# 1996 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1996 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election to the North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council was held on 2 May 1996 alongside other local elections. Labour held control of the council after the elections, gaining seats from the Conservatives, matching the national trend.

## Results summary

1996 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 15 | 3 | 71.4 | 30 | 45 | 75.0 | 29,610 | 56.4 | |
| | Conservative | 3 | 4 | 14.3 | 5 | 8 | 13.3 | 13,297 | 25.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 9.5 | 4 | 6 | 10.0 | 7,209 | 13.7 | |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 1,799 | 3.4 | |
| | Militant Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 363 | 0.7 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 193 | 0.4 | |

## Ward results
### Battle Hill

Battle Hill (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Monaghan* | 1,709 | 52.6 |
| | Labour | B. Kane | 1,538 | 47.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 5.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,247 | 35.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,186 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Benton

Benton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Seagroatt* | 1,601 | 75.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Watson | 516 | 24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,085 | 51.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,117 | 31.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,790 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Camperdown

Camperdown (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Conway* | 1,470 | 78.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Dudley | 279 | 14.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Austin | 131 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,191 | 63.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,880 | 26.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,124 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Chirton

Chirton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Nolan* | 1,225 | 77.5 |
| | Conservative | T. Morgan | 178 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Rudling | 177 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,047 | 66.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,580 | 26.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,036 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Collingwood

Collingwood (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. O'Keefe* | 1,707 | 83.0 |
| | Conservative | H. Perks | 350 | 17.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,357 | 66.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,057 | 27.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,500 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cullercoats

Cullercoats (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Cox | 2,021 | 50.8 |
| | Conservative | Keith Smiles | 1,955 | 49.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 1.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,976 | 50.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,818 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Holystone

Holystone (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Lackenby* | 1,973 | 84.2 |
| | Conservative | F. Austin | 370 | 15.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,603 | 68.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,343 | 24.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,462 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Howdon

Howdon (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Cruikshanks* | 1,269 | 76.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Monaghan | 215 | 12.9 |
| | Militant Labour | R. Taylor | 184 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,054 | 63.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,668 | 26.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,659 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Longbenton

Longbenton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. Fletcher | 1,230 | 54.2 |
| | Labour | B. Flood* | 712 | 31.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. McGarrigle | 248 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | K. Tatam | 78 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 22.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,268 | 37.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,993 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Monkseaton

Monkseaton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Nugent | 1,697 | 49.1 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Howe* | 1,565 | 45.3 |
| | Green | D. Clarkson | 193 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 3.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,455 | 43.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### North Shields

North Shields (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Bruce | 1,542 | 54.8 |
| | Conservative | S. Mortimer | 1,019 | 36.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. Goodfellow | 251 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 18.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,812 | 35.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,019 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Northumberland

Northumberland (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Usher* | 1,477 | 60.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Ord | 980 | 39.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 20.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,457 | 27.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,068 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Riverside

Riverside (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Stringfellow* | 1,261 | 79.4 |
| | Militant Labour | A. Costello | 179 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | M. Beryy | 148 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,082 | 68.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,588 | 23.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,896 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Seatonville

Seatonville (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Smith | 1,154 | 39.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Thomas | 910 | 31.1 |
| | Conservative | P. Wilkinson | 859 | 29.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 8.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,923 | 39.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,353 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Morgan | 2,091 | 62.0 |
| | Labour | M. Cross | 936 | 27.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. Rosner | 343 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,155 | 34.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,370 | 44.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,635 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Tynemouth

Tynemouth (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L. Arkely | 1,736 | 51.6 |
| | Labour | B. Burdis | 1,404 | 41.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. McManus | 223 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 9.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,363 | 47.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,134 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Valley

Valley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Long | 1,438 | 63.7 |
| | Labour | C. Gambling* | 1,315 | |
| | Independent | J. Dodd | 569 | 25.2 |
| | Conservative | H. Pope | 252 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 38.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,574 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,151 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wallsend

Wallsend (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Huscroft* | 1,686 | 67.6 |
| | Labour | M. Warne | 809 | 32.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 877 | 35.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,495 | 36.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,792 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Weetslade

Weetslade (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Harrison* | 1,555 | 76.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Tatam | 487 | 23.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,068 | 52.3 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,042 | 25.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,031 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Whitley Bay

Battle Hill (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. McIntyre* | 1,562 | 48.0 |
| | Labour | M. Hall | 1,506 | 46.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Penn | 188 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 1.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,256 | 46.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,042 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |