# 2019 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2019 South Tyneside Council election took place on 2 May 2019 in concert with other local elections. Its purpose was to elect members of the South Tyneside Council in Tyne and Wear, North East England.

## Ward results
### Beacon & Bents

Beacon & Bents :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | David Francis | 1,867 | 67.1 | +28.0 |
| | Labour | Audrey McMillan | 795 | 28.6 | −21.7 |
| | Conservative | Ali Hayder | 121 | 4.3 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bede

Bede :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Keith Roberts | 1,170 | 61.8 | +28.3 |
| | Labour | Fay Cunningham | 629 | 33.2 | −19.9 |
| | Conservative | Mary Golightly | 94 | 5.0 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Biddick & All Saints

Biddick & All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Amar | 721 | 46.2 | −23.0 |
| | UKIP | Neil Nickman | 484 | 31.0 | New |
| | Green | Rhiannon Curtis | 271 | 17.4 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Stewart Hay | 83 | 5.3 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Boldon Colliery

Bolden Colliery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Duncan | 937 | 42.5 | −21.8 |
| | Independent | Ian Diamond | 601 | 27.2 | New |
| | Conservative | Ian Armstrong | 309 | 14.0 | −10.6 |
| | Green | Colin Tosh | 238 | 10.8 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bevan de Villiers | 122 | 5.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cleadon & East Boldon

Cleadon & East Boldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Atkinson | 1,507 | 47.3 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Carter | 1,076 | 33.8 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Donald Wood | 839 | 26.4 | −22.2 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Smith | 594 | 18.7 | −29.9 |
| | Independent | Fiona Milburn | 386 | 12.1 | New |
| | Green | Sarah McKeown | 363 | 11.4 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Ian Foster | 359 | 11.3 | New |
| | Green | David Herbert | 354 | 11.1 | ±0.0 |
| | Independent | Colin Campbell | 284 | 8.9 | New |
| | Independent | Dave Henderson | 152 | 4.8 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doriza Wetz | 117 | 3.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,183 | 46.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Traynor | 714 | 43.9 | −8.9 |
| | Green | Stephen Peel | 499 | 30.7 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | Sam Prior | 412 | 25.4 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fellgate & Hedworth

Fellgate & Hedworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Robertson | 1,163 | 47.9 | +28.3 |
| | Labour | Audrey Huntley | 959 | 39.5 | −18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wilkinson | 199 | 8.2 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Todd | 108 | 4.4 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Harton

Harton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rob Dix | 1,014 | 46.2 | −5.9 |
| | UKIP | Oliver Wallhead | 719 | 32.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Holly Wright | 462 | 21.0 | −14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn North

Hebburn North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Ellison | 1,079 | 51.5 | −21.4 |
| | UKIP | John Barker | 310 | 14.8 | New |
| | Independent | Brian Goodman | 180 | 8.6 | New |
| | Independent | Michael Ayre | 173 | 8.3 | New |
| | Green | Steve Richards | 148 | 7.1 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Keith Sumby | 120 | 5.7 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sid Andrade | 84 | 4.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn South

Hebburn South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilf Flynn | 1,080 | 51.5 | −17.5 |
| | Green | Matthew Giles | 553 | 26.4 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Snowling | 269 | 12.8 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Wilkinson | 195 | 9.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Iain Malcolm | 1,077 | 41.3 | −14.4 |
| | UKIP | David Scholey | 516 | 19.8 | New |
| | Green | Sue Stonehouse | 445 | 17.1 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Auton | 318 | 12.2 | −12.1 |
| | Independent | Colin Lemon | 251 | 9.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Monkton

Monkton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Kerr | 862 | 42.0 | −26.2 |
| | Independent | Marian Stead | 643 | 31.4 | New |
| | Green | Matthew McKenna | 236 | 11.5 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Green | 160 | 7.8 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aidan Smith | 150 | 7.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Primrose

Primrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Milburn | 759 | 41.1 | New |
| | Labour | Paul Dean | 667 | 36.2 | −30.7 |
| | Green | Lesley Hanson | 158 | 8.6 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Smith | 132 | 7.2 | New |
| | Conservative | Walter Armstrong | 129 | 7.0 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Simonside & Rekendyke

Simonside & Rekendyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Taylor | 947 | 54.8 | −13.3 |
| | Green | Peter Bristow | 510 | 29.5 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | Cameron White | 272 | 15.7 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Park

West Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Hetherington | 673 | 40.5 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Thomas Mower | 630 | 37.9 | +28.4 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Robson | 358 | 21.6 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Westoe

Westoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Glenn Thompson | 712 | 32.0 | New |
| | Labour | Katharine Maxwell | 635 | 28.5 | −13.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Linney | 307 | 13.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Jack White | 237 | 10.6 | −18.7 |
| | Green | Nicola Usher | 222 | 10.0 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Grey | 115 | 5.2 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Whitburn & Marsden

Whitburn & Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joyce Welsh | 765 | 37.9 | −12.8 |
| | UKIP | Charles McKenzie-Smith | 495 | 24.5 | New |
| | Green | Trevor Sewell | 413 | 20.4 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Adam Stewart | 348 | 17.2 | −13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whiteleas

Whiteleas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ernest Gibson | 970 | 55.0 | −13.1 |
| | Green | Malcolm Giles | 592 | 33.6 | +18.8 |
| | Conservative | Craig Slater | 202 | 11.5 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |