2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election is currently taking place as of 5 May 2022 to elect members of South Tyneside Council. This is on the same day as other local elections. 19 of the 54 seats will be up for election, with 1 ward (Harton) electing 2 councillors.[1]

Background

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 % +/−
  Conservative
  Green
  Labour
  North East
  Independent

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Beacon and Bents
Beacon and Bents[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah McKeown 54.6 +15.5
Labour Fay Cunningham 34.4 -15.9
Conservative Ali Hayder 6.7 -3.9
Independent David Wood 4.3 N/A
Majority 20.2 +9.0
Turnout
Green gain from Labour Swing

Bede
Bede[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Chilton
Labour Stephen Dean*
Conservative Bill Smith
Independent Joanna Tuck
Majority
Turnout

Biddick and All Saints
Biddick and All Saints[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Auton
Labour Katharine Maxwell
Green Rachael Milne
Majority
Turnout

Boldon Colliery
Boldon Colliery[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Peter Collins
Independent Simon Oliver
North East Vincent Richardson
Labour Alison Strike*
Conservative Donald Wood
Majority
Turnout

Cleadon and East Boldon
Cleadon and East Boldon[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green David Herbert 36.2 +25.1
Conservative Stan Wildhirt* 32.5 -16.1
Labour Philip Toulson 31.3 -9.1
Majority 3.7 -4.5
Turnout
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Cleadon Park
Cleadon Park[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Foreman*
Independent Steven Harrison
Green John Riley
Conservative Chris Sanderson
Majority
Turnout

Fellgate and Hedworth
Fellgate and Hedworth[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Diamond
Green Nicky Gynn
Labour Geraldine Kilgour*
Independent David Morris
Conservative Anthony Spinks
Majority
Turnout

Harton
Harton[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Clare
Conservative Chloe Grant
Labour Neil Maxwell*
Independent Lawrence Nolan
Green Sophie-Jane Williams
Majority
Turnout

Hebburn North
Hebburn North[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Costi Dumitru
Green Emmanuel Michael
Labour Richie Porthouse*
Majority
Turnout

Hebburn South
Hebburn South[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Goodman
Labour Angela Lamonte
Conservative Tia Sinclair
Green Colin Tosh
Majority
Turnout

Horsley Hill
Horsley Hill[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Phil Brown
Independent Gary Bryant
Conservative Carl Duncan
Labour Eileen Leask*
Green Carrie Richardson
Majority
Turnout

Monkton
Monkton[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rhiannon Curtis
Labour Paul Dean
Conservative Simon Salloway
Independent Marian Stead
Majority
Turnout

Primrose
Primrose[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Kevin Alderson
Independent John Robertson
Labour Moira Smith*
Conservative Margaret Snowling
Majority
Turnout

Simonside and Rekendyke
Simonside and Rekendyke[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Leyla Al-Sayadi
Independent Julie Angell
Labour Lynne Proudlock*
Conservative Craig Slater
Majority
Turnout

West Park
West Park[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Guy 57.0 +47.5
Labour Masuda Rahman 30.9 -14.1
Conservative Moyra Day 12.1 -11.9
Majority 26.1 +5.1
Turnout
Green gain from Labour Swing

Westoe
Westoe[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Brenen
Green Georgie Holt
Independent Nigel Reedman
Labour Michelle Turnbull
Majority
Turnout

Whitburn and Marsden
Whitburn and Marsden[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Carter
Green Rachel Lowe
Conservative Dawn Wildhirt
Majority
Turnout

Whiteleas
Whiteleas[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Dawes
Green Bethany Telford
Conservative Heidi Wildhirt
Independent Kenneth Wood
Majority
Turnout

References
  1. "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. "Election results - 06 May 2021 Local Government Election". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2018 - South Tyneside". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. "List of councillors by party". Southtyneside.gov. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Binding, Chris (23 July 2021). "Councillor who carried knife to court is 'disqualified'". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. 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.
  10. Brownson, Sophie (9 February 2022). "Tributes to South Shields Labour councillor Rob Dix after sudden death". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  11. "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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