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South Tyneside 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

18 ward races
18 seats
7 elected below the proportional quota
38.9% 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party15,64644.1%1161.1%844.4%+3
Independent8,06522.7%316.7%422.2%-1
Green Party7,72221.8%422.2%422.2%0
Conservative and Unionist Party3,67610.4%00.0%211.1%-2
Liberal Democrats1810.5%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK1760.5%00.0%00.0%0
Total35,466100.0%18100.0%18100.0%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.

Race results

Cleadon Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,617

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Traynor, S.Labour Party59837.0%Elected
2Harrison, S.Independent59236.6%
3Sanderson, C.Conservative and Unionist Party22513.9%
4Riley, J.Green Party20212.5%

Electorate 5,683 · Ballots cast 1,617 · Back to ward index

Cleadon & East Boldon · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,406

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ford, S.Green Party1,36740.1%Elected
2Jamieson, G.Labour Party1,05130.9%
3Wildhurt, S.Conservative and Unionist Party91827.0%
4Milburn, J.Independent702.1%

Electorate 6,882 · Ballots cast 3,406 · Back to ward index

Harton · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,069

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Maxwell, N.Labour Party85341.2%Elected
2Nolan, L.Independent72234.9%
3Curtis, R.Green Party31815.4%
4Mouat, J.Reform UK1768.5%

Electorate 6,564 · Ballots cast 2,069 · Back to ward index

Horsley Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,126

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Berkley, R.Labour Party89342.0%Elected
2Brown, P.Independent55526.1%
3Richardson, C.Green Party35416.7%
4Grant, C.Conservative and Unionist Party32415.2%

Electorate 6,640 · Ballots cast 2,126 · Back to ward index

Boldon Colliery · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,321

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cunningham, F.Labour Party1,11047.8%Elected
2Oliver, S.Independent82635.6%
3Wood, D.Conservative and Unionist Party24310.5%
4Seago, D.Green Party1426.1%

Electorate 7,118 · Ballots cast 2,321 · Back to ward index

Bede · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,615

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Roberts, K.Independent77548.0%Elected
2McDonagh, S.Labour Party63539.3%
3Chilton, J.Green Party1076.6%
4Smith, W.Conservative and Unionist Party986.1%

Electorate 5,827 · Ballots cast 1,615 · Back to ward index

Westoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,144

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Thompson, G.Independent1,04248.6%Elected
2Turnbull, M.Labour Party75535.2%
3Holt, G.Green Party21510.0%
4Reedman, N.Independent743.5%
5Ireland, M.Liberal Democrats582.7%

Electorate 6,034 · Ballots cast 2,144 · Back to ward index

Simonside & Rekendyke · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 1,683

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Taylor, J.Labour Party85650.9%Elected
2Wood, K.Independent35721.2%
3Telford, B.Green Party34220.3%
4Cain, A.Conservative and Unionist Party1287.6%

Electorate 6,320 · Ballots cast 1,683 · Back to ward index

Hebburn South · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 2,135

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Smith, S.Labour Party1,08750.9%Elected
2Goodman, B.Independent67331.5%
3Duncan, C.Conservative and Unionist Party22010.3%
4Sommers, B.Green Party1557.3%

Electorate 7,345 · Ballots cast 2,135 · Back to ward index

Primrose · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.6 pts Valid ballots 1,684

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Milburn, P.Independent86951.6%Elected
2Brydon, K.Labour Party65138.7%
3Robson, L.Conservative and Unionist Party895.3%
4Michael, E.Green Party754.5%

Electorate 6,030 · Ballots cast 1,684 · Back to ward index

Biddick & All Saints · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 1,439

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Milne, R.Green Party76253.0%Elected
2Hussain, M.Labour Party50134.8%
3Bell, N.Independent956.6%
4Wood, J.Conservative and Unionist Party815.6%

Electorate 6,240 · Ballots cast 1,439 · Back to ward index

Fellgate & Hedworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.3 pts Valid ballots 1,854

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Potts, J.Labour Party1,00654.3%Elected
2Diamond, I.Independent72539.1%
3Cook, N.Green Party1236.6%

Electorate 5,641 · Ballots cast 1,854 · Back to ward index

Whitburn & Marsden · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.0 pts Valid ballots 1,942

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Welsh, J.Labour Party1,06855.0%Elected
2Wildhirt, H.Conservative and Unionist Party51526.5%
3Littley, E.Green Party35918.5%

Electorate 5,874 · Ballots cast 1,942 · Back to ward index

West Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 1,793

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Yare, J.Green Party99655.5%Elected
2Hetherington, A.Labour Party55230.8%
3Knight, J.Independent1287.1%
4Connolly, S.Conservative and Unionist Party975.4%
5Angell, J.Independent201.1%

Electorate 5,304 · Ballots cast 1,793 · Back to ward index

Whiteleas · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.5 pts Valid ballots 1,594

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Gibson, E.Labour Party91657.5%Elected
2Coombes, R.Independent40225.2%
3Williams, S.Green Party16510.4%
4Wildhirt, D.Conservative and Unionist Party1117.0%

Electorate 6,172 · Ballots cast 1,594 · Back to ward index

Beacon & Bents · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.5 pts Valid ballots 2,470

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Francis, D.Green Party1,49460.5%Elected
2Rahman, M.Labour Party71729.0%
3Wood, D.Independent1405.7%
4Hayder, A.Conservative and Unionist Party1194.8%

Electorate 6,851 · Ballots cast 2,470 · Back to ward index

Monkton · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.8 pts Valid ballots 1,759

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Meling, M.Labour Party1,08761.8%Elected
2Davies, C.Green Party35720.3%
3Ferry, M.Conservative and Unionist Party31517.9%

Electorate 6,505 · Ballots cast 1,759 · Back to ward index

Hebburn North · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.2 pts Valid ballots 1,815

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ellison, A.Labour Party1,31072.2%Elected
2Sinclair, T.Conservative and Unionist Party19310.6%
3Tosh, C.Green Party18910.4%
4Whitehead, S.Liberal Democrats1236.8%

Electorate 6,904 · Ballots cast 1,815 · Back to ward index