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South Tyneside 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 shared out 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 21,836 | 56.5% | 18 | 100.0% | 11 | 61.1% | +7 |
| Conservative Party | 5,696 | 14.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 16.7% | -3 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 4,757 | 12.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 11.1% | -2 |
| Green Party | 3,258 | 8.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.6% | -1 |
| Independent | 3,043 | 7.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.6% | -1 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 78 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 38,668 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Westoe · 1 seat · won at 44.1% · −5.9 pts below quota
- West Park · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
- Cleadon and East Boldon · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · −4.1 pts below quota
- Harton · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · −1.6 pts below quota
- Cleadon Park · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · −1.4 pts below quota
- Hebburn North · 1 seat · won at 49.0% · −1.0 pts below quota
- Horsley Hill · 1 seat · won at 54.5% · above quota
- Whiteleas · 1 seat · won at 55.1% · above quota
- Whitburn and Marsden · 1 seat · won at 55.9% · above quota
- Bede · 1 seat · won at 56.4% · above quota
- Beacon and Bents · 1 seat · won at 57.1% · above quota
- Monkton · 1 seat · won at 58.9% · above quota
- Simonside and Rekendyke · 1 seat · won at 61.0% · above quota
- Biddick and All Saints · 1 seat · won at 61.8% · above quota
- Boldon Colliery · 1 seat · won at 65.7% · above quota
- Primrose · 1 seat · won at 68.8% · above quota
- Hebburn South · 1 seat · won at 72.8% · above quota
- Fellgate and Hedworth · 1 seat · won at 74.4% · above quota
Race results
Westoe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,146
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheila Stephenson | Labour Party | 947 | 44.1% | −5.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Henry Pearce | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 642 | 29.9% | — | |
| 3 | Sam Prior | Conservative Party | 360 | 16.8% | — | |
| 4 | David Francis | Green Party | 197 | 9.2% | — |
West Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,823
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladys Hobson | Labour Party | 825 | 45.3% | −4.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Dagg | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 560 | 30.7% | — | |
| 3 | Jack White | Conservative Party | 260 | 14.3% | — | |
| 4 | David Walter | Green Party | 133 | 7.3% | — | |
| 5 | David Welsh | Independent | 45 | 2.5% | — |
Cleadon and East Boldon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,276
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Townsley | Labour Party | 1,503 | 45.9% | −4.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jeffrey Milburn | Conservative Party | 1,468 | 44.8% | — | |
| 3 | Philip Berry | Green Party | 305 | 9.3% | — |
Harton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,347
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Hay | Labour Party | 1,136 | 48.4% | −1.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Malcolm Pratt | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 538 | 22.9% | — | |
| 3 | Craig Robinson | Conservative Party | 384 | 16.4% | — | |
| 4 | Melanie Baker | Independent | 289 | 12.3% | — |
Cleadon Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,844
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Donaldson | Labour Party | 896 | 48.6% | −1.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colin Campbell | Independent | 565 | 30.6% | — | |
| 3 | Elizabeth Turnbull | Conservative Party | 258 | 14.0% | — | |
| 4 | Dave Herbert | Green Party | 125 | 6.8% | — |
Hebburn North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,149
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liz McHugh | Labour Party | 1,052 | 49.0% | −1.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joseph Abbott | Independent | 823 | 38.3% | — | |
| 3 | Joanna Milburn | Conservative Party | 111 | 5.2% | — | |
| 4 | Steve Richards | Green Party | 85 | 4.0% | — | |
| 5 | Peter Rippon | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 78 | 3.6% | — |
Horsley Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,637
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Walsh | Labour Party | 1,436 | 54.5% | +4.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Anita Campbell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 521 | 19.8% | — | |
| 3 | Marilyn Huartt | Conservative Party | 393 | 14.9% | — | |
| 4 | David Wood | Independent | 153 | 5.8% | — | |
| 5 | Angela Curtis | Green Party | 134 | 5.1% | — |
Whiteleas · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,992
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doreen Purvis | Labour Party | 1,097 | 55.1% | +5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kathleen Wright | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 617 | 31.0% | — | |
| 3 | Colin Lemon | Conservative Party | 152 | 7.6% | — | |
| 4 | Sarah McKeown | Green Party | 126 | 6.3% | — |
Whitburn and Marsden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,227
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracey Dixon | Labour Party | 1,244 | 55.9% | +5.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Charles McKenzie-Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 498 | 22.4% | — | |
| 3 | Richard Gosling | Conservative Party | 356 | 16.0% | — | |
| 4 | Colette Hume | Green Party | 129 | 5.8% | — |
Bede · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,847
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret Peacock | Labour Party | 1,041 | 56.4% | +6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steven Harrison | Independent | 585 | 31.7% | — | |
| 3 | Mary Golightly | Conservative Party | 116 | 6.3% | — | |
| 4 | Tony Glair | Green Party | 105 | 5.7% | — |
Beacon and Bents · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,353
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Anglin | Labour Party | 1,344 | 57.1% | +7.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Clarke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 490 | 20.8% | — | |
| 3 | Rhiannon Curtis | Green Party | 292 | 12.4% | — | |
| 4 | Ali Hayder | Conservative Party | 227 | 9.6% | — |
Monkton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,052
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joan Keegan | Labour Party | 1,208 | 58.9% | +8.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Vikki Lawlor | Independent | 583 | 28.4% | — | |
| 3 | Jack McGlen | Green Party | 134 | 6.5% | — | |
| 4 | Oliver Wallhead | Conservative Party | 127 | 6.2% | — |
Simonside and Rekendyke · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,926
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Malcolm | Labour Party | 1,175 | 61.0% | +11.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Wright | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 485 | 25.2% | — | |
| 3 | David Gamblin | Conservative Party | 137 | 7.1% | — | |
| 4 | David Ridley | Green Party | 129 | 6.7% | — |
Biddick and All Saints · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,669
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Walsh | Labour Party | 1,032 | 61.8% | +11.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kenneth Taylor | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 406 | 24.3% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Bristow | Green Party | 143 | 8.6% | — | |
| 4 | Craig Slater | Conservative Party | 88 | 5.3% | — |
Boldon Colliery · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,326
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joanne Bell | Labour Party | 1,528 | 65.7% | +15.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Armstrong | Conservative Party | 487 | 20.9% | — | |
| 3 | Colin Tosh | Green Party | 311 | 13.4% | — |
Primrose · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,723
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Perry | Labour Party | 1,185 | 68.8% | +18.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lesley Hanson | Green Party | 301 | 17.5% | — | |
| 3 | James Cain | Conservative Party | 237 | 13.8% | — |
Hebburn South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,260
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McCabe | Labour Party | 1,646 | 72.8% | +22.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Matthew Giles | Green Party | 361 | 16.0% | — | |
| 3 | Amy-Jane Milburn | Conservative Party | 253 | 11.2% | — |
Fellgate and Hedworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,071
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Smith | Labour Party | 1,541 | 74.4% | +24.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Fiona Milburn | Conservative Party | 282 | 13.6% | — | |
| 3 | James Cunningham | Green Party | 248 | 12.0% | — |