve Symington 458 8.6 -7.4 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Clarke 437 8.2 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Nisbet 290 5.4 -1.0 409 7.7 +1.5 5,324 75.8 +33.6 Conservative Party (UK) +0.8 Monkseaton South Monkseaton South Labour Party (UK) Davey Drummond 2,285 42.0 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Sean Brockbank 1,965 36.1 +0.1 UK Independence Party Gary Legg 824 15.1 -3.6 Green Party of England and Wales Peter White 367 6.7 +6.7 320 5.9 -3.5 5,441 71.2 +28.4 Labour Party (UK) -1.8 Northumberland Northumberland Labour Party (UK) Andy Newman 1,804 45.1 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Ord 1,201 30.0 -7.3 UK Independence Party Marcus Kitson 684 17.1 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Miriam Smith 313 7.8 +4.2 603 15.1 +14.2 4,002 59.0 +34.0 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +8.0 Preston Preston Labour Party (UK) Pamela Brooks-Osborne 2,315 48.4 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Sarin 1,822 38.1 +1.6 UK Independence Party Peter Martin 649 13.6 -6.5 493 10.3 +3.5 4,786 69.5 +30.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +3.4 Riverside Riverside Labour Party (UK) Wendy Lott 2,741 63.3 +4.5 UK Independence Party Bob Sword 893 20.6 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Jeffrey 687 15.9 +5.8 1,848 42.7 +11.9 4,331 51.6 +22 Labour Party (UK) +6.0 St. Mary's St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) Ed Hodson 3,205 58.4 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) Graham Siddle 1,596 29.1 +9.5 UK Independence Party William Jackson 685 12.5 +1.2 1,609 29.3 -12.8 5,486 79.3 +37.2 Conservative Party (UK) -6.5 Tynemouth Tynemouth Labour Party (UK) Karen Bolger 2,884 47.0 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Jean McLaughlin 2,597 42.3 -0.9 UK Independence Party Henry Marshall 661 10.7 -1.8 287 4.7 +3.7 6,142 71.8 +37.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +1.8 Valley Valley Labour Party (UK) Carole Burdis 3,061 59.7 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Furness 1,133 22.1 +7.0 UK Independence Party Peter Bayliss 937 18.3 -10.0 1,928 37.6 +9.3 5,131 59.3 +29.8 Labour Party (UK) -2.1 Wallsend Wallsend Labour Party (UK) Matthew Thirlaway 2,138 48.1 +10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Finlay 1,389 31.3 -4.0 UK Independence Party Mark Bickerton 604 13.6 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Claire Griffith-Owen 312 7.0 +3.5 749 16.9 +14.6 4,443 57.2 +25.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +7.3 Weetslade Weetslade Labour Party (UK) Muriel Green 2,727 53.7 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Elliott 1,316 25.9 +3.8 UK Independence Party Irene Davidson 1,036 20.4 -7.7 1,411 17.8 +2.5 5,079 64.7 +25.2 Labour Party (UK) +0.8 Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Labour Party (UK) John O'Shea 2,871 56.9 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Austin 1,667 33.0 +4.5 UK Independence Party Dave Cory 509 10.1 -2.6 1,204 23.9 +1.2 5,047 68.2 +27.5 Labour Party (UK) +0.1 2014 North Tyneside Council election North Tyneside local elections 2016 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election References collapsed North Tyneside 2015 Category:2010s in Tyne and Wear