# 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

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

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

| 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

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

### Battle Hill

Battle Hill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,775 | 35.4 | +22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,018 | 60.5 | +27.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.8 | |

### Benton

Benton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,510 | 28.3 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,337 | 67.8 | +38.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

### Camperdown

Camperdown :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,037 | 44.8 | +15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,547 | 57.2 | +27.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.1 | |

### Chirton

Chirton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,758 | 42.3 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,159 | 49.6 | +22.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 | |

### Collingwood

Collingwood :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,024 | 19.4 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,276 | 62.3 | +26.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.7 | |

### Cullercoats

Cullercoats :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.4 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,648 | 73.7 | +28.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6 | |

### Howdon

Howdon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,019 | 47.0 | +17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,296 | 52.8 | +25.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.6 | |

### Killingworth

Killingworth :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,578 | 30.6 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,164 | 61.9 | +28.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 | |

### Longbenton

Longbenton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,213 | 46.1 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,797 | 58.3 | +26.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

### Monkseaton North

Monkseaton North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 409 | 7.7 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,324 | 75.8 | +33.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

### Monkseaton South

Monkseaton South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 320 | 5.9 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,441 | 71.2 | +28.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 | |

### Northumberland

Northumberland :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 603 | 15.1 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,002 | 59.0 | +34.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.0 | |

### Preston

Preston :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 493 | 10.3 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,786 | 69.5 | +30.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Riverside

Riverside :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,848 | 42.7 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,331 | 51.6 | +22 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,609 | 29.3 | −12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,486 | 79.3 | +37.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -6.5 | |

### Tynemouth

Tynemouth :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 287 | 4.7 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,142 | 71.8 | +37.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.8 | |

### Valley

Valley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,928 | 37.6 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,131 | 59.3 | +29.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.1 | |

### Wallsend

Wallsend :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 749 | 16.9 | +14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,443 | 57.2 | +25.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Weetslade

Weetslade :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,411 | 17.8 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,079 | 64.7 | +25.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

### Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | 23.9 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,047 | 68.2 | +27.5 |
| | Labour hold | 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 |