# 2006 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2006 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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 stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 34
* Independent 7
* Progressive 6
* Liberal Democrat 4
* Conservative 3

## Campaign

Before the election Labour controlled the council with 36 seats, with 6 Progressives, 5 independents, 4 Liberal Democrats and 3 Conservatives taking the remaining seats. 18 seats were contested in the election with Labour having a full 18 candidates, independents 19, Conservatives 17, Liberal Democrats 12, Progressives 3, Greens and British National Party 2 each and 1 from the United Kingdom Independence Party. The big majority for Labour meant that there was little chance of them losing control of the council in the election.
The election saw early voting stations set up so that for the first time voters were able to vote in the normal way for up to 2 weeks before election day. However turnout on election day was significantly down at 35.9%, compared to 41.41% at the last election in 2004.

## Election result

The results saw Labour hold on to control of the council with a slightly smaller majority after holding all but 2 of the seats they were defending. The 2 defeats for Labour came in Fellgate and Hedworth and Westoe wards where 2 independent candidates were successful.
South Tyneside Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 61.1 | 40.5 | 16,458 | -5.0% |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 16.7 | 25.9 | 10,521 | +14.7% |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 2,454 | -4.9% |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 13.8 | 5,629 | -0.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 4,724 | -5.0% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 483 | +0.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 253 | +0.3% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 144 | +0.4% |

## Ward results

Beacon & Bents :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Anglin | 1,008 | 42.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Burke | 319 | 13.5 | |
| | BNP | James Hills | 315 | 13.3 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Russell | 262 | 11.1 | |
| | UKIP | Christopher Pearce | 144 | 6.1 | |
| | Green | Bryan Atkinson | 139 | 5.9 | |
| | Independent | Mark Crozier | 136 | 5.8 | |
| | Independent | Ross Robertson | 39 | 1.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 29.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,362 | 34.8 | −6.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bede :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas Defty | 1,012 | 47.5 | |
| | Labour | Linda Waggott | 909 | 42.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muriel Coe | 208 | 9.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,129 | 35.6 | −3.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Biddick & All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Olive Punchion | 877 | 45.7 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Pattison | 471 | 24.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Selby | 302 | 15.7 | |
| | BNP | Charles Schmidt | 168 | 8.8 | |
| | Conservative | Hayley Anderson | 100 | 5.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 21.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,918 | 30.2 | −2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Boldon Colliery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Strike | 1,214 | 46.1 | |
| | Independent | Greenwell Jewitt | 647 | 24.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Taylor | 380 | 14.4 | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Brebner | 275 | 10.4 | |
| | Independent | Paul Walker | 116 | 4.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,632 | 37.1 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cleadon & East Boldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Potts | 1,330 | 41.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Selby | 700 | 21.6 | |
| | Labour | Lewis Atkinson | 660 | 20.4 | |
| | Independent | Alan Mordain | 546 | 16.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 19.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,236 | 46.9 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cleadon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Foreman | 690 | 39.9 | |
| | Independent | Arthur Morton | 384 | 22.2 | |
| | Independent | Colin Campbell | 382 | 22.1 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Searcey | 273 | 15.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,729 | 33.6 | −3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fellgate & Hedworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Steven Harrison | 1,162 | 52.8 | |
| | Labour | Edith Battye | 852 | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative | John Fettis | 187 | 8.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,201 | 36.2 | +0.4 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Harton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Lawrence Nolan | 1,128 | 43.8 | |
| | Labour | Rober Dix | 1,110 | 43.1 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Shield | 335 | 13.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,573 | 38.4 | −6.0 |
Hebburn North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Atkinson | 870 | 48.7 | |
| | Labour | Peter McGinley | 776 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Richardson | 140 | 7.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,786 | 29.9 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hebburn South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nancy Maxwell | 1,198 | 48.8 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Hardy | 685 | 27.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Constance Ridgway | 425 | 17.3 | |
| | Conservative | John Coe | 146 | 5.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 20.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,454 | 39.7 | −8.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Horsley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Leask | 992 | 39.6 | |
| | Independent | Mervin Owen | 844 | 33.7 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Pigott | 595 | 23.8 | |
| | Independent | Michael Lawson | 72 | 2.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,503 | 39.5 | −7.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Monkton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Sewell | 950 | 43.2 | |
| | Independent | John Hodgson | 536 | 24.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Troupe | 460 | 20.9 | |
| | Conservative | John Cameron | 252 | 11.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,198 | 34.6 | −4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Primrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Lewell | 917 | 50.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Murray | 260 | 14.3 | |
| | Conservative | Walter Armstrong | 180 | 9.9 | |
| | Independent | Michael Addison | 178 | 9.8 | |
| | Independent | Gunther Keller | 142 | 7.8 | |
| | Green | Christopher Haine | 114 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 36.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,819 | 29.8 | −4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Simonside & Rekendyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Meeks | 1,036 | 51.0 | |
| | Progressive | Anthony Davey | 494 | 24.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Ahmed | 335 | 16.5 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Dailly | 168 | 8.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 542 | 26.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,033 | 31.1 | −3.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Kenneth Hickman | 832 | 43.9 | |
| | Labour | Wilhelmena Moad | 565 | 29.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Troupe | 307 | 16.2 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Anderson | 192 | 10.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,896 | 31.7 | −8.4 |
Westoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Victor Thompson | 1,490 | 55.9 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Stephenson | 618 | 23.2 | |
| | Conservative | George Wilkinson | 401 | 15.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nader Afshari-Naderi | 158 | 5.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 872 | 32.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,667 | 40.4 | −7.4 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Whitburn & Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Boyack | 894 | 39.0 | |
| | Independent | Albert Norman | 787 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Milburn | 609 | 26.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | 39.2 | −6.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whiteleas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Brady | 1,192 | 52.6 | |
| | Independent | Robin Coombes | 892 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Taylor | 184 | 8.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,268 | 35.0 | −9.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |