South Tyneside local elections

One third of South Tyneside Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

Labour 1973 - 1978

No overall control 1978 - 1979

Labour 1979 - present

Council elections

South Tyneside Council election 1998

South Tyneside Council election 1999

South Tyneside Council election 2000

South Tyneside Council election 2002

South Tyneside Council election 2003

South Tyneside Council election 2004

South Tyneside Council election 2006

South Tyneside Council election 2007

By-election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 959
percentage = 76.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 154
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 137
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 805
percentage = 64.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,250
percentage = 21.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 991
percentage = 55.7
change = +7.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 519
percentage = 29.2
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 249
percentage = 14.0
change = -10.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 19
percentage = 1.1
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 471
percentage = 26.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,778
percentage = 24.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 685
percentage = 80.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 98
percentage = 11.5
change = Election box candidate
party = Socialist
candidate =
votes = 69
percentage = 7.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 587
percentage = 68.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 852
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 669
percentage = 55.7
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 452
percentage = 37.6
change = -5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 42
percentage = 3.5
change = -3.4Election box candidate
party = Socialist Party
candidate =
votes = 39
percentage = 3.2
change = +3.2Election box majority
votes = 217
percentage = 18.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,202
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeffrey Milburn
votes = 1,057
percentage = 43.1
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alan Mordain
votes = 669
percentage = 27.3
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lewis Atkinson
votes = 601
percentage = 24.5
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Christopher Haine
votes = 124
percentage = 5.1
change = +5.1Election box majority
votes = 388
percentage = 15.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,451
percentage = 35.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.southtyneside.info South Tyneside Council]