# 2002 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2002 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 50
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Others 4

## Campaign

20 seats were contested in the election with 6 Progressives and 3 independents standing in addition to 20 Labour, 17 Liberal Democrat and 12 Conservative candidates. Meanwhile, 3 sitting Labour councillors stood down at the election, Cathy Brown, Alex Tudberry and Ed Malcolm.
The election saw all postal voting in an attempt to increase voter turnout, along with a trial of an electronic counting system. Postal voting was successful in increasing turnout with over half of voters taking part, at 55% turnout had increased significantly on the 27% seen in the previous election in 2000.

## Election result

The results saw Labour maintain their majority on the council after not losing any seats in the election. Labour held all 3 seats that had been seen as key wards, Beacon and Bent, Westoe and Whiteleas, while the Liberal Democrat leader on the council, Jim Selby, was re-elected in Cleadon and East Boldon.
South Tyneside Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 | 52.5 | 32,038 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 22.2 | 13,523 |
| South Tyneside Progressives | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 4,784 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 7,582 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3,078 |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Temple | 1,676 | 64.9 |
| | South Tyneside Progressives | Robert Burdon | 716 | 27.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nader Afshari-Naderi | 192 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 960 | 37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,584 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Beacon and Bents :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Audrey Mcmillan | 1,578 | 55.1 |
| | South Tyneside Progressives | Gordon Finch | 1,284 | 44.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,862 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bede :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Agnes Stewart | 1,942 | 78.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Constance Softley | 549 | 22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,393 | 56.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,491 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Biddick Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Kidd | 1,673 | 63.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doreen Mason | 702 | 26.7 |
| | Conservative | James Cain | 258 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 971 | 36.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,633 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Boldon Colliery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alison Strike | 2,468 | 67.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Taylor | 765 | 20.9 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Brebner | 422 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,703 | 46.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,655 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Cleadon and East Boldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Selby | 2,024 | 47.5 |
| | Conservative | Donald Wood | 1,339 | 31.4 |
| | Labour | Scott Duffy | 900 | 21.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,263 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Cleadon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alexander Donaldson | 1,351 | 45.7 |
| | Independent | George Elsom | 1,025 | 34.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Selby | 581 | 19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,957 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Fellgate and Hedworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Moira Smith | 2,241 | 67.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Rutherford | 708 | 21.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Parkinson | 387 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,533 | 46.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,336 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Harton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Haws | 1,578 | 51.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Grainger | 790 | 25.8 |
| | Conservative | Edward Russell | 695 | 22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 25.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,063 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hebburn Quay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Abbott | 1,792 | 58.2 |
| | Labour | Brian McLoughlin | 1,288 | 41.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,080 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Hebburn South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry McAtominey | 1,348 | 46.6 |
| | Independent | John McCabe | 891 | 30.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Bennett | 475 | 16.4 |
| | Conservative | John Coe | 180 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 873 | 15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,894 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Horsley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wallace Hobson | 1,788 | 50.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicola Aynsley | 1,296 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Hartley | 442 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,526 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Monkton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Kerr | 1,854 | 57.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Holmes | 1,041 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative | Mary Golightly | 358 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 813 | 25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,253 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Primrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barrie Scorer | 1,890 | 60.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Slater | 871 | 27.6 |
| | Conservative | Walter Armstrong | 390 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,019 | 32.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,151 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Refendyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Frost | 1,480 | 56.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Burke | 595 | 22.7 |
| | South Tyneside Progressives | Sabrae Brown | 547 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | 33.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,622 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Tyne Dock and Simonside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anne Walsh | 1,294 | 59.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Ahmed | 579 | 26.7 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Pigott | 295 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 715 | 33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,168 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
West Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | South Tyneside Progressives | Enid Hetherington | 1,807 | 61.1 |
| | Labour | John Anglin | 1,151 | 38.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,958 | |
Westoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan Jackson | 1,384 | 42.1 |
| | Conservative | George Wilkinson | 1,155 | 35.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Carlin-Page | 746 | 22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,285 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Whitburn and Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tracey Dixon | 1,512 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | Miles Atkinson | 807 | 27.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Callaghan | 671 | 22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 705 | 23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,990 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Whiteleas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mavis Brady | 1,642 | 50.8 |
| | Independent | John Haram | 1,162 | 35.9 |
| | South Tyneside Progressives | Lawrence Nolan | 430 | 13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,234 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |