Mayor of North Tyneside

2002 2003 by-election A mayoral by-election was held on 12 June 2003, which was won by Linda Arkley of the Conservative Party, after Chris Morgan resigned after he was arrested in relation to police investigations over allegations of possessing indecent images of children. He was cleared of all charges the following year, but was convicted of similar offences in 2019. 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 First election held after the electoral system for mayoral elections in England were changed in 2023 from supplementary vote to first-past-the-post voting by the Elections Act 2022. == Deputy mayor and cabinet ==

The Mayor of North Tyneside appoints a deputy mayor and a cabinet, which they also chair. Redfearn mayorality Norma Redfearn served as Mayor of North Tyneside from 2013 to 2025. She appointed her cabinet a week after her election in May 2013, with Bruce Pickard chosen to serve as her deputy. She reshuffled most of her cabinet after her re-election in 2017, though her deputy Pickard and some other cabinet members remained in their previous positions. For her third term from 2021, she appointed a fully new cabinet with Carl Johnson now serving as her deputy mayor. She also introduced the non-cabinet position of Armed Forces Champion, which went to Andy Newman. Clark mayoralty Karen Clark was elected Mayor of North Tyneside on 2 May 2025. She appointed her cabinet within the same month. ==References==