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The 2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect members of the South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England.[4] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Labour retained its majority on the council.[5][6]

Summary

Election result

2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 Decrease3 61.11 27 38 70.37 15,646 43.96
  Green 4 Increase3 22.22 5 9 16.67 7,722 21.70
  Independent 3 Steady 16.67 3 6 11.1 8,065 22.66
  Conservative 0 Steady 0.00 1 1 1.85 3,676 10.33
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.00 0 0 0.00 181 0.51
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.00 0 0 0.00 176 0.50

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[7]

Beacon & Bents

Beacon & Bents[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green David Roger Francis 1,494 60.19 +5.6
Labour Masuda Piya Rahman 717 28.89 -5.5
Independent David Wood 140 5.64 +1.3
Conservative Ali Hayder 119 4.80 -1.9
Majority 777 31.3
Turnout 2,482 36.2
Registered electors 6,851
Green hold

Bede

Bede[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Keith Roberts 775 47.87 N/A
Labour Sean McDonagh 635 39.22 -12.9
Green John Chilton 107 6.61 -1.2
Conservative William Smith 98 6.05 -8.2
Majority 140 8.65
Turnout 1,619 27.8
Registered electors 5,827
Independent hold

Biddick & All Saints

Biddick & All Saints[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rachael Milne 762 52.70 +26.3
Labour Moynul Hussain 501 34.65 -12.2
Independent Natalie Bell 95 6.57 N/A
Conservative John Wood 81 5.60 -10.1
Majority 261 18.05
Turnout 1,446 23.2
Registered electors 6,240
Green gain from Labour

Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fay Cunningham 1,110 47.70 -7.5
Independent Simon Oliver 826 35.50 +18.1
Conservative Donald Wood 243 10.44 -4.1
Green Darius Seago 142 6.10 -0.1
Majority 284 12.20
Turnout 2,327 32.7
Registered electors 7,118
Labour hold

Cleadon & East Boldon

Cleadon & East Boldon[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Shirley Florence Ford 1,367 40.08 +3.9
Labour Georgia Jamieson 1,051 30.81 -0.5
Conservative Stan Wildhirt 918 26.91 -5.6
Independent Jeff Milburn 70 2.05 N/A
Majority 316 9.27
Turnout 3,411 49.6
Registered electors 6,882
Green gain from Labour

Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Malcolm Traynor 598 36.87 -2.5
Independent Steven Harrison 592 36.50 +12.8
Conservative Chris Sanderson 225 13.87 -8.5
Green John Riley 202 12.64 -1.9
Majority 6 0.37
Turnout 1,622 28.5
Registered electors 5,683
Labour hold

Fellgate & Hedworth

Fellgate & Hedworth[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jay Potts 1,006 54.14 -13.6
Independent Ian Diamond 725 39.02 +22.1
Green Nic Cook 123 6.62 +2.5
Majority 281 15.12
Turnout 1,858 32.9
Registered electors 5,641
Labour hold

Harton

Harton[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Maxwell 853 41.11 +3.3
Independent Lawrence Nolan 722 34.80 -2.1
Green Rhiannon Sian Curtis 318 15.33 -6.1
Reform UK Jim Mouat 176 8.48 N/A
Majority 131 6.31
Turnout 2,075 31.6
Registered electors 6,564
Labour hold

Hebburn North

Hebburn North[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Ellison 1,310 71.94 -0.1
Conservative Tia Jade McMurray Sinclair 193 10.60 -3.2
Green Colin Robert Tosh 189 10.38 -3.8
Liberal Democrats Shay Whitehead 123 6.76 N/A
Majority 1,117 61.34
Turnout 1,821 26.4
Registered electors 6,904
Labour hold

Hebburn South

Hebburn South[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shane Andrew Smith 1,087 50.68 -9.5
Independent Brian Goodman 673 31.38 +11.7
Conservative Carl Duncan 220 10.26 -4.2
Green Briony Elizabeth Sommers 155 7.23 +1.6
Majority 414 19.3
Turnout 2,145 29.2
Registered electors 7,345
Labour hold

Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Rachael Berkley 893 41.93 -5.9
Independent Phil Brown 555 26.06 +9.2
Green Carrie Richardson 354 16.62 +3.4
Conservative Chloe Grant 324 15.21 -2.8
Majority 338 15.87
Turnout 2,130 32.1
Registered electors 6,640
Labour hold

Monkton

Monkton[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Mary Meling 1,087 61.24 +2.0
Green Chris Davies 357 20.11 +10.4
Conservative Michael Robert Ferry 315 17.75 +1.3
Majority 730 41.13
Turnout 1,775 27.3
Registered electors 6,505
Labour hold

Primrose

Primrose[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul James Milburn 869 51.48 N/A
Labour Kevin Brydon 651 38.57 -1.7
Conservative Luke Robson 89 5.27 -3.0
Green Emmanuel Michael 75 4.44 +0.1
Majority 218 12.91
Turnout 1,688 28.0
Registered electors 6,030
Independent hold

Simonside & Rekendyke

Simonside & Rekendyke[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Helen Taylor 856 50.71 +4.7
Independent Kenneth George Wood 357 21.15 N/A
Green Bethany Dionne Telford 342 20.26 -12.6
Conservative Aaron Michael Cain 128 7.58 -4.3
Majority 499 29.56
Turnout 1,688 26.7
Registered electors 6,320
Labour hold

West Park

West Park[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jim Yare 996 55.49 -1.5
Labour Anne Mellanby Hetherington 552 30.75 -0.1
Independent Justin Knight 128 7.13 N/A
Conservative Shaun Connolly 97 5.40 -6.7
Independent Julie Angela Angell 20 1.11 N/A
Majority 444 24.74
Turnout 1,795 33.8
Registered electors 5,304
Green gain from Labour

Westoe

Westoe[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Glenn Michael Thompson 1,042 48.47 N/A
Labour Michelle Teresa Turnbull 755 35.12 -5.2
Green Georgina Holt 215 10.00 -4.1
Independent Nigel Mark Reedman 74 3.44 -0.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Ireland 58 2.70 N/A
Majority 287 13.35
Turnout 2,150 35.6
Registered electors 6,034
Independent hold

Whitburn & Marsden

Whitburn & Marsden[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce Welsh 1,068 54.46 -3.0
Conservative Heidi Wildhirt 515 26.26 +0.4
Green Edward Littley 359 18.31 +1.7
Majority 553 28.20
Turnout 1,961 33.4
Registered electors 5,874
Labour hold

Whiteleas

Whiteleas[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernest Matthew Gibson 916 57.36 +5.4
Independent Robin Anthony Coombes 402 25.17 N/A
Green Sophie Jane Williams 165 10.33 -0.8
Conservative Dawn Wildhirt 111 6.95 -6.7
Majority 514 32.19
Turnout 1,597 25.9
Registered electors 6,172
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ The one Conservative prior to the election was Ian Forster.
  1. ^ "Council leader and deputy leader". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ Binding, Chris (6 May 2022). "Green Party can 'win anywhere' following South Tyneside surge on night of local elections disappointment for Labour". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ Binding, Chris (11 May 2021). "New independent group promises 'more dignified manner' in holding South Tyneside's leaders to account". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ^ Hordon, Daniel (5 May 2023). "South Tyneside Election 2023: Greens make wins as Labour keep power". Northern Echo. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour hold Sunderland, Newcastle, South Tyneside and Gateshead". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Beacons & Bents Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Bede Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Biddick & All Saints Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Boldon Colliery Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Cleadon & East Boldon Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Cleadon Park Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Fellgate & Hedworth Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Harton Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Hebburn North Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Hebburn South Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Horsley Hill Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Monkton Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Primrose Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Simonside & Rekendyke Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  22. ^ "West Park Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Westoe Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Whitburn & Marsden Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Whiteleas Ward - 04 May 2023 Local Government Election". Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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