North Tyneside Council

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North Tyneside Council
North Tyneside Council logo.svg
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Brian Burdis,
Labour
since 18 May 2023 [1]
Norma Redfearn,
Labour
since 6 May 2013
Paul Hanson
since August 2018 [2]
Structure
SeatsElected mayor plus 60 councillors
North Tyneside Council 2024.svg
Political groups
Administration (51)
  Labour (51)
Other parties (9)
  Conservative (8)
  Independent (1)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
 4 May 2023
Next election
2 May 2024
Meeting place
Council HQ - Cobalt Business Park.jpg
Quadrant East, 16 The Silverlink North, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0BY
Website
my.northtyneside.gov.uk

North Tyneside Council (or North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council) is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is one of five such councils in Tyne and Wear, and one of 36 in England. It provides the majority of local government services in North Tyneside.

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History

North Tyneside was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of five districts within the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. The district covered the whole area of three former districts and parts of another two, which were all abolished at the same time:

The whole area had been in Northumberland prior to the reforms; as a county borough, Tynemouth had been independent from Northumberland County Council but had been part of Northumberland for ceremonial purposes. [3] The new district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing it to appoint a mayor. [4]

North Tyneside Council initially provided district-level functions, with county-level functions being provided by Tyne and Wear County Council. The county council was abolished in 1986, after only twelve years in existence, and its functions passed to the area's five district councils. [5]

In 2002 the council changed to having a directly elected mayor; prior to that the mayor had been a more ceremonial position.

Governance

Since 1986 the council has provided both district-level and county-level functions, with some services being provided through joint arrangements with the other Tyne and Wear councils. In 2024 a combined authority was established covering North Tyneside, County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland, called the North East Mayoral Combined Authority. It is chaired by the directly elected Mayor of the North East and oversees the delivery of certain strategic functions across the area. [6] [7]

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011.

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: [8] [9]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1974–1986
No overall control 1986–1987
Labour 1987–2004
No overall control 2004–2008
Conservative 2008–2010
No overall control 2010–2011
Labour 2011–present

Leadership

Prior to 2002, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. In 2002 the council changed to having a directly elected mayor. There have been periods where the mayor is of one party but the majority of the councillors are of another party.

The leaders from 1974 to 2002 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Jim Bamborough [10] Labour 1 Apr 197418 May 1984
Brian Flood Labour 18 May 19845 May 1996
Rita Stringfellow [11] Labour May 19965 May 2002

The mayors since 2002 have been:

MayorPartyFromTo
Chris Morgan Conservative 6 May 200218 Apr 2003
Linda Arkley Conservative 12 Jun 20038 May 2005
John Harrison Labour 9 May 20057 Jun 2009
Linda Arkley Conservative 8 Jun 20095 May 2013
Norma Redfearn Labour 6 May 2013

Composition

Following the 2024 election, the composition of the council (excluding the elected mayor's seat) was: [12]

PartyCouncillors
Labour 51
Conservative 8
Independent 6
Total60

The Independent councillor, Judith Wallace, sits as the "Independent Group". [13] The next election is due in May 2025.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2004 the council has comprised 60 councillors representing 20 wards, with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office. [14] New ward boundaries have been drawn up to come into effect for the May 2024 elections. [15]

Premises

Wallsend Town Hall: Council's meeting place 1974-2008 Wallsend Town Hall.jpg
Wallsend Town Hall: Council's meeting place 1974–2008

Since 2008 the council has been based at Quadrant East, a modern office building at the Cobalt Business Park. [16]

Prior to 2008 the council's offices were in several locations across the borough. Meetings were held at Wallsend Town Hall. [17]

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    2. ↑ Holland, Daniel (22 June 2018). "Who is Paul Hanson? Meet North Tyneside Council's new chief executive". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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    14. ↑ "The Borough of North Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2004/364, retrieved 27 March 2024
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