South Tyneside council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 18 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
10
Independent
Seats contested
18
across 18 wards
Turnout
32.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Independent 10 +7 11,770 31.9% +9.1
Labour Party 4 -7 13,119 35.5% -8.6
Green Party 4 +0 9,640 26.1% +4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 1,709 4.6% -5.7
Reform UK 0 +0 678 1.8% +1.3

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. 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 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 4
Reform UK 2

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 Sue Stonehouse Elected 1,762 66.2% +6.0
Labour Party Jabed Hossain 843 31.7% +2.8
Majority919
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors6,883
Ballots cast2,662

Green Party hold

Bede

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Terry Foggon Elected 1,025 59.1% +11.2
Labour Party Margaret Peacock 497 28.7% -10.6
Green Party John Chilton 194 11.2% +4.6
Majority528
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors5,903
Ballots cast1,734

Independent hold

Biddick and All Saints

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Chris Davies Elected 1,006 68.5% +15.8
Labour Party Shiela Hussain 436 29.7% -4.9
Majority570
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors6,207
Ballots cast1,468

Green Party hold

Boldon Colliery

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Simon Kevin Oliver Elected 1,104 46.4% +10.9
Labour Party Joanne Bell 1,087 45.7% -2.0
Green Party Darius Seago 166 7.0% +0.9
Majority17
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors7,081
Ballots cast2,377

Independent gain from Labour Party

Cleadon Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Steven Alexander Harrison Elected 917 52.6% +16.1
Labour Party Ken Stephenson 544 31.2% -5.7
Green Party John Riley 264 15.1% +2.7
Majority373
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors5,674
Ballots cast1,745

Independent gain from Labour Party

Cleadon and East Boldon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Rhiannon Sian Curtis Elected 1,520 47.2% +7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Forster 958 29.7% +2.8
Labour Party Kevin Brydon 724 22.5% -8.3
Majority562
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors6,877
Ballots cast3,221

Green Party hold

Fellgate and Hedworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tony Roberts Elected 913 46.7% +7.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Audrey Elizabeth Fay-Huntley 733 37.5% -16.7
Green Party Nic Cook 171 8.7% +2.1
Independent Ian Jason Diamond 142 7.3% —
Majority180
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors5,620
Ballots cast1,955

Independent gain from Labour Party

Harton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Karen Louise Myers Elected 846 38.7% +3.9
Labour Party Karen Dix 653 29.8% -11.3
Reform UK Jim Mouat 414 18.9% +10.4
Green Party Colin Tosh 267 12.2% -3.1
Majority193
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors6,543
Ballots cast2,188

Independent gain from Labour Party

Hebburn North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Liz McHugh Elected 860 44.1% -27.8
Independent Brian Goodman 845 43.4% —
Green Party Anette Chapman 231 11.9% +1.5
Majority15
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors6,884
Ballots cast1,949

Labour Party hold

Hebburn South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Gerard McCabe Elected 1,279 58.4% +7.7
Green Party Briony Sommers 849 38.8% +31.5
Majority430
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors7,399
Ballots cast2,190

Labour Party hold

Horsley Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Phil Brown Elected 887 38.9% +12.9
Labour Party Dorothy Jane Grainger 713 31.3% -10.6
Green Party Carrie Danielle Richardson 428 18.8% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Stan Wildhirt 233 10.2% -5.0
Majority174
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors6,645
Ballots cast2,278

Independent gain from Labour Party

Monkton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joan Margaret Keegan Elected 887 42.5% -18.8
Independent Joan Hamilton 699 33.5% —
Reform UK Marian Elizabeth Stead 264 12.6% —
Green Party Matty McKenna 223 10.7% -9.4
Majority188
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors6,679
Ballots cast2,089

Labour Party hold

Primrose

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Kennedy Elected 1,004 56.2% +4.7
Labour Party Stephen Pearson 617 34.5% -4.0
Green Party Elaine Francis 150 8.4% +4.0
Majority387
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors6,056
Ballots cast1,786

Independent hold

Simonside and Rekendyke

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Kenneth George Wood Elected 750 41.6% +20.4
Labour Party Edward Malcolm 683 37.9% -12.9
Green Party Bethany Dionne Telford 361 20.0% -0.2
Majority67
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors6,386
Ballots cast1,804

Independent gain from Labour Party

West Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Nicky Gynn Elected 1,013 53.5% -2.0
Independent Justin Knight 507 26.8% +19.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Sean McDonagh 362 19.1% -11.6
Majority506
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors5,363
Ballots cast1,894

Green Party hold

Westoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Kate Owens-Palmer Elected 1,316 60.4% +11.9
Labour Party Sandra Duncan 498 22.8% -12.3
Green Party Georgina Holt 340 15.6% +5.6
Majority818
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,028
Ballots cast2,180

Independent hold

Whitburn and Marsden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tracey Allison Dixon Elected 1,115 53.3% -1.2
Green Party Edward Anthony Littley 528 25.2% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Heidi Wildhirt 424 20.3% -6.0
Majority587
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors5,869
Ballots cast2,093

Labour Party hold

Whiteleas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Robin Anthony Coombes Elected 815 48.6% +23.4
Labour Party Michelle Turnbull 588 35.1% -22.3
Green Party Sophie-Jane Williams 167 10.0% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Dawn Wildhirt 94 5.6% -1.3
Majority227
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors6,131
Ballots cast1,677

Independent gain from Labour Party

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