2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
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18 of 54 seats to South Tyneside Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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LeaderTracey Dixon
Party Labour Independent
Last election38 seats, 44.0%6 seats, 22.7%
Seats before386
Seats won410
Seats after2815
Seat changeDecrease2.svg10Increase2.svg 9
Popular vote13,11911,770
Percentage35.5%31.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.5%Increase2.svg 9.2%
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderDavid Francis
Party Green Conservative
Last election9 seats, 21.7%1 seat, 10.3%
Seats before91
Seats won40
Seats after110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote9,6401,709
Percentage26.1%4.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.4%Decrease2.svg 5.7%
South Tyneside UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Tracey Dixon
Labour

Leader after election

Tracey Dixon
Labour

The 2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. [1] 18 of the 54 seats of the council were up for election. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England. [2]

Contents

Bucking the trend of the rest of the country, the election saw Labour's seat count drop dramatically, losing ten seats nearly entirely to independent candidates. With 28 seats, Labour was left with only just enough seats for control of the council. The party's poor performance was described as being down to a 'perfect storm' of issues by the council's Labour leader Tracey Dixon, [3] further adding that Labour needed to 'restart' and 'work more closely' council's communities. [4] The results were put down [5] [3] [4] [6] to growing dissatisfaction with the council due to ongoing bin collection strikes that began in late 2023, [7] [8] [9] [10] the council's children services being rated "inadequate" by Ofsted, [11] and the fallout surrounding previous Labour Leader of the council, Iain Malcolm, being found in March 2024 to have inappropriately incurred £18,000 of personal costs on his corporate credit card [12] and bullied council staff. [13]

The Conservatives also lost their only seat on the council, with their Cleadon & East Bolden ward seat going to the Greens.

Summary

Election result

South Tyneside Council's composition after the 2024 local elections South Tyneside Council 2024.svg
South Tyneside Council's composition after the 2024 local elections
2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 4Decrease2.svg1022.2242851.813,11935.5–8.5
  Independent 10Increase2.svg 955.651527.811,77031.9+9.2
  Green 4Increase2.svg 222.271120.49,64026.1+4.4
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.01,7094.6–5.7
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06781.8+1.3

Ward results

Beacon & Bents

Beacon & Bents
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sue Stonehouse* 1,762 67.6 +7.4
Labour Jabed Hossain84332.4+3.5
Majority91935.2+3.9
Turnout 2,66238.7+2.5
Registered electors 6,883
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg2.0

Bede

Bede
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Terry Foggon 1,025 59.7 +11.8
Labour Margaret Peacock*49729.0–10.2
Green John Chilton19411.3+4.7
Majority52830.7+22.0
Turnout 1,73429.4+1.6
Registered electors 5,903
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg11.0

Biddick & All Saints

Biddick & All Saints
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Chris Davies 1,006 69.8 +17.1
Labour Shiela Hussain43630.2–4.5
Majority57039.6+21.5
Turnout 1,46823.7+0.5
Registered electors 6,207
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg10.8

Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Simon Oliver 1,104 46.8 +11.3
Labour Joanne Bell*1,08746.1–1.6
Green Darius Seago1667.0+0.9
Majority170.7N/A
Turnout 2,37733.6+0.9
Registered electors 7,081
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Cleadon & East Bolden

Cleadon & East Bolden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rhiannon Curtis 1,520 47.5 +7.4
Conservative Ian Forster*95829.9+3.0
Labour Kevin Brydon72422.6–8.2
Majority56217.6+8.3
Turnout 3,22146.8–2.8
Registered electors 6,877
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg2.2

Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Steven Harrison 917 53.2 +16.7
Labour Ken Stephenson54431.5–5.4
Green John Riley26415.3+2.7
Majority37321.7N/A
Turnout 1,74530.8+2.3
Registered electors 5,674
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg11.1

Fellgate & Hedworth

Fellgate & Hedworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Roberts 913 46.6 N/A
Labour Audrey Fay-Huntley*73337.4–16.7
Green Nicola Cook1718.7+2.1
Independent Ian Diamond1427.2–31.8
Majority1809.2N/A
Turnout 1,95534.8+1.9
Registered electors 5,620
Independent gain from Labour

Harton

Harton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Karen Myers 846 38.8 +4.0
Labour Karen Dix65330.0–11.1
Reform UK Jim Mouat41419.0+10.5
Green Colin Tosh26712.2–3.1
Majority1938.8N/A
Turnout 2,18833.4+1.8
Registered electors 6,543
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg7.6

Hebburn North

Hebburn North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liz McHugh* 860 44.4 –27.5
Independent Brian Goodman84543.6N/A
Green Annette Chapman23111.9+1.5
Majority150.8–60.5
Turnout 1,94928.3+1.9
Registered electors 6,884
Labour hold

Hebburn South

Hebburn South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McCabe* 1,279 60.1 +9.4
Green Briony Sommers84939.9+32.7
Majority43020.2+0.9
Turnout 2,19029.6+0.4
Registered electors 7,399
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg11.7

Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Phil Brown 887 39.2 +13.1
Labour Dorothy Grainger71331.5–10.4
Green Carrie Richardson42818.9+2.3
Conservative Stan Wildhirt23310.3–4.9
Majority1747.7N/A
Turnout 2,27834.3+2.2
Registered electors 6,645
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg11.8

Monkton

Monkton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Keegan* 887 42.8 –18.4
Independent Joan Hamilton69933.7N/A
Reform UK Marian Stead26412.7N/A
Green Matty McKenna22310.8–9.3
Majority1889.1–32.0
Turnout 2,08931.3+4.0
Registered electors 6,679
Labour hold

Primrose

Primrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Kennedy* 1,004 56.7 +5.2
Labour Stephen Pearson61734.8–3.8
Green Elaine Francis1508.5+4.1
Majority38721.9+9.0
Turnout 1,78629.5+1.5
Registered electors 6,056
Independent hold Swing Increase2.svg4.5

Simonside & Rekendyke

Simonside & Rekendyke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kenneth Wood 750 41.8 +20.6
Labour Edward Malcolm68338.1–12.6
Green Bethany Telford36120.1–0.2
Majority673.7N/A
Turnout 1,80428.2+1.5
Registered electors 6,386
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg16.6

West Park

West Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Nicky Gynn 1,013 53.8 –1.7
Independent Justin Knight50726.9+19.8
Labour Sean McDonagh36219.2–11.6
Majority50626.9+2.2
Turnout 1,89435.3+1.5
Registered electors 5,363
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.8

Westoe

Westoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kate Owens-Palmer 1,316 61.1 +12.6
Labour Sandra Duncan49823.1–12.0
Green Georgina Holt34015.8+5.8
Majority81838.0+24.6
Turnout 2,18036.2+0.6
Registered electors 6,028
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg12.3

Whitburn & Marsden

Whitburn & Marsden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracey Dixon* 1,115 53.9 –0.6
Green Edward Littley52825.5+7.2
Conservative Heidi Wildhirt42420.5–5.8
Majority58728.4+0.2
Turnout 2,09335.7+2.3
Registered electors 5,869
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.9

Whiteleas

Whiteleas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robin Coombes 815 49.0 +23.8
Labour Michelle Turnbull58835.3–22.1
Green Sophie-Jane Williams16710.0–0.3
Conservative Dawn Wildhart945.6N/A
Majority22713.7N/A
Turnout 1,67727.4+1.5
Registered electors 6,131
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg23.0

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