2006 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
2006 UK local government election
Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 4 May 2006 on the same day as other local council elections in England.
North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year for the first three years with a fourth year when the mayoral election takes place.
Battle Hill
Benton
A further by-election was held on 28 September 2006. Details of this can be found here.
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