South Tyneside Council elections

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South Tyneside Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. South Tyneside Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 54 councillors are elected, 3 from each of the 18 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Whiteleas By-Election 27 February 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 95976.7
Independent 15412.3
Conservative 13711.0
Majority80564.4
Turnout 1,25021.5
Labour hold Swing
Cleadon & East Boldon By-Election 28 August 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 99155.7+7.4
Conservative 51929.2+1.8
Labour 24914.0−10.4
Independent 191.1+1.1
Majority47126.5
Turnout 1,77824.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bede By-Election 3 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 68580.4
Conservative 9811.5
Socialist697.9
Majority58768.9
Turnout 85215.2
Labour hold Swing

1998-2002

Hebburn Quay By-Election 17 December 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 66955.7+3.0
Labour 45237.6−5.8
Conservative 423.5−3.4
Socialist Party393.2+3.2
Majority21718.1
Turnout 1,20220.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2006-2010

Cleadon & East Boldon By-Election 14 September 2006 [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey Milburn1,05743.1+2.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Mordain66927.3+5.7
Labour Lewis Atkinson60124.5+4.1
Green Christopher Haine1245.1+5.1
Majority38815.8
Turnout 2,45135.2
Conservative hold Swing
Westoe By-Election 10 September 2009 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Allen Branley69430.6−35.0
Labour Allan West56725.0+6.1
Conservative Anthony Dailly32014.1+3.3
BNP Les Lovelock26611.7+11.7
Liberal Democrats Bill Troupe2259.9+9.9
Independent David Wood1948.6+8.6
Majority1275.6
Turnout 2,26634.5
Independent hold Swing
Primrose By-Election 25 February 2010 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Stephenson85442.0−6.5
BNP Pete Hodgkinson56627.9−5.1
Independent Aaron Luke21310.5+10.5
Independent David Rice1748.6+8.6
Conservative Anthony Lanaghan1246.1−12.4
Liberal Democrats Susan Troupe1004.9+4.9
Majority28814.1
Turnout 2,03132.3
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014

Cleadon and East Boldon By-Election 27 June 2013 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Meling99138.8−7.2
Conservative Fiona Milburn89935.2−18.8
UKIP Colin Campbell66626.1+26.1
Majority923.6
Turnout 2,556
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Primrose By-Election 27 June 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Moira Smith75550.3−25.0
UKIP John Clarke52034.6+34.6
BNP Martin Vaughan1469.7−3.6
Conservative John Coe805.3−6.1
Majority23515.7
Turnout 1,501
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

Westoe By-Election 2 October 2014 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Norman Dennis67640.9+2.9
Labour Katharine Maxwell62537.9−6.9
Conservative John Coe21913.3−3.9
Green Tony Bengtssom905.5+5.5
Liberal Democrats Carole Troupe412.5+2.5
Majority513.1
Turnout 1,651
UKIP gain from Independent Swing

2018-2022

Fellgate and Hedworth By-Election 29 July 2021 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jay Potts 850 49.1 +9.6
Independent John Robertson55532.0−15.8
Conservative Chris Smith1589.1+4.7
Liberal Democrats David Wilkinson1257.2−1.0
Green Kelly Hill442.5New
Majority29517.1N/A
Turnout 1,73830.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg12.7
Cleadon & East Bolden By-Election 9 September 2021 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stan Wildhirt 989 35.1 −12.9
Green David Herbert94333.5+20.6
Labour Philip Toulson88631.4−5.9
Majority461.6
Turnout 2,82340.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg16.8
Primrose By-Election 27 June 2024 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joan Hamilton 762 54.2 +54.2
Labour Kevin Brydon54338.6+3.8
Green Darius Seago1027.2−1.3
Majority21915.6
Turnout 1,407
Independent hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "South Tynesdie council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Elections: 14 Sep 2006 Local Government Election". southtyneside.info. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Tories hold seat". Evening Chronicle . 18 September 2006. p. 8.
  5. ↑ "Westoe By-Election Result". South Tyneside Council. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Labour retain seat in by-election". Shields Gazette. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cleadon and East Boldon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Primrose Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westoe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Fellgate and Hedworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Primrose Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
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