2014 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2014 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

**Party political make-up of South Tyneside Council**
Party	Seats			Council Composition 1 December 2014
Party	2011	2012	2014	Council Composition 1 December 2014
Labour	39	48	49
UKIP	0	1	2
Independent	11	4	2
Conservative	3	1	1
Progressives	2	0	0
Liberal Democrats	2	1	0

Results by electoral ward

Beacon & Bents
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Wood	1,254	50.7	+3.4
	UKIP	John Clarke	735	29.7	N/A
	Conservative	Ali Hayder	367	14.9	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Troupe	115	4.7	N/A
Majority			519	21.0
Turnout			2,483	36.0	−19.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Bede
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent - Putting People First	Lee Hughes	1,055	53.5	N/A
	Labour	Arthur Meeks	818	41.5	−9.2
	Conservative	Oliver Wallhead	99	5.0	N/A
Majority			237	12.0
Turnout			1,987	33.0	−19.1
	Independent - Putting People First gain from Labour		Swing

Biddick & All Saints
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Olive Punchion	1,076	60.5	+8.2
	UKIP	John Wright	593	33.3	N/A
	Conservative	Dorothy Byers	111	6.2	−1.9
Majority			483	27.2
Turnout			1,788	27.7	−22.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Boldon Colliery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alison Strike	1,459	58.5	−6.9
	UKIP	Joseph Quirk	681	27.3	N/A
	Conservative	Stewart Hay	353	14.2	−10.3
Majority			778	31.2
Turnout			2503	34.1	−25.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleadon & East Boldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Meling	1,249	40.1	+0.1
	Conservative	Fiona Milburn	1,153	37.0	−4.6
	UKIP	Russell Sanderson	713	22.9	N/A
Majority			96	3.1
Turnout			3,127	44.9	−27.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cleadon Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Foreman	726	37.8	−4.2
	Independent - Putting People First	June Elsom	673	35.1	+8.8
	Independent	Colin Campbell	376	19.6	N/A
	Conservative	Barbara Surtees	144	7.5	−9.3
Majority			53	2.7
Turnout			1,930	34.6	−20.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Fellgate & Hedworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geraldine Kilgour	1,163	51.1	+9.4
	UKIP	Steven Harrison	981	43.1	+1.0
	Conservative	Ian Armstrong	132	5.8	−3.7
Majority			182	8.0
Turnout			2,286	39.1	−20.2
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Harton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Maxwell	1,144	49.9	+6.8
	UKIP	Malcolm Pratt	783	34.1	N/A
	Conservative	Mark Ralston	367	16.0	+1.9
Majority			361	15.8
Turnout			2,306	34.1	−25.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Hebburn North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richie Porthouse	941	45.8	−4.6
	Independent	Joe Abbott	635	30.9	N/A
	UKIP	David Lawson	389	18.9	N/A
	Conservative	Amy-Jane Milburn	91	4.4	N/A
Majority			306	14.9
Turnout			2,065	30.7	−23.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Hebburn South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nancy Maxwell	1,509	65.7	+6.9
	UKIP	Victoria Morris	589	25.6	N/A
	Conservative	John Coe	200	8.7	−5.4
Majority			920	40.1
Turnout			2,311	38.5	−23.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Horsley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Leask	1,271	48.4	+0.4
	UKIP	Kelly Loftus	715	27.2	N/A
	Conservative	Marilyn Huartt	346	13.2	+0.9
	Independent Socialist Party	Phil Brown	293	11.2	N/A
Majority			556	21.2
Turnout			2,637	37.1	−24.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Monkton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Sewell	1,267	61.5	+18.4
	UKIP	Jackie Quirk	603	29.2	N/A
	Conservative	James Milburn	192	9.3	+0.6
Majority			664	32.2
Turnout			2,074	32.9	−28.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Primrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Moira Smith	1,070	57.8	+5.1
	UKIP	Anita Campbell	647	34.9	N/A
	Conservative	Jack Gibbons	135	7.3	−1.9
Majority			423	22.9
Turnout			1,862	29.4	−22.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Simonside & Rekendyke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynne Proudlock	1,056	56.1	+1.3
	UKIP	Sandra Scoular	643	34.1	N/A
	Conservative	Stan Wallace	104	5.5	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Carole Troupe	81	4.3	−11.5
Majority			413	22.0
Turnout			1,883	30.3	−20.1
	Labour hold		Swing

West Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Dick	818	45.1	+7.7
	UKIP	Henry Pearce	714	39.3	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Dailly	284	15.6	+1.3
Majority			104	5.8
Turnout			1,821	32.5	−23.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Westoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allan West	966	44.8	+7.1
	UKIP	Norman Dennis	818	38.0	N/A
	Conservative	Eddy Russell	371	17.2	+2.6
Majority			148	6.8
Turnout			2,178	34.7	−24.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitburn & Marsden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Boyack	1,124	50.4	−2.4
	UKIP	Steven Dorothy	751	33.7	N/A
	Conservative	Sharon Surtees	355	15.9	−8.2
Majority			373	16.7
Turnout			2,248	38.1	−26.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Whiteleas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Brady	1,223	58.1	−1.5
	UKIP	Paul McKean	750	35.7	N/A
	Conservative	Cyril Campbell	131	6.2	−4.6
Majority			473	22.4
Turnout			2,114	32.5	−21.8
	Labour hold		Swing