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North Tyneside.

Labour Party-controlled metropolitan_borough. £259m net revenue. 20 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats46 councillors · 20 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitenorthtyneside.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£259m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,336
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
27/46
Labour Party 59%
Westminster
4
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

North Tyneside is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Labour Party (27 of 46 seats). Net revenue is £259m for 2025-26. It covers 20 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.46 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 27Ref 10Con 6Green 2Ind 1

Labour Party 59% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Adam Ian ThompsonLabBackworth Holystone2026
Louise Amanda BellLabBackworth Holystone2024
Nigel John HuscroftLabBackworth Holystone2024
Christopher Michael CroftRefBattle Hill2026
Martin Henry UrenRefCamperdown2026
Steven RobinsonRefChirton Percy Main2026
Hannah Patricia JohnsonLabChirton Percy Main2024
Rebecca O'KeefeLabChirton Percy Main2024
Paula CloughLabCullercoats Whitley Bay South2026
Jane ShawLabCullercoats Whitley Bay South2024
Willie SamuelLabCullercoats Whitley Bay South2024
Joanne Marie SharpLabForest Hall2026
Showing 12 of 46·All 46 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

51%
Council tax
£132.9m · median 44%
36%
Central grants
£92.2m · median 41%
13%
Business rates
£33.8m · median 14%

This is a high-council-tax councils (metropolitan_borough): 51% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (44%).

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£2,041
County / upper-tier£0
Police£196
Fire & rescue£100
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,336

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does North Tyneside split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education47.3% of net spend · cohort median 41%
3 of 35+17% vs median
Adult Social Care21.6% of net spend · cohort median 26%
34 of 35-16% vs median
Children's Services12.8% of net spend · cohort median 15%
31 of 35-15% vs median
Waste & Recycling4.5% of net spend · cohort median 4%
14 of 35+10% vs median
Culture & Leisure3.4% of net spend · cohort median 2%
4 of 35+42% vs median
Public Health3.3% of net spend · cohort median 4%
33 of 35-23% vs median
Corporate & Central2.9% of net spend · cohort median 3%
20 of 35-4% vs median
Highways & Transport2.1% of net spend · cohort median 2%
8 of 35+37% vs median
Housing & Homelessness1.4% of net spend · cohort median 2%
20 of 35-16% vs median
Planning & Economic Development0.6% of net spend · cohort median 2%
34 of 35-63% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.20 wards split across 4 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Tynemouth1050% Alan CampbellLab
Cramlington and Killingworth525% Emma FoodyInd
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend315% Mary GlindonLab
Newcastle upon Tyne North210% Catherine McKinnellLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for North Tyneside
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level