2008 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election May 2026 April 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 1 May 2008 on the same day as other local council elections in England. North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year with a fourth year when the mayoral election takes place. One-third of the councillors were elected in 2008. The Conservative Party gained an overall majority of one on the council after the election which previously had been under no overall control. However the directly elected mayor, John Harrison, belongs to the Labour Party, meaning Labour remained in effective control of the council, as he can only be overruled by a two-thirds majority of the council. North Tyneside Council election result 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 31 3 0 +3 51.7 44.2 26,224 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) 21 1 3 -2 35.0 37.5 22,198 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 0 1 -1 13.3 15.6 9,254 +0.1 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.1 1,218 +0.9 British National Front 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.42 242 -0.61 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.23 132 +0.01 +Party political make-up of North Tyneside Council    Party Seats Council composition 1 May 2008 2006 2007 2008   Conservative 28 28 31                                                                                                                           Labour 23 23 21                                                                                                                           Liberal Democrats 8 9 8                                                                                                                         Battle Hill North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Croft 1,612 53.1 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) David Tingey-Blackbird 1,110 36.5 -13.5 British National Party Jeffrey Rutherford 316 10.4 +2 502 16.5 +16.1 3,038 37.9 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) +10.5 Benton North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Birkinfield 1,802 50.1 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Joanne Cassidy 1,454 40.4 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Richards 344 9.5 0 348 9.7 +0.5 3,600 46.8 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.2 Camperdown North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2008 Labour Party (UK) Jim Allan 1,312 53.2 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Martyn Peggs 562 22.8 +3.8 British National Party Gordon Steel 363 14.7 +2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norma Playle 231 9.4 -4.1 750 30.4 -5.3 2,468 32.6 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) -2.7 Chirton North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2008 Labour Party (UK) John Stirling 1,181 54.4 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Milton 652 30 +13.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Barton 337 15.5 +15.5 529 24.4 -8.8 2,170 30.6 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) -8.7 Collingwood North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Stevens 1,859 57.4 +3 Labour Party (UK) Steven Cox 1,379 42.6 -3 480 14.8 +6 3,238 39.8 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +3 Cullercoats North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Mortimer 2,744 73.6 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) Vicki Gilbert 985 26.4 -6.3 1,759 47.2 +12.6 3,729 50 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) +6.3 Howdon North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2008 Labour Party (UK) John Hunter 1,304 54.2 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Moat 1,100 45.8 +11 204 8.5 -26.1 2,404 31.4 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) -3.8 Killingworth North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Norma Peggs 1,398 48.4 -1 Labour Party (UK) Dave McGarr 1,166 40.3 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Appleby 327 11.3 +0.7 232 8 -1.4 2,891 38.6 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -0.65 Longbenton North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2008 Labour Party (UK) Eddie Darke 1,725 64.5 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Prince 644 24.1 +11 National Front (UK) Mark Nicholls 305 11.4 +2.4 1,081 40.4 +7.9 2,674 36.7 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) -0.85 Monkseaton North North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Bell 2,088 67.8 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Glenn Stillaway 596 19.3 +0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eleanor Jellett 397 12.9 -3.9 1,492 48.4 +2.5 3,081 45.1 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) +1.3 A further by-election was held in June 2008. Details can be found here. Monkseaton South North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) George Partis 1,874 52.2 -1 Labour Party (UK) Ian Grayson 1,419 39.6 -7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clare Hindmarsh 294 8.2 +8.2 455 12.7 +6.2 3,587 49.3 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) +3.1 Northumberland North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graeme Brett 1,639 66 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) Ernie Nolan 601 24.2 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Miriam Smith 244 9.8 +2.9 1,038 41.8 -5 2,484 38.7 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) -2.5 Preston North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Glynis Barrie 2,111 70 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Narcross 903 30 -5.6 1,208 40.1 +11.3 3,014 44 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) +5.6 A further by-election was held on 24 September 2009. Details can be found here. Riverside North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2008 Labour Party (UK) Frank Lott 1,199 52.9 -2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond Taylor 526 23.2 -21.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Pygall 369 16.3 +16.3 Green Party of England and Wales Martin Collins 172 7.6 +7.6 673 29.7 +18.3 2,266 33.8 0 Labour Party (UK) +9.15 St Mary's North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Judith Wallace 3,156 83.4 +6.6 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Crowe 627 16.6 +2.6 2,529 66.9 +4.1 3,783 54.8 +17.2 Conservative Party (UK) +2 Tynemouth North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Diane Page 2,365 67.6 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Jane Shaw 1,131 32.4 -2.9 1,234 35.3 +5.9 3,496 42.7 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) +2.9 A further by-election was held on 5 February 2009. Details can be found here. Valley North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2008 Labour Party (UK) Tommy Mulvenna 1,106 44.5 -12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Miller 621 25 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Potter 478 19.2 -0.7 British National Party John Burrows 282 11.3 N/A 485 19.5 -14.4 2,487 38.8 +3.1 The sitting councillor, Angela Potter, had previously defected to the Liberal Democrats from the Labour Party. Wallsend North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Huscroft 1,561 60.9 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) Gary Madden 543 21.2 -4.9 British National Party Paul Avison 257 10 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Jayne Fleet 203 7.9 +2.4 1,018 39.7 +9.6 2,564 36 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) +4.35 Weetslade North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Duncan McLellan 1,709 47.4 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Stuart Hill 1,488 41.3 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tricia Dawson 408 11.3 +3 221 6.1 -0.9 3,605 48.3 0 Conservative Party (UK) -1.5 Whitley Bay North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2008 Conservative Party (UK) Michael McIntyre 1,823 65.3 +8.6 Labour Party (UK) Keith Smiles 969 34.7 -0.4 863 30.6 +9.0 2,792 40 -2 Conservative Party (UK) +4.5 References 2 2007 North Tyneside Council election North Tyneside local elections 2009 North Tyneside Council mayoral election Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Tyne and Wear