# 2006 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 4 May 2006 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 for the first three years with a fourth year when the mayoral election takes place.
North Tyneside Council Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.6 | 40.7 | 23,339 | -0.1% |
| Labour | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.3 | 38.5 | 22,093 | -1.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 9,014 | -0.8% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 2,154 | +2% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 757 | +0.6% |

## Battle Hill

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Bradley | 1,376 | 46.11 | +2.91 |
| | Labour | Raymond Glindon | 1,256 | 42.09 | −0.61 |
| | BNP | Gladys Dobinson | 352 | 11.79 | +8.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 4.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,984 | 37.27 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +1.76 | |

## Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Murray | 1,601 | 46.7 | +2 |
| | Labour | Joanne Cassidy | 1,285 | 37.48 | −6.12 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Finlay | 542 | 15.81 | +7.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 9.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,428 | 44.6 | +2.13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.06 | |
A further by-election was held on 28 September 2006. Details of this can be found here.

## Camperdown

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jayne Shotton | 1,327 | 56.6 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Greenwell | 612 | 26.1 | +7.1 |
| | BNP | Charles Steel | 405 | 17.3 | +12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | 30.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,344 | 30.94 | +0.68 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |

## Chirton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amanda Normand | 1,176 | 54.5 | +8.4 |
| | Independent | Sandy Carter | 982 | 45.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | 30.45 | +0.22 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | -18.5 | |

## Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Hobkirk | 1,496 | 45.7 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Hall | 1,293 | 39.5 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Hindmarsh | 484 | 14.8 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,273 | 40.31 | −0.72 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.75 | |

## Cullercoats

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jon Jo Macnamara | 2,736 | 72.8 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Rowley | 1,024 | 27.2 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | 45.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,760 | 50.44 | +0.94 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.15 | |

## Howdon

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Madden | 1,287 | 52.3 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Croney | 1,174 | 47.7 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,461 | 32.17 | −0.22 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.55 | |

## Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Darke | 1,183 | 43.8 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Edward Moss | 1,165 | 43.2 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Dawson | 350 | 13 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,698 | 36.6 | +2.39 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.05 | |

## Longbenton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Walker | 1,797 | 73.3 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Robin Underwood | 654 | 26.7 | +13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,143 | 46.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,451 | 33.66 | +2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0 | |

## Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Jackson | 1,955 | 62.2 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Jane Shaw | 667 | 21.2 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Jellett | 519 | 16.5 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,288 | 41 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,141 | 46.05 | +0.67 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.35 | |

## Monkseaton South

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Austin | 1,662 | 50.4 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | Ian Grayson | 889 | 27 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Berrie | 536 | 16.3 | +6 |
| | Independent | George Partis | 209 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 23.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,296 | 45.29 | +1.85 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4 | |

## Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian Huscroft | 1,456 | 64.1 | −6.9 |
| | Labour | Kenneth McBeth | 594 | 26.2 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Miriam Smith | 221 | 9.7 | +2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | 38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,271 | 35.38 | −3.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.85 | |

## Preston

North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Button | 1,803 | 63.2 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Daniel Jackson | 1,052 | 36.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | 26.3 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,855 | 41.71 | −7.61 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.65 | |

## Riverside

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Pickard | 1,132 | 54 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | John Carter | 963 | 46 | +27.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,095 | 31.34 | +1.89 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -14.45 | |

## St Mary's

North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pamela McIntyre | 3,114 | 84 | +8 |
| | Labour | Thomas Mulvenna | 593 | 16 | −1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,521 | 68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,707 | 53.77 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

## Tynemouth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Macaulay | 2,312 | 65.6 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | David Corkey | 1,214 | 34.4 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | 31.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,526 | 42.97 | +0.06 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.05 | |

## Valley

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Burdis | 1,285 | 63.1 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Louise Partis | 752 | 36.9 | +10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,037 | 31.76 | +0.36 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.55 | |

## Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Finlay | 1,474 | 60 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Gary Madden | 756 | 30.8 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Jayne Fleet | 225 | 9.7 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 718 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,455 | 34.47 | −7.84 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.3 | |

## Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Westwater | 1,530 | 44.1 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Schofield | 1,331 | 38.4 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Taylor | 606 | 17.5 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 5.7 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,467 | 46.24 | +19.44 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

## Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Marshall | 1,501 | 50.9 | −3 |
| | Labour | Sandra Graham | 952 | 32.3 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Webb | 497 | 16.8 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 18.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,950 | 42.31 | −0.28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |