South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elections

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One third of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 54 councillors are elected, 3 from each of the 18 wards. [1]

South Tyneside Metropolitan borough in England

South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear in North East England.

Tyne and Wear County of England

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East region of England around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. It consists of the five metropolitan boroughs of South Tyneside, North Tyneside, City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and City of Sunderland. It is bounded on the east by the North Sea, and has borders with Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

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Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [2]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1973–1978
No overall control 1978–1979
Labour 1979–present

Council elections

The 1998 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

The 1999 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

The 2000 South Tyneside Council Metropolitan Borough election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

Borough result maps

By-election results

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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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
Hebburn Quay By-Election 17 December 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
Cleadon & East Boldon By-Election 14 September 2006 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jeffrey Milburn1,05743.1+2.0
Liberal Democrat 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 [6]
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 Democrat 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 [7]
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 Democrat Susan Troupe1004.9+4.9
Majority28814.1
Turnout 2,03132.3
Labour hold Swing

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References

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  2. "South Tyneside". BBC News Online . 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  3. "South Tynesdie council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2009-08-16.
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  5. "Tories hold seat". Evening Chronicle . 2006-09-18. p. 8.
  6. "Westoe By-Election Result". South Tyneside Council. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-23.[ dead link ]
  7. "Labour retain seat in by-election". Shields Gazette. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-02-26.