2012 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2012 South Tyneside council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue. South Tyneside UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 South Tyneside council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue.

The 2012 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third (18) of the seats were being contested, of which Labour won 17, and the Conservatives one.

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New make-up of the council

Party political make-up of South Tyneside Council
  PartySeatsCouncil composition (4 May 2012)
2010 [2] 2011 [3] 2012 [4]
  Labour 363948                                                      
  Independent 10114                                                      
  Conservative 311                                                      
  UKIP 001                                                      
  Progressives 320                                                      
  Liberal Democrats 210                                                      

Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

Beacon & Bents ward

Beacon & Bents
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Anglin1,12043.48+11.03
Independent Ahmed Khan*91735.6011.56
Conservative Ali Hayder1736.72+1.42
Independent Phil Brown1475.71N/A
BNP James Hills1234.774.30
Liberal Ashleigh Brewer501.94N/A
Independent Siamak Kaikavoosi461.79N/A
Majority 2037.88
Turnout 2,57636.976.41
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Bede ward

Bede
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Peacock92247.53+2.84
Independent Lee Hughes84243.40N/A
Green Tony Gair954.90N/A
Conservative Oliver Wallhead814.183.98
Majority 804.12
Turnout 1,94532.555.85
Labour hold Swing

Biddick & All Saints ward

Biddick & All Saints
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Walsh*1,19367.40+31.60
Independent Kraig White31617.85N/A
BNP Donna Watson1076.012.65
Conservative Brian Gilchrist784.412.11
Liberal David Selby764.29N/A
Majority 87749.55
Turnout 1,77828.015.18
Labour hold Swing

Boldon Colliery ward

Boldon Colliery
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Bell*1,53461.38+15.04
Independent Ian Diamond64725.89N/A
Conservative Stewart Hay2038.128.03
BNP Ileene Gilchrist1154.604.73
Majority 88735.49
Turnout 2,50734.153.44
Labour hold Swing

Cleadon & East Boldon ward

Cleadon & East Boldon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeff Milburn*1,69253.9713.87
Labour Margaret Meling1,44346.03+13.87
Majority 2497.94
Turnout 3,14545.452.50
Conservative hold Swing

Cleadon Park ward

Cleadon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alexander Donaldson*82045.89+7.59
Independent June Elsom79944.71N/A
Conservative Quintin Smith1689.406.39
Majority 211.18
Turnout 1,79333.605.09
Labour hold Swing

Fellgate & Hedworth ward

Fellgate & Hedworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Smith1,22655.50+7.23
Independent Geraldine White78635.58N/A
BNP Maureen Scott833.76N/A
Conservative Ian Armstrong813.674.66
Liberal Andrew Cotton331.49N/A
Majority 44019.89
Turnout 2,21237.494.00
Labour hold Swing

Harton ward

Harton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Hay1,35659.53+25.93
Progressives Marjorie Robinson60226.437.28
Conservative Marilyn Huartt2279.962.34
Liberal David Wood934.08N/A
Majority 75433.10
Turnout 2,29034.167.45
Labour gain from Progressives Swing

Hebburn North ward

In 2008, Joe Abbott stood, and won, in this ward as a Liberal Democrat candidate.

Hebburn North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Butler97248.92+24.06
Independent Joe Abbott*77138.807.22
BNP Martin Vaughan1849.267.73
Conservative David Fettis603.021.37
Majority 20110.12
Turnout 1,98830.247.18
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Hebburn South ward

Hebburn South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McCabe*1,87786.58+42.14
Conservative John Coe29113.42+6.50
Majority 1,58673.15
Turnout 2,19336.008.51
Labour hold Swing

Horsley Hill ward

Horsley Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Walsh1,40753.28+19.23
Independent Gordon Finch95936.312.53
Conservative Ross Huartt2047.726.60
Liberal Joseph Stephenson712.69N/A
Majority 44819.96
Turnout 2,65037.846.73
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Monkton ward

Monkton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Melanie Cartwright1,15456.35+23.59
Independent John Hodgson76337.26+0.33
Conservative James Milburn1316.400.97
Majority 39119.09
Turnout 2,06032.108.58
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Primrose ward

Primrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Perry*1,28475.2626.67
BNP George Gilchrist22713.3119.62
Conservative David Ireland19511.437.04
Majority 1,05761.96
Turnout 1,71727.955.30
Labour hold Swing

Simonside & Rekendyke ward

Simonside & Rekendyke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Malcolm*1,34880.62+32.15
Labour Lynne Proudlock1,26275.48+27.01
Liberal Melanie Baker26515.85N/A
BNP Peter Foreman23814.23+1.99
Conservative George Smith23113.82+1.71
Majority 99759.63
Turnout 1,85829.143.39
Labour hold Swing

West Park ward

West Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gladys Hobson94449.66+19.52
Progressives Enid Hetherington*65334.3511.20
Conservative Anthony Dailly19110.054.73
Green Anna Heyman1135.943.59
Majority 29115.31
Turnout 1,91233.161.10
Labour gain from Progressives Swing

Westoe ward

Westoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Stephenson1,01347.25+28.38
Independent Victor Thompson63929.80N/A
Conservative Edward Russell26512.36+1.50
Progressives Paul Walker1657.70N/A
Liberal Stephen Flower622.89N/A
Majority 37417.44
Turnout 2,14932.828.79
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Whitburn & Marsden ward

Whitburn & Marsden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracey Dixon*1,66176.19+25.42
Conservative Elizabeth Turnbull51923.8110.03
Majority 1,14252.39
Turnout 2,20837.814.07
Labour hold Swing

Whiteleas ward

Whiteleas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen Purvis1,09856.26+13.05
Independent John Haram*63230.0812.06
BNP Christopher Thornton1858.811.42
Independent Robin Coombes1245.90N/A
Conservative Christopher Taylor622.955.47
Majority 46622.18
Turnout 2,10732.243.76
Labour gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. "Elections | South Tyneside". southtyneside.info. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
  3. "Elections | South Tyneside". southtyneside.info. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
  4. "Elections | South Tyneside – 3 May 2012". southtyneside.info. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012.