South Tyneside council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
17
Labour Party
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
33.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 17 -1 21,742 57.3% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 +1 8,697 22.9% +8.2
Green Party 0 +0 5,114 13.5% +5.1
Independent 0 +0 1,485 3.9% -4.0
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 887 2.3% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Green Party 18
Labour Party 18
Independent 4
Liberal Democrats 3

A party standing a full slate could field 18 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Beacon and Bents

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Angela Hamilton Elected 1,235 50.3% -6.8
Green Party David Francis 960 39.1% +26.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ali Hayder 261 10.6% +1.0
Majority275
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,456

Labour Party hold

Bede

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Dean Elected 951 53.1% -3.2
Independent Keith Roberts 599 33.5% +1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Gerard Anthony Leake 158 8.8% +2.5
Green Party Tony Gair 82 4.6% -1.1
Majority352
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,790

Labour Party hold

Biddick and All Saints

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Olive Punchion Elected 1,100 69.2% +7.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Oliver Raymond Raife Wallhead 249 15.7% +10.4
Green Party David Herbert 241 15.2% +6.6
Majority851
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,590

Labour Party hold

Boldon Colliery

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alison Strike Elected 1,499 64.3% -1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Armstrong 575 24.6% +3.7
Green Party Colin Tosh 259 11.1% -2.3
Majority924
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,333

Labour Party hold

Cleadon Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Foreman Elected 959 52.8% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Prior 646 35.6% +21.6
Green Party Angela Curtis 212 11.7% +4.9
Majority313
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,817

Labour Party hold

Cleadon and East Boldon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeffrey Milburn Elected 1,601 48.6% +3.8
Labour Party Margaret Mary Meling 1,330 40.4% -5.5
Green Party Sarah McKeown 365 11.1% +1.8
Majority271
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,296

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Fellgate and Hedworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Geraldine Margaret Teresa Kilgour Elected 1,365 58.1% -16.3
Independent John Andrew Robertson 460 19.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Wilkinson 325 13.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Albert Morris 140 6.0% -7.7
Green Party Malcolm Giles 61 2.6% -9.4
Majority905
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,351

Labour Party hold

Harton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Neil Maxwell Elected 1,137 52.1% +3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Holly May Wright 775 35.5% +19.2
Green Party Rhiannon Sian Curtis 269 12.3% —
Majority362
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,181

Labour Party hold

Hebburn North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richie Porthouse Elected 1,430 72.9% +23.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Campbell Sumby 273 13.9% +8.7
Green Party Steve Richards 259 13.2% +9.2
Majority1,157
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,962

Labour Party hold

Hebburn South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nancy Elizabeth Maxwell Elected 1,527 69.0% -3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Anne Milburn 371 16.8% +5.6
Green Party Matthew Giles 316 14.3% -1.7
Majority1,156
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,214

Labour Party hold

Horsley Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Eileen Leask Elected 1,393 55.7% +1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Marilyn Huartt 608 24.3% +9.4
Independent Philip Bates 255 10.2% +4.4
Green Party Jack Ford 247 9.9% +4.8
Majority785
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,503

Labour Party hold

Monkton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Sewell Elected 1,369 68.2% +9.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Vanessa Green 358 17.8% +11.7
Green Party Matthew George McKenna 279 13.9% +7.4
Majority1,011
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,006

Labour Party hold

Primrose

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Moira Smith Elected 1,122 66.9% -1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan William Lunness 325 19.4% +5.6
Green Party Lesley Kay Hanson 229 13.7% -3.8
Majority797
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,676

Labour Party hold

Simonside and Rekendyke

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynne Ann Proudlock Elected 1,276 68.1% +7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party David Gamblin 341 18.2% +11.1
Green Party Peter James Bristow 256 13.7% +7.0
Majority935
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,873

Labour Party hold

West Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Norman Stephen Dick Elected 795 45.0% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party John Philip Stanton 424 24.0% +9.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony Kevin Sayer 207 11.7% —
Independent Robert Henry Atkinson 171 9.7% +7.2
Green Party Thomas Alexander Mower 168 9.5% +2.2
Majority371
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,765

Labour Party hold

Westoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Allan West Elected 888 42.2% -2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Oliver White 617 29.3% +12.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Anthony Hailey 355 16.9% —
Green Party Nicola Pauline Usher 246 11.7% +2.5
Majority271
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,106

Labour Party hold

Whitburn and Marsden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Boyack Elected 1,059 50.7% -5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Lou Stewart 648 31.0% +15.0
Green Party Colette Louise Hume 381 18.2% +12.5
Majority411
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,088

Labour Party hold

Whiteleas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bill Brady Elected 1,307 68.1% +13.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Peter Lemon 327 17.0% +9.4
Green Party Ryan Stuart Bell 284 14.8% +8.5
Majority980
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,918

Labour Party hold

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