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South Tyneside 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

18 ward races

18 seats

9 elected below the proportional quota

50.0% 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 18 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	13,119	35.5%	4	22.2%	7	38.9%	-3
Independent	11,770	31.9%	10	55.6%	6	33.3%	+4
Green Party	9,640	26.1%	4	22.2%	5	27.8%	-1
Conservative and Unionist Party	1,709	4.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	678	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	36,916	100.0%	18	100.0%	18	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.

Harton · 1 seat · won at 38.8% · +11.2 pts below quota
Horsley Hill · 1 seat · won at 39.2% · +10.8 pts below quota
Simonside and Rekendyke · 1 seat · won at 41.8% · +8.2 pts below quota
Monkton · 1 seat · won at 42.8% · +7.2 pts below quota
Hebburn North · 1 seat · won at 44.4% · +5.6 pts below quota
Fellgate and Hedworth · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · +3.4 pts below quota
Boldon Colliery · 1 seat · won at 46.8% · +3.2 pts below quota
Cleadon and East Boldon · 1 seat · won at 47.5% · +2.5 pts below quota
Whiteleas · 1 seat · won at 49.0% · +1.0 pts below quota
Cleadon Park · 1 seat · won at 53.2% · above quota
West Park · 1 seat · won at 53.8% · above quota
Whitburn and Marsden · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
Primrose · 1 seat · won at 56.7% · above quota
Bede · 1 seat · won at 59.7% · above quota
Hebburn South · 1 seat · won at 60.1% · above quota
Westoe · 1 seat · won at 61.1% · above quota
Beacon and Bents · 1 seat · won at 67.6% · above quota
Biddick and All Saints · 1 seat · won at 69.8% · above quota

Race results

Harton · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,180

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Myers, K.	Independent	846	38.8%	Elected
2	Dix, K.	Labour Party	653	30.0%
3	Mouat, J.	Reform UK	414	19.0%
4	Tosh, C.	Green Party	267	12.2%

Electorate 6,543 · Ballots cast 2,180 · EC ward code E05001142 · Back to ward index

Horsley Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,261

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brown, P.	Independent	887	39.2%	Elected
2	Grainger, D.	Labour Party	713	31.5%
3	Richardson, C.	Green Party	428	18.9%
4	Wildhirt, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	233	10.3%

Electorate 6,645 · Ballots cast 2,261 · EC ward code E05001145 · Back to ward index

Simonside and Rekendyke · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,794

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wood, K.	Independent	750	41.8%	Elected
2	Malcolm, E.	Labour Party	683	38.1%
3	Telford, B.	Green Party	361	20.1%

Electorate 6,386 · Ballots cast 1,794 · EC ward code E05001148 · Back to ward index

Monkton · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,073

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Keegan, J.	Labour Party	887	42.8%	Elected
2	Hamilton, J.	Independent	699	33.7%
3	Stead, M.	Reform UK	264	12.7%
4	McKenna, M.	Green Party	223	10.8%

Electorate 6,679 · Ballots cast 2,073 · EC ward code E05001146 · Back to ward index

Hebburn North · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,936

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McHugh, L.	Labour Party	860	44.4%	Elected
2	Goodman, B.	Independent	845	43.6%
3	Chapman, A.	Green Party	231	11.9%

Electorate 6,884 · Ballots cast 1,936 · EC ward code E05001143 · Back to ward index

Fellgate and Hedworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,959

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Roberts, T.	Independent	913	46.6%	Elected
2	Fay, A.	Labour Party	733	37.4%
3	Cook, N.	Green Party	171	8.7%
4	Diamond, I.	Independent	142	7.2%

Electorate 5,620 · Ballots cast 1,959 · EC ward code E05001141 · Back to ward index

Boldon Colliery · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,357

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Oliver, S.	Independent	1,104	46.8%	Elected
2	Bell, J.	Labour Party	1,087	46.1%
3	Seago, D.	Green Party	166	7.0%

Electorate 7,081 · Ballots cast 2,357 · EC ward code E05001138 · Back to ward index

Cleadon and East Boldon · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,202

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Curtis, R.	Green Party	1,520	47.5%	Elected
2	Forster, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	958	29.9%
3	Brydon, K.	Labour Party	724	22.6%

Electorate 6,877 · Ballots cast 3,202 · EC ward code E05001139 · Back to ward index

Whiteleas · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,664

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coombes, R.	Independent	815	49.0%	Elected
2	Turnbull, M.	Labour Party	588	35.3%
3	Williams, S.	Green Party	167	10.0%
4	Wildhirt, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	94	5.6%

Electorate 6,131 · Ballots cast 1,664 · EC ward code E05001152 · Back to ward index

Cleadon Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.2 pts Valid ballots 1,725

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Alexander, S.	Independent	917	53.2%	Elected
2	Stephenson, K.	Labour Party	544	31.5%
3	Riley, J.	Green Party	264	15.3%

Electorate 5,674 · Ballots cast 1,725 · EC ward code E05001140 · Back to ward index

West Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 1,882

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gynn, N.	Green Party	1,013	53.8%	Elected
2	Knight, J.	Independent	507	26.9%
3	McDonagh, S.	Labour Party	362	19.2%

Electorate 5,363 · Ballots cast 1,882 · EC ward code E05001150 · Back to ward index

Whitburn and Marsden · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 2,067

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dixon, T.	Labour Party	1,115	53.9%	Elected
2	Littley, E.	Green Party	528	25.5%
3	Wildhirt, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	424	20.5%

Electorate 5,869 · Ballots cast 2,067 · EC ward code E05001151 · Back to ward index

Primrose · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.7 pts Valid ballots 1,771

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kennedy, D.	Independent	1,004	56.7%	Elected
2	Pearson, S.	Labour Party	617	34.8%
3	Francis, E.	Green Party	150	8.5%

Electorate 6,056 · Ballots cast 1,771 · EC ward code E05001147 · Back to ward index

Bede · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.7 pts Valid ballots 1,716

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Foggon, T.	Independent	1,025	59.7%	Elected
2	Peacock, M.	Labour Party	497	29.0%
3	Chilton, J.	Green Party	194	11.3%

Electorate 5,903 · Ballots cast 1,716 · EC ward code E05001136 · Back to ward index

Hebburn South · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.1 pts Valid ballots 2,128

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McCabe, J.	Labour Party	1,279	60.1%	Elected
2	Sommers, B.	Green Party	849	39.9%

Electorate 7,399 · Ballots cast 2,128 · EC ward code E05001144 · Back to ward index

Westoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.1 pts Valid ballots 2,154

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Owens-Palmer, K.	Independent	1,316	61.1%	Elected
2	Duncan, S.	Labour Party	498	23.1%
3	Holt, G.	Green Party	340	15.8%

Electorate 6,028 · Ballots cast 2,154 · EC ward code E05001149 · Back to ward index

Beacon and Bents · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.6 pts Valid ballots 2,605

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stonehouse, S.	Green Party	1,762	67.6%	Elected
2	Hossain, J.	Labour Party	843	32.4%

Electorate 6,883 · Ballots cast 2,605 · EC ward code E05001135 · Back to ward index

Biddick and All Saints · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.8 pts Valid ballots 1,442

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies, C.	Green Party	1,006	69.8%	Elected
2	Hussain, S.	Labour Party	436	30.2%

Electorate 6,207 · Ballots cast 1,442 · EC ward code E05001137 · Back to ward index