# 2010 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 6 May 2010 on the same day as other council elections in England and the UK general election.
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 2006. The Conservative Party gained an overall majority of one on the council after the 2008 election which previously had been under no overall control, and also won the following mayoral election, in which Linda Arkley returned to office. The 2010 election proved victorious for the Labour Party, which gained 8 seats and lost none. The Conservatives lost 7 seats and the Liberal Democrats lost one. The Council returned to no overall control as the Conservatives lost their majority and fell into second place. The swing across the council on average was 10.7% from the Conservatives to Labour, against the national trend of the Westminster elections taking place the same day.
North Tyneside Council Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 29 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 48.3 | 49.1 | 48,272 | +11.6% |
| Conservative | 24 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 40 | 32.5 | 31,897 | -9.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11.7 | 15.1 | 14,831 | -0.5% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1,296 | +1.1% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1,209 | -0.9% |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 | 562 | +0.15% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 206 | +0.21% |

## Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David McGarr | 2,335 | 46.8 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Bradley | 2,065 | 41.4 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Ian Wallace | 586 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 5.4 | −11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,986 | 61.2 | +23.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +11.1 | |
A further by-election was held in September 2010. Details can be found here.

## Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stuart Hill | 2,444 | 46.6 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Philip Wilson | 1,799 | 34.3 | −15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Barton | 1,002 | 19.1 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 12.3 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,245 | 66.7 | +19.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.7 | |

## Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Arkle | 2,675 | 58.5 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Martyn Peggs | 814 | 17.8 | −5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Watson | 746 | 16.3 | +6.9 |
| | BNP | Gordon Steel | 313 | 6.8 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,861 | 40.7 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,574 | 58.1 | +25.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.8 | |

## Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amanda Normand | 3,375 | 77.4 | +23 |
| | Conservative | Edith Furness | 988 | 22.6 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,387 | 54.7 | +30.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,363 | 53.3 | +22.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +15.2 | |

## Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven Cox | 3,196 | 62.2 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative | Jules Emberton | 2,120 | 37.8 | −19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,076 | 20.1 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,316 | 65.3 | +25.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.6 | |

## Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Barrie | 2,741 | 48.2 | −25.4 |
| | Labour | Keith Smiles | 2,436 | 42.8 | +16.4 |
| | Green | Malcolm Scott | 510 | 9 | +9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 5.4 | −41.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,687 | 76 | +26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -20.9 | |

## Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Madden | 2,424 | 56.3 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Moat | 1,105 | 25.7 | −20.1 |
| | Conservative | Leon Rodda | 433 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | National Front | Bob Batten | 345 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,319 | 30.6 | +22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,307 | 56.3 | +24.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9 | |

## Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Darke | 2,445 | 49.8 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Bunyan | 1,570 | 32 | −16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norma Playle | 893 | 18.2 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 875 | 17.8 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,908 | 65.5 | +26.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13 | |

## Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Walker | 2,530 | 54.2 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Fletcher | 965 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
| | Conservative | Robin Underwood | 746 | 16 | −8.1 |
| | National Front | Mark Nicholls | 217 | 4.5 | −6.9 |
| | English Democrat | Martin Thompson | 206 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,565 | 33.6 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,664 | 57.5 | +20.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -15.5 | |

## Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Miller | 2,464 | 46.6 | −23 |
| | Labour | Glenn Stillaway | 1,745 | 33 | +15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Jellett | 1,084 | 20.5 | +12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 13.6 | −38.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,293 | 76.5 | +52.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -19.1 | |

## Monkseaton South

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Grayson | 2,403 | 43.4 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Frank Austin | 1,880 | 40 | −12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Hall | 869 | 15.7 | +7.5 |
| | BNP | Dorothy Brooke | 224 | 4 | +4 |
| | Green | Julia Erskine | 157 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 9.5 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,533 | 81.3 | +32 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8 | |

## Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian Huscroft | 2,035 | 50.7 | −15.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Keith | 1,509 | 37.6 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Bake | 468 | 11.7 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 13.1 | −28.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,012 | 59.3 | +20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -14.4 | |

## Preston

North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kate Osborne | 2,529 | 51.7 | +27.1 |
| | Conservative | Susan Rodgerson | 2,367 | 48.3 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 3.3 | −27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,896 | 71.4 | +41.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.3 | |

## Riverside

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Pickard | 2,220 | 54.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Hudson | 1,058 | 26 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Brian Steward | 791 | 19.4 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,162 | 28.6 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,069 | 51 | +17.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

## St Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pam McIntyre | 3,665 | 67.4 | −16 |
| | Labour | Patricia Crowe | 1,363 | 25.1 | +8.5 |
| | Green | Susie Rutherford | 407 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,302 | 42.4 | −24.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,435 | 78.8 | +24 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12.3 | |

## Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Day | 3,040 | 51.2 | +22.8 |
| | Conservative | Ian Macaulay | 2,896 | 48.8 | −13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 2.4 | −21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,936 | 72.3 | +42.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.1 | |

## Valley

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Burdis | 2,999 | 63.2 | +18.7 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Johnson | 1,232 | 26 | +1 |
| | BNP | John Burrows | 513 | 10.8 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,767 | 37.2 | +17.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,744 | 61 | +22.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.9 | |

## Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Finlay | 1,987 | 45 | −15.9 |
| | Labour | Gary Bell | 1,742 | 39.5 | +18.3 |
| | Conservative | Miriam Smith | 461 | 10.4 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Martin Collins | 222 | 5 | +5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 5.6 | −34.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,412 | 57.6 | +17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -17.1 | |

## Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alex Cowie | 2,944 | 58.6 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | George Westwater | 2,076 | 41.4 | −6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | 17.3 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,020 | 67.3 | +19 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.7 | |

## Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pamela Brooks | 1,918 | 39.4 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Mason | 1,800 | 36.9 | −28.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Webb | 995 | 20.4 | +20.4 |
| | BNP | Jeff Rutherford | 159 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 2.4 | −28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,872 | 69.8 | +29.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.6 | |