The 2006 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Campaign

Before the election Labour controlled the council with 36 seats, with 6 Progressives, 5 independents, 4 Liberal Democrats and 3 Conservatives taking the remaining seats.[3][4] 18 seats were contested in the election with Labour having a full 18 candidates, independents 19, Conservatives 17, Liberal Democrats 12, Progressives 3, Greens and British National Party 2 each and 1 from the United Kingdom Independence Party.[3] The big majority for Labour meant that there was little chance of them losing control of the council in the election.[4]

The election saw early voting stations set up so that for the first time voters were able to vote in the normal way for up to 2 weeks before election day.[5] However turnout on election day was significantly down at 35.9%, compared to 41.41% at the last election in 2004.[6][7]

Election result

The results saw Labour hold on to control of the council with a slightly smaller majority after holding all but 2 of the seats they were defending.[8] The 2 defeats for Labour came in Fellgate and Hedworth and Westoe wards where 2 independent candidates were successful.[8]

South Tyneside Local Election Result 2006[2][9]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 0 2 -2 61.1 40.5 16,458 -5.0%
  Independent 3 2 0 +2 16.7 25.9 10,521 +14.7%
  Progressive 2 0 0 0 11.1 6.0 2,454 -4.9%
  Conservative 1 0 0 0 5.6 13.8 5,629 -0.7%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 5.6 11.6 4,724 -5.0%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 483 +0.4%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 253 +0.3%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 144 +0.4%

Ward results

Beacon & Bents[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Anglin 1,008 42.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Burke 319 13.5
BNP James Hills 315 13.3
Conservative Edward Russell 262 11.1
UKIP Christopher Pearce 144 6.1
Green Bryan Atkinson 139 5.9
Independent Mark Crozier 136 5.8
Independent Ross Robertson 39 1.7
Majority 689 29.2
Turnout 2,362 34.8 -6.9
Labour hold Swing
Bede[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Defty 1,012 47.5
Labour Linda Waggott 909 42.7
Liberal Democrats Muriel Coe 208 9.8
Majority 103 4.8
Turnout 2,129 35.6 -3.3
Independent hold Swing
Biddick & All Saints[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Olive Punchion 877 45.7
Independent Stephen Pattison 471 24.6
Liberal Democrats David Selby 302 15.7
BNP Charles Schmidt 168 8.8
Conservative Hayley Anderson 100 5.2
Majority 406 21.1
Turnout 1,918 30.2 -2.4
Labour hold Swing
Boldon Colliery[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alison Strike 1,214 46.1
Independent Greenwell Jewitt 647 24.6
Liberal Democrats Frederick Taylor 380 14.4
Conservative Gerald Brebner 275 10.4
Independent Paul Walker 116 4.4
Majority 567 21.5
Turnout 2,632 37.1 -3.8
Labour hold Swing
Cleadon & East Boldon[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Potts 1,330 41.1
Liberal Democrats James Selby 700 21.6
Labour Lewis Atkinson 660 20.4
Independent Alan Mordain 546 16.9
Majority 630 19.5
Turnout 3,236 46.9 -4.7
Conservative hold Swing
Cleadon Park[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Foreman 690 39.9
Independent Arthur Morton 384 22.2
Independent Colin Campbell 382 22.1
Conservative Brian Searcey 273 15.8
Majority 306 17.7
Turnout 1,729 33.6 -3.6
Labour hold Swing
Fellgate & Hedworth[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steven Harrison 1,162 52.8
Labour Edith Battye 852 38.7
Conservative John Fettis 187 8.5
Majority 310 14.1
Turnout 2,201 36.2 +0.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Harton[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Lawrence Nolan 1,128 43.8
Labour Rober Dix 1,110 43.1
Conservative Robert Shield 335 13.0
Majority 18 0.7
Turnout 2,573 38.4 -6.0
Hebburn North[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Atkinson 870 48.7
Labour Peter McGinley 776 43.4
Conservative Kevin Richardson 140 7.8
Majority 94 5.3
Turnout 1,786 29.9 -9.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hebburn South[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nancy Maxwell 1,198 48.8
Independent Malcolm Hardy 685 27.9
Liberal Democrats Constance Ridgway 425 17.3
Conservative John Coe 146 5.9
Majority 513 20.9
Turnout 2,454 39.7 -8.4
Labour hold Swing
Horsley Hill[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eileen Leask 992 39.6
Independent Mervin Owen 844 33.7
Conservative Patricia Pigott 595 23.8
Independent Michael Lawson 72 2.9
Majority 148 5.9
Turnout 2,503 39.5 -7.7
Labour hold Swing
Monkton[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Sewell 950 43.2
Independent John Hodgson 536 24.4
Liberal Democrats Susan Troupe 460 20.9
Conservative John Cameron 252 11.5
Majority 414 18.8
Turnout 2,198 34.6 -4.9
Labour hold Swing
Primrose[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Lewell 917 50.4
Liberal Democrats James Murray 260 14.3
Conservative Walter Armstrong 180 9.9
Independent Michael Addison 178 9.8
Independent Gunther Keller 142 7.8
Green Christopher Haine 114 6.3
Majority 657 36.1
Turnout 1,819 29.8 -4.2
Labour hold Swing
Simonside & Rekendyke[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Meeks 1,036 51.0
Progressive Anthony Davey 494 24.3
Liberal Democrats Gary Ahmed 335 16.5
Conservative Anthony Dailly 168 8.3
Majority 542 26.7
Turnout 2,033 31.1 -3.5
Labour hold Swing
West Park[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Kenneth Hickman 832 43.9
Labour Wilhelmena Moad 565 29.8
Liberal Democrats Carole Troupe 307 16.2
Conservative Martin Anderson 192 10.1
Majority 267 14.1
Turnout 1,896 31.7 -8.4
Westoe[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Victor Thompson 1,490 55.9
Labour Kenneth Stephenson 618 23.2
Conservative George Wilkinson 401 15.0
Liberal Democrats Nader Afshari-Naderi 158 5.9
Majority 872 32.7
Turnout 2,667 40.4 -7.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Whitburn & Marsden[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Boyack 894 39.0
Independent Albert Norman 787 34.4
Conservative Jeffrey Milburn 609 26.6
Majority 107 4.6
Turnout 2,290 39.2 -6.3
Labour hold Swing
Whiteleas[2][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Brady 1,192 52.6
Independent Robin Coombes 892 39.3
Conservative Christopher Taylor 184 8.1
Majority 300 13.3
Turnout 2,268 35.0 -9.5
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Local elections: South Tyneside". BBC News. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
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  3. ^ a b Young, Peter (4 April 2006). "Tories miss election boat". Evening Chronicle. p. 6.
  4. ^ a b "Stakes are high in authorities around the North". The Journal. 18 April 2006. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Cast your vote early". Evening Chronicle. 11 April 2006. p. 13.
  6. ^ "South Tyneside". The Journal. 5 May 2006. p. 4.
  7. ^ "His and Lows". Shields Gazette. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Lib Dems' grip on city strengthened". Evening Chronicle. 5 May 2006. p. 4.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Results – South Tyneside". The Journal. 5 May 2006. p. 6.
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