North Tyneside Council
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Elected Mayor | Norma Redfearn, Labour Party |
| Structure | |
Member of Parliament for Tynemouth | Alan Campbell, Labour |
| Website | |
| http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk | |
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in Tyne and Wear and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in North Tyneside.
History
The current local authority was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside on 1 April 1974. The council gained borough status, entitling it to be known as North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973 - 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 |
Mayor of North Tyneside
Since 2013, the mayor of North Tyneside post has been held by Norma Redfearn[2] of the Labour Party. Her predecessor was Linda Arkley of the Conservative Party.
References
- ^ "North Tyneside". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
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