British Prime Minister Laura PidcockLabour Member of Parliament for North West Durham. Norma RedfearnElected Mayor of North Tyneside (Born in Wallsend but lives in the town) Thomas Eustace SmithEnglish shipping magnate and Liberal Party politician Irene WardMember of Parliament and subsequently member of the House of Lords Claire WardMember of Parliament Ernest WestAustralian politician Religion Séamus CunninghamCatholic priest (ministered in the town) Thomas Walter Mansonminister and Biblical scholar Paul MasonRoman Catholic minister Sport See also Distillex factory fire North Shields Metro station North Shields Pottery Potts Print Seaton Carew References External links Fishing communities in England Populated coastal places in Tyne and Wear Port cities and towns of the North Sea Towns in Tyne and Wear