2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2015 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to one third of the members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 UK General Election.
All of the seats being contested were last contested in 2011, and these results are compared to the results of 2014.
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:After the election the composition of the council was:
Candidates by party
There were a total of 72 candidates standing across the 20 seats - an average of 3.6 in each ward. The Labour Party, Conservative Party and UK Independence Party were all fielding a full slate of 20 candidates. The Green Party were fielding 5 candidates, whilst there were 3 candidates representing the Liberal Democrats and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition respectively. 1 candidate was representing the National Front.Since the last local election in 2014, the number of candidates representing Labour, the Conservatives, UKIP and the TUSC was unchanged. The Green Party had an increase of 4 candidates, the National Front an increase of 1 candidate, whilst the Liberal Democrats had a decrease of 4 candidates.