# 2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Labour retained its majority on the council.

## Summary
### Election result

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

### Beacon & Bents

Beacon & Bents :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 777 | 31.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,482 | 36.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,851 | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### Bede

Bede :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 140 | 8.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,619 | 27.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,827 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Biddick & All Saints

Biddick & All Saints :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 261 | 18.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,446 | 23.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,240 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |

### Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 284 | 12.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,327 | 32.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,118 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Cleadon & East Boldon

Cleadon & East Boldon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 316 | 9.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,411 | 49.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,882 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |

### Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,622 | 28.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,683 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Fellgate & Hedworth

Fellgate & Hedworth :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 281 | 15.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | 32.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,641 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Harton

Harton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 131 | 6.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,075 | 31.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,564 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hebburn North

Hebburn North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,117 | 61.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,821 | 26.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,904 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hebburn South

Hebburn South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 414 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,145 | 29.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,345 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 338 | 15.87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,130 | 32.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,640 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Monkton

Monkton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 730 | 41.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,775 | 27.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,505 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Primrose

Primrose :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 218 | 12.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,688 | 28.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,030 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Simonside & Rekendyke

Simonside & Rekendyke :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 499 | 29.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,688 | 26.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,320 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### West Park

West Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 444 | 24.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,795 | 33.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,304 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour |

### Westoe

Westoe :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 287 | 13.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,150 | 35.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,034 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Whitburn & Marsden

Whitburn & Marsden :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 553 | 28.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,961 | 33.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,874 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Whiteleas

Whiteleas :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 514 | 32.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | 25.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,172 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |