North Tyneside

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for North Tyneside Council
Currently in review

Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.

Dates: 12 Dec 2023 - 12 Dec 2023

Previous stages

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 31 Oct 2023 - 31 Oct 2023

We may consult on revisions to our original proposals.

Dates: 25 Jul 2023 - 4 Sep 2023

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 10 Feb 2023 - 17 Apr 2023

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 30 Aug 2022 - 7 Nov 2022

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 30 Aug 2022 - 7 Nov 2022

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.

We are carrying out an electoral review of North Tyneside because it has been a long time since the last review.

23 August 2022 We decide how many councillors there should be
30 August - 7 November 2022 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
10 February - 17 April 2023 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
25 July 2023 - 4 September 2023 We carry out a limited further public consultation on our proposals
31 October 2023 We publish our recommendations
TBC We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
May 2024 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

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Latest Information

Making our recommendation into law

Effective date

The North Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was made on 9 February 2024.

Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations

A Draft North Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was laid in Parliament on 12 December 2023. 

If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.  

Previous stages

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 31 October 2023.

Consultation on revised proposals

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our revised proposals. 

From 25 July 2023 to 4 September 2023, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on changed draft recommendations for North Tyneside Borough Council.  

The consultation focuses on new proposals for Borough ward boundaries, in the following areas: 

  •     Annitsford, Dudley East & West Moor

  •     Backworth & Holystone

  •     Dudley West, Seaton Burn & Wideopen

  •     Forest Hall

  •     Killingworth

  •     Longbenton & Benton 

Consultation on proposals

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our revised proposals. 

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

 

Initial Consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

 

Councillor numbers

Decision on the number of councillors

We have decided that North Tyneside should have 60 councillors.

Previous Reviews

Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive

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