# 2016 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2016 South Tyneside Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of South Tyneside Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results by electoral ward
### Beacon & Bents ward

Beacon & Bents :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Anglin | 1,344 | 57.1 | +13.6 |
| | UKIP | John Clarke | 490 | 20.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Rhiannon Curtis | 292 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ali Hayder | 227 | 9.6 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 854 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,366 | 34.9 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bede ward

Bede :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Peacock | 1,041 | 56.4 | +8.9 |
| | Independent | Steven Harrison | 585 | 31.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mary Golightly | 116 | 6.3 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Tony Gair | 105 | 5.7 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 54.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,855 | 31.5 | −1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Biddick & All Saints ward

Biddick & All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Walsh | 1,032 | 61.8 | −5.6 |
| | UKIP | Kenneth Taylor | 406 | 24.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Peter Bristow | 143 | 8.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Craig Slater | 88 | 5.3 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 37.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | 26.0 | −2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Boldon Colliery ward

Boldon Colliery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Bell | 1,528 | 65.7 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Ian Armstrong | 487 | 20.9 | +12.8 |
| | Green | Colin Tosh | 311 | 13.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,041 | 44.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | 31.8 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cleadon & East Boldon ward

Cleadon & East Boldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Townsley | 1,503 | 45.9 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Jeff Milburn | 1,468 | 44.8 | −9.2 |
| | Green | Philip Berry | 305 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,283 | 47.5 | +2.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cleadon Park ward

Cleadon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alex Donaldson | 896 | 48.6 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Colin Campbell | 565 | 30.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Turnbull | 258 | 14.0 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Dave Herbert | 125 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,854 | 32.3 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fellgate & Hedworth ward

Fellgate & Hedworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 1,541 | 74.4 | +18.9 |
| | Conservative | Fiona Milburn | 282 | 13.6 | +9.9 |
| | Green | James Cunningham | 248 | 12.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,259 | 60.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,093 | 35.9 | −1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harton ward

Harton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Hay | 1,136 | 48.4 | −11.1 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Pratt | 538 | 22.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Craig Robinson | 384 | 16.4 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | Melanie Baker | 289 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 25.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,355 | 35.0 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn North ward

Hebburn North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz McHugh | 1,052 | 48.9 | 0 |
| | Independent | Joe Abbott | 823 | 38.3 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Joanna Milburn | 111 | 5.2 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Steve Richards | 85 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Peter Rippon | 78 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | 30.9 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn South ward

Hebburn South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McCabe | 1,646 | 72.8 | −13.8 |
| | Green | Matthew Giles | 361 | 16.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Amy-Jane Milburn | 253 | 11.2 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,285 | 56.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,276 | 36.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Horsley Hill ward

Horsley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Walsh | 1,436 | 54.4 | +1.1 |
| | UKIP | Anita Campbell | 521 | 19.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Huartt | 393 | 14.9 | +7.2 |
| | Independent | David Wood | 153 | 5.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Angela Curtis | 134 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | 34.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,635 | 37.1 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Monkton ward

Monkton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Keegan | 1,208 | 58.9 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Vikki Lawlor | 583 | 28.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Jack McGlen | 134 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Oliver Wallhead | 127 | 6.2 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 | 30.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,060 | 32.8 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Primrose ward

Primrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Perry | 1,923 | 68.8 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Lesley Hanson | 301 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Cain | 237 | 13.7 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | 51.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,732 | 27.6 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Simonside & Rekendyke ward

Simonside & Rekendyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Malcolm | 1,175 | 61.0 | −17.0 |
| | UKIP | John Wright | 485 | 25.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Gamblin | 137 | 7.1 | +0.2 |
| | Green | David Ridley | 129 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | 35.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,934 | 30.3 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Park ward

West Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gladys Hobson | 825 | 45.2 | −4.4 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Dagg | 560 | 30.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jack White | 260 | 14.3 | +4.3 |
| | Green | David Walter | 133 | 7.3 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | David Welsh | 45 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,826 | 32.8 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Westoe ward

Westoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Stephenson | 947 | 44.1 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | Henry Pearce | 642 | 29.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sam Prior | 360 | 16.8 | +4.4 |
| | Green | David Francis | 197 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,159 | 34.9 | +2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whitburn & Marsden ward

Whitburn & Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tracey Dixon | 1,244 | 55.8 | −20.4 |
| | UKIP | Charles McKenzie-Smith | 498 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Gosling | 356 | 16.0 | −7.8 |
| | Green | Colette Hume | 129 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | 33.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,235 | 38.8 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whiteleas ward

Whiteleas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doreen Purvis | 1,097 | 55.1 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Wright | 617 | 31.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Colin Lemon | 152 | 7.6 | +4.6 |
| | Green | Sarah McKeown | 126 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,997 | 30.8 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |