North Tyneside Council election, 2003
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Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 1 May 2003 on the same day as other local council elections in England
.
North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councilor from each three-member ward is elected each year with a third year when the mayoral election takes place.
There was also a mayoral by-election held, which was won by Linda Arkley
of the Conservative Party
, after Chris Morgan
was forced to resign due to allegations of possessing indecent images of children on his computer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/2956207.stm. He was subsequently cleared of all charges.
This was also the last election before the wards in North Tyneside changed. Holystone, Monkseaton, North Shields and Seatonville were used for the last time, and replaced by Killingworth, Monkseaton North, Monkseaton South and Preston in 2004.
and Gordon Adam held the top two positions, but as neither had 50% of the vote, the second choice votes of Michael Huscroft, Robert Nigel Batten and Louise Van Der Hoeven were added to their current tallies. As a result, Linda Arkley
won overall.
was held on 14 August 2003. Details of this can be found here.
United Kingdom local elections, 2003
Local elections took place in various parts of the United Kingdom on 1 May 2003, the same day as the Scottish Parliamentary and the Welsh Assembly elections. There were local elections for all councils in Scotland and in most of England...
.
North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councilor from each three-member ward is elected each year with a third year when the mayoral election takes place.
There was also a mayoral by-election held, which was won by Linda Arkley
Linda Arkley
Linda Arkley is the Conservative mayor of North Tyneside, England,She was elected as mayor in a 2003 by-election, following the resignation of Chris Morgan. She had previously been Deputy Leader of the Conservative group on North Tyneside Council...
of the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, after Chris Morgan
Chris Morgan (politician)
Chris Morgan was the Conservative mayor of North Tyneside, England, from his election in May 2002 until he resigned in April 2003.He was the Borough's first ever directly elected mayor....
was forced to resign due to allegations of possessing indecent images of children on his computer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/2956207.stm. He was subsequently cleared of all charges.
This was also the last election before the wards in North Tyneside changed. Holystone, Monkseaton, North Shields and Seatonville were used for the last time, and replaced by Killingworth, Monkseaton North, Monkseaton South and Preston in 2004.
Mayoral Results
If no candidate received half of all the first choice votes counted, then all but the top two candidates dropped out of the election and the second choice votes from the eliminated candidates were counted. This is what happened in this election. Linda ArkleyLinda Arkley
Linda Arkley is the Conservative mayor of North Tyneside, England,She was elected as mayor in a 2003 by-election, following the resignation of Chris Morgan. She had previously been Deputy Leader of the Conservative group on North Tyneside Council...
and Gordon Adam held the top two positions, but as neither had 50% of the vote, the second choice votes of Michael Huscroft, Robert Nigel Batten and Louise Van Der Hoeven were added to their current tallies. As a result, Linda Arkley
Linda Arkley
Linda Arkley is the Conservative mayor of North Tyneside, England,She was elected as mayor in a 2003 by-election, following the resignation of Chris Morgan. She had previously been Deputy Leader of the Conservative group on North Tyneside Council...
won overall.
| North Tyneside Council Mayoral Election 2003 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Choice Votes | % | 2nd Choice Votes | % | Final | % | |
| Linda Arkley Linda Arkley Linda Arkley is the Conservative mayor of North Tyneside, England,She was elected as mayor in a 2003 by-election, following the resignation of Chris Morgan. She had previously been Deputy Leader of the Conservative group on North Tyneside Council... |
Conservative | 18,478 | 43.1 | 2,810 | 45.6 | 21,288 | 56.4 | |
| Gordon Johnston Adam | Labour | 13,070 | 30.5 | 3,357 | 54.4 | 16,427 | 43.6 | |
| Michael Huscroft | Liberal Democrats | 8,404 | 19.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Robert Nigel Batten | National Front | 2,554 | 6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Louise Van Der Hoeven | Socialist Alliance | 400 | 0.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Battle Hill
Benton
Camperdown
Chirton
Collingwood
Cullercoats
Holystone
Howdon
Longbenton
Monkseaton
North Shields
Northumberland
Riverside
Seatonville
St Mary's
Tynemouth
A further by-electionBy-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
was held on 14 August 2003. Details of this can be found here.