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South Tyneside 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

18 ward races

19 seats

8 elected below the proportional quota

42.1% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 19 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	19,186	48.6%	14	73.7%	10	52.6%	+4
Green Party	7,607	19.2%	3	15.8%	3	15.8%	0
Independent	6,408	16.2%	2	10.5%	3	15.8%	-1
Conservative and Unionist Party	6,145	15.5%	0	0.0%	3	15.8%	-3
NEP	172	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	39,518	100.0%	19	100.0%	19	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Cleadon & East Boldon · 1 seat · won at 36.2% · +13.8 pts below quota
Harton · 2 seats · won at 22.6% · +10.8 pts below quota
Cleadon Park · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · +10.6 pts below quota
Westoe · 1 seat · won at 41.5% · +8.5 pts below quota
Simonside & Rekendyke · 1 seat · won at 46.0% · +4.0 pts below quota
Primrose · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · +2.8 pts below quota
Horsley Hill · 1 seat · won at 47.8% · +2.2 pts below quota
Whiteleas · 1 seat · won at 52.0% · above quota
Bede · 1 seat · won at 52.1% · above quota
Beacon & Bents · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
Boldon Colliery · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
West Park · 1 seat · won at 57.0% · above quota
Whitburn & Marsden · 1 seat · won at 57.5% · above quota
Biddick & All Saints · 1 seat · won at 57.9% · above quota
Monkton · 1 seat · won at 59.2% · above quota
Hebburn South · 1 seat · won at 60.2% · above quota
Fellgate & Hedworth · 1 seat · won at 67.7% · above quota
Hebburn North · 1 seat · won at 72.0% · above quota

Race results

Cleadon & East Boldon · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,500

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Herbert D.	Green Party	1,267	36.2%	Elected
2	Wildhirt S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,138	32.5%
3	Toulson P.	Labour Party	1,095	31.3%

Electorate 6,941 · Ballots cast 3,500 · EC ward code E05001139 · Back to ward index

Harton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,692

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clare M.	Labour Party	853	23.1%	Elected
2	Maxwell N.	Labour Party	833	22.6%	Elected
3	Nolan L.	Independent	814	22.0%
4	Grant C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	721	19.5%
5	Williams S.	Green Party	471	12.8%

Electorate 6,547 · Ballots cast 3,692 · EC ward code E05001142 · Back to ward index

Cleadon Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,748

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Foreman J.	Labour Party	688	39.4%	Elected
2	Harrison S.	Independent	414	23.7%
3	Sanderson C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	392	22.4%
4	Riley J.	Green Party	254	14.5%

Electorate 5,745 · Ballots cast 1,748 · EC ward code E05001140 · Back to ward index

Westoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,286

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brenen P.	Independent	949	41.5%	Elected
2	Turnbull M.	Labour Party	921	40.3%
3	Holt G.	Green Party	322	14.1%
4	Reedman N.	Independent	94	4.1%

Electorate 6,084 · Ballots cast 2,286 · EC ward code E05001149 · Back to ward index

Simonside & Rekendyke · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,888

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Proudlock L.	Labour Party	868	46.0%	Elected
2	Al-Sayadi L.	Green Party	622	32.9%
3	Slater C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	224	11.9%
4	Angell J.	Independent	174	9.2%

Electorate 6,346 · Ballots cast 1,888 · EC ward code E05001148 · Back to ward index

Primrose · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,853

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Robertson J.	Independent	875	47.2%	Elected
2	Smith M.	Labour Party	746	40.3%
3	Snowling M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	153	8.3%
4	Alderson K.	Green Party	79	4.3%

Electorate 6,095 · Ballots cast 1,853 · EC ward code E05001147 · Back to ward index

Horsley Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,357

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Leask E.	Labour Party	1,126	47.8%	Elected
2	Duncan C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	424	18.0%
3	Brown P.	Independent	398	16.9%
4	Richardson C.	Green Party	311	13.2%
5	Bryant G.	Independent	98	4.2%

Electorate 6,730 · Ballots cast 2,357 · EC ward code E05001145 · Back to ward index

Whiteleas · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.0 pts Valid ballots 1,809

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dawes K.	Labour Party	941	52.0%	Elected
2	Wood K.	Independent	420	23.2%
3	Wildhirt H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	248	13.7%
4	Telford B.	Green Party	200	11.1%

Electorate 6,206 · Ballots cast 1,809 · EC ward code E05001152 · Back to ward index

Bede · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.1 pts Valid ballots 1,685

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dean S.	Labour Party	878	52.1%	Elected
2	Tuck J.	Independent	435	25.8%
3	Smith B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	241	14.3%
4	Chilton J.	Green Party	131	7.8%

Electorate 5,847 · Ballots cast 1,685 · EC ward code E05001136 · Back to ward index

Beacon & Bents · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.6 pts Valid ballots 2,465

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McKeown S.	Green Party	1,346	54.6%	Elected
2	Cunningham F.	Labour Party	848	34.4%
3	Hayder A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	165	6.7%
4	Wood D.	Independent	106	4.3%

Electorate 6,870 · Ballots cast 2,465 · EC ward code E05001135 · Back to ward index

Boldon Colliery · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.2 pts Valid ballots 2,530

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Strike A.	Labour Party	1,396	55.2%	Elected
2	Oliver S.	Independent	439	17.4%
3	Wood D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	366	14.5%
4	Richardson V.	NEP	172	6.8%
5	Collins P.	Green Party	157	6.2%

Electorate 7,158 · Ballots cast 2,530 · EC ward code E05001138 · Back to ward index

West Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.0 pts Valid ballots 1,848

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Guy A.	Green Party	1,054	57.0%	Elected
2	Rahman M.	Labour Party	571	30.9%
3	Day M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	223	12.1%

Electorate 5,374 · Ballots cast 1,848 · EC ward code E05001150 · Back to ward index

Whitburn & Marsden · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.5 pts Valid ballots 2,057

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carter J.	Labour Party	1,183	57.5%	Elected
2	Wildhirt D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	532	25.9%
3	Lowe R.	Green Party	342	16.6%

Electorate 5,842 · Ballots cast 2,057 · EC ward code E05001151 · Back to ward index

Biddick & All Saints · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.9 pts Valid ballots 1,372

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Maxwell K.	Labour Party	795	57.9%	Elected
2	Milne R.	Green Party	362	26.4%
3	Auton M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	215	15.7%

Electorate 6,292 · Ballots cast 1,372 · EC ward code E05001137 · Back to ward index

Monkton · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.2 pts Valid ballots 2,010

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dean P.	Labour Party	1,190	59.2%	Elected
2	Salloway S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	332	16.5%
3	Stead M.	Independent	293	14.6%
4	Curtis R.	Green Party	195	9.7%

Electorate 6,424 · Ballots cast 2,010 · EC ward code E05001146 · Back to ward index

Hebburn South · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.2 pts Valid ballots 2,333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lamonte A.	Labour Party	1,405	60.2%	Elected
2	Goodman B.	Independent	459	19.7%
3	Sinclair T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	339	14.5%
4	Tosh C.	Green Party	130	5.6%

Electorate 7,254 · Ballots cast 2,333 · EC ward code E05001144 · Back to ward index

Fellgate & Hedworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.7 pts Valid ballots 2,147

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kilgour G.	Labour Party	1,453	67.7%	Elected
2	Diamond I.	Independent	363	16.9%
3	Spinks A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	165	7.7%
4	Gynn N.	Green Party	89	4.1%
5	Morris D.	Independent	77	3.6%

Electorate 5,663 · Ballots cast 2,147 · EC ward code E05001141 · Back to ward index

Hebburn North · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.0 pts Valid ballots 1,938

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Porthouse R.	Labour Party	1,396	72.0%	Elected
2	Michael E.	Green Party	275	14.2%
3	Dumitru C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	267	13.8%

Electorate 6,949 · Ballots cast 1,938 · EC ward code E05001143 · Back to ward index