2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
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2022 UK local government election
The 2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of South Tyneside Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 19 of the 54 seats were up for election, with 1 ward (Harton) electing 2 councillors.[1]
Since the first election in 1973, South Tyneside has always been under Labour control, aside from a brief period of no overall control from 1978 to 1979.[2] In the 2021 election, Labour lost 4 seats with a vote share of 43.3%, independents gained 1 with 20.2%, the Green Party gained 2 with 13.8%, and the Conservatives gained their first seat since 2018 with 21.5% of the vote.[3]
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour gained 1 seat with 57.3%, the Conservatives gained 1 seat with 22.9% of the vote, and the Green Party failed to make any further gains with 13.5%.[4]
Previous council composition
| After 2021 election | Before 2022 election[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 44 | Labour | 44 | ||
| Conservative | 1 | Conservative | 2 | ||
| Green | 3 | Green | 3 | ||
| Independent | 6 | Independent | 4 | ||
Changes:
- June 2021: John Robertson (independent) resigns from council[6]
- July 2021: Jay Potts wins by-election for Labour from independent,[7] Jeff Milburn (independent) disqualified from council[8]
- September 2021: Stan Wildhirt wins by-election for Conservatives from independent[9]
- February 2022: Rob Dix (Labour) dies; seat left vacant until May election[10]
Results
| 2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 14 |  4 |
73.7 | 26 | 40 | 75.5 | 19,186 | 48.6 | +5.3 | |
| Green | 3 |  3 |
15.8 | 3 | 6 | 11.3 | 7,607 | 19.2 | +5.4 | |
| Independent | 2 | 2 |
10.5 | 4 | 6 | 11.3 | 6,408 | 16.2 | -4.0 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 1 |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 6,145 | 15.5 | -6.0 | |
| North East | 0 |  |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 172 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Results by ward
An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.
Beacon and Bents
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Sarah McKeown | 1,346 | 54.6 | +15.5 | |
| Labour | Fay Cunningham | 848 | 34.4 | −15.9 | |
| Conservative | Ali Hayder | 165 | 6.7 | −3.9 | |
| Independent | David Wood | 106 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 498 | 20.2 | +9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,474 | 36.0 | |||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | 15.7 |
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Bede
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Dean* | 878 | 52.1 | +12.4 | |
| Independent | Joanna Tuck | 435 | 25.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Bill Smith | 241 | 14.3 | −7.2 | |
| Green | John Chilton | 131 | 7.8 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 443 | 26.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,690 | 28.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Biddick and All Saints
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Katharine Maxwell | 795 | 57.9 | +8.1 | |
| Green | Rachael Milne | 362 | 26.4 | +15.3 | |
| Conservative | Mark Auton | 215 | 15.7 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 433 | 31.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,373 | 21.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 |
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Boldon Colliery
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alison Strike* | 1,396 | 55.2 | +5.7 | |
| Independent | Simon Oliver | 439 | 17.4 | −5.0 | |
| Conservative | Donald Wood | 366 | 14.5 | −6.3 | |
| North East | Vincent Richardson | 172 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Peter Collins | 157 | 6.2 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 957 | 37.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,533 | 35.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 |
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Cleadon and East Boldon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | David Herbert | 1,267 | 36.2 | +25.1 | |
| Conservative | Stan Wildhirt* | 1,138 | 32.5 | −16.1 | |
| Labour | Philip Toulson | 1,095 | 31.3 | −9.1 | |
| Majority | 129 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,514 | 50.6 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 20.6 |
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Cleadon Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Foreman* | 688 | 39.4 | −2.1 | |
| Independent | Steven Harrison | 414 | 23.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Chris Sanderson | 392 | 22.4 | −3.1 | |
| Green | John Riley | 254 | 14.5 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 274 | 15.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,757 | 30.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Fellgate and Hedworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geraldine Kilgour* | 1,453 | 67.7 | +13.4 | |
| Independent | Ian Diamond | 363 | 16.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Anthony Spinks | 165 | 7.7 | −4.8 | |
| Green | Nicky Gynn | 89 | 4.1 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | David Morris | 77 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,090 | 50.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,153 | 38.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Harton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Clare | 853 | 38.7 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | Neil Maxwell* | 833 | 37.8 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | Lawrence Nolan | 814 | 36.9 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Chloe Grant | 721 | 32.7 | +2.6 | |
| Green | Sophie-Jane Williams | 471 | 21.4 | +11.2 | |
| Turnout | 2,205 | 33.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hebburn North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richie Porthouse* | 1,396 | 72.0 | +15.8 | |
| Green | Emmanuel Michael | 275 | 14.2 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Costi Dumitru | 267 | 13.8 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 1,121 | 57.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,953 | 28.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 |
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Hebburn South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Angela Lamonte | 1,405 | 60.2 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Brian Goodman | 459 | 19.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Tia Sinclair | 339 | 14.5 | −3.9 | |
| Green | Colin Tosh | 130 | 5.6 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 946 | 40.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,338 | 32.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Horsley Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eileen Leask* | 1,126 | 47.8 | +11.6 | |
| Conservative | Carl Duncan | 424 | 18.0 | −8.6 | |
| Independent | Phil Brown | 398 | 16.9 | N/A | |
| Green | Carrie Richardson | 311 | 13.2 | −2.0 | |
| Independent | Gary Bryant | 98 | 4.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 702 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,362 | 35.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.1 |
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Monkton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Dean | 1,190 | 59.2 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Simon Salloway | 332 | 16.5 | +3.0 | |
| Independent | Marian Stead | 293 | 14.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Rhiannon Curtis | 195 | 9.7 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 858 | 42.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,011 | 31.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 |
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Primrose
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Robertson | 875 | 47.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | Moira Smith* | 746 | 40.3 | +3.4 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Snowling | 153 | 8.3 | −7.0 | |
| Green | Kevin Alderson | 79 | 4.3 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 129 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,856 | 30.5 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |||
Simonside and Rekendyke
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lynne Proudlock* | 868 | 46.0 | −0.9 | |
| Green | Leyla Al-Sayadi | 622 | 32.9 | +22.4 | |
| Conservative | Craig Slater | 224 | 11.9 | −5.6 | |
| Independent | Julie Angell | 174 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 246 | 13.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,894 | 29.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 11.7 |
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West Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andrew Guy | 1,054 | 57.0 | +47.5 | |
| Labour | Masuda Rahman | 571 | 30.9 | −14.1 | |
| Conservative | Moyra Day | 223 | 12.1 | −11.9 | |
| Majority | 483 | 26.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,854 | 34.5 | |||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | 30.8 |
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Westoe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Brenen | 949 | 41.5 | +12.0 | |
| Labour | Michelle Turnbull | 921 | 40.3 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Georgie Holt | 322 | 14.1 | +4.3 | |
| Independent | Nigel Reedman | 94 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 28 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,298 | 37.8 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 5.1 |
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Whitburn and Marsden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Carter | 1,183 | 57.5 | +0.7 | |
| Conservative | Dawn Wildhirt | 532 | 25.9 | −0.1 | |
| Green | Rachel Lowe | 342 | 16.6 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 651 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,068 | 35.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 |
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Whiteleas
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ken Dawes | 941 | 52.0 | +6.0 | |
| Independent | Kenneth Wood | 420 | 23.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Heidi Wildhirt | 248 | 13.7 | −4.4 | |
| Green | Bethany Telford | 200 | 11.1 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 521 | 28.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,815 | 29.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- ↑ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ "Election results - 06 May 2021 Local Government Election". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2018 - South Tyneside". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ "List of councillors by party". Southtyneside.gov. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ Robertson, Ross (11 June 2021). "Independent councillor quits in dramatic resignation - but says he'll stand again in by-election to fill the vacancy". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ Binding, Chris (29 July 2021). "Labour wins Fellgate and Hedworth by-election as John Robertson fails to reclaim seat after resignation". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ Binding, Chris (23 July 2021). "Councillor who carried knife to court is 'disqualified'". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ Robertson, Ross (9 September 2021). "Conservatives win the Cleadon and East Boldon by-election - these are the full results". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ Brownson, Sophie (9 February 2022). "Tributes to South Shields Labour councillor Rob Dix after sudden death". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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