Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 1 May 2003 on the same day as other local council elections in England.
North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councilor from each three-member ward is elected each year with a third year when the mayoral election takes place.
There was also a mayoral by-election held, which was won by Linda Arkley of the Conservative Party, after Chris Morgan was forced to resign due to allegations of possessing indecent images of children on his computer. He was subsequently cleared of all charges.[1][2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 31 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 51.6 | 42.7 | 19,825 | unknown | |
Conservative | 21 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 35 | 37.8 | 17,556 | unknown | |
Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 18.9 | 8,782 | unknown | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 257 | unknown |
Mayoral by-election edit
Mayor of North Tyneside by-election 12 June 2003 [3] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Conservative | Linda Arkley | 18,478 | 43.1% | 2,750 | 21,228 |
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Labour | Gordon Adam | 13,070 | 30.5% | 3,357 | 16,427 |
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Liberal Democrats | Michael Huscroft | 8,404 | 19.8% |
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BNP | Robert Batten | 2,554 | 6.0% |
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Socialist Alliance | Louise van der Hoeven | 400 | 0.9% |
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Conservative hold |
Battle Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mary Glindon | 1,505 | 55.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Finlay | 989 | 36.5 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Clothier | 212 | 7.8 | ||
Majority | 516 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,706 | 33.8 |
Benton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Janet Hunter | 1,189 | 50.7 | ||
Conservative | Brian McArdle | 864 | 36.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Finlay | 292 | 12.5 | ||
Majority | 325 | 4.02 | |||
Turnout | 2,345 | 30.51 |
Camperdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Allan | 1,263 | 72.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Smith | 251 | 14.4 | ||
Conservative | Amanda Newton | 235 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 1,012 | 57.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,749 | 23.07 |
Chirton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Stirling | 992 | 75 | ||
Conservative | Toni Morgan | 330 | 25 | ||
Majority | 662 | 50.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,322 | 18.7 |
Collingwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Steven Cox | 1,207 | 64.1 | ||
Conservative | Miriam Smith | 370 | 19.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Hindmarsh | 306 | 16.3 | ||
Majority | 837 | 44.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,883 | 23.2 |
Cullercoats edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Shirley Mortimer | 2,069 | 58 | ||
Labour | Keith Smiles | 1,168 | 32.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dennis Woods | 328 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 901 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,565 | 47.8 |
Holystone edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David McGarr | 1,449 | 57.1 | ||
Conservative | David Hatfield | 687 | 27.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Steven Conoboy | 427 | 16.8 | ||
Majority | 762 | 30 | |||
Turnout | 2,536 |
Howdon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Francis Lott | 1,002 | 62.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Taylor | 502 | 31.2 | ||
Conservative | John McGee | 106 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 500 | 31.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,610 | 21 |
Longbenton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Edward Darke | 1,003 | 70.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth McGarrigle | 225 | 15.8 | ||
Conservative | Robin Underwood | 192 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | 776 | 54.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,420 | 19.5 |
Monkseaton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Karen Johnston | 1,862 | 61.5 | ||
Labour | Glen Stillaway | 676 | 22.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alison Campbell | 488 | 16.1 | ||
Majority | 1,186 | 39.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,026 |
North Shields edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Rutherford | 1,656 | 55 | ||
Labour | Rowland Hill | 1,028 | 34.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Clare Hindmarsh | 329 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 628 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,013 |
Northumberland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Graeme Brett | 1,647 | 66.5 | ||
Labour | Norma Playle | 689 | 27.8 | ||
Conservative | Marjorie Appleton | 139 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 958 | 38.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,475 | 38.6 |
Riverside edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Lowther | 1,007 | 68.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Smith | 250 | 16.9 | ||
Conservative | Roderick Godwin | 220 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | 757 | 51.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,477 | 22.1 |
Seatonville edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Lowther | 1,375 | 52.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dr Joan Harvey | 527 | 20 | ||
Labour | Thomas Mulvenna | 477 | 18.1 | ||
Independent | George Partis | 257 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 848 | 32.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,636 |
St Mary's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Marguerite Hall | 2,294 | 73.2 | ||
Labour | Mark Ormston | 435 | 13.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Iain Campbell | 405 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | 1,859 | 59.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,134 | 45.5 |
Tynemouth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Diane Page | 1,752 | 66.8 | ||
Labour | Arthur Lowe | 869 | 33.2 | ||
Majority | 883 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,621 | 31.9 |
A further by-election was held on 14 August 2003. Details of this can be found here.
Valley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Brian Burdis | 1,086 | 56.5 | ||
Conservative | Frank Austin | 503 | 26.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Bradley | 332 | 17.4 | ||
Majority | 583 | 30.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,921 | 30 |
Wallsend edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nigel Huscroft | 1,084 | 57.6 | ||
Labour | Alan Keith | 686 | 36.5 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Smith | 111 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 398 | 21.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,881 | 26.4 |
Weetslade edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Muriel Green | 1,296 | 45.4 | ||
Conservative | Alan Appleton | 1,158 | 40.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Taylor | 400 | 14 | ||
Majority | 138 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,854 | 38.1 |
Whitley Bay edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alison Austin | 1,421 | 62 | ||
Labour | John Webb | 798 | 38 | ||
Majority | 623 | 27.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,291 | 32.9 |
References edit
- ^ "Arrested mayor resigns his post". BBC News. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "FORMER NORTH TYNESIDE MAYOR CLEARED OF CHILD PORN CHARGES". Local Government Chronicle. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002". House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- North Tyneside Council website Elections 2003
- North Tyneside Council website Mayoral election 2003
- BBC North Tyneside election 2003
- Full 2003 North Tyneside election results
Preceded by 2002 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election |
North Tyneside local elections | Succeeded by 2004 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election |