2016 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

2016 local election in England, UK

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The 2016 South Tyneside Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of South Tyneside Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results by electoral ward

Beacon & Bents ward

Beacon & Bents
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Anglin	1,344	57.1	+13.6
	UKIP	John Clarke	490	20.8	N/A
	Green	Rhiannon Curtis	292	12.4	N/A
	Conservative	Ali Hayder	227	9.6	+2.9
Majority			854	36.3
Turnout			2,366	34.9	−2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Bede ward

Bede
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Peacock	1,041	56.4	+8.9
	Independent	Steven Harrison	585	31.7	N/A
	Conservative	Mary Golightly	116	6.3	+2.1
	Green	Tony Gair	105	5.7	+0.8
Majority			456	54.7
Turnout			1,855	31.5	−1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Biddick & All Saints ward

Biddick & All Saints
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Walsh	1,032	61.8	−5.6
	UKIP	Kenneth Taylor	406	24.3	N/A
	Green	Peter Bristow	143	8.6	N/A
	Conservative	Craig Slater	88	5.3	+0.9
Majority			626	37.5
Turnout			1,675	26.0	−2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Boldon Colliery ward

Boldon Colliery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Bell	1,528	65.7	+4.3
	Conservative	Ian Armstrong	487	20.9	+12.8
	Green	Colin Tosh	311	13.4	N/A
Majority			1,041	44.8
Turnout			2,342	31.8	−2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleadon & East Boldon ward

Cleadon & East Boldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Townsley	1,503	45.9	−0.1
	Conservative	Jeff Milburn	1,468	44.8	−9.2
	Green	Philip Berry	305	9.3	N/A
Majority			35	1.1
Turnout			3,283	47.5	+2.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cleadon Park ward

Cleadon Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Donaldson	896	48.6	+2.7
	Independent	Colin Campbell	565	30.6	N/A
	Conservative	Elizabeth Turnbull	258	14.0	+4.6
	Green	Dave Herbert	125	6.8	N/A
Majority			331	18.0
Turnout			1,854	32.3	−1.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Fellgate & Hedworth ward

Fellgate & Hedworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Smith	1,541	74.4	+18.9
	Conservative	Fiona Milburn	282	13.6	+9.9
	Green	James Cunningham	248	12.0	N/A
Majority			1,259	60.8
Turnout			2,093	35.9	−1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Harton ward

Harton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Hay	1,136	48.4	−11.1
	UKIP	Malcolm Pratt	538	22.9	N/A
	Conservative	Craig Robinson	384	16.4	+6.4
	Independent	Melanie Baker	289	12.3	N/A
Majority			598	25.5
Turnout			2,355	35.0	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Hebburn North ward

Hebburn North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz McHugh	1,052	48.9	0
	Independent	Joe Abbott	823	38.3	−0.5
	Conservative	Joanna Milburn	111	5.2	+2.2
	Green	Steve Richards	85	4.0	N/A
	TUSC	Peter Rippon	78	3.6	N/A
Majority			229	10.6
Turnout			2,158	30.9	+0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Hebburn South ward

Hebburn South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McCabe	1,646	72.8	−13.8
	Green	Matthew Giles	361	16.0	N/A
	Conservative	Amy-Jane Milburn	253	11.2	−2.2
Majority			1,285	56.8
Turnout			2,276	36.3	+0.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Horsley Hill ward

Horsley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Walsh	1,436	54.4	+1.1
	UKIP	Anita Campbell	521	19.8	N/A
	Conservative	Marilyn Huartt	393	14.9	+7.2
	Independent	David Wood	153	5.8	N/A
	Green	Angela Curtis	134	5.1	N/A
Majority			915	34.6
Turnout			2,635	37.1	−0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Monkton ward

Monkton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Keegan	1,208	58.9	+2.6
	Independent	Vikki Lawlor	583	28.4	N/A
	Green	Jack McGlen	134	6.5	N/A
	Conservative	Oliver Wallhead	127	6.2	−0.2
Majority			625	30.5
Turnout			2,060	32.8	+0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Primrose ward

Primrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Perry	1,923	68.8	−6.5
	Green	Lesley Hanson	301	17.5	N/A
	Conservative	James Cain	237	13.7	+2.3
Majority			884	51.3
Turnout			1,732	27.6	−0.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Simonside & Rekendyke ward

Simonside & Rekendyke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Malcolm	1,175	61.0	−17.0
	UKIP	John Wright	485	25.2	N/A
	Conservative	David Gamblin	137	7.1	+0.2
	Green	David Ridley	129	6.7	N/A
Majority			690	35.8
Turnout			1,934	30.3	+1.2
	Labour hold		Swing

West Park ward

West Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gladys Hobson	825	45.2	−4.4
	UKIP	Stephen Dagg	560	30.7	N/A
	Conservative	Jack White	260	14.3	+4.3
	Green	David Walter	133	7.3	+1.4
	Independent	David Welsh	45	2.5	N/A
Majority			265	14.5
Turnout			1,826	32.8	−0.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Westoe ward

Westoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Stephenson	947	44.1	−3.1
	UKIP	Henry Pearce	642	29.9	N/A
	Conservative	Sam Prior	360	16.8	+4.4
	Green	David Francis	197	9.2	N/A
Majority			305	14.2
Turnout			2,159	34.9	+2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitburn & Marsden ward

Whitburn & Marsden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tracey Dixon	1,244	55.8	−20.4
	UKIP	Charles McKenzie-Smith	498	22.4	N/A
	Conservative	Richard Gosling	356	16.0	−7.8
	Green	Colette Hume	129	5.8	N/A
Majority			746	33.4
Turnout			2,235	38.8	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Whiteleas ward

Whiteleas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doreen Purvis	1,097	55.1	+2.8
	UKIP	Kathleen Wright	617	31.0	N/A
	Conservative	Colin Lemon	152	7.6	+4.6
	Green	Sarah McKeown	126	6.3	N/A
Majority			480	24.1
Turnout			1,997	30.8	−1.4
	Labour hold		Swing

References

"Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

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