The 2016 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
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All of the seats being contested were last contested in 2012, and these results are compared to the results of 2015.
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 are a total of 67 candidates standing across the 20 seats - an average of 3.35 in each ward. The Labour Party and Conservative Party are both fielding a full slate of 20 candidates. The United Kingdom Independence Party are fielding 16 candidates. There are 4 candidates representing the Liberal Democrats and 3 representing the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and standing as Independent candidates respectively. 1 candidate is representing the Green Party.
Since the last local election in 2015, the number of candidates representing Labour, the Conservatives, and the TUSC was unchanged. Independent candidates increased by 3, the Liberal Democrats had an increase of 1 candidate, and the Green Party and United Kingdom Independence Party both had a decrease of 4 candidates.