# 2002 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 2 May 2002 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 followed by a following year. On the same day, the election for the first directly elected Mayor of North Tyneside took place.

## Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Smith | 1,788 | 51.4 |
| | Labour | Tommy Mulvenna | 1,333 | 38.3 |
| | Conservative | E Smith | 356 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | |

## Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P Latham | 1,292 | 46.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian McArdle | 990 | 35.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P Finlay | 510 | 18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | |

## Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D Newton | 1,605 | 68.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C Taylor | 407 | 17.5 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Newton | 319 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,198 | |

## Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M Smith | 1,235 | 60.7 |
| | Conservative | Toni Morgan | 469 | 23.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C Hindmarsh | 330 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 766 | |

## Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Hall | 1,309 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | Miriam Smith | 664 | 23.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Hindmarsh | 330 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | |

## Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L Goveas | 2,404 | 56 |
| | Labour | Keith Smiles | 1,322 | 30.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Woods | 567 | 13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,082 | |

## Holystone

North Tyneside Council Elections: Holystone ward 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B Flood | 1,756 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | Alison Austin | 979 | 27.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Conoboy | 787 | 22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 777 | |

## Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D Charlton | 1,146 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Farrell | 891 | 40.4 |
| | Conservative | John McGee | 169 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | |

## Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K Conroy | 1,221 | 63.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Finlay | 415 | 21.7 |
| | Conservative | Robin Underwood | 278 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 806 | |

## Monkseaton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J Bell | 2,630 | 65.1 |
| | Labour | Glen Stillaway | 875 | 21.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Smith | 538 | 13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,755 | |

## North Shields

North Tyneside Council Elections: North Shields ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R Goveas | 2,096 | 52.7 |
| | Labour | F Lott | 1,410 | 35.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Farrell | 475 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | |

## Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Ord | 2,278 | 66.6 |
| | Labour | Norma Playle | 689 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Appleton | 178 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,314 | |

## Riverside

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M McGlade | 1,248 | 58.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Smith | 514 | 24 |
| | Conservative | L Johnston | 376 | 17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | |

## Seatonville

North Tyneside Council Elections: Seatonville ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K Mewett | 1,659 | 47.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dr Joan Harvey | 1,007 | 28.3 |
| | Labour | J Smith | 857 | 24.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 688 | |

## St Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: Seatonville ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Morgan | 3,026 | 72.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Campbell | 656 | 15.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Ormston | 515 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,511 | |

## Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | I Macaulay | 1,938 | 58.9 |
| | Labour | R Hill | 906 | 27.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K McGarrigle | 446 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,032 | |

## Valley

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carole Gamling | 1,532 | 53.8 |
| | Conservative | Pam McIntyre | 685 | 24.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C Hall | 622 | 22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 838 | |

## Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Huscroft | 1,731 | 66.8 |
| | Labour | Alan Keith | 760 | 29.3 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Smith | 99 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 971 | |

## Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Richardson | 1,459 | 42.2 |
| | Conservative | Alan Appleton | 1,356 | 39.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Taylor | 640 | 18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | |

## Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K Fairs | 1,519 | 52.1 |
| | Labour | John Webb | 709 | 24.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Campbell | 398 | 13.6 |
| | Independent | P Bell | 292 | 10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 27.2 |