# 2015 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election was held 7 May 2015 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough 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 | Audrey McMillan | 2,241 | 58.4 | +17.1 |
| | Conservative | Ali Hayder | 819 | 21.4 | +9.0 |
| | Green | Rhiannon Curtis | 773 | 20.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 37.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,906 | 57.4 | +17.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bede ward

Bede :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fay Cunningham | 1,847 | 57.2 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Anita Campbell | 720 | 22.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mary Golightly | 319 | 9.9 | +4.6 |
| | Independent | Alan Raine | 221 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Tony Gair | 123 | 3.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,127 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,243 | 54.2 | +18.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Biddick & All Saints ward

Biddick & All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Amar | 1,915 | 62.1 | −0.4 |
| | UKIP | Kenneth Taylor | 759 | 24.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Turnbull | 319 | 8.2 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Dave Herbert | 160 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,156 | 37.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,094 | 48.1 | +15.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Boldon Colliery ward

Boldon Colliery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Duncan | 2,440 | 57.4 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Ian Armstrong | 1,111 | 26.1 | +15.0 |
| | Green | Colin Tosh | 700 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,329 | 31.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,285 | 58.5 | +18.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cleadon & East Boldon ward

Cleadon & East Boldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Atkinson | 2,631 | 52.0 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Fiona Milburn | 2,043 | 40.4 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Philip Berry | 383 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,077 | 72.9 | +17.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cleadon Park ward

Cleadon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Traynor | 1,801 | 56.6 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | Brian Gilchrist | 923 | 29.0 | +21.0 |
| | Green | Steven Laval | 458 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 878 | 27.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,077 | 72.9 | +17.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Fellgate & Hedworth ward

Fellgate & Hedworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Audrey Huntley | 2,042 | 57.1 | +13.5 |
| | UKIP | Linda Hemmer | 1,075 | 30.0 | −18.9 |
| | Conservative | James Milburn | 329 | 9.2 | +4.7 |
| | Green | Lesley Hanson | 131 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | 27.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,583 | 61.4 | +19.0 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Harton ward

Harton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rob Dix | 2,048 | 50.0 | −3.0 |
| | UKIP | Henry Pearce | 1,060 | 25.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Craig Robinson | 698 | 17.0 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Brian Paget | 292 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,112 | 61.2 | +19.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn North ward

Hebburn North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Ellison | 1,950 | 50.3 | −4.4 |
| | Independent | Joe Abbott | 1,159 | 29.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Amy-Jane Milburn | 354 | 9.1 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Matthew Giles | 222 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ian Harkus | 191 | 4.9 | −49.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 791 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,895 | 57.0 | +21.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn South ward

Hebburn South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilf Flynn | 2,215 | 57.5 | −21.4 |
| | UKIP | Vikki Lawlor | 891 | 23.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jack Gibbons | 445 | 11.5 | −9.6 |
| | Green | James Cunningham | 304 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,324 | 34.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,864 | 63.4 | +20.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Horsley Hill ward

Horsley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Iain Malcolm | 2,205 | 50.2 | −4.1 |
| | UKIP | Geraldine White | 971 | 22.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Huartt | 319 | 15.9 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Angela Curtis | 264 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Wood | 252 | 5.7 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,234 | 28.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,396 | 62.0 | +16.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Monkton ward

Monkton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Kerr | 2,156 | 57.6 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Steven Harrison | 910 | 24.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Oliver Wallhead | 413 | 11.0 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Helen Milburn | 264 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,246 | 33.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,757 | 59.9 | +22.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Primrose ward

Primrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Stephenson | 1,923 | 58.3 | +5.3 |
| | UKIP | John Clarke | 870 | 26.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Fettis | 326 | 9.9 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Robert Reay | 182 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,053 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,318 | 52.8 | +17.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Simonside & Rekendyke ward

Simonside & Rekendyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Clare | 2,271 | 68.8 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Stan Wallace | 525 | 15.9 | +6.0 |
| | Green | David Ridley | 505 | 15.3 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,745 | 52.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,347 | 52.8 | +20.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Park ward

West Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Hetherington | 1,508 | 45.5 | −0.6 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Dagg | 952 | 28.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anthony Dailly | 559 | 16.9 | +3.0 |
| | Green | David Francis | 295 | 8.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,326 | 59.9 | +23.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Westoe ward

Westoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katharine Maxwell | 1,786 | 47.6 | +11.9 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Pratt | 804 | 21.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Eddy Russell | 743 | 19.8 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Tony Bengtsson | 418 | 11.1 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 982 | 26.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,769 | 60.7 | +19.3 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Whitburn & Marsden ward

Whitburn & Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joyce Welsh | 1,703 | 46.1 | −21.1 |
| | UKIP | Charles McKenzie-Smith | 911 | 24.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard Gosling | 807 | 21.8 | −11.0 |
| | Green | Colette Hume | 275 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 792 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,706 | 64.0 | +21.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whiteleas ward

Whiteleas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ernest Gibson | 2,471 | 70.6 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Maccoy | 622 | 17.8 | +10.4 |
| | Green | Malcolm Giles | 407 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,849 | 52.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,538 | 54.4 | +17.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |