North Tyneside 2026 election: All you need to know
BBCNorth Tyneside Council has an election on Thursday 7 May, where a third of its council seats will be contested.
Voters will go to the polls to pick councillors to represent their ward.
Information about who is standing for the local council elections in North Tyneside will be released closer to the time.
The deadline to register to vote is Monday 20 April and can be done online.
The Labour Party runs a majority administration at North Tyneside Council with the parties split as follows:
- Labour - 50 seats
- Conservatives - eight seats
- Independents - one seat
- Reform - one seat
Analysis by Helen Richardson, BBC North East & Cumbria political reporter
Unlike the other Tyne and Wear councils holding local elections this spring, North Tyneside will only be voting for a third of seats.
Boundary changes happened here two years ago and in that last set of elections in 2024, Labour maintained a firm grip on the council, winning 50 of the 60 seats available.
This time round, voters are choosing one new councillor out of three in every ward, so 20 of the 60 seats are available.
That means it is numerically impossible for Labour to lose its majority in the council chamber.
And the party's control of North Tyneside was reinforced by its victory in last year's mayoral contest, after Karen Clark narrowly won victory ahead of Reform to become the area's elected mayor for a four-year term.
Labour will be keen to hold as many seats as possible. They will be campaigning on their record, and the regeneration work carried out along the seafront, including the new cycle lane and one-way traffic system.
But these projects, as well as traffic-calming measures in the borough, have been criticised by Reform who branded them "vanity projects".
It currently has one seat on the council and will be looking to claim as many as possible.
The Conservatives currently hold eight of the 60 seats available and are the official opposition. They, too, have been critical of Labour's spending decisions and have attacked their record on road improvements.
The Green Party will be hoping to win its first seat on the council. It will be campaigning on neighbourhood issues such as public spaces, litter and housing.
Independent candidates will also be keen to have their voices heard in these elections. One longstanding independent currently sits on the council.
The Liberal Democrats have not won a seat on North Tyneside Council since 2018, and may struggle to make any inroads.