Election Name: | 2006 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2004 |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2007 |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 10 |
Seats After1: | 28 |
Popular Vote1: | 23,339 |
Percentage1: | 40.7% |
Swing1: | 5.8% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seats After2: | 23 |
Popular Vote2: | 22,095 |
Percentage2: | 38.5% |
Swing2: | 3.0% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seats After3: | 8 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 9,014 |
Percentage3: | 15.7% |
Swing3: | 8.8% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | 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.
A further by-election was held on 28 September 2006. Details of this can be found here.