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.^[1]

Results summary

1996 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election^[1]^[2]^[3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
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

Battle Hill (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Monaghan*	1,709	52.6
	Labour	B. Kane	1,538	47.4
Majority			171	5.3
Total valid votes			3,247	35.3
Registered electors			9,186
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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

Camperdown (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Conway*	1,470	78.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Dudley	279	14.8
	Conservative	A. Austin	131	7.0
Majority			1,191	63.4
Total valid votes			1,880	26.4
Registered electors			7,124
	Labour hold		Swing

Chirton (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Nolan*	1,225	77.5
	Conservative	T. Morgan	178	11.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Rudling	177	11.2
Majority			1,047	66.3
Total valid votes			1,580	26.2
Registered electors			6,036
	Labour hold		Swing

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

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

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

Howdon (1 seat)^[2]
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			1,054	63.2
Total valid votes			1,668	26.5
Registered electors			5,659
	Labour hold		Swing

Longbenton (1 seat)^[2]
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			518	22.8
Total valid votes			2,268	37.8
Registered electors			5,993
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Monkseaton (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Nugent	1,697	49.1
	Conservative	Margaret Howe*	1,565	45.3
	Green	D. Clarkson	193	5.6
Majority			143	3.8
Total valid votes			3,455	43.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

North Shields (1 seat)^[2]
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			523	18.6
Total valid votes			2,812	35.1
Registered electors			8,019
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

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

Riverside (1 seat)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Stringfellow*	1,261	79.4
	Militant Labour	A. Costello	179	11.3
	Conservative	M. Beryy	148	9.3
Majority			1,082	68.1
Total valid votes			1,588	23.0
Registered electors			6,896
	Labour hold		Swing

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

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

Tynemouth (1 seat)^[2]
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			332	9.9
Total valid votes			3,363	47.1
Registered electors			7,134
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

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

Battle Hill (1 seat)^[2]
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			56	1.7
Total valid votes			3,256	46.2
Registered electors			7,042
	Conservative hold		Swing

^ ^a ^b Clements, Rob (7 May 1996). "The local elections of 2 May 1996" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1996" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Tyneside Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 February 2024.