2015 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2015 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election was held 7 May 2015 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Map of results

Results by electoral ward

Beacon & Bents ward

Beacon & Bents

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Audrey McMillan	2,241	58.4	+17.1
	Conservative	Ali Hayder	819	21.4	+9.0
	Green	Rhiannon Curtis	773	20.2	N/A
Majority			1,422	37.0
Turnout			3,906	57.4	+17.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Bede ward

Bede

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fay Cunningham	1,847	57.2	+1.5
	UKIP	Anita Campbell	720	22.3	N/A
	Conservative	Mary Golightly	319	9.9	+4.6
	Independent	Alan Raine	221	6.8	N/A
	Green	Tony Gair	123	3.8	−0.3
Majority			1,127	34.9
Turnout			3,243	54.2	+18.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Biddick & All Saints ward

Biddick & All Saints

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Amar	1,915	62.1	−0.4
	UKIP	Kenneth Taylor	759	24.6	N/A
	Conservative	Elizabeth Turnbull	319	8.2	+1.8
	Green	Dave Herbert	160	5.2	N/A
Majority			1,156	37.5
Turnout			3,094	48.1	+15.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Boldon Colliery ward

Boldon Colliery

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Duncan	2,440	57.4	+5.6
	Conservative	Ian Armstrong	1,111	26.1	+15.0
	Green	Colin Tosh	700	16.5	N/A
Majority			1,329	31.3
Turnout			4,285	58.5	+18.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleadon & East Boldon ward

Cleadon & East Boldon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Atkinson	2,631	52.0	+1.8
	Conservative	Fiona Milburn	2,043	40.4	−0.9
	Green	Philip Berry	383	7.6	N/A
Majority			588	11.6
Turnout			5,077	72.9	+17.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleadon Park ward

Cleadon Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Traynor	1,801	56.6	+17.7
	Conservative	Brian Gilchrist	923	29.0	+21.0
	Green	Steven Laval	458	14.4	N/A
Majority			878	27.6
Turnout			5,077	72.9	+17.7
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Fellgate & Hedworth ward

Fellgate & Hedworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Audrey Huntley	2,042	57.1	+13.5
	UKIP	Linda Hemmer	1,075	30.0	−18.9
	Conservative	James Milburn	329	9.2	+4.7
	Green	Lesley Hanson	131	3.7	N/A
Majority			967	27.1
Turnout			3,583	61.4	+19.0
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Harton ward

Harton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rob Dix	2,048	50.0	−3.0
	UKIP	Henry Pearce	1,060	25.9	N/A
	Conservative	Craig Robinson	698	17.0	+5.6
	Green	Brian Paget	292	7.1	N/A
Majority			988	24.1
Turnout			4,112	61.2	+19.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Hebburn North ward

Hebburn North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adam Ellison	1,950	50.3	−4.4
	Independent	Joe Abbott	1,159	29.9	N/A
	Conservative	Amy-Jane Milburn	354	9.1	−2.6
	Green	Matthew Giles	222	5.7	N/A
	Independent	Ian Harkus	191	4.9	−49.8
Majority			791	20.4
Turnout			3,895	57.0	+21.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Hebburn South ward

Hebburn South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilf Flynn	2,215	57.5	−21.4
	UKIP	Vikki Lawlor	891	23.1	N/A
	Conservative	Jack Gibbons	445	11.5	−9.6
	Green	James Cunningham	304	7.9	N/A
Majority			1,324	34.4
Turnout			3,864	63.4	+20.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Horsley Hill ward

Horsley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iain Malcolm	2,205	50.2	−4.1
	UKIP	Geraldine White	971	22.1	N/A
	Conservative	Marilyn Huartt	319	15.9	+3.8
	Green	Angela Curtis	264	6.0	N/A
	Independent	David Wood	252	5.7	+3.2
Majority			1,234	28.1
Turnout			4,396	62.0	+16.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Monkton ward

Monkton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Kerr	2,156	57.6	+2.4
	UKIP	Steven Harrison	910	24.3	N/A
	Conservative	Oliver Wallhead	413	11.0	+2.8
	Green	Helen Milburn	264	7.1	N/A
Majority			1,246	33.3
Turnout			3,757	59.9	+22.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Primrose ward

Primrose

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Stephenson	1,923	58.3	+5.3
	UKIP	John Clarke	870	26.4	N/A
	Conservative	David Fettis	326	9.9	+2.4
	Green	Robert Reay	182	5.5	N/A
Majority			1,053	31.9
Turnout			3,318	52.8	+17.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Simonside & Rekendyke ward

Simonside & Rekendyke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Clare	2,271	68.8	+2.5
	Conservative	Stan Wallace	525	15.9	+6.0
	Green	David Ridley	505	15.3	+6.5
Majority			1,745	52.9
Turnout			3,347	52.8	+20.3
	Labour hold		Swing

West Park ward

West Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Hetherington	1,508	45.5	−0.6
	UKIP	Stephen Dagg	952	28.7	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Dailly	559	16.9	+3.0
	Green	David Francis	295	8.9	+2.9
Majority			556	16.8
Turnout			3,326	59.9	+23.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Westoe ward

Westoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Katharine Maxwell	1,786	47.6	+11.9
	UKIP	Malcolm Pratt	804	21.4	N/A
	Conservative	Eddy Russell	743	19.8	+8.2
	Green	Tony Bengtsson	418	11.1	+5.3
Majority			982	26.2
Turnout			3,769	60.7	+19.3
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Whitburn & Marsden ward

Whitburn & Marsden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Welsh	1,703	46.1	−21.1
	UKIP	Charles McKenzie-Smith	911	24.6	N/A
	Conservative	Richard Gosling	807	21.8	−11.0
	Green	Colette Hume	275	7.4	N/A
Majority			792	21.5
Turnout			3,706	64.0	+21.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Whiteleas ward

Whiteleas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Gibson	2,471	70.6	+7.7
	Conservative	Dennis Maccoy	622	17.8	+10.4
	Green	Malcolm Giles	407	11.6	N/A
Majority			1,849	52.8
Turnout			3,538	54.4	+17.2
	Labour hold		Swing