2019 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Last updated February 11, 2024

The 2019 South Tyneside Council election took place on 2 May 2019 in concert with other local elections. Its purpose was to elect members of the South Tyneside Council in Tyne and Wear, North East England.^[1]

Ward results

Beacon & Bents

Beacon & Bents
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	David Francis	1,867	67.1	+28.0
	Labour	Audrey McMillan	795	28.6	-21.7
	Conservative	Ali Hayder	121	4.3	-6.3
Majority
Turnout
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Bede

Bede
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keith Roberts	1,170	61.8	+28.3
	Labour	Fay Cunningham	629	33.2	-19.9
	Conservative	Mary Golightly	94	5.0	-3.8
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Biddick & All Saints

Biddick & All Saints
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Amar	721	46.2	-23.0
	UKIP	Neil Nickman	484	31.0	New
	Green	Rhiannon Curtis	271	17.4	+2.2
	Conservative	Stewart Hay	83	5.3	-9.9
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Boldon Colliery

Bolden Colliery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Duncan	937	42.5	-21.8
	Independent	Ian Diamond	601	27.2	New
	Conservative	Ian Armstrong	309	14.0	-10.6
	Green	Colin Tosh	238	10.8	-0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bevan de Villiers	122	5.5	New
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleadon & East Boldon

Cleadon & East Boldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Atkinson	1,507	47.3	+6.9
	Labour	Jane Carter	1,076	33.8	-6.6
	Conservative	Donald Wood	839	26.4	-22.2
	Conservative	Christopher Smith	594	18.7	-29.9
	Independent	Fiona Milburn	386	12.1	New
	Green	Sarah McKeown	363	11.4	+0.3
	Independent	Ian Foster	359	11.3	New
	Green	David Herbert	354	11.1	±0.0
	Independent	Colin Campbell	284	8.9	New
	Independent	Dave Henderson	152	4.8	New
	Liberal Democrats	Doriza Wetz	117	3.7	New
Majority
Turnout			3,183	46.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Traynor	714	43.9	-8.9
	Green	Stephen Peel	499	30.7	+19.0
	Conservative	Sam Prior	412	25.4	-10.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Fellgate & Hedworth

Fellgate & Hedworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Robertson	1,163	47.9	+28.3
	Labour	Audrey Huntley	959	39.5	-18.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Wilkinson	199	8.2	-5.6
	Conservative	Joseph Todd	108	4.4	-1.6
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Harton

Harton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rob Dix	1,014	46.2	-5.9
	UKIP	Oliver Wallhead	719	32.8	New
	Conservative	Holly Wright	462	21.0	-14.5
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Hebburn North

Hebburn North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adam Ellison	1,079	51.5	-21.4
	UKIP	John Barker	310	14.8	New
	Independent	Brian Goodman	180	8.6	New
	Independent	Michael Ayre	173	8.3	New
	Green	Steve Richards	148	7.1	-6.1
	Conservative	Keith Sumby	120	5.7	-8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sid Andrade	84	4.0	New
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Hebburn South

Hebburn South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilf Flynn	1,080	51.5	-17.5
	Green	Matthew Giles	553	26.4	+12.1
	Conservative	Margaret Snowling	269	12.8	-4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Wilkinson	195	9.3	New
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iain Malcolm	1,077	41.3	-14.4
	UKIP	David Scholey	516	19.8	New
	Green	Sue Stonehouse	445	17.1	+7.2
	Conservative	Mark Auton	318	12.2	-12.1
	Independent	Colin Lemon	251	9.6	New
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Monkton

Monkton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Kerr	862	42.0	-26.2
	Independent	Marian Stead	643	31.4	New
	Green	Matthew McKenna	236	11.5	-2.4
	Conservative	Vanessa Green	160	7.8	-10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Aidan Smith	150	7.3	New
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Primrose

Primrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Milburn	759	41.1	*New*
	Labour	Paul Dean	667	36.2	-30.7
	Green	Lesley Hanson	158	8.6	-5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Smith	132	7.2	New
	Conservative	Walter Armstrong	129	7.0	-12.4
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Simonside & Rekendyke

Simonside & Rekendyke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Taylor	947	54.8	-13.3
	Green	Peter Bristow	510	29.5	+15.8
	Conservative	Cameron White	272	15.7	-2.5
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

West Park

West Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Hetherington	673	40.5	-4.5
	Green	Thomas Mower	630	37.9	+28.4
	Conservative	Margaret Robson	358	21.6	-2.4
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Westoe

Westoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Glenn Thompson	712	32.0	*New*
	Labour	Katharine Maxwell	635	28.5	-13.7
	UKIP	Paul Linney	307	13.8	New
	Conservative	Jack White	237	10.6	-18.7
	Green	Nicola Usher	222	10.0	-1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Grey	115	5.2	-11.7
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Whitburn & Marsden

Whitburn & Marsden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Welsh	765	37.9	-12.8
	UKIP	Charles McKenzie-Smith	495	24.5	New
	Green	Trevor Sewell	413	20.4	+5.6
	Conservative	Adam Stewart	348	17.2	-13.8
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Whiteleas

Whiteleas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Gibson	970	55.0	-13.1
	Green	Malcolm Giles	592	33.6	+18.8
	Conservative	Craig Slater	202	11.5	-5.5
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

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