North Tyneside Council election, 2012

Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took take place on 3 May 2012.

North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year with a fourth year when the mayoral election takes place.

One third of the councillors were elected in 2008.

Between October 2012 and November 2013, a Liberal Democrat candidate won a by-election and a Labour Councillor became Independent. The Council composition was therefore:

A further by-election was held in November 2012. Details can be found here.

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