North Tyneside
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This article is about the metropolitan borough. For the parliamentary constituency, see North Tyneside (UK Parliament constituency).
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.
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North Tyneside | |
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 St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: We Serve | |
 North Tyneside shown within Tyne and Wear | |
| Coordinates: 55.0123°N 1.5456°W / 55.0123; -1.5456 | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | North East |
| City region | North of Tyne |
| Ceremonial county | Tyne and Wear |
| Historic county | Northumberland |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Named for | River Tyne |
| Administrative HQ | Wallsend |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan borough with mayor and cabinet |
| • Body | North Tyneside Council |
| • Control | Labour |
| • Mayor | Norma Redfearn (L) |
| • Chairman | Brian Burdis |
| • Chief Executive | Paul Hanson |
| • House of Commons | 2 MPs
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| Area | |
| • Total | 32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2) |
| • Land | 31.8 sq mi (82.3 km2) |
| • Rank | 212th |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 209,151 |
| • Rank | 93rd |
| • Density | 6,580/sq mi (2,541/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode area | |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-NTY |
| GSS code | E08000022 |
| ITL code | TLC22 |
| GVA | 2021 estimate[5] |
| • Total | £4.8 billion |
| • Per capita | £22,754 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate[5] |
| • Total | £5.4 billion |
| • Per capita | £25,948 |
| Website | northtyneside |
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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.