# 2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 22 May 2014. They coincided with other local elections happening in the UK that day, as well as the 2014 election to the European Parliament.
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 2010 and the results below are compared to the last time the seats were fought, in 2012, or at by-elections in the case of Riverside and Wallsend.
North Tyneside Council Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 44 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 73.3 | 46.9 | 25,917 | -11.2% |
| Conservative | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25.1 | 13,846 | -9.1% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 11,656 | +21.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 2,407 | -2.9% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1,116 | +2% |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 198 | +0.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 131 | +0.2% |

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| Labour | 44 | 42 | 44 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Lib Dems | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Candidates by party

| 20 / 20 20 / 20 4 / 20 1 / 20 | 20 / 20 7 / 20 3 / 20 |
There were a total of 75 candidates standing across the 20 seats - an average of 3.75 in each ward. The Labour Party, Conservative Party and United Kingdom Independence Party all fielded a full slate of 20 candidates. The Liberal Democrats fielded 7 candidates, whilst there were 4 Independents, 3 candidates representing the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and 1 candidate representing the Green Party.
Since the last local election in 2012, the number of candidates representing Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats was unchanged. UKIP, the TUSC and Green Party fielded no candidates in the 2012 election, so had increases of 20, 3 and 1 respectively. There were no Independent candidates in the 2012 election so there was an increase of 4.

## Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave McGarr | 1,149 | 43.1 | −16.4 |
| | Independent | Chris Croft | 793 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
| | UKIP | Phyllis Masters | 518 | 19.4 | +19.4 |
| | Conservative | John Snowdon | 207 | 7.8 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 13.3 | −12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,667 | 32.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -23.1 | |

## Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Earley | 1,691 | 54.9 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | David McGrogan | 774 | 25.1 | −9.5 |
| | UKIP | Frederick Battey | 535 | 17.4 | +17.4 |
| | TUSC | Tim Wall | 81 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 917 | 29.8 | −1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,081 | 39.5 | +0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.5 | |

## Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Arkle | 1,391 | 59.1 | −24.1 |
| | UKIP | Brian Clarke | 696 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| | Conservative | Ian Wallace | 268 | 11.4 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | 29.5 | −36.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,355 | 29.5 | −5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -26.9 | |

## Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Reynolds | 1,234 | 55.7 | −24.3 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Brand | 585 | 26.4 | +26.4 |
| | Conservative | Heather Sarin | 232 | 10.5 | −9.5 |
| | Independent | Amanda Normand | 165 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 29.3 | −30.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,216 | 27 | +3.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -25.4 | |

## Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven Cox | 1,401 | 47.6 | −32.4 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Symington | 681 | 23.1 | +23.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Johnston | 671 | 22.8 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | Dave Taws | 103 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Briscol | 86 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | 24.5 | −35.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,942 | 35.8 | +1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -27.8 | |

## Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Barrie | 1,425 | 42.7 | −11.9 |
| | Labour | Matthew Thirlaway | 1,268 | 38 | −7.4 |
| | UKIP | Stewart Hayes | 642 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 4.7 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,335 | 45 | +1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.3 | |

## Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Madden | 1,343 | 60 | −16.3 |
| | UKIP | Robert Mather | 699 | 30.2 | +30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Smith | 144 | 6.2 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | David Griffith-Owen | 130 | 5.6 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | 29.8 | −36.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,316 | 27.6 | +2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -23.3 | |

## Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Darke | 1,453 | 55.2 | −9.5 |
| | UKIP | Billy Couchman | 627 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| | Conservative | Karen Johnston | 552 | 21 | −14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 21.4 | −8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,632 | 33.4 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -16.7 | |

## Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Walker | 1,580 | 62.5 | −22.3 |
| | UKIP | Margaret Smith | 634 | 25.1 | +25.1 |
| | Conservative | Robin Underwood | 314 | 12.4 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 946 | 37.4 | −32.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,528 | 31.5 | +3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -23.7 | |

## Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Miller | 1,218 | 41.9 | −14.6 |
| | Labour | William Samuel | 1,037 | 35.7 | −0.5 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Borlos | 466 | 16 | +16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Nisbet | 185 | 6.4 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 6.2 | −14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,906 | 42.2 | +3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.1 | |

## Monkseaton South

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Grayson | 1,466 | 45.4 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | George Partis | 1,163 | 36 | −9.6 |
| | UKIP | Gary Legg | 603 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 9.4 | +4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,232 | 42.8 | +1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

## Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian Huscroft | 868 | 37.3 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | Andy Newman | 847 | 36.4 | −6 |
| | UKIP | Mark Bickerton | 529 | 22.7 | +22.7 |
| | Conservative | Jessica Bushbye | 84 | 3.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 0.9 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,328 | 25 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5 | |

## Preston

North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kate Osborne | 1,172 | 43.3 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative | Glynis Barrie | 988 | 36.5 | −11.8 |
| | UKIP | John Clarke | 545 | 20.1 | +20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 6.8 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,705 | 38.9 | 0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

## Riverside

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Pickard | 1,377 | 58.8 | −26.8 |
| | UKIP | Bob Sword | 656 | 28 | +28 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Stevens | 236 | 10.1 | −3.3 |
| | TUSC | William Jarrett | 74 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | 30.8 | −40.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,343 | 29.6 | +13.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -27.4 | |
A by-election was held in July 2013, and the changes are reflected from that result.

## St. Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St. Mary's ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pamela McIntyre | 2,035 | 61.8 | −16 |
| | Labour | David McMeekan | 648 | 19.6 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Borlos | 450 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Day | 162 | 4.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,387 | 42.1 | −19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,295 | 48.4 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -9.6 | |

## Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Day | 1,621 | 44.3 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Linda Arkley | 1,584 | 43.2 | −7.9 |
| | UKIP | Marianne Follin | 458 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 1 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,663 | 44 | +6.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

## Valley

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Burdis | 1,366 | 56.6 | −25 |
| | UKIP | Angie Potter | 683 | 28.3 | +28.3 |
| | Conservative | Alan Furness | 364 | 15.1 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 683 | 28.3 | −34.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,413 | 30.1 | +3.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -26.7 | |

## Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Bell | 914 | 37.6 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Finlay | 858 | 35.3 | −22.9 |
| | UKIP | Frank Rogers | 441 | 18.1 | +18.1 |
| | Green | Martin Collins | 131 | 5.4 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | John McGee | 86 | 3.5 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 2.3 | −21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,430 | 31.3 | +4.7 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.9 | |
A by-election was held in held in November 2012, and the changes are reflected from that result.

## Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Cassidy | 1,445 | 48.4 | −15.6 |
| | UKIP | Irene Davidson | 839 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Elliott | 659 | 22.1 | −13.9 |
| | TUSC | Lynne Sample | 43 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 20.3 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,986 | 39.5 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -21.9 | |

## Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Hall | 1,514 | 52.2 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Frank Austin | 856 | 29.5 | −18.4 |
| | UKIP | Henry Marshall | 369 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Appleby | 108 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Carlos Caldeira | 55 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 | 22.7 | +18.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,902 | 40.7 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.3 | |
| Preceded by 2013 North Tyneside Council mayoral election | North Tyneside local elections | Succeeded by 2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election |