2010 UK local government 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[1][2] 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 | 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 | 270 | 5.4 | -11.1 |
Turnout | 4,986 | 61.2 | +23.3 |
| 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 | 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 | 645 | 12.3 | +2.6 |
Turnout | 5,245 | 66.7 | +19.9 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.7 | |
Camperdown
North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2010 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 | 1,861 | 40.7 | +10.3 |
Turnout | 4,574 | 58.1 | +25.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.8 | |
Chirton
North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2010 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Amanda Normand | 3,375 | 77.4 | +23 |
| Conservative | Edith Furness | 988 | 22.6 | -7.4 |
Majority | 2,387 | 54.7 | +30.3 |
Turnout | 4,363 | 53.3 | +22.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +15.2 | |
Collingwood
North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2010 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Steven Cox | 3,196 | 62.2 | +19.6 |
| Conservative | Jules Emberton | 2,120 | 37.8 | -19.6 |
Majority | 1,076 | 20.1 | +5.3 |
Turnout | 5,316 | 65.3 | +25.5 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.6 | |
Cullercoats
North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2010 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 | 305 | 5.4 | -41.8 |
Turnout | 5,687 | 76 | +26 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -20.9 | |
Howdon
North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2010 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 | 1,319 | 30.6 | +22.1 |
Turnout | 4,307 | 56.3 | +24.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +9 | |
Killingworth
North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2010 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 | 875 | 17.8 | +9.8 |
Turnout | 4,908 | 65.5 | +26.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +13 | |
Longbenton
North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2010 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 | 1,565 | 33.6 | -6.8 |
Turnout | 4,664 | 57.5 | +20.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -15.5 | |
Monkseaton North
North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2010 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 | 719 | 13.6 | -38.3 |
Turnout | 5,293 | 76.5 | +52.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -19.1 | |
Monkseaton South
North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2010 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 | 523 | 9.5 | -3.2 |
Turnout | 5,533 | 81.3 | +32 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8 | |
Northumberland
North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2010 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 | 526 | 13.1 | -28.7 |
Turnout | 4,012 | 59.3 | +20.6 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -14.4 | |
Preston
North Tyneside Council Elections: Preston ward 2010 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kate Osborne | 2,529 | 51.7 | +27.1 |
| Conservative | Susan Rodgerson | 2,367 | 48.3 | -7.5 |
Majority | 162 | 3.3 | -27.9 |
Turnout | 4,896 | 71.4 | +41.6 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.3 | |
Riverside
North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2010 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 | 1,162 | 28.6 | -1.1 |
Turnout | 4,069 | 51 | +17.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 | |
St Mary's
North Tyneside Council Elections: St Mary's ward 2010 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 | 2,302 | 42.4 | -24.5 |
Turnout | 5,435 | 78.8 | +24 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -12.3 | |
Tynemouth
North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2010 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sarah Day | 3,040 | 51.2 | +22.8 |
| Conservative | Ian Macaulay | 2,896 | 48.8 | -13.4 |
Majority | 144 | 2.4 | -21.5 |
Turnout | 5,936 | 72.3 | +42.2 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.1 | |
Valley
North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2010 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 | 1,767 | 37.2 | +17.7 |
Turnout | 4,744 | 61 | +22.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.9 | |
Wallsend
North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2010 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 | 245 | 5.6 | -34.1 |
Turnout | 4,412 | 57.6 | +17.9 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -17.1 | |
Weetslade
North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2010 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alex Cowie | 2,944 | 58.6 | +17.3 |
| Conservative | George Westwater | 2,076 | 41.4 | -6 |
Majority | 868 | 17.3 | +11.2 |
Turnout | 5,020 | 67.3 | +19 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.7 | |
Whitley Bay
North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2010 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 | 118 | 2.4 | -28.5 |
Turnout | 4,872 | 69.8 | +29.8 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.6 | |
References
- ^ "North Tyneside Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2010 - North Tyneside". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 13 February 2024.