
The2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to one third of the members ofNorth Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as otherlocal elections and the2015 UK General Election.
All of the seats being contested were lastcontested in 2011, and these results are compared to theresults of 2014.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 49 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 81.6 | 51.8 | 51,475 | +4.9 | |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 15.0 | 27.4 | 27,212 | +2.3 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 15,642 | -5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2,880 | -1.5 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1,845 | +1.7 | |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 261 | -0.3 | |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 102 | +0.1 | |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 44 | 12 | 4 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 49 | 9 | 2 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem |
20 / 20 20 / 20 3 / 20 1 / 20 | 20 / 20 5 / 20 3 / 20 |
There were a total of 72 candidates standing across the 20 seats - an average of 3.6 in each ward. TheLabour Party,Conservative Party andUK Independence Party were all fielding a full slate of 20 candidates. TheGreen Party were fielding 5 candidates, whilst there were 3 candidates representing theLiberal Democrats and theTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition respectively. 1 candidate was representing theNational Front.
Since the lastlocal election in 2014, the number of candidates representing Labour, the Conservatives, UKIP and the TUSC was unchanged. The Green Party had an increase of 4 candidates, the National Front an increase of 1 candidate, whilst the Liberal Democrats had a decrease of 4 candidates.
Theelectoral division results listed below[1] are based on the changes from the2014 elections,[2] not taking into account any mid-termby-elections or party defections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lesley Spillard | 3,033 | 60.4 | +17.3 | |
| UKIP | Chris Croft | 1,258 | 25.1 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Lewis Austin | 727 | 14.5 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 1,775 | 35.4 | +22.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,018 | 60.5 | +27.9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +5.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Hunter | 2,950 | 55.3 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Linda Arkley | 1,440 | 27.0 | +1.9 | |
| UKIP | Maureen Gallon | 519 | 9.7 | −7.7 | |
| Green | Mary Laver | 349 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
| TUSC | Tim Wall | 79 | 1.5 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,510 | 28.3 | −1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,337 | 67.8 | +38.3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -0.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ray Glindon | 2,915 | 64.1 | +5.0 | |
| UKIP | Stew Hayes | 842 | 18.5 | −11.1 | |
| Conservative | Ian Wallace | 790 | 17.4 | +6.0 | |
| Majority | 2,037 | 44.8 | +15.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,547 | 57.2 | +27.7 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +8.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Percy | 2,658 | 63.9 | +8.2 | |
| UKIP | Norman Morse | 900 | 21.6 | −4.8 | |
| Conservative | Carol Ayre | 601 | 14.5 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 1,758 | 42.3 | +13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,159 | 49.6 | +22.6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +6.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Rankin | 2,575 | 48.8 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Stevens | 1,551 | 29.4 | +6.6 | |
| UKIP | Katrina Harte | 1,049 | 19.9 | −3.2 | |
| TUSC | Dave Taws | 101 | 1.9 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 1,024 | 19.4 | −6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,276 | 62.3 | +26.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -2.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David McMeekan | 2,242 | 39.7 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | George Westwater | 2,218 | 39.3 | −3.4 | |
| UKIP | Phyl Masters | 736 | 13.0 | −6.3 | |
| Green | Mark Adamson | 371 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| TUSC | John Hoare | 81 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 24 | 0.4 | −4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 5,648 | 73.7 | +28.7 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +2.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Harrison | 2,890 | 67.3 | +7.3 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Borlos | 871 | 20.3 | −9.9 | |
| Conservative | David Griffith-Owen | 433 | 10.1 | +4.5 | |
| National Front | Bob Batten | 102 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 2,019 | 47.0 | +17.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,296 | 52.8 | +25.2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +8.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alison Waggott-Fairley | 2,947 | 57.6 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Karen Johnston | 1,396 | 27.0 | +6.0 | |
| UKIP | Brian Needham | 794 | 15.4 | −8.4 | |
| Majority | 1,578 | 30.6 | +9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,164 | 61.9 | +28.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Karen Clark | 2,978 | 62.1 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Robin Underwood | 765 | 15.9 | +3.5 | |
| UKIP | Carl Dunn | 733 | 15.3 | −9.8 | |
| Green | Steve Manchee | 321 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 2,213 | 46.1 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,797 | 58.3 | +26.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Mason | 2,274 | 42.7 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | William Samuel | 1,865 | 35.0 | −0.7 | |
| UKIP | Steve Symington | 458 | 8.6 | −7.4 | |
| Green | Richard Clarke | 437 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Nisbet | 290 | 5.4 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 409 | 7.7 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,324 | 75.8 | +33.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Davey Drummond | 2,285 | 42.0 | −3.4 | |
| Conservative | Sean Brockbank | 1,965 | 36.1 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Gary Legg | 824 | 15.1 | −3.6 | |
| Green | Peter White | 367 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 320 | 5.9 | −3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,441 | 71.2 | +28.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy Newman | 1,804 | 45.1 | +8.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ord | 1,201 | 30.0 | −7.3 | |
| UKIP | Marcus Kitson | 684 | 17.1 | −5.6 | |
| Conservative | Miriam Smith | 313 | 7.8 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 603 | 15.1 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,002 | 59.0 | +34.0 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | +8.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pamela Brooks-Osborne | 2,315 | 48.4 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | David Sarin | 1,822 | 38.1 | +1.6 | |
| UKIP | Peter Martin | 649 | 13.6 | −6.5 | |
| Majority | 493 | 10.3 | +3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,786 | 69.5 | +30.6 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wendy Lott | 2,741 | 63.3 | +4.5 | |
| UKIP | Bob Sword | 893 | 20.6 | −7.4 | |
| Conservative | Maureen Jeffrey | 687 | 15.9 | +5.8 | |
| Majority | 1,848 | 42.7 | +11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,331 | 51.6 | +22 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ed Hodson | 3,205 | 58.4 | −3.4 | |
| Labour | Graham Siddle | 1,596 | 29.1 | +9.5 | |
| UKIP | William Jackson | 685 | 12.5 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,609 | 29.3 | −12.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,486 | 79.3 | +37.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -6.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Karen Bolger | 2,884 | 47.0 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Jean McLaughlin | 2,597 | 42.3 | −0.9 | |
| UKIP | Henry Marshall | 661 | 10.7 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 287 | 4.7 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6,142 | 71.8 | +37.8 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carole Burdis | 3,061 | 59.7 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Furness | 1,133 | 22.1 | +7.0 | |
| UKIP | Peter Bayliss | 937 | 18.3 | −10.0 | |
| Majority | 1,928 | 37.6 | +9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 5,131 | 59.3 | +29.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matthew Thirlaway | 2,138 | 48.1 | +10.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Finlay | 1,389 | 31.3 | −4.0 | |
| UKIP | Mark Bickerton | 604 | 13.6 | −4.5 | |
| Conservative | Claire Griffith-Owen | 312 | 7.0 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 749 | 16.9 | +14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,443 | 57.2 | +25.9 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | +7.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Muriel Green | 2,727 | 53.7 | +5.3 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Elliott | 1,316 | 25.9 | +3.8 | |
| UKIP | Irene Davidson | 1,036 | 20.4 | −7.7 | |
| Majority | 1,411 | 17.8 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,079 | 64.7 | +25.2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John O'Shea | 2,871 | 56.9 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Frank Austin | 1,667 | 33.0 | +4.5 | |
| UKIP | Dave Cory | 509 | 10.1 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 1,204 | 23.9 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,047 | 68.2 | +27.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
| Preceded by 2014 North Tyneside Council election | North Tyneside local elections | Succeeded by 2016 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election |