John Harrison (mayor)

For other people named John Harrison, see John Harrison (disambiguation).

John Harrison
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Council Member for Howdon ward North Tyneside
Preceded by	David Charlton
Council Member for Weetslade ward, North Tyneside
In office 1984–2005
Mayor of North Tyneside
In office 2005–2009
Preceded by	Linda Arkley
Succeeded by	Linda Arkley
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, who later defeated him in the 2009 mayoral election.

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

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.

Now living in Dudley, North Tyneside, John has been married for 34 years and has 3 children and 7 grandchildren. In his spare time he enjoys walking and gardening and maintains a keen interest in Health and Safety issues.

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.

External links

• Official biography page

Preceded by Linda Arkley

Mayor of North Tyneside 2005 – 2009

Succeeded by Linda Arkley