# 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 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 51.7 | 44.2 | 26,224 | +3.5% |
| Labour | 21 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 35 | 37.5 | 22,198 | -2.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13.3 | 15.6 | 9,254 | +0.1% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1,218 | +0.9% |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 | 242 | -0.61% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 132 | +0.01% |
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| Conservative | 28 | 28 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Labour | 23 | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Croft | 1,612 | 53.1 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | David Tingey-Blackbird | 1,110 | 36.5 | −13.5 |
| | BNP | Jeffrey Rutherford | 316 | 10.4 | +2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 16.5 | +16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,038 | 37.9 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +10.5 | |

## Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Birkinfield | 1,802 | 50.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Joanne Cassidy | 1,454 | 40.4 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Richards | 344 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 9.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,600 | 46.8 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +0.2 | |

## Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Allan | 1,312 | 53.2 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Martyn Peggs | 562 | 22.8 | +3.8 |
| | BNP | Gordon Steel | 363 | 14.7 | +2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norma Playle | 231 | 9.4 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 30.4 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,468 | 32.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.7 | |

## Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Stirling | 1,181 | 54.4 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | David Milton | 652 | 30 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Barton | 337 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 24.4 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,170 | 30.6 | −2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.7 | |

## Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Stevens | 1,859 | 57.4 | +3 |
| | Labour | Steven Cox | 1,379 | 42.6 | −3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 14.8 | +6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,238 | 39.8 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3 | |

## Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shirley Mortimer | 2,744 | 73.6 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Vicki Gilbert | 985 | 26.4 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,759 | 47.2 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,729 | 50 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.3 | |

## Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hunter | 1,304 | 54.2 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Moat | 1,100 | 45.8 | +11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 8.5 | −26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,404 | 31.4 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.8 | |

## Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norma Peggs | 1,398 | 48.4 | −1 |
| | Labour | Dave McGarr | 1,166 | 40.3 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Appleby | 327 | 11.3 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 8 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,891 | 38.6 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -0.65 | |

## Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eddie Darke | 1,725 | 64.5 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Prince | 644 | 24.1 | +11 |
| | National Front | Mark Nicholls | 305 | 11.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | 40.4 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,674 | 36.7 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.85 | |

## Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joan Bell | 2,088 | 67.8 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Glenn Stillaway | 596 | 19.3 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Jellett | 397 | 12.9 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,492 | 48.4 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,081 | 45.1 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Partis | 1,874 | 52.2 | −1 |
| | Labour | Ian Grayson | 1,419 | 39.6 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Hindmarsh | 294 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 12.7 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,587 | 49.3 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

## Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graeme Brett | 1,639 | 66 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Ernie Nolan | 601 | 24.2 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Miriam Smith | 244 | 9.8 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,038 | 41.8 | −5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,484 | 38.7 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

## Preston

North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Glynis Barrie | 2,111 | 70 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Narcross | 903 | 30 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,208 | 40.1 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,014 | 44 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Lott | 1,199 | 52.9 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Taylor | 526 | 23.2 | −21.1 |
| | Conservative | David Pygall | 369 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| | Green | Martin Collins | 172 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 673 | 29.7 | +18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | 33.8 | 0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.15 | |

## St Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Wallace | 3,156 | 83.4 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Patricia Crowe | 627 | 16.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,529 | 66.9 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,783 | 54.8 | +17.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2 | |

## Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diane Page | 2,365 | 67.6 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Shaw | 1,131 | 32.4 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,234 | 35.3 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,496 | 42.7 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tommy Mulvenna | 1,106 | 44.5 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Miller | 621 | 25 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Potter | 478 | 19.2 | −0.7 |
| | BNP | John Burrows | 282 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 19.5 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Huscroft | 1,561 | 60.9 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Gary Madden | 543 | 21.2 | −4.9 |
| | BNP | Paul Avison | 257 | 10 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Jayne Fleet | 203 | 7.9 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,018 | 39.7 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,564 | 36 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.35 | |

## Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan McLellan | 1,709 | 47.4 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Stuart Hill | 1,488 | 41.3 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tricia Dawson | 408 | 11.3 | +3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 6.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,605 | 48.3 | 0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

## Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael McIntyre | 1,823 | 65.3 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Keith Smiles | 969 | 34.7 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 863 | 30.6 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,792 | 40 | −2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 | |