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John Harrison (politician)
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John Harrison was the mayor
of North Tyneside in England
between 2005 and 2009. He is a member of the Labour Party
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He became the elected mayor of North Tyneside on May 5, 2005 in the UK local elections, taking over from the previous Conservative
mayor Linda Arkley, who later defeated him in the 2009 mayoral election.
Mayor John Harrison served as a Labour councillor on North Tyneside Council for 21 years before being elected leader of the Labour group in 2003.
He was Leader of the Labour Group of councillors for two years from 2003-2005.
He has also served as Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Finance Committee, Older Peoples Policy Committee, Area Housing Committee, Budget Monitoring Committee and Safer Communities Committee.
John was brought up in Longbenton and started his working life as an apprentice at Parsons, before spending three years in the merchant navy.
He returned to shore to work in the rail industry and up to May 2005 was working as a Health and Safety Advisor in local public transport.
Now living in Dudley
, North Tyneside, John has been married for 34 years and has 3 children and 4 grandchildren. In his spare time he enjoys walking and gardening and maintains a keen interest in Health and Safety issues.
He made a return to politics when he won the Howdon Ward council seat in the 2011 council elections.
Mayors in the United Kingdom
In England, the office of mayor or lord mayor had long been ceremonial posts, with few or no duties attached to it. A mayor's term of office denotes the municipal year. The most famous example is that of the Lord Mayor of the City of London....
of North Tyneside in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
between 2005 and 2009. He is a member of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
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He became the elected mayor of North Tyneside on May 5, 2005 in the UK local elections, taking over from the previous Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
mayor Linda Arkley, who later defeated him in the 2009 mayoral election.
Mayor John Harrison served as a Labour councillor on North Tyneside Council for 21 years before being elected leader of the Labour group in 2003.
He was Leader of the Labour Group of councillors for two years from 2003-2005.
He has also served as Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Finance Committee, Older Peoples Policy Committee, Area Housing Committee, Budget Monitoring Committee and Safer Communities Committee.
John was brought up in Longbenton and started his working life as an apprentice at Parsons, before spending three years in the merchant navy.
He returned to shore to work in the rail industry and up to May 2005 was working as a Health and Safety Advisor in local public transport.
Now living in Dudley
Dudley
Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
, North Tyneside, John has been married for 34 years and has 3 children and 4 grandchildren. In his spare time he enjoys walking and gardening and maintains a keen interest in Health and Safety issues.
He made a return to politics when he won the Howdon Ward council seat in the 2011 council elections.