Elections for the North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 3 May 2012.[1]
North Tyneside Council is elected in thirds, which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year except for every fourth year, when the mayoral election takes place.
One third of the councillors were elected in 2008.
| Party | Seats | Council Composition 3 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour | 29 | 35 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | 24 | 19 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Between October 2012 and November 2013, a Liberal Democrat candidate won a by-election and a Labour Councillor became Independent. The Council composition was therefore:
| Party | Seats | Council Composition 1 December 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour | 44 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A further by-election was held in November 2012. Details can be found here.