# 2014 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2014 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Party political make-up of South Tyneside Council :
| Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 |
| Party | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 | Council Composition 1 December 2014 |
| Labour | 39 | 48 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UKIP | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independent | 11 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Progressives | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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

Beacon & Bents :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Wood | 1,254 | 50.7 | +3.4 |
| | UKIP | John Clarke | 735 | 29.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ali Hayder | 367 | 14.9 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Troupe | 115 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,483 | 36.0 | −19.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bede ward

Bede :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent - Putting People First | Lee Hughes | 1,055 | 53.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Arthur Meeks | 818 | 41.5 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Wallhead | 99 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,987 | 33.0 | −19.1 |
| | Independent - Putting People First gain from Labour | Independent - Putting People First gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Biddick & All Saints ward

Biddick & All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Olive Punchion | 1,076 | 60.5 | +8.2 |
| | UKIP | John Wright | 593 | 33.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Byers | 111 | 6.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 27.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,788 | 27.7 | −22.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Boldon Colliery ward

Boldon Colliery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alison Strike | 1,459 | 58.5 | −6.9 |
| | UKIP | Joseph Quirk | 681 | 27.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stewart Hay | 353 | 14.2 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 778 | 31.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2503 | 34.1 | −25.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cleadon & East Boldon ward

Cleadon & East Boldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Meling | 1,249 | 40.1 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Fiona Milburn | 1,153 | 37.0 | −4.6 |
| | UKIP | Russell Sanderson | 713 | 22.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,127 | 44.9 | −27.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cleadon Park ward

Cleadon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Foreman | 726 | 37.8 | −4.2 |
| | Independent - Putting People First | June Elsom | 673 | 35.1 | +8.8 |
| | Independent | Colin Campbell | 376 | 19.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Barbara Surtees | 144 | 7.5 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,930 | 34.6 | −20.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fellgate & Hedworth ward

Fellgate & Hedworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geraldine Kilgour | 1,163 | 51.1 | +9.4 |
| | UKIP | Steven Harrison | 981 | 43.1 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Ian Armstrong | 132 | 5.8 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,286 | 39.1 | −20.2 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Harton ward

Harton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Maxwell | 1,144 | 49.9 | +6.8 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Pratt | 783 | 34.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mark Ralston | 367 | 16.0 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,306 | 34.1 | −25.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn North ward

Hebburn North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richie Porthouse | 941 | 45.8 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | Joe Abbott | 635 | 30.9 | N/A |
| | UKIP | David Lawson | 389 | 18.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Amy-Jane Milburn | 91 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,065 | 30.7 | −23.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hebburn South ward

Hebburn South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nancy Maxwell | 1,509 | 65.7 | +6.9 |
| | UKIP | Victoria Morris | 589 | 25.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Coe | 200 | 8.7 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 920 | 40.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,311 | 38.5 | −23.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Horsley Hill ward

Horsley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Leask | 1,271 | 48.4 | +0.4 |
| | UKIP | Kelly Loftus | 715 | 27.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Huartt | 346 | 13.2 | +0.9 |
| | Independent Socialist Party | Phil Brown | 293 | 11.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,637 | 37.1 | −24.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Monkton ward

Monkton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Sewell | 1,267 | 61.5 | +18.4 |
| | UKIP | Jackie Quirk | 603 | 29.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James Milburn | 192 | 9.3 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 664 | 32.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,074 | 32.9 | −28.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Primrose ward

Primrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Moira Smith | 1,070 | 57.8 | +5.1 |
| | UKIP | Anita Campbell | 647 | 34.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jack Gibbons | 135 | 7.3 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 22.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,862 | 29.4 | −22.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Simonside & Rekendyke ward

Simonside & Rekendyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynne Proudlock | 1,056 | 56.1 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Sandra Scoular | 643 | 34.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stan Wallace | 104 | 5.5 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Troupe | 81 | 4.3 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 22.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,883 | 30.3 | −20.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Park ward

West Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Dick | 818 | 45.1 | +7.7 |
| | UKIP | Henry Pearce | 714 | 39.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anthony Dailly | 284 | 15.6 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,821 | 32.5 | −23.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Westoe ward

Westoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allan West | 966 | 44.8 | +7.1 |
| | UKIP | Norman Dennis | 818 | 38.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Eddy Russell | 371 | 17.2 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,178 | 34.7 | −24.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whitburn & Marsden ward

Whitburn & Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Boyack | 1,124 | 50.4 | −2.4 |
| | UKIP | Steven Dorothy | 751 | 33.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Sharon Surtees | 355 | 15.9 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,248 | 38.1 | −26.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whiteleas ward

Whiteleas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Brady | 1,223 | 58.1 | −1.5 |
| | UKIP | Paul McKean | 750 | 35.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Cyril Campbell | 131 | 6.2 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 22.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,114 | 32.5 | −21.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |