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South Tyneside 2019
Local elections held 2 May 2019.
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 19 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 | 17,107 | 41.9% | 14 | 73.7% | 9 | 47.4% | +5 |
| Green Party | 7,499 | 18.4% | 1 | 5.3% | 4 | 21.1% | -3 |
| Independent | 6,833 | 16.7% | 4 | 21.1% | 3 | 15.8% | +1 |
| Conservative Party | 5,435 | 13.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 10.5% | -2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 2,831 | 6.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.3% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,114 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 40,819 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — 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 32.0% · −18.0 pts below quota
- Whitburn and Marsden · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · −12.1 pts below quota
- West Park · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · −9.5 pts below quota
- Primrose · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · −8.9 pts below quota
- Horsley Hill · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · −8.7 pts below quota
- Monkton · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · −8.0 pts below quota
- Boldon Colliery · 1 seat · won at 42.5% · −7.5 pts below quota
- Cleadon Park · 1 seat · won at 43.9% · −6.1 pts below quota
- Harton · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
- Biddick and All Saints · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
- Fellgate and Hedworth · 1 seat · won at 47.9% · −2.1 pts below quota
- Hebburn South · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
- Hebburn North · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
- Cleadon and East Boldon · 2 seats · won at 35.7% · above quota
- Simonside and Rekendyke · 1 seat · won at 54.8% · above quota
- Whiteleas · 1 seat · won at 55.0% · above quota
- Bede · 1 seat · won at 61.8% · above quota
- Beacon and Bents · 1 seat · won at 67.1% · above quota
Race results
Westoe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,228
| 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 | Glenn Thompson | Independent | 712 | 32.0% | −18.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Katharine Maxwell | Labour Party | 635 | 28.5% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Linney | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 307 | 13.8% | — | |
| 4 | Jack White | Conservative Party | 237 | 10.6% | — | |
| 5 | Nicola Usher | Green Party | 222 | 10.0% | — | |
| 6 | Elizabeth Grey | Liberal Democrats | 115 | 5.2% | — |
Whitburn and Marsden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,021
| 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 | Joyce Welsh | Labour Party | 765 | 37.9% | −12.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Charles McKenzie-Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 495 | 24.5% | — | |
| 3 | Trevor Sewell | Green Party | 413 | 20.4% | — | |
| 4 | Adam Stewart | Conservative Party | 348 | 17.2% | — |
West Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,661
| 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 Hetherington | Labour Party | 673 | 40.5% | −9.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Thomas Mower | Green Party | 630 | 37.9% | — | |
| 3 | Margaret Robson | Conservative Party | 358 | 21.6% | — |
Primrose · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.1% 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. 1,845
| 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 | Paul Milburn | Independent | 759 | 41.1% | −8.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Dean | Labour Party | 667 | 36.2% | — | |
| 3 | Lesley Hanson | Green Party | 158 | 8.6% | — | |
| 4 | Lynn Smith | Liberal Democrats | 132 | 7.2% | — | |
| 5 | Walter Armstrong | Conservative Party | 129 | 7.0% | — |
Horsley Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,607
| 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 | Iain Malcolm | Labour Party | 1,077 | 41.3% | −8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Scholey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 516 | 19.8% | — | |
| 3 | Sue Stonehouse | Green Party | 445 | 17.1% | — | |
| 4 | Mark Auton | Conservative Party | 318 | 12.2% | — | |
| 5 | Colin Lemon | Independent | 251 | 9.6% | — |
Monkton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,051
| 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 Kerr | Labour Party | 862 | 42.0% | −8.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Marian Stead | Independent | 643 | 31.4% | — | |
| 3 | Matthew McKenna | Green Party | 236 | 11.5% | — | |
| 4 | Vanessa Green | Conservative Party | 160 | 7.8% | — | |
| 5 | Aidan Smith | Liberal Democrats | 150 | 7.3% | — |
Boldon Colliery · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,207
| 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 | Sandra Duncan | Labour Party | 937 | 42.5% | −7.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Diamond | Independent | 601 | 27.2% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Armstrong | Conservative Party | 309 | 14.0% | — | |
| 4 | Colin Tosh | Green Party | 238 | 10.8% | — | |
| 5 | Bevan de Villiers | Liberal Democrats | 122 | 5.5% | — |
Cleadon Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,625
| 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 | Susan Traynor | Labour Party | 714 | 43.9% | −6.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Peel | Green Party | 499 | 30.7% | — | |
| 3 | Sam Prior | Conservative Party | 412 | 25.4% | — |
Harton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,195
| 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 | Rob Dix | Labour Party | 1,014 | 46.2% | −3.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Oliver Wallhead | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 719 | 32.8% | — | |
| 3 | Holly Wright | Conservative Party | 462 | 21.0% | — |
Biddick and All Saints · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,559
| 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 | Joe Amar | Labour Party | 721 | 46.2% | −3.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Neil Hickman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 484 | 31.0% | — | |
| 3 | Rhiannon Curtis | Green Party | 271 | 17.4% | — | |
| 4 | Stewart Hay | Conservative Party | 83 | 5.3% | — |
Fellgate and Hedworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,429
| 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 Robertson | Independent | 1,163 | 47.9% | −2.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Audrey Huntley | Labour Party | 959 | 39.5% | — | |
| 3 | David Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 199 | 8.2% | — | |
| 4 | Joseph Todd | Conservative Party | 108 | 4.4% | — |
Hebburn South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,097
| 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 | Wilf Flynn | Labour Party | 1,080 | 51.5% | +1.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Matthew Giles | Green Party | 553 | 26.4% | — | |
| 3 | Margaret Snowling | Conservative Party | 269 | 12.8% | — | |
| 4 | Stephen Wilkinson | Liberal Democrats | 195 | 9.3% | — |
Hebburn North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,094
| 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 | Adam Ellison | Labour Party | 1,079 | 51.5% | +1.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Barker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 310 | 14.8% | — | |
| 3 | Brian Goodman | Independent | 180 | 8.6% | — | |
| 4 | Michael Ayre | Independent | 173 | 8.3% | — | |
| 5 | Steve Richards | Green Party | 148 | 7.1% | — | |
| 6 | Keith Sumby | Conservative Party | 120 | 5.7% | — | |
| 7 | Sid Andrade | Liberal Democrats | 84 | 4.0% | — |
Cleadon and East Boldon · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 35.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,016
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | 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 Atkinson | Labour Party | 1,507 | 25.0% | 50.0% | +16.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jane Carter | Labour Party | 1,076 | 17.8% | 35.7% | +2.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Donald Wood | Conservative Party | 839 | 13.9% | 27.8% | — | |
| 4 | Christopher Smith | Conservative Party | 594 | 9.8% | 19.7% | — | |
| 5 | Fiona Milburn | Independent | 386 | 6.4% | 12.8% | — | |
| 6 | Sarah McKeown | Green Party | 363 | 6.0% | 12.0% | — | |
| 7 | Ian Forster | Independent | 359 | 6.0% | 11.9% | — | |
| 8 | David Herbert | Green Party | 354 | 5.9% | 11.7% | — | |
| 9 | Colin Campbell | Independent | 284 | 4.7% | 9.4% | — | |
| 10 | Dave Henderson | Independent | 152 | 2.5% | 5.0% | — | |
| 11 | Doriza Wetz | Liberal Democrats | 117 | 1.9% | 3.9% | — |
Simonside and Rekendyke · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,729
| 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 | Judith Taylor | Labour Party | 947 | 54.8% | +4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Bristow | Green Party | 510 | 29.5% | — | |
| 3 | Cameron White | Conservative Party | 272 | 15.7% | — |
Whiteleas · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,764
| 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 | Ernest Gibson | Labour Party | 970 | 55.0% | +5.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Malcolm Giles | Green Party | 592 | 33.6% | — | |
| 3 | Craig Slater | Conservative Party | 202 | 11.5% | — |
Bede · 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. 1,893
| 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 | Keith Roberts | Independent | 1,170 | 61.8% | +11.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Fay Cunningham | Labour Party | 629 | 33.2% | — | |
| 3 | Mary Golightly | Conservative Party | 94 | 5.0% | — |
Beacon and Bents · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,783
| 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 Francis | Green Party | 1,867 | 67.1% | +17.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Audrey McMillan | Labour Party | 795 | 28.6% | — | |
| 3 | Ali Hayder | Conservative Party | 121 | 4.3% | — |