2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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

Map of results

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 %	+/−
	Labour	14	4	73.7	26	40	75.5	19,186	48.6	+5.3
	Green	3	3	15.8	3	6	11.3	7,607	19.2	+5.4
	Independent	2	2	10.5	4	6	11.3	6,408	16.2	-4.0
	Conservative	0	1	0.0	1	1	1.9	6,145	15.5	-6.0
	North East	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	172	0.4	N/A

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Beacon and Bents

Beacon and Bents^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah McKeown	1,346	54.6	+15.5
	Labour	Fay Cunningham	848	34.4	−15.9
	Conservative	Ali Hayder	165	6.7	−3.9
	Independent	David Wood	106	4.3	N/A
Majority			498	20.2	+9.0
Turnout			2,474	36.0
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	15.7

Bede

Bede^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Dean*	878	52.1	+12.4
	Independent	Joanna Tuck	435	25.8	N/A
	Conservative	Bill Smith	241	14.3	−7.2
	Green	John Chilton	131	7.8	+1.0
Majority			443	26.3
Turnout			1,690	28.9
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Biddick and All Saints

Biddick and All Saints^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Katharine Maxwell	795	57.9	+8.1
	Green	Rachael Milne	362	26.4	+15.3
	Conservative	Mark Auton	215	15.7	−1.6
Majority			433	31.5
Turnout			1,373	21.8
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6

Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alison Strike*	1,396	55.2	+5.7
	Independent	Simon Oliver	439	17.4	−5.0
	Conservative	Donald Wood	366	14.5	−6.3
	North East	Vincent Richardson	172	6.8	N/A
	Green	Peter Collins	157	6.2	−1.0
Majority			957	37.8
Turnout			2,533	35.4
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Cleadon and East Boldon

Cleadon and East Boldon^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	David Herbert	1,267	36.2	+25.1
	Conservative	Stan Wildhirt*	1,138	32.5	−16.1
	Labour	Philip Toulson	1,095	31.3	−9.1
Majority			129	3.7
Turnout			3,514	50.6
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	20.6

Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Foreman*	688	39.4	−2.1
	Independent	Steven Harrison	414	23.7	N/A
	Conservative	Chris Sanderson	392	22.4	−3.1
	Green	John Riley	254	14.5	+1.1
Majority			274	15.7
Turnout			1,757	30.6
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Fellgate and Hedworth

Fellgate and Hedworth^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geraldine Kilgour*	1,453	67.7	+13.4
	Independent	Ian Diamond	363	16.9	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Spinks	165	7.7	−4.8
	Green	Nicky Gynn	89	4.1	+1.1
	Independent	David Morris	77	3.6	N/A
Majority			1,090	50.8
Turnout			2,153	38.0
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Harton

Harton (2 seats due to by-election)^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Clare	853	38.7	+4.8
	Labour	Neil Maxwell*	833	37.8	+3.9
	Independent	Lawrence Nolan	814	36.9	+11.1
	Conservative	Chloe Grant	721	32.7	+2.6
	Green	Sophie-Jane Williams	471	21.4	+11.2
Turnout			2,205	33.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hebburn North

Hebburn North^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richie Porthouse*	1,396	72.0	+15.8
	Green	Emmanuel Michael	275	14.2	+4.8
	Conservative	Costi Dumitru	267	13.8	−2.6
Majority			1,121	57.8
Turnout			1,953	28.1
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

Hebburn South

Hebburn South^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angela Lamonte	1,405	60.2	+0.6
	Independent	Brian Goodman	459	19.7	N/A
	Conservative	Tia Sinclair	339	14.5	−3.9
	Green	Colin Tosh	130	5.6	−1.7
Majority			946	40.5
Turnout			2,338	32.2
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Leask*	1,126	47.8	+11.6
	Conservative	Carl Duncan	424	18.0	−8.6
	Independent	Phil Brown	398	16.9	N/A
	Green	Carrie Richardson	311	13.2	−2.0
	Independent	Gary Bryant	98	4.2	N/A
Majority			702	29.8
Turnout			2,362	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing	10.1

Monkton

Monkton^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Dean	1,190	59.2	+11.8
	Conservative	Simon Salloway	332	16.5	+3.0
	Independent	Marian Stead	293	14.6	N/A
	Green	Rhiannon Curtis	195	9.7	+0.9
Majority			858	42.7
Turnout			2,011	31.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Primrose

Primrose^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Robertson	875	47.2	N/A
	Labour	Moira Smith*	746	40.3	+3.4
	Conservative	Margaret Snowling	153	8.3	−7.0
	Green	Kevin Alderson	79	4.3	−0.6
Majority			129	6.9
Turnout			1,856	30.5
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Simonside and Rekendyke

Simonside and Rekendyke^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynne Proudlock*	868	46.0	−0.9
	Green	Leyla Al-Sayadi	622	32.9	+22.4
	Conservative	Craig Slater	224	11.9	−5.6
	Independent	Julie Angell	174	9.2	N/A
Majority			246	13.1
Turnout			1,894	29.8
	Labour hold		Swing	11.7

West Park

West Park^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Andrew Guy	1,054	57.0	+47.5
	Labour	Masuda Rahman	571	30.9	−14.1
	Conservative	Moyra Day	223	12.1	−11.9
Majority			483	26.1
Turnout			1,854	34.5
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	30.8

Westoe

Westoe^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul Brenen	949	41.5	+12.0
	Labour	Michelle Turnbull	921	40.3	+1.8
	Green	Georgie Holt	322	14.1	+4.3
	Independent	Nigel Reedman	94	4.1	N/A
Majority			28	1.2
Turnout			2,298	37.8
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	5.1

Whitburn and Marsden

Whitburn and Marsden^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Carter	1,183	57.5	+0.7
	Conservative	Dawn Wildhirt	532	25.9	−0.1
	Green	Rachel Lowe	342	16.6	+5.3
Majority			651	31.6
Turnout			2,068	35.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Whiteleas

Whiteleas^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Dawes	941	52.0	+6.0
	Independent	Kenneth Wood	420	23.2	N/A
	Conservative	Heidi Wildhirt	248	13.7	−4.4
	Green	Bethany Telford	200	11.1	+1.6
Majority			521	28.8
Turnout			1,815	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

References

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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.