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{{About|the metropolitan borough|the parliamentary constituency|North Tyneside (UK Parliament constituency)}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside
| settlement_type    = [[Metropolitan borough]]
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| image_caption      = [[St Mary's Lighthouse]], Whitley Bay
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| motto              = We Serve
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| map_caption        = North Tyneside shown within [[Tyne and Wear]]
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| subdivision_type   = [[Sovereign state]]
| subdivision_name   = [[United Kingdom]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Countries of the United Kingdom|Country]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[England]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Regions of England|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[North East England|North East]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Ceremonial counties of England|Ceremonial county]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Tyne and Wear]]
| subdivision_type4  = [[City region (United Kingdom)|City region]]
| subdivision_name4  = [[North East Combined Authority|North East]]
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = [[Local Government Act 1972|1 April 1974]]
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| named_for          = [[River Tyne]]
| seat_type          = Administrative HQ
| seat               = [[Wallsend]]
<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = <ref name="Council leadership">{{cite web |url=https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/187/your-representatives |title=Your representatives |website=North Tyneside Council |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>
| government_type    = [[Metropolitan borough]]
| governing_body     = [[North Tyneside Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Executive arrangements|Executive]]
| leader_name        = [[Executive arrangements#Elected mayor and cabinet|Mayor and cabinet]]
| leader_title1      = [[Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom|Control]]
| leader_name1       = {{English district control|GSS=E08000022}}
| leader_title2      = [[Mayor of North Tyneside|Mayor]]
| leader_name2       = [[Karen Clark (British politician)|Karen Clark]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
| leader_title3      = Chair
| leader_name3       = Nigel Huscroft
| leader_title4      = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MPs]]
| leader_name4       = {{Collapsible list |title= 4 MPs
 | [[Alan Campbell (politician)|Alan Campbell]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
 | [[Emma Foody]] ([[Labour and Co-operative Party|L]])
 | [[Mary Glindon]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
| [[Catherine McKinnell]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
 }}
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| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity <span style="font-weight:normal;">([[2021 United Kingdom census|2021]])</span>
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="2021 Nomis">{{NOMIS2021 |id=E08000022 |title=North Tyneside Local Authority |access-date=13 July 2024 }}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom|Ethnic groups]]
| demographics1_info1 = {{Collapsible list
 | 94.9% [[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]
 | 2.6% [[British Asians|Asian]]
 | 1.4% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]
 | 0.6% [[Black British people|Black]]
 | 0.6% [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom|other]]
 }}
<!-- demographics (section 2) -->| demographics_type2 = Religion <span style="font-weight:normal;">(2021)</span>
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| demographics2_title1 = [[Religion in England|Religion]]
| demographics2_info1 = {{Collapsible list
 | 46.6% [[Religion in England#Christianity|Christianity]]
 | 46.1% [[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|no religion]]
 | 1.2% [[Islam in England|Islam]]
 | 0.4% [[Hinduism in England|Hinduism]]
 | 0.3% [[Buddhism in England|Buddhism]]
 | 0.2% [[Sikhism in England|Sikhism]]
 | 0.1% [[History of the Jews in England|Judaism]]
 | 0.4% [[Religion in England|other]]
 | 4.8% not stated
 }}
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| postal_code        = [[NE postcode area|NE]]
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom|Dialling codes]]
| area_code          = [[0191]]
| iso_code           = [[ISO 3166-2:GB|GB-NTY]]
| blank1_name        = [[GSS coding system|GSS code]]
| blank1_info        = E08000022
| website            = {{URL|northtyneside.gov.uk}}
}}
'''North Tyneside''' is a [[metropolitan borough]] in the [[metropolitan county]] of [[Tyne and Wear]], [[England]]. It forms part of the greater [[Tyneside]] [[conurbation]]. [[North Tyneside Council]] is headquartered at [[Cobalt Park]], [[Wallsend]].

North Tyneside is bordered by [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to the west, the [[North Sea]] to the east, the [[River Tyne]] to the south and [[Northumberland]] to the north. Within its bounds are the towns of Wallsend, [[North Shields]], [[Killingworth]], [[Tynemouth]] and [[Whitley Bay]], which form a continuously built-up area contiguous with [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].

==History==
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the [[county borough]] of [[Tynemouth]], with the borough of [[Wallsend]], part of the borough of [[Whitley Bay]], the [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] of [[Longbenton]] and part of the urban district of [[Seaton Valley Urban District|Seaton Valley]], all of which were in [[Northumberland]]. Killingworth was built as a [[new town]] in the 1960s and became part of North Tyneside.

==Geography==
The following places are located in North Tyneside:
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*[[Annitsford]]
*[[Backworth]]
*[[Battle Hill, North Tyneside|Battle Hill]]
*[[Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne|Benton]]
*[[Burradon, Tyne and Wear|Burradon]]
*[[Camperdown, Tyne and Wear|Camperdown]]
*[[Cullercoats]]
*[[Dudley, North Tyneside|Dudley]]
*[[Earsdon]]
*[[Forest Hall]]
*[[Holystone, North Tyneside|Holystone]]
*[[Howdon]]
*[[Killingworth]]
*[[Longbenton]]
*[[Meadow Well]]
*[[Monkseaton]]
*[[Moorside, North Tyneside|Moorside]]
*[[Murton, Tyne and Wear|Murton]]
*[[New York, Tyne and Wear|New York]]
*[[North Shields]]
*[[Northumberland Park, Tyne and Wear|Northumberland Park]]
*[[Palmersville, Tyne and Wear|Palmersville]]
*[[Percy Main]]
*[[Preston, Tyne and Wear|Preston]]
*[[Seaton Burn]]
*[[Shiremoor]]
*[[Tynemouth]]
*[[Wallsend]]
*[[Wellfield]]
*[[West Allotment]]
*[[West Moor]]
*[[Whitley Bay]]
*[[Willington Quay]]
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North Tyneside is split by the [[A19 road|A19]]: the west of the borough is more urban, and is mostly contiguous with the city of Newcastle. The towns in the east of the borough are more separate from the central part of the Newcastle urban area. Many of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Tyne and Wear are found in the coastal part of the borough.

==Governance==
{{main|North Tyneside Council}}
Unlike most English districts, [[North Tyneside Council]] is led by a [[Elected mayors in the United Kingdom|directly elected mayor]]; since May 2013, this post has been held by [[Norma Redfearn]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. She was most recently elected on 6 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayoral Election Results |url=https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/441/mayoral-election-results |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=North Tyneside Council}}</ref>

The council has sixty elected members, three from each of the twenty wards in the borough. [[North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elections|Elections]] are staggered into thirds, with one councillor from each ward elected each year for three consecutive years, and the mayoral election held on the fourth year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Types of Elections |url=https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/453/types-elections |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=North Tyneside Council}}</ref>

North Tyneside is part of the [[North East Mayoral Combined Authority]], which is chaired by the directly elected [[Mayor of the North East]]; there are therefore two directly elected mayors covering North Tyneside. The combined authority was established in 2024 covering North Tyneside, [[County Durham (district)|County Durham]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead|Gateshead]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Northumberland]], [[South Tyneside]] and [[City of Sunderland|Sunderland]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The North East Mayoral Combined County Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024|year=2024|number=402|access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Tynemouth, 6 January 2012 (5).jpg|thumb|[[Tynemouth]], one of the towns of the borough]]
North Tyneside lies in the coalfield that covers the South-East of the historic county of Northumberland.  It has traditionally been a centre of [[heavy industry]] along with the rest of Tyneside, with for example the [[Swan Hunter]] shipyard in Wallsend, and export of coal. Today most of the heavy industry has gone, leaving high unemployment in some areas (over the borough, 5.1% compared to 3.7% for the UK in 2022).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157066/report.aspx#tabempunemp | title=Labour Market Profile - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Tyne Tunnel North Entrance - geograph.org.uk - 149562.jpg|right|thumb|Tyne Tunnel Southern Entrance]]
Two key roads serve North Tyneside:

*The [[A19 road|A19]] which leaves the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]] north of Newcastle and runs through the borough and then through the [[Tyne Tunnel]] to [[South Tyneside]], [[Teesside]] and towards the South.
*The [[Coast Road]] (A1058) runs from Newcastle to the coast.  For most of its length it is grade-separated.

North Tyneside is served by 17 stations on the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]] on a loop from Newcastle through Wallsend, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Benton and back to Newcastle. Trains operate at least every 15 minutes, with extra services in the peak hours. Most of the stations serving North Tyneside fall into fare zones B and C.

There are no [[National Rail]] stations in the borough, despite the [[East Coast Main Line]] and Blyth and Tyne routes passing through. The nearest National Rail stations are Cramlington, Manors and [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]], which is also served by the Tyne & Wear Metro. [[Northumberland Park Metro station|Northumberland Park]] will open in 2026 to provide the borough's first heavy rail link since the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-07 |title=Bedlington and Northumberland Park stations delayed until 2026 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdez62jdlkjo |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

North Tyneside has an extensive bus network, with most areas benefiting from direct services to Newcastle. Many areas have direct bus services to Cramlington, Blyth or Morpeth. The principle bus operators in the area are [[Arriva North East]] (all areas), [[Go North East]] (most areas) and [[Stagecoach in Newcastle]] (Benton, Forest Hall, Killingworth and Wallsend).

The [[Shields Ferry]] links North Shields to South Shields, in South Tyneside.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nexus.org.uk/ferry | title = Ferry - Nexus Tyne and Wear | publisher = [[Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive|Nexus]] | access-date = 30 January 2016 | quote = The Shields Ferry operates a daily passenger service across the river Tyne which connects the local communities of North and South Shields.}}</ref>

There is an international ferry terminal at [[Royal Quays]] in North Shields, with a service to [[Amsterdam]] ([[IJmuiden]]).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.directferries.co.uk/newcastle_ferry.htm | title = Newcastle ferry | publisher = [[Direct Ferries]] | access-date = 30 January 2016 | quote = The Newcastle to Amsterdam ferry route is operated by DFDS Seaways and the sailing itself is from around 15 hours 30 minutes.}}</ref>

==Places of interest==
[[File:Segedunum Roman Fort and Baths - geograph.org.uk - 37360.jpg|right|thumb|Segudunum Roman fort]]
*[[Segedunum]] Roman fort is in Wallsend (at the end of [[Hadrian's Wall]]).
*The [[Stephenson Railway Museum]] in [[New York, Tyne and Wear|New York]], named after George Stephenson and Robert Stephenson who hailed from Tyneside and lived in [[West Moor]] in North Tyneside 1802&ndash;1824.
*[[Tynemouth Castle and Priory]]
* North Tyneside includes coastline covering [[Tynemouth]], [[Cullercoats]] and [[Whitley Bay]]
* Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth
*[[St Mary's Island, Tyne and Wear|St. Mary's Island]] in Whitley Bay
*[[North Shields Fish Quay]], [[Clifford's Fort]] and the High and Low [[Lights of North Shields]]
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==Media==
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC North East and Cumbria]] and [[ITV Tyne Tees]]. Television signals are received from the [[Pontop Pike transmitting station|Pontop Pike]] TV transmitter <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Pontop_Pike|title=Full Freeview on the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=20 July 2024}}</ref> 

Radio stations that broadcast to the area are [[BBC Radio Newcastle]], [[Heart North East]], [[Capital North East]], [[Smooth Radio North East]], [[Greatest Hits Radio North East]], and [[Hits Radio North East]].

The local newspaper is the ''[[Evening Chronicle]]''.

==Twinned towns==
North Tyneside is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:
* [[Oer-Erkenschwick]] in Germany<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.oer-erkenschwick.de/Inhalte/Rathaus_Politik/Buergerservice_A-Z/index.asp?seite=angebot&id=2099 | title = Stadt Oer-Erkenschwick - Städtepartnerschaften | access-date = 5 June 2021 | quote = Oer-Erkenschwick - Twin Towns.}}</ref>
* [[Halluin]] in France<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.halluin.fr/12,halluin-a-l-international | title = Halluin à l'international | access-date = 5 June 2021 | quote = Halluin Twintowns.}}</ref>

==Freedom of the Borough==
The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of North Tyneside.

{{Expand list|date=November 2023}}

===Individuals===
* Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, better known as [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] : 9 November 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Music icon Sting to receive Freedom of the Borough of North Tyneside |url=https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-11-08/music-icon-sting-to-receive-freedom-of-the-borough |website=ITV |date=8 November 2023 |access-date=8 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sting receives freedom of North Tyneside after 13-year wait |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-67372830 |website=BBC North East |date=9 November 2023 |access-date=13 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

====Military Units====
* 216 squadron (Tyne/Tees) Squadron Royal Corps of Transport (Volunteers) now 216 Tynemouth Squadron RLC. 23 February 1972.
* [[Royal British Legion]] (Whitley Bay and Forest Hall Branches): 15 October 2009.<ref>http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/ntsp/browse-display.shtml?p_ID=509805&p_subjectCategory=23 {{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby star honoured with Freedom of the Borough |url=https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/news/20786/rugby-star-honoured-freedom-borough |website=North Tyneside Borough Council |access-date=16 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2344 (Longbenton) Squadron [[Air Training Corps]]: 16 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2344.org.uk/blog/2014/12/17/council-bestows-freedom-of-the-borough-to-longbenton-air-cadets/|title=Council Bestows Freedom of the Borough to Longbenton Air Cadets! – 2344 (Longbenton) Squadron|website=2344.org.uk}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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