# 2021 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2021 South Tyneside Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of South Tyneside Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election. The previous election in the area was in 2019.

## Results

2021 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 | 16 | 4 | 80.0 | 28 | 44 | 81.5 | 19,238 | 43.3 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 11.1 | 8,999 | 20.2 | +3.5 |
| | Green | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.6 | 6,124 | 13.8 | -4.6 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 9,576 | 21.5 | +8.5 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 354 | 0.8 | New |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 153 | 0.3 | New |

## Ward results
### Beacon and Bents

Beacon and Bents :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sue Stonehouse | 1,282 | 46.5 | +34.1 |
| | Labour | Fay Cunningham | 781 | 28.3 | −28.8 |
| | Independent | Ahmed Khan | 467 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Conservative | Ali Hayder | 229 | 8.3 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 18.2 | N/A |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bede

Bede :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Peacock | 715 | 39.7 | −16.7 |
| | Independent | Shaun Sadler | 577 | 32.0 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Bill Smith | 387 | 21.5 | +15.2 |
| | Green | John Chilton | 122 | 6.8 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Biddick and All Saints

Biddick and All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Walsh | 794 | 49.8 | −12.0 |
| | Independent | Patricia Oliver | 346 | 21.7 | +21.7 |
| | Conservative | Jack White | 276 | 17.3 | +12.1 |
| | Green | Bethany Telford | 177 | 11.1 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanne Bell | 1,336 | 49.5 | −16.2 |
| | Independent | Simon Oliver | 605 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Spinks | 561 | 20.8 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Peter Collins | 195 | 7.2 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 731 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cleadon and East Boldon

Cleadon and East Boldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Forster | 1,673 | 48.0 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Jane Carter | 1,300 | 37.3 | −8.6 |
| | Green | David Herbert | 450 | 12.9 | +3.6 |
| | Reform UK | Daniel Fisher | 63 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 10.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Cleadon Park

Cleadon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alex Donaldson | 752 | 41.5 |
| | Conservative | Gary Thoburn | 462 | 25.5 |
| | Green | John Riley | 243 | 13.4 |
| | Independent | George Elsom | 242 | 13.3 |
| | Independent | Ian Campbell | 114 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fellgate and Hedworth

Fellgate and Hedworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Audrey Fay | 1,264 | 54.3 | +14.8 |
| | Independent | John Cullen | 643 | 27.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Holly Wright | 290 | 12.5 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Kelly Hill | 69 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Paul D'Ambrosie | 61 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harton

Harton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Hay | 801 | 33.9 | −14.5 |
| | Conservative | Chloe Grant | 710 | 30.1 | +13.7 |
| | Independent | Lawrence Nolan | 610 | 25.8 | +13.5 |
| | Green | Sarah Drummond | 241 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn North

Hebburn North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Liz McHugh | 1,202 | 56.2 |
| | Independent | Brian Goodman | 384 | 17.9 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Robson | 352 | 16.4 |
| | Green | Sian Ford | 202 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 850 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hebburn South

Hebburn South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John McCabe | 1,437 | 59.6 |
| | Conservative | Moyra Day | 444 | 18.4 |
| | SDP | Mark Conway | 354 | 14.7 |
| | Green | Colin Tosh | 175 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Horsley Hill

Horsley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Walsh | 888 | 34.8 |
| | Labour | Ruth Berkley | 887 | 34.7 |
| | Conservative | Ethan Thoburn | 653 | 25.6 |
| | Independent | Phil Brown | 542 | 21.2 |
| | Conservative | Tia Sinclair | 529 | 20.7 |
| | Green | Jack Ford | 372 | 14.6 |
| | Green | Andrew Guy | 239 | 9.4 |
| | Independent | Angie Fisher | 168 | 6.6 |
| | Independent | Oliver Wallhead | 161 | 6.3 |
| | Independent | David Morris | 157 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Monkton

Monkton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan Keegan | 1,022 | 45.9 |
| | Labour | Margaret Meling | 707 | 31.8 |
| | Independent | Graeme Slator | 655 | 29.4 |
| | Independent | Peter Hamilton | 640 | 28.8 |
| | Conservative | Chris Smith | 292 | 13.1 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Snowling | 252 | 11.3 |
| | Green | Rhiannon Curtis | 189 | 8.5 |
| | Reform UK | Marian Stead | 90 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Primrose

Primrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Kennedy | 793 | 42.9 |
| | Labour | Ken Stephenson | 683 | 36.9 |
| | Conservative | Walter Armstrong | 283 | 15.3 |
| | Green | Kevin Alderson | 91 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Simonside and Rekendyke

Simonside and Rekendyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edward Malcolm | 927 | 46.9 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Wood | 352 | 17.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Sanderson | 345 | 17.5 |
| | Green | Sarah McKeown | 207 | 10.5 |
| | Independent | David Wood | 146 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### West Park

West Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Peter Bristow | 1,036 | 51.2 |
| | Labour | Gladys Hobson | 628 | 31.0 |
| | Conservative | Mark Auton | 360 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Westoe

Westoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Best | 922 | 38.5 |
| | Independent | Paul Brennen | 707 | 29.5 |
| | Conservative | Heidi Wildhirt | 530 | 22.1 |
| | Green | Anna-Louise Lambie | 235 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Whitburn and Marsden

Whitburn and Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tracey Dixon | 1,337 | 56.8 |
| | Conservative | Stan Wildhirt | 612 | 26.0 |
| | Green | Trevor Sewell | 266 | 11.3 |
| | Independent | Denis Burns | 137 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 725 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Whiteleas

Whiteleas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Doreen Purvis | 855 | 46.0 |
| | Independent | Blake Robson | 372 | 20.0 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Wildhirt | 336 | 18.1 |
| | Green | Rachael Milne | 176 | 9.5 |
| | Independent | Julie Angell | 120 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### Fellgate and Hedworth

Independent candidate John Robertson has previously been a councillor on South Tyneside council. In 2011, he deliberately drove a lorry into a council office building following a row over contracts. This resulted in over £160,000 in damage. He received 40 weeks in prison, was suspended from the council, and subsequently declared bankrupt.
The by-election was triggered by Robertson resigning. He was unsuccessful in attempting to retract his own resignation, so subsequently contested the by-election.
Fellgate and Hedworth: 29 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jay Potts | 850 | 49.1 | +9.6 |
| | Independent | John Robertson | 555 | 32.0 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative | Chris Smith | 158 | 9.1 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wilkinson | 125 | 7.2 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Kelly Hill | 44 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,738 | 30.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 12.7 | |

### Cleadon & East Boldon

Cleadon & East Boldon: 9 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stan Wildhirt | 989 | 35.1 | −12.9 |
| | Green | David Herbert | 943 | 33.5 | +20.6 |
| | Labour | Philip Toulson | 886 | 31.4 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,823 | 40.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.8 | |