What is North Tyneside?
North Tyneside is a [[metropolitan borough]] in [[Tyne and Wear]], England. It is part of the greater [[Tyneside]] conurbation. North Tyneside Council has its main offices at [[Wallsend]]. [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] is to the west, the [[North Sea]] is to the east, the [[River Tyne]] is to the south and [[Northumberland]] is to the north. Within North Tyneside are the towns of Wallsend, [[North Shields]], Killingworth and [[Whitley Bay]]. it is part of a built-up area joining Newcastle. There were 208,967 people living there in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=North Tyneside (Metropolitan Borough, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/tyneandwear/E08000022__north_tyneside/|access-date=2023-04-02|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> It has a directly elected mayor, [[Norma Redfearn]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023|title=Mayoral election results|url=https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/441/mayoral-election-results|access-date=2 April 2023|website=North Tyneside Council}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Metropolitan boroughs of Tyne and Wear]]