# Mayor of North Tyneside

The Mayor of North Tyneside is the executive mayor of the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. The incumbent since 2013 is Norma Redfearn. A Mayoral Referendum was held on 5 May 2016 to determine if residents wished to retain the Mayoral system or change to a committee system. The number of votes for continuing with the mayoral system was 32,546 (57.5%) against 23,703 (41.8%) for a committee system.

## Referendum

Mayor of North Tyneside referendum 18 October 2001 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Elected Mayor | 30,262 | 57.6 |
| Cabinet System | 22,296 | 42.4 |
| Required majority | 50 | 50 |
| Total votes | 52,558 | 100.00 |
| Source: House of Commons Library |||
Referendum on how North Tyneside is governed 6 May 2016 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Elected Mayor | 32,546 | 57.5 |
| Committee System | 24,059 | 42.5 |
| Required majority | 50 | 50 |
| Total votes | 56,605 | 100.00 |

## Elections
### 2002

Mayor of North Tyneside election 2 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Conservative | Christopher Morgan | 21,829 | 35.9% | 4,254 | 26,083 | 51.5% | ​​ |
| | Labour | Eddie Darke | 19,601 | 32.2% | 4,930 | 24,531 | 48.5% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Huscroft | 12,323 | 20.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Allan Pond | 4,993 | 8.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Socialist Alliance | Michael Elliott | 2,119 | 3.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |

### 2003 by-election

A mayoral by-election was held on 12 June 2003, which was won by Linda Arkley of the Conservative Party, after Chris Morgan resigned after he was arrested in relation to police investigations over allegations of possessing indecent images of children. He was cleared of all charges the following year, but was convicted of similar offences in 2019.
Mayor of North Tyneside by-election 12 June 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Conservative | Linda Arkley | 18,478 | 43.1% | 2,750 | 21,228 | 56.4% | ​​ |
| | Labour | Gordon Adam | 13,070 | 30.5% | 3,357 | 16,427 | 43.6% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Huscroft | 8,404 | 19.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | BNP | Robert Batten | 2,554 | 6.0% | | | | ​​ |
| | Socialist Alliance | Louise van der Hoeven | 400 | 0.9% | | | | ​​ |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,801 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### 2005

Mayor of North Tyneside election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | John Harrison | 34,053 | 40% | 6,407 | 40,460 | 50.6% | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Linda Arkley | 35,467 | 42% | 3,991 | 39,458 | 49.4% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Harvey | 12,761 | 15% | | | | ​​ |
| | National Front | Robert Batten | 2,470 | 3% | | | | ​​ |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,002 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### 2009

Mayor of North Tyneside election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Conservative | Linda Arkley | 24,784 | 45% | 2,299 | 27,083 | 54.5% | ​​ |
| | Labour | John Harrison | 19,823 | 34% | 2,811 | 22,634 | 45.5% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Huscroft | 7,343 | 13% | | | | ​​ |
| | BNP | John Burrows | 3,398 | 6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Martin Collins | 1,995 | 3% | | | | ​​ |
| | National Front | Robert Batten | 1,086 | 2% | | | | ​​ |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,449 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### 2013

North Tyneside Mayoral Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | Norma Redfearn | 27,905 | 55.76% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Linda Arkley | 18,083 | 36.14% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Appleby | 4,054 | 8.10% | | | | ​​ |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,822 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### 2017

North Tyneside Mayoral Election 04 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | Norma Redfearn | 29,655 | 56.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Stewart Hay | 16,164 | 30.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Appleby | 3,537 | 6.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Stuart Houghton | 3,248 | 6.2% | | | | ​​ |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,491 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,604 | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.1 | |

### 2021

North Tyneside Mayoral Election 06 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | Norma Redfearn | 33,119 | 53.3% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Steven Robinson | 19,366 | 31.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Penny Remfry | 4,278 | 6.9% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Appleby | 3,549 | 5.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Jack Thomson | 1,753 | 2.8% | | | | ​​ |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,753 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,065 | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |