2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
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18 out of 54 seats to South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderTracey Dixon [1] David Francis [2]
Party Labour Green
Last election40 seats, 48.6%6 seats, 19.2%
Seats before406
Seats after389
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 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderGlenn Thompson [3] n/a
Party Independent Conservative
Last election6 seats, 16.2%1 seat, 15.5%
Seats before61 [lower-alpha 1]
Seats after61
South Tyneside UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Tracey Dixon
Labour

Leader after election

Tracey Dixon
Labour

The 2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect members of the South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. [4] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Labour retained its majority on the council. [5] [6]

Summary

Election result

2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 11Decrease2.svg361.11273870.3715,64643.96
  Green 4Increase2.svg322.225916.677,72221.70
  Independent 3Steady2.svg16.673611.18,06522.66
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.00111.853,67610.33
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.00000.001810.51
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.00000.001760.50

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [7]

Beacon & Bents

Beacon & Bents [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Roger Francis 1,494 60.19 +5.6
Labour Masuda Piya Rahman71728.89-5.5
Independent David Wood1405.64+1.3
Conservative Ali Hayder1194.80-1.9
Majority77731.3
Turnout 2,48236.2
Registered electors 6,851
Green hold

Bede

Bede [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Keith Roberts 775 47.87 N/A
Labour Sean McDonagh63539.22-12.9
Green John Chilton1076.61-1.2
Conservative William Smith986.05-8.2
Majority1408.65
Turnout 1,61927.8
Registered electors 5,827
Independent hold

Biddick & All Saints

Biddick & All Saints [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rachael Milne 762 52.70 +26.3
Labour Moynul Hussain50134.65-12.2
Independent Natalie Bell956.57N/A
Conservative John Wood815.60-10.1
Majority26118.05
Turnout 1,44623.2
Registered electors 6,240
Green gain from Labour

Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fay Cunningham 1,110 47.70 -7.5
Independent Simon Oliver82635.50+18.1
Conservative Donald Wood24310.44-4.1
Green Darius Seago1426.10-0.1
Majority28412.20
Turnout 2,32732.7
Registered electors 7,118
Labour hold

Cleadon & East Boldon

Cleadon & East Boldon [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Shirley Florence Ford 1,367 40.08 +3.9
Labour Georgia Jamieson1,05130.81-0.5
Conservative Stan Wildhirt91826.91-5.6
Independent Jeff Milburn702.05N/A
Majority3169.27
Turnout 3,41149.6
Registered electors 6,882
Green gain from Labour

Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Malcolm Traynor 598 36.87 -2.5
Independent Steven Harrison59236.50+12.8
Conservative Chris Sanderson22513.87-8.5
Green John Riley20212.64-1.9
Majority60.37
Turnout 1,62228.5
Registered electors 5,683
Labour hold

Fellgate & Hedworth

Fellgate & Hedworth [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jay Potts 1,006 54.14 -13.6
Independent Ian Diamond72539.02+22.1
Green Nic Cook1236.62+2.5
Majority28115.12
Turnout 1,85832.9
Registered electors 5,641
Labour hold

Harton

Harton [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Maxwell 853 41.11 +3.3
Independent Lawrence Nolan72234.80-2.1
Green Rhiannon Sian Curtis31815.33-6.1
Reform UK Jim Mouat1768.48N/A
Majority1316.31
Turnout 2,07531.6
Registered electors 6,564
Labour hold

Hebburn North

Hebburn North [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Ellison 1,310 71.94 -0.1
Conservative Tia Jade McMurray Sinclair19310.60-3.2
Green Colin Robert Tosh18910.38-3.8
Liberal Democrats Shay Whitehead1236.76N/A
Majority1,11761.34
Turnout 1,82126.4
Registered electors 6,904
Labour hold

Hebburn South

Hebburn South [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shane Andrew Smith 1,087 50.68 -9.5
Independent Brian Goodman67331.38+11.7
Conservative Carl Duncan22010.26-4.2
Green Briony Elizabeth Sommers1557.23+1.6
Majority41419.3
Turnout 2,14529.2
Registered electors 7,345
Labour hold

Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth Rachael Berkley 893 41.93 -5.9
Independent Phil Brown55526.06+9.2
Green Carrie Richardson35416.62+3.4
Conservative Chloe Grant32415.21-2.8
Majority33815.87
Turnout 2,13032.1
Registered electors 6,640
Labour hold

Monkton

Monkton [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Mary Meling 1,087 61.24 +2.0
Green Chris Davies35720.11+10.4
Conservative Michael Robert Ferry31517.75+1.3
Majority73041.13
Turnout 1,77527.3
Registered electors 6,505
Labour hold

Primrose

Primrose [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul James Milburn 869 51.48 N/A
Labour Kevin Brydon65138.57-1.7
Conservative Luke Robson895.27-3.0
Green Emmanuel Michael754.44+0.1
Majority21812.91
Turnout 1,68828.0
Registered electors 6,030
Independent hold

Simonside & Rekendyke

Simonside & Rekendyke [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Helen Taylor 856 50.71 +4.7
Independent Kenneth George Wood35721.15N/A
Green Bethany Dionne Telford34220.26-12.6
Conservative Aaron Michael Cain1287.58-4.3
Majority49929.56
Turnout 1,68826.7
Registered electors 6,320
Labour hold

West Park

West Park [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jim Yare 996 55.49 -1.5
Labour Anne Mellanby Hetherington55230.75-0.1
Independent Justin Knight1287.13N/A
Conservative Shaun Connolly975.40-6.7
Independent Julie Angela Angell201.11N/A
Majority44424.74
Turnout 1,79533.8
Registered electors 5,304
Green gain from Labour

Westoe

Westoe [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Glenn Michael Thompson 1,042 48.47 N/A
Labour Michelle Teresa Turnbull75535.12-5.2
Green Georgina Holt21510.00-4.1
Independent Nigel Mark Reedman743.44-0.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Ireland582.70N/A
Majority28713.35
Turnout 2,15035.6
Registered electors 6,034
Independent hold

Whitburn & Marsden

Whitburn & Marsden [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Welsh 1,068 54.46 -3.0
Conservative Heidi Wildhirt51526.26+0.4
Green Edward Littley35918.31+1.7
Majority55328.20
Turnout 1,96133.4
Registered electors 5,874
Labour hold

Whiteleas

Whiteleas [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest Matthew Gibson 916 57.36 +5.4
Independent Robin Anthony Coombes40225.17N/A
Green Sophie Jane Williams16510.33-0.8
Conservative Dawn Wildhirt1116.95-6.7
Majority51432.19
Turnout 1,59725.9
Registered electors 6,172
Labour hold

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  1. ↑ "Council leader and deputy leader". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Binding, Chris (6 May 2022). "Green Party can 'win anywhere' following South Tyneside surge on night of local elections disappointment for Labour". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Beacons & Bents Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bede Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Biddick & All Saints Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Boldon Colliery Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Cleadon & East Boldon Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Cleadon Park Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Fellgate & Hedworth Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Harton Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Hebburn North Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Hebburn South Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Horsley Hill Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Monkton Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Primrose Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Simonside & Rekendyke Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "West Park Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "Westoe Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "Whitburn & Marsden Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election" . Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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