2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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

2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
18 out of 54 seats to South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Tracey Dixon[1] David Francis[2]
Party Labour Green
Last election 40 seats, 48.6% 6 seats, 19.2%
Seats before 40 6
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Glenn Thompson[3] n/a
Party Independent Conservative
Last election 6 seats, 16.2% 1 seat, 15.5%
Seats before 6 1[lower-alpha 1]
Leader before election

Tracey Dixon
Labour

 Leader after election

TBD

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 27
  Green 5
  Independent 3
  Conservative 1
  Liberal Democrats 0
  Reform UK 0

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.[5]

Beacon & Bents
Beacon & Bents
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ali Hayder
Green David Francis*
Independent David Wood
Labour Masuda Rahman

Bede
Bede
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Smith
Green John Chilton
Independent Keith Roberts*
Labour Sean McDonagh

Biddick & All Saints
Biddick & All Saints
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wood
Green Rachael Milne
Independent Natalie Bell
Labour Moynul Hussain

Boldon Colliery
Boldon Colliery
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Wood
Green Darius Seago
Independent Simon Oliver
Labour Fay Cunningham

Cleadon & East Boldon
Cleadon & East Boldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stan Wildhirt
Green Shirley Ford
Independent Jeff Milburn
Labour Georgia Jamieson

Cleadon Park
Cleadon Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Sanderson
Green John Riley
Independent Steven Harrison
Labour Susan Traynor*

Fellgate & Hedworth
Fellgate & Hedworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Nic Cook
Independent Ian Diamond
Labour Jay Potts

Harton
Harton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rhiannon Curtis
Independent Lawrence Nolan
Labour Neil Maxwell
Reform UK Jim Mouat

Hebburn North
Hebburn North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tia Sinclair
Green Colin Tosh
Labour Adam Ellison*
Liberal Democrats Shay Whitehead

Hebburn South
Hebburn South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carl Duncan
Green Briony Sommers
Independent Brian Goodman
Labour Shane Smith

Horsley Hill
Horsley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chloe Grant
Green Carrie Richardson
Independent Phil Brown
Labour Ruth Berkley

Monkton
Monkton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Ferry
Green Chris Davies
Labour Co-op Margaret Melling

Primrose
Primrose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Robson
Green Emmanuel Michael
Independent Paul Milburn*
Labour Kevin Brydon

Simonside & Rekendyke
Simonside & Rekendyke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aaron Cain
Green Bethany Telford
Independent Kenneth Wood
Labour Judith Taylor*

West Park
West Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shaun Connolly
Green Jim Yare
Independent Julie Angell
Independent Justin Knight
Labour Anne Hetherington*

Westoe
Westoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Georgina Holt
Independent Nigel Reedman
Independent Glenn Thompson*
Labour Michelle Turnbull
Liberal Democrats Mark Ireland

Whitburn & Marsden
Whitburn & Marsden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heidi Wildhirt
Green Edward Littley
Labour Co-op Joyce Welsh*

Whiteleas
Whiteleas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dawn Wildhirt
Green Sophie Williams
Independent Robin Coombes
Labour Ernest Gibson*

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. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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