2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of South Tyneside Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 19 of the 54 seats were up for election, with 1 ward (Harton) electing 2 councillors. [1]

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Background

Since the first election in 1973, South Tyneside has always been under Labour control, aside from a brief period of no overall control from 1978 to 1979. [2] In the 2021 election, Labour lost 4 seats with a vote share of 43.3%, independents gained 1 with 20.2%, the Green Party gained 2 with 13.8%, and the Conservatives gained their first seat since 2018 with 21.5% of the vote. [3]

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour gained 1 seat with 57.3%, the Conservatives gained 1 seat with 22.9% of the vote, and the Green Party failed to make any further gains with 13.5%. [4]

Previous council composition

After 2021 election Before 2022 election [5]
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 44 Labour 44
Conservative 1 Conservative 2
Green 3 Green 3
Independent 6 Independent 4

Changes:

Results

2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 14Decrease2.svg 473.7264075.519,18648.6+5.3
  Green 3Increase2.svg 315.83611.37,60719.2+5.4
  Independent 2Increase2.svg 210.54611.36,40816.2-4.0
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg 10.0111.96,14515.5-6.0
  North East 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01720.4N/A

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Beacon and Bents

Beacon and Bents [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sarah McKeown 1,346 54.6 +15.5
Labour Fay Cunningham84834.4−15.9
Conservative Ali Hayder1656.7−3.9
Independent David Wood1064.3N/A
Majority 49820.2+9.0
Turnout 2,47436.0
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg15.7

Bede

Bede [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Dean* 878 52.1 +12.4
Independent Joanna Tuck43525.8N/A
Conservative Bill Smith24114.3−7.2
Green John Chilton1317.8+1.0
Majority 44326.3
Turnout 1,69028.9
Labour hold Swing N/A

Biddick and All Saints

Biddick and All Saints [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katharine Maxwell 795 57.9 +8.1
Green Rachael Milne36226.4+15.3
Conservative Mark Auton21515.7−1.6
Majority 43331.5
Turnout 1,37321.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.6

Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Strike* 1,396 55.2 +5.7
Independent Simon Oliver43917.4−5.0
Conservative Donald Wood36614.5−6.3
North East Vincent Richardson1726.8N/A
Green Peter Collins1576.2−1.0
Majority 95737.8
Turnout 2,53335.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.4

Cleadon and East Boldon

Cleadon and East Boldon [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Herbert 1,267 36.2 +25.1
Conservative Stan Wildhirt*1,13832.5−16.1
Labour Philip Toulson1,09531.3−9.1
Majority 1293.7
Turnout 3,51450.6
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg20.6

Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Foreman* 688 39.4 −2.1
Independent Steven Harrison41423.7N/A
Conservative Chris Sanderson39222.4−3.1
Green John Riley25414.5+1.1
Majority 27415.7
Turnout 1,75730.6
Labour hold Swing N/A

Fellgate and Hedworth

Fellgate and Hedworth [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geraldine Kilgour* 1,453 67.7 +13.4
Independent Ian Diamond36316.9N/A
Conservative Anthony Spinks1657.7−4.8
Green Nicky Gynn894.1+1.1
Independent David Morris773.6N/A
Majority 1,09050.8
Turnout 2,15338.0
Labour hold Swing N/A

Harton

Harton (2 seats due to by-election) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Clare 853 38.7 +4.8
Labour Neil Maxwell* 833 37.8 +3.9
Independent Lawrence Nolan81436.9+11.1
Conservative Chloe Grant72132.7+2.6
Green Sophie-Jane Williams47121.4+11.2
Turnout 2,20533.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hebburn North

Hebburn North [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richie Porthouse* 1,396 72.0 +15.8
Green Emmanuel Michael27514.2+4.8
Conservative Costi Dumitru26713.8−2.6
Majority 1,12157.8
Turnout 1,95328.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.5

Hebburn South

Hebburn South [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Lamonte 1,405 60.2 +0.6
Independent Brian Goodman45919.7N/A
Conservative Tia Sinclair33914.5−3.9
Green Colin Tosh1305.6−1.7
Majority 94640.5
Turnout 2,33832.2
Labour hold Swing N/A

Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Leask* 1,126 47.8 +11.6
Conservative Carl Duncan42418.0−8.6
Independent Phil Brown39816.9N/A
Green Carrie Richardson31113.2−2.0
Independent Gary Bryant984.2N/A
Majority 70229.8
Turnout 2,36235.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.1

Monkton

Monkton [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Dean 1,190 59.2 +11.8
Conservative Simon Salloway33216.5+3.0
Independent Marian Stead29314.6N/A
Green Rhiannon Curtis1959.7+0.9
Majority 85842.7
Turnout 2,01131.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.4

Primrose

Primrose [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Robertson 875 47.2 N/A
Labour Moira Smith*74640.3+3.4
Conservative Margaret Snowling1538.3−7.0
Green Kevin Alderson794.3−0.6
Majority 1296.9
Turnout 1,85630.5
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A

Simonside and Rekendyke

Simonside and Rekendyke [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynne Proudlock* 868 46.0 −0.9
Green Leyla Al-Sayadi62232.9+22.4
Conservative Craig Slater22411.9−5.6
Independent Julie Angell1749.2N/A
Majority 24613.1
Turnout 1,89429.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg11.7

West Park

West Park [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Guy 1,054 57.0 +47.5
Labour Masuda Rahman57130.9−14.1
Conservative Moyra Day22312.1−11.9
Majority 48326.1
Turnout 1,85434.5
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg30.8

Westoe

Westoe [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Brenen 949 41.5 +12.0
Labour Michelle Turnbull92140.3+1.8
Green Georgie Holt32214.1+4.3
Independent Nigel Reedman944.1N/A
Majority 281.2
Turnout 2,29837.8
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg5.1

Whitburn and Marsden

Whitburn and Marsden [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Carter 1,183 57.5 +0.7
Conservative Dawn Wildhirt53225.9−0.1
Green Rachel Lowe34216.6+5.3
Majority 65131.6
Turnout 2,06835.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.4

Whiteleas

Whiteleas [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Dawes 941 52.0 +6.0
Independent Kenneth Wood42023.2N/A
Conservative Heidi Wildhirt24813.7−4.4
Green Bethany Telford20011.1+1.6
Majority 52128.8
Turnout 1,81529.2
Labour hold Swing N/A

References

  1. ↑ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Election results - 06 May 2021 Local Government Election". South Tyneside Council . Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2018 - South Tyneside". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "List of councillors by party". Southtyneside.gov. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Robertson, Ross (11 June 2021). "Independent councillor quits in dramatic resignation - but says he'll stand again in by-election to fill the vacancy". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Binding, Chris (29 July 2021). "Labour wins Fellgate and Hedworth by-election as John Robertson fails to reclaim seat after resignation". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Binding, Chris (23 July 2021). "Councillor who carried knife to court is 'disqualified'". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Robertson, Ross (9 September 2021). "Conservatives win the Cleadon and East Boldon by-election - these are the full results". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Brownson, Sophie (9 February 2022). "Tributes to South Shields Labour councillor Rob Dix after sudden death". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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