South Tyneside council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
11
Labour Party
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
31.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 11 -3 15,646 44.1% -4.4
Green Party 4 +1 7,722 21.8% +2.5
Independent 3 +1 8,065 22.7% +6.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 3,676 10.4% -5.2
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 181 0.5% —
Reform UK 0 +0 176 0.5% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Green Party 18
Labour Party 18
Independent 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 15
Liberal Democrats 2
Reform UK 1

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 +/−
Green Party David Francis Elected 1,494 60.2% +5.8
Labour Party Masuda Piya Rahman 717 28.9% -5.4
Independent David Wood 140 5.6% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Ali Hayder 119 4.8% -1.9
Majority777
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,851
Ballots cast2,482

Green Party hold

Bede

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Keith Roberts Elected 775 47.9% +22.1
Labour Party Sean McDonagh 635 39.2% -12.7
Green Party John Chilton 107 6.6% -1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill Smith 98 6.1% -8.2
Majority140
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors5,827
Ballots cast1,619

Independent gain from Labour Party

Biddick and All Saints

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Rachael Taylor Elected 762 52.7% +26.3
Labour Party Moynul Hussain 501 34.6% -23.3
Independent Natalie Bell 95 6.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Wood 81 5.6% -10.1
Majority261
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors6,240
Ballots cast1,446

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Boldon Colliery

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fay Cunningham Elected 1,110 47.7% -7.4
Independent Simon Kevin Oliver 826 35.5% +18.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Donald Wood 243 10.4% -4.0
Green Party Darius Seago 142 6.1% -0.1
Majority284
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors7,118
Ballots cast2,327

Labour Party hold

Cleadon Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Susan Traynor Elected 598 36.9% -2.3
Independent Steve Harrison 592 36.5% +12.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Sanderson 225 13.9% -8.4
Green Party John Riley 202 12.5% -2.0
Majority6
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors5,683
Ballots cast1,622

Labour Party hold

Cleadon and East Boldon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Shirley Ford Elected 1,367 40.1% +4.0
Labour Party Georgia Jamieson 1,051 30.8% -0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Stan Wildhirt 918 26.9% -5.5
Independent Jeffrey Milburn 70 2.1% —
Majority316
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors6,882
Ballots cast3,411

Green Party hold

Fellgate and Hedworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jay Potts Elected 1,006 54.1% -13.3
Independent Ian Jason Diamond 725 39.0% +22.2
Green Party Nic Cook 123 6.6% +2.5
Majority281
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors5,641
Ballots cast1,858

Labour Party hold

Harton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Neil Maxwell Elected 853 41.1% +2.4
Independent Lawrence Nolan 722 34.8% -2.1
Green Party Rhiannon Sian Curtis 318 15.3% -6.0
Reform UK Jim Mouat 176 8.5% —
Majority131
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors6,564
Ballots cast2,075

Labour Party hold

Hebburn North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adam Ellison Elected 1,310 71.9% +0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Tia Sinclair 193 10.6% -3.1
Green Party Colin Tosh 189 10.4% -3.7
Liberal Democrats Shay Whitehead 123 6.8% —
Majority1,117
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors6,904
Ballots cast1,821

Labour Party hold

Hebburn South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shane Andrew Smith Elected 1,087 50.7% -9.4
Independent Brian Goodman 673 31.4% +11.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Carl Duncan 220 10.3% -4.2
Green Party Briony Sommers 155 7.2% +1.7
Majority414
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors7,345
Ballots cast2,145

Labour Party hold

Horsley Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ruth Rachael Berkley Elected 893 41.9% -5.7
Independent Phil Brown 555 26.1% +9.2
Green Party Carrie Danielle Richardson 354 16.6% +3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Chloe Joanne Grant 324 15.2% -2.7
Majority338
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors6,640
Ballots cast2,130

Labour Party hold

Monkton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Margaret Mary Meling Elected 1,087 61.2% +2.1
Green Party Chris Davies 357 20.1% +10.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Robert Ferry 315 17.7% +1.2
Majority730
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors6,505
Ballots cast1,775

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Primrose

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Paul James Milburn Elected 869 51.5% +4.3
Labour Party Kevin Brydon 651 38.6% -1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Andrew Robson 89 5.3% -3.0
Green Party Emmanuel John Velasco Michael 75 4.4% +0.2
Majority218
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors6,030
Ballots cast1,688

Independent hold

Simonside and Rekendyke

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Judith Helen Taylor Elected 856 50.7% +4.9
Independent Kenneth George Wood 357 21.1% +12.0
Green Party Bethany Dionne Telford 342 20.3% -12.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Aaron Michael Cain 128 7.6% -4.2
Majority499
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors6,320
Ballots cast1,688

Labour Party hold

West Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jim Yare Elected 996 55.5% -1.4
Labour Party Anne Hetherington 552 30.8% -0.0
Independent Justin Knight 128 7.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shaun Connolly 97 5.4% -6.6
Independent Julie Angela Angell 20 1.1% —
Majority444
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors5,304
Ballots cast1,795

Green Party hold

Westoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Glenn Michael Thompson Elected 1,042 48.5% +7.2
Labour Party Michelle Turnbull 755 35.1% -5.0
Green Party Georgina Holt 215 10.0% -4.0
Independent Nigel Mark Reedman 74 3.4% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Ireland 58 2.7% —
Majority287
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,034
Ballots cast2,150

Independent hold

Whitburn and Marsden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Joyce Welsh Elected 1,068 54.5% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Heidi Wildhirt 515 26.3% +0.5
Green Party Edward Anthony Littley 359 18.3% +1.8
Majority553
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors5,874
Ballots cast1,961

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Whiteleas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ernest Matthew Gibson Elected 916 57.4% +5.5
Independent Robin Anthony Coombes 402 25.2% +2.0
Green Party Sophie-Jane Williams 165 10.3% -0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Dawn Wildhirt 111 7.0% -6.7
Majority514
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors6,172
Ballots cast1,597

Labour Party hold

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