After May 7
Labour majority
Council size: 60 seats · 20 up on May 7
Council · Metropolitan borough
North Tyneside Council
Labour majority after May 7 2026. (Majority held)
What happened on May 7
Seats won and overall control
Reform UK
10 of 60 seats
Won 10 on May 7 · had 0 before
Next election
May 2027
By thirds, three years in four.
Post-May 7 composition
Every party's seat count on the new council
Pre-May-7 composition is the latest OCD snapshot of who held each seat; post is pre minus seats up plus actual winners.
How accurate was the model here?
Our 7 May 2026 forecast for North Tyneside Council
Locked, sha256-witnessed forecast scored against the actual count. See the full national accuracy audit →
Our locked May 7 forecast
The pre-election prediction
This is the seats-on-the-ballot projection we published before polls opened, used here for accuracy comparison only.
All wards
Per-ward forecast vs actual
| Ward | Our top pick | Actual winner | Predicted share | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backworth & Holystone | Labour | Labour | 34.3% | medium |
| Battle Hill | Labour | Reform UK | 39.8% | high |
| Camperdown | Labour | Reform UK | 43.3% | high |
| Chirton & Percy Main | Labour | Reform UK | 42.1% | medium |
| Cullercoats & Whitley Bay South | Reform UK | Labour | 30.8% | medium |
| Forest Hall | Labour | Labour | 35.0% | medium |
| Howdon | Labour | Reform UK | 43.1% | high |
| Killingworth | Labour | Reform UK | 38.9% | high |
| Longbenton & Benton | Labour | Labour | 38.1% | medium |
| Monkseaton | Labour | Labour | 36.3% | medium |
| New York & Murton | Conservative | Reform UK | 39.1% | medium |
| North Shields | Labour | Green Party | 32.4% | medium |
| Preston with Preston Grange | Conservative | Conservative | 37.0% | medium |
| Shiremoor | Labour | Reform UK | 42.3% | medium |
| St Mary's | Reform UK | Independent | 30.4% | high |
| Tynemouth | Reform UK | Conservative | 30.6% | high |
| Wallsend Central | Labour | Reform UK | 44.9% | medium |
| Wallsend North | Labour | Reform UK | 45.5% | medium |
| Weetslade | Labour | Reform UK | 36.4% | high |
| Whitley Bay North | Labour | Green Party | 32.8% | medium |