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2006 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
20 of the 60 seats on North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Map of the 2006 North Tyneside council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

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^[1]^[2]
	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		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			120	4.02
Turnout			2,984	37.27	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+1.76

Benton

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2006
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			316	9.21
Turnout			3,428	44.6	+2.13
	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		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			715	30.5
Turnout			2,344	30.94	+0.68
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.1

Chirton

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

Collingwood

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2006
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			203	6.2
Turnout			3,273	40.31	−0.72
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.75

Cullercoats

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

Howdon

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

Killingworth

North Tyneside Council Elections: Killingworth ward 2006
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			18	0.7
Turnout			2,698	36.6	+2.39
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.05

Longbenton

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

Monkseaton North

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton North ward 2006
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			1,288	41
Turnout			3,141	46.05	+0.67
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.35

Monkseaton South

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton South ward 2006
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			773	23.5
Turnout			3,296	45.29	+1.85
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4

Northumberland

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2006
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			862	38
Turnout			2,271	35.38	−3.78
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-5.85

Preston

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

Riverside

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

St Mary's

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

Tynemouth

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

Valley

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

Wallsend

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2006
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			718	29.2
Turnout			2,455	34.47	−7.84
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.3

Weetslade

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2006
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			199	5.7	−1.4
Turnout			3,467	46.24	+19.44
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.7

Whitley Bay

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2006
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			549	18.6
Turnout			2,950	42.31	−0.28
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.4