Linda Arkley is the 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

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 of North Tyneside

North Tyneside

The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England and is part of the Tyneside conurbation. Its seat is Wallsend Town Hall....

, England

England

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She was elected as mayor in a 2003 by-election

By-election

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, following the resignation of Chris Morgan

Chris Morgan (politician)

Chris Morgan was the Conservative mayor of North Tyneside, England, from his election in May 2002 until he resigned in April 2003.He was the Borough's first ever directly elected mayor....

. She had previously been Deputy Leader of the Conservative group on North Tyneside Council. After her defeat, she continued to campaign on behalf of the Conservative Party as a Preston ward councillor.

Arkley stood for a second term in 2005 but was defeated by Labour

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...

 candidate John Harrison

John Harrison (politician)

John Harrison was the mayor of North Tyneside in England between 2005 and 2009. He is a member of the Labour Party.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...

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She began her second term as Mayor in June 2009 after winning the North Tyneside Council mayoral election, 2009

North Tyneside Council mayoral election, 2009

Elections for North Tyneside's directly elected mayor took place on 4 June 2009 on the same day as the elections to the European Parliament.The candidates for this election were:* Linda Arkley * Robert Nigel Batten...

 after defeating the incumbent Labour mayor John Harrison.

Following gains made by the Labour Party in the 2010 local elections, Linda Arkley must deal with a council in which Labour is the largest party.

External links

• Councillor Linda Arkley page at North Tyneside
  North Tyneside
  The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England and is part of the Tyneside conurbation. Its seat is Wallsend Town Hall....
  
   Council.