2011 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2011 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 18 members to South Tyneside Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected one-third of the council's 54 members to a four-year term. Labour held control of the council after the election ^[1] .

Results summary

2011 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election [2] [3] [4]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	15	3	83.3	24	39	72.2	24,327	53.7
	Independent	3		16.7	7	10	18.5	9,934	21.9
	Conservative	0	1	0.0	2	2	3.7	6,436	14.2
	Progressives	0	1	0.0	2	2	3.7	1,486	3.3
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	0.0	1	1	1.9	1,117	2.5
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,054	2.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	554	1.2
	Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	398	0.9

Ward results

Beacon and Bents

Beacon and Bents ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Audrey McMillan*	1,131	41.3	7.6
	Independent	Jim Hodgson	842	30.7	New
	Conservative	Ali Hayder	341	12.4	6.0
	Independent	Peter Elliott	188	6.9	New
	BNP	James Hills	165	6.0	7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Hopkins	48	1.8	New
	Independent	Bill Troupe	24	0.9	New
Majority			289	10.6	9.3
Total valid votes			2,739	39.8
Turnout				40.2
Registered electors			6,879
	Labour hold		Swing	19.2

Bede

Bede ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fay Cunningham	1,176	55.7	3.2
	Independent	Tom Defty	740	35.0	New
	Conservative	Oliver Wallhead	111	5.3	0.8
	Green	Tony Gair	86	4.1	New
Majority			436	20.6	3.4
Total valid votes			2,113	35.1
Turnout				35.4
Registered electors			6,017
	Labour hold		Swing	15.9

Biddick and All Saints

Biddick and All Saints ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Pigott*	1,253	62.5	22.5
	Independent	Kathy Sheerin	529	26.4	New
	Conservative	Brian Gilchrist	129	6.4	1.9
	Liberal	David Selby	95	4.7	New
Majority			724	36.1	30.2
Total valid votes			2,006	32.0
Turnout				32.3
Registered electors			6,275
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sherie Murphy	1,506	51.8	5.0
	Independent	Ian Diamond	967	33.3	New
	Conservative	Stewart Hay	322	11.1	0.6
	BNP	Ileene Gilchrist	113	3.9	New
Majority			539	18.5	13.2
Total valid votes			2,908	39.8
Turnout				39.9
Registered electors			7,305
	Labour hold		Swing	14.1

Cleadon and East Boldon

Cleadon and East Boldon ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Atkinson	1,931	50.2	15.0
	Conservative	Donald Wood*	1,590	41.3	23.5
	South Tyneside Progressives	Lilian Milne	238	6.2	New
	Independent	David Lawson	88	2.3	New
Majority			341	8.9	N/A
Total valid votes			3,847	55.4
Turnout
Registered electors			6,944
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	19.2

Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Elsom*	838	41.9	15.4
	Labour	Doreen Purvis	779	38.9	6.6
	Independent	Colin Campbell	224	11.2	New
	Conservative	Tamara Alani	160	8.0	2.4
Majority			59	2.9	22.0
Total valid votes			2,001	38.2
Turnout				38.3
Registered electors			5,243
	Independent hold		Swing	11.0

Fellgate and Hedworth

Fellgate and Hedworth ^{[a] [2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Linda Hemmer	1,234	48.9	New
	Labour	Moira Smith	1,101	43.6	6.7
	Conservative	Ian Armstrong	113	4.5	2.0
	BNP	Maureen Scott	76	3.0	New
Majority			133	5.3	N/A
Total valid votes			2,524	42.3
Turnout				42.4
Registered electors			5,971
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing	21.1

Harton

Harton ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rob Dix*	1,484	53.0	7.4
	South Tyneside Progressives	Lawrence Nolan	712	25.4	12.2
	Conservative	Marilyn Huartt	318	11.4	2.0
	Independent	Terence Smith	183	6.5	New
	Liberal	Melanie Baker	101	3.6	New
Majority			772	27.6	19.6
Total valid votes			2,798	41.4
Turnout				41.7
Registered electors			6,754
	Labour hold		Swing	9.8

Hebburn North

Hebburn North ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Harkus	1,264	54.7	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	John McKie*	653	28.3	13.0
	Conservative	Anna Robinson	270	11.7	7.0
	BNP	Martin Vaughan	122	5.3	10.2
Majority			611	26.5	N/A
Total valid votes			2,309	35.6
Turnout				35.7
Registered electors			6,484
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	14.7

Hebburn South

Hebburn South ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddie McAtominey*	2,023	78.9	27.0
	Conservative	John Coe	542	21.1	14.2
Majority			1,481	57.7	33.2
Total valid votes			2,565	42.1
Turnout				42.7
Registered electors			6,096
	Labour hold		Swing	6.4

Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iain Malcolm	1,700	54.3	9.6
	Independent	Kraig White	738	23.6	New
	Conservative	Ross Huartt	379	12.1	0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Enid Berry	164	5.2	0.9
	Liberal	David Wood	77	2.5	New
	Independent	Vivienne Mahon	70	2.2	New
Majority			962	30.8	7.0
Total valid votes			3,128	45.0
Turnout				45.3
Registered electors			6,957
	Labour hold		Swing	7.0

Monkton

Monkton ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Kerr*	1,333	55.2	19.3
	Independent	Graeme Slator	761	31.5	New
	Conservative	James Milburn	198	8.2	0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Troupe	122	5.1	6.7
Majority			572	23.7	18.7
Total valid votes			2,414	37.7
Turnout				37.9
Registered electors			6,411
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

Primrose

Primrose ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Stephenson* [b]	1,157	53.0	1.3
	Independent	John Robertson	767	35.2	New
	Conservative	Anthony Lanaghan	164	7.5	5.6
	Independent	Pete Hodgkinson [c]	93	4.3	20.2
Majority			390	17.9	9.4
Total valid votes			2,181	34.8
Turnout				35.1
Registered electors			6,266
	Labour hold		Swing	16.9

Simonside and Rekendyke

Simonside and Rekendyke ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Clare*	1,374	66.3	9.6
	Conservative	George Smith	206	9.9	1.4
	Green	David Moore	183	8.8	New
	BNP	Peter Foreman	179	8.6	New
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Troupe	130	6.3	4.9
Majority			1,168	56.37	20.3
Total valid votes			2,072	32.4
Turnout				32.5
Registered electors			6,399
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

West Park

West Park ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Welsh	971	46.1	15.0
	South Tyneside Progressives	Marjorie Robinson*	536	25.4	19.4
	Conservative	Edward Russell	293	13.9	3.3
	BNP	Lynne Graham	127	6.0	New
	Green	Vicki Grist	127	6.0	New
	Liberal	Lindsey Tolson	53	2.5	New
Majority			435	20.6	N/A
Total valid votes			2,107	36.1
Turnout				36.3
Registered electors			5,836
	Labour gain from Progressives		Swing	17.2

Westoe

Westoe ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jane Branley*	1,199	44.2	29.4
	Labour	Patricia Hay	968	35.7	17.3
	Conservative	Anthony Dailly	315	11.6	3.6
	Green	Lynne Barber	158	5.8	New
	Liberal	Joseph Stephenson	72	2.7	New
Majority			231	8.52	46.7
Total valid votes			2,712	41.2
Turnout				41.4
Registered electors			6,577
	Independent hold		Swing	23.3

Whitburn and Marsden

Whitburn and Marsden ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sylvia Spraggon*	1,648	67.2	28.0
	Conservative	Elizabeth Turnbull	804	32.8	8.0
Majority			844	34.4	31.3
Total valid votes			2,452	42.2
Turnout				42.7
Registered electors			5,810
	Labour hold		Swing	10.0

Whiteleas

Whiteleas ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Gibson*	1,528	62.9	3.9
	Independent	Margaret Haram	449	18.5	New
	BNP	Christopher Thornton	272	11.2	New
	Conservative	Christopher Taylor	181	7.4	New
Majority			1,079	44.4	26.5
Total valid votes			2,430	37.0
Turnout				37.2
Registered electors			6,576
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Notes

1. The incumbent member for the seat, independent politician George Waddle, did not run again, so this seat is marked as an independent gain.
2. Stephenson was elected in the 25 February 2010 by-election ^[5] following the death of Barrie Scorer, who was elected in the 2007 election for Primrose.
3. Pete Hodgkinson ran as the BNP candidate for the Primrose ward in 2007, and the change in vote share listed is from that result.

References

1. Tetteh, Edmund (24 May 2011). "Local elections 2011" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
3. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 - South Tyneside". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
5. Teale, Andrew. "Primrose Ward - South Tyneside". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 6 June 2025.