South Tyneside
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 18 races · 54 seats 0.0% below quota
- 2024 18 races · 18 seats 50.0% below quota
- 2023 18 races · 18 seats 38.9% below quota
- 2022 18 races · 19 seats 31.6% below quota
- 2021 18 races · 20 seats 55.0% below quota
- 2019 18 races · 19 seats 57.9% below quota
- 2018 18 races · 18 seats 16.7% below quota
- 2016 18 races · 18 seats 33.3% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
54 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 54 seats were up across 18 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 54 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 56,040 | 39.9% | 41 | 75.9% | 22 | 40.7% | +19 |
| Green Party | 35,197 | 25.1% | 10 | 18.5% | 14 | 25.9% | -4 |
| Labour Party | 26,476 | 18.9% | 1 | 1.9% | 10 | 18.5% | -9 |
| Independent | 20,288 | 14.5% | 2 | 3.7% | 8 | 14.8% | -6 |
| Conservative Party | 1,783 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 588 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 140,372 | 100.0% | 54 | 100.0% | 54 | 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.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2016 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon and Bents | 57% | 50% | 67% | 46% | 55% | 60% | 68% | 48% |
| Bede | 56% | 53% | 62% | 40% | 52% | 48% | 60% | 44% |
| Biddick and All Saints | 62% | 69% | 46% | 50% | 58% | 53% | 70% | 45% |
| Boldon Colliery | 66% | 64% | 42% | 50% | 55% | 48% | 47% | 37% |
| Cleadon and East Boldon | 46% | 49% | 50% | 48% | 36% | 40% | 47% | |
| Cleadon Park | 49% | 53% | 44% | 41% | 39% | 37% | 53% | |
| Cleadon Park and Harton Moor | 43% | |||||||
| Cleadon Village and East Boldon | 44% | |||||||
| Fellgate and Hedworth | 74% | 58% | 48% | 54% | 68% | 54% | 47% | 41% |
| Harton | 48% | 52% | 46% | 34% | 46% | 41% | 39% | 44% |
| Hebburn North | 49% | 73% | 52% | 56% | 72% | 72% | 44% | 47% |
| Hebburn South | 73% | 69% | 52% | 60% | 60% | 51% | 60% | 46% |
| Horsley Hill | 54% | 56% | 41% | 39% | 48% | 42% | 39% | |
| Horsley Hill and Westoe Crown | 43% | |||||||
| Monkton | 59% | 68% | 42% | 53% | 59% | 62% | 43% | 44% |
| Primrose | 69% | 67% | 41% | 43% | 47% | 52% | 57% | 38% |
| Simonside and Rekendyke | 61% | 68% | 55% | 47% | 46% | 51% | 42% | 39% |
| West Park | 45% | 45% | 41% | 51% | 57% | 56% | 54% | 49% |
| Westoe | 44% | 42% | 32% | 39% | 42% | 49% | 61% | 34% |
| Whitburn and Marsden | 56% | 51% | 38% | 57% | 58% | 55% | 54% | 49% |
| Whiteleas | 55% | 68% | 55% | 46% | 52% | 57% | 49% | 57% |