# 2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of South Tyneside Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 19 of the 54 seats were up for election, with 1 ward (Harton) electing 2 councillors.

## Background

Since the first election in 1973, South Tyneside has always been under Labour control, aside from a brief period of no overall control from 1978 to 1979. In the 2021 election, Labour lost 4 seats with a vote share of 43.3%, independents gained 1 with 20.2%, the Green Party gained 2 with 13.8%, and the Conservatives gained their first seat since 2018 with 21.5% of the vote.
The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour gained 1 seat with 57.3%, the Conservatives gained 1 seat with 22.9% of the vote, and the Green Party failed to make any further gains with 13.5%.

## Previous council composition

| After 2021 election | After 2021 election | After 2021 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 44 | | Labour | 44 |
| | Conservative | 1 | | Conservative | 2 |
| | Green | 3 | | Green | 3 |
| | Independent | 6 | | Independent | 4 |
Changes:
* June 2021: John Robertson (independent) resigns from council
* July 2021: Jay Potts wins by-election for Labour from independent, Jeff Milburn (independent) disqualified from council
* September 2021: Stan Wildhirt wins by-election for Conservatives from independent
* February 2022: Rob Dix (Labour) dies; seat left vacant until May election

## Results

2022 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 | 14 | 4 | 73.7 | 26 | 40 | 75.5 | 19,186 | 48.6 | +5.3 |
| | Green | 3 | 3 | 15.8 | 3 | 6 | 11.3 | 7,607 | 19.2 | +5.4 |
| | Independent | 2 | 2 | 10.5 | 4 | 6 | 11.3 | 6,408 | 16.2 | -4.0 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 6,145 | 15.5 | -6.0 |
| | North East | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 172 | 0.4 | N/A |

## Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

### Beacon and Bents

Beacon and Bents :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sarah McKeown | 1,346 | 54.6 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | Fay Cunningham | 848 | 34.4 | −15.9 |
| | Conservative | Ali Hayder | 165 | 6.7 | −3.9 |
| | Independent | David Wood | 106 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 20.2 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,474 | 36.0 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 15.7 | |

### Bede

Bede :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Dean* | 878 | 52.1 | +12.4 |
| | Independent | Joanna Tuck | 435 | 25.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Bill Smith | 241 | 14.3 | −7.2 |
| | Green | John Chilton | 131 | 7.8 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 26.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,690 | 28.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Biddick and All Saints

Biddick and All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katharine Maxwell | 795 | 57.9 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Rachael Milne | 362 | 26.4 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Auton | 215 | 15.7 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 31.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,373 | 21.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Strike* | 1,396 | 55.2 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Simon Oliver | 439 | 17.4 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Donald Wood | 366 | 14.5 | −6.3 |
| | North East | Vincent Richardson | 172 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Peter Collins | 157 | 6.2 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 37.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,533 | 35.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

### Cleadon and East Boldon

Cleadon and East Boldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | David Herbert | 1,267 | 36.2 | +25.1 |
| | Conservative | Stan Wildhirt* | 1,138 | 32.5 | −16.1 |
| | Labour | Philip Toulson | 1,095 | 31.3 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,514 | 50.6 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 20.6 | |

### Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Foreman* | 688 | 39.4 | −2.1 |
| | Independent | Steven Harrison | 414 | 23.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Chris Sanderson | 392 | 22.4 | −3.1 |
| | Green | John Riley | 254 | 14.5 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,757 | 30.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Fellgate and Hedworth

Fellgate and Hedworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geraldine Kilgour* | 1,453 | 67.7 | +13.4 |
| | Independent | Ian Diamond | 363 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anthony Spinks | 165 | 7.7 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Nicky Gynn | 89 | 4.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | David Morris | 77 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,090 | 50.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,153 | 38.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Harton

Harton (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Clare | 853 | 38.7 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Neil Maxwell* | 833 | 37.8 | +3.9 |
| | Independent | Lawrence Nolan | 814 | 36.9 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Chloe Grant | 721 | 32.7 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Sophie-Jane Williams | 471 | 21.4 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,205 | 33.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn North

Hebburn North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richie Porthouse* | 1,396 | 72.0 | +15.8 |
| | Green | Emmanuel Michael | 275 | 14.2 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Costi Dumitru | 267 | 13.8 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,121 | 57.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,953 | 28.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Hebburn South

Hebburn South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Lamonte | 1,405 | 60.2 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Brian Goodman | 459 | 19.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tia Sinclair | 339 | 14.5 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Colin Tosh | 130 | 5.6 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 946 | 40.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,338 | 32.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Leask* | 1,126 | 47.8 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative | Carl Duncan | 424 | 18.0 | −8.6 |
| | Independent | Phil Brown | 398 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Carrie Richardson | 311 | 13.2 | −2.0 |
| | Independent | Gary Bryant | 98 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 702 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,362 | 35.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.1 | |

### Monkton

Monkton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Dean | 1,190 | 59.2 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative | Simon Salloway | 332 | 16.5 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Marian Stead | 293 | 14.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Rhiannon Curtis | 195 | 9.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 42.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,011 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 | |

### Primrose

Primrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Robertson | 875 | 47.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Moira Smith* | 746 | 40.3 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Snowling | 153 | 8.3 | −7.0 |
| | Green | Kevin Alderson | 79 | 4.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,856 | 30.5 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

### Simonside and Rekendyke

Simonside and Rekendyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynne Proudlock* | 868 | 46.0 | −0.9 |
| | Green | Leyla Al-Sayadi | 622 | 32.9 | +22.4 |
| | Conservative | Craig Slater | 224 | 11.9 | −5.6 |
| | Independent | Julie Angell | 174 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,894 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.7 | |

### West Park

West Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Andrew Guy | 1,054 | 57.0 | +47.5 |
| | Labour | Masuda Rahman | 571 | 30.9 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative | Moyra Day | 223 | 12.1 | −11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 26.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,854 | 34.5 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 30.8 | |

### Westoe

Westoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Brenen | 949 | 41.5 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | Michelle Turnbull | 921 | 40.3 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Georgie Holt | 322 | 14.1 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Nigel Reedman | 94 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,298 | 37.8 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Whitburn and Marsden

Whitburn and Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Carter | 1,183 | 57.5 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Wildhirt | 532 | 25.9 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Rachel Lowe | 342 | 16.6 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,068 | 35.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Whiteleas

Whiteleas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Dawes | 941 | 52.0 | +6.0 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Wood | 420 | 23.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Heidi Wildhirt | 248 | 13.7 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Bethany Telford | 200 | 11.1 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,815 | 29.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |