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  Residence North Shields , Tyne And Wear
  Office Mayor of North Tyneside Council
  Term Start 2003
  Term End 2005
  Predecessor Chris Morgan
  Successor John Harrison
  Office2 Council Member for Preston ward, North Tyneside
  Term Start2 2005
  Term End2 present
  Predecessor2 Martin Van Der Merwe
  Successor2 Incumbent
  Party Conservative
  Constituency2 Preston ward, North Tyneside


Linda Arkley was the Conservative Mayor of North Tyneside , England , until her defeat in 2005 by Labour candidate John Harrison .1

She was elected as mayor in a 2003 By-election , following the resignation of Chris Morgan. She had previously been Deputy Leader of the Conservative group on North Tyneside Council. After he defeat, she has continued to campaign on behalf of the Conservative Party and currently represents Preston ward on the council.

In October 2006 Arkley and other Conservative councillors paid damages for libel over claims made in an election leaflet that a council employee had been hired for political reasons rather than on merit. 2


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