John Harrison (mayor)

Cllr
John Harrison
North Tyneside Councillor for Howdon ward
In office
5 May 2011 – Present
Preceded by David Charlton
Mayor of North Tyneside
In office
5 May 2005 – 4 June 2009
Preceded by Linda Arkley
Succeeded by Linda Arkley
North Tyneside Councillor
for Weetslade ward
In office
3 May 1984 – 5 May 2005
Succeeded by Duncan McLellan
Personal details
Political party Labour

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,[1] who later defeated him in the 2009 mayoral election.[2]

Harrison served as a Labour councillor on North Tyneside Council for 21 years before being elected leader of the Labour group in 2003.[3]

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.

Harrison 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.

Harrison has been married for 34 years and has 3 children and 7 grandchildren. In the 2014 Local Elections his daughter, Joanne Cassidy was elected to represent his old seat of Weetslade on North Tynesdie Council.

He made a return to local politics when he won the Howdon Ward Council seat in the 2011 council elections with an increased majority of 1,447 votes. John was re-elected again in 2015 with a further increased majority of 2,019.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Labour triumph in mayor contest". Evening Chronicle. 2005-05-07. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Labour bruised by Tory Mayor victory; Cameron welcomes 'remarkable' Tyneside success". Evening Chronicle. 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  3. ↑ "Luckless Labour leader quits post". The Journal. 2003-06-21. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  4. ↑ "2015 local election results | North Tyneside Council". my.northtyneside.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
Preceded by
Linda Arkley		 Mayor of North Tyneside
2005 – 2009		 Succeeded by
Linda Arkley
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