2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
18 of 54 seats to South Tyneside Council ; 28 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election; Tracey Dixon; Labour	Leader after election; TBD; Labour

Last updated May 14, 2024

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]

Summary

Election result

2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	4	10	22.2	24	28	51.8	13,119	35.5	–8.5
	Independent	10	9	55.6	5	15	27.8	11,770	31.9	+9.2
	Green	4	2	22.2	7	11	20.4	9,640	26.1	+4.4
	Conservative	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	1,709	4.6	–5.7
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	678	1.8	+1.3

Ward results

Beacon & Bents

Beacon & Bents
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sue Stonehouse*	1,762	67.6	+7.4
	Labour	Jabed Hossain	843	32.4	+3.5
Majority			919	35.2	+3.9
Turnout			2,662	38.7	+2.5
Registered electors			6,883
	Green hold		Swing	2.0

Bede

Bede
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Terry Foggon	1,025	59.7	+11.8
	Labour	Margaret Peacock*	497	29.0	–10.2
	Green	John Chilton	194	11.3	+4.7
Majority			528	30.7	+22.0
Turnout			1,734	29.4	+1.6
Registered electors			5,903
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	11.0

Biddick & All Saints

Biddick & All Saints
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Chris Davies	1,006	69.8	+17.1
	Labour	Shiela Hussain	436	30.2	–4.5
Majority			570	39.6	+21.5
Turnout			1,468	23.7	+0.5
Registered electors			6,207
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	10.8

Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Simon Oliver	1,104	46.8	+11.3
	Labour	Joanne Bell*	1,087	46.1	–1.6
	Green	Darius Seago	166	7.0	+0.9
Majority			17	0.7	N/A
Turnout			2,377	33.6	+0.9
Registered electors			7,081
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	6.5

Cleadon & East Bolden

Cleadon & East Bolden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Rhiannon Curtis	1,520	47.5	+7.4
	Conservative	Ian Forster*	958	29.9	+3.0
	Labour	Kevin Brydon	724	22.6	–8.2
Majority			562	17.6	+8.3
Turnout			3,221	46.8	–2.8
Registered electors			6,877
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	2.2

Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Steven Harrison	917	53.2	+16.7
	Labour	Ken Stephenson	544	31.5	–5.4
	Green	John Riley	264	15.3	+2.7
Majority			373	21.7	N/A
Turnout			1,745	30.8	+2.3
Registered electors			5,674
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	11.1

Fellgate & Hedworth

Fellgate & Hedworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tony Roberts	913	46.6	*N/A*
	Labour	Audrey Fay-Huntley*	733	37.4	–16.7
	Green	Nicola Cook	171	8.7	+2.1
	Independent	Ian Diamond	142	7.2	–31.8
Majority			180	9.2	N/A
Turnout			1,955	34.8	+1.9
Registered electors			5,620
	Independent gain from Labour

Harton

Harton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Karen Myers	846	38.8	+4.0
	Labour	Karen Dix	653	30.0	–11.1
	Reform UK	Jim Mouat	414	19.0	+10.5
	Green	Colin Tosh	267	12.2	–3.1
Majority			193	8.8	N/A
Turnout			2,188	33.4	+1.8
Registered electors			6,543
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	7.6

Hebburn North

Hebburn North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz McHugh*	860	44.4	–27.5
	Independent	Brian Goodman	845	43.6	N/A
	Green	Annette Chapman	231	11.9	+1.5
Majority			15	0.8	–60.5
Turnout			1,949	28.3	+1.9
Registered electors			6,884
	Labour hold

Hebburn South

Hebburn South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McCabe*	1,279	60.1	+9.4
	Green	Briony Sommers	849	39.9	+32.7
Majority			430	20.2	+0.9
Turnout			2,190	29.6	+0.4
Registered electors			7,399
	Labour hold		Swing	11.7

Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Phil Brown	887	39.2	+13.1
	Labour	Dorothy Grainger	713	31.5	–10.4
	Green	Carrie Richardson	428	18.9	+2.3
	Conservative	Stan Wildhirt	233	10.3	–4.9
Majority			174	7.7	N/A
Turnout			2,278	34.3	+2.2
Registered electors			6,645
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	11.8

Monkton

Monkton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Keegan*	887	42.8	–18.4
	Independent	Joan Hamilton	699	33.7	N/A
	Reform UK	Marian Stead	264	12.7	N/A
	Green	Matty McKenna	223	10.8	–9.3
Majority			188	9.1	–32.0
Turnout			2,089	31.3	+4.0
Registered electors			6,679
	Labour hold

Primrose

Primrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Kennedy*	1,004	56.7	+5.2
	Labour	Stephen Pearson	617	34.8	–3.8
	Green	Elaine Francis	150	8.5	+4.1
Majority			387	21.9	+9.0
Turnout			1,786	29.5	+1.5
Registered electors			6,056
	Independent hold		Swing	4.5

Simonside & Rekendyke

Simonside & Rekendyke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kenneth Wood	750	41.8	+20.6
	Labour	Edward Malcolm	683	38.1	–12.6
	Green	Bethany Telford	361	20.1	–0.2
Majority			67	3.7	N/A
Turnout			1,804	28.2	+1.5
Registered electors			6,386
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	16.6

West Park

West Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Nicky Gynn	1,013	53.8	–1.7
	Independent	Justin Knight	507	26.9	+19.8
	Labour	Sean McDonagh	362	19.2	–11.6
Majority			506	26.9	+2.2
Turnout			1,894	35.3	+1.5
Registered electors			5,363
	Green hold		Swing	10.8

Westoe

Westoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kate Owens-Palmer	1,316	61.1	+12.6
	Labour	Sandra Duncan	498	23.1	–12.0
	Green	Georgina Holt	340	15.8	+5.8
Majority			818	38.0	+24.6
Turnout			2,180	36.2	+0.6
Registered electors			6,028
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	12.3

Whitburn & Marsden

Whitburn & Marsden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tracey Dixon*	1,115	53.9	–0.6
	Green	Edward Littley	528	25.5	+7.2
	Conservative	Heidi Wildhirt	424	20.5	–5.8
Majority			587	28.4	+0.2
Turnout			2,093	35.7	+2.3
Registered electors			5,869
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Whiteleas

Whiteleas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robin Coombes	815	49.0	+23.8
	Labour	Michelle Turnbull	588	35.3	–22.1
	Green	Sophie-Jane Williams	167	10.0	–0.3
	Conservative	Dawn Wildhart	94	5.6	N/A
Majority			227	13.7	N/A
Turnout			1,677	27.4	+1.5
Registered electors			6,131
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	23.0

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References

↑ Binding, Chris (9 April 2024). "Local elections 2024: South Tyneside Council confirms full list of candidates". The Shields Gazette.
↑ "Elections and voting". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

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[1] Binding, Chris (9 April 2024). "Local elections 2024: South Tyneside Council confirms full list of candidates". The Shields Gazette.

[2] "Elections and voting". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

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