The 2012 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third (18) of the seats were being contested, of which Labour won 17, and the Conservatives one.

New make-up of the council

**Party political make-up of South Tyneside Council**
Party	Seats			Council composition (4 May 2012)
Party	2010^[2]	2011^[3]	2012 ^[4]	Council composition (4 May 2012)
Labour	36	39	48
Independent	10	11	4
Conservative	3	1	1
UKIP	0	0	1
Progressives	3	2	0
Liberal Democrats	2	1	0

Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

Beacon & Bents ward

Beacon & Bents
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Anglin	1,120	43.48	+11.03
	Independent	Ahmed Khan*	917	35.60	−11.56
	Conservative	Ali Hayder	173	6.72	+1.42
	Independent	Phil Brown	147	5.71	N/A
	BNP	James Hills	123	4.77	−4.30
	Liberal	Ashleigh Brewer	50	1.94	N/A
	Independent	Siamak Kaikavoosi	46	1.79	N/A
Majority			203	7.88
Turnout			2,576	36.97	−6.41
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Bede ward

Bede
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Peacock	922	47.53	+2.84
	Independent	Lee Hughes	842	43.40	N/A
	Green	Tony Gair	95	4.90	N/A
	Conservative	Oliver Wallhead	81	4.18	−3.98
Majority			80	4.12
Turnout			1,945	32.55	−5.85
	Labour hold		Swing

Biddick & All Saints ward

Biddick & All Saints
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Walsh*	1,193	67.40	+31.60
	Independent	Kraig White	316	17.85	N/A
	BNP	Donna Watson	107	6.01	−2.65
	Conservative	Brian Gilchrist	78	4.41	−2.11
	Liberal	David Selby	76	4.29	N/A
Majority			877	49.55
Turnout			1,778	28.01	−5.18
	Labour hold		Swing

Boldon Colliery ward

Boldon Colliery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Bell*	1,534	61.38	+15.04
	Independent	Ian Diamond	647	25.89	N/A
	Conservative	Stewart Hay	203	8.12	−8.03
	BNP	Ileene Gilchrist	115	4.60	−4.73
Majority			887	35.49
Turnout			2,507	34.15	−3.44
	Labour hold		Swing

Cleadon & East Boldon ward

Cleadon & East Boldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeff Milburn*	1,692	53.97	−13.87
	Labour	Margaret Meling	1,443	46.03	+13.87
Majority			249	7.94
Turnout			3,145	45.45	−2.50
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cleadon Park ward

Cleadon Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander Donaldson*	820	45.89	+7.59
	Independent	June Elsom	799	44.71	N/A
	Conservative	Quintin Smith	168	9.40	−6.39
Majority			21	1.18
Turnout			1,793	33.60	−5.09
	Labour hold		Swing

Fellgate & Hedworth ward

Fellgate & Hedworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Smith	1,226	55.50	+7.23
	Independent	Geraldine White	786	35.58	N/A
	BNP	Maureen Scott	83	3.76	N/A
	Conservative	Ian Armstrong	81	3.67	−4.66
	Liberal	Andrew Cotton	33	1.49	N/A
Majority			440	19.89
Turnout			2,212	37.49	−4.00
	Labour hold		Swing

Harton ward

Harton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Hay	1,356	59.53	+25.93
	Progressives	Marjorie Robinson	602	26.43	−7.28
	Conservative	Marilyn Huartt	227	9.96	−2.34
	Liberal	David Wood	93	4.08	N/A
Majority			754	33.10
Turnout			2,290	34.16	−7.45
	Labour gain from Progressives		Swing

Hebburn North ward

In 2008, Joe Abbott stood, and won, in this ward as a Liberal Democrat candidate.

Hebburn North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Butler	972	48.92	+24.06
	Independent	Joe Abbott*	771	38.80	−7.22
	BNP	Martin Vaughan	184	9.26	−7.73
	Conservative	David Fettis	60	3.02	−1.37
Majority			201	10.12
Turnout			1,988	30.24	−7.18
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Hebburn South ward

Hebburn South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McCabe*	1,877	86.58	+42.14
	Conservative	John Coe	291	13.42	+6.50
Majority			1,586	73.15
Turnout			2,193	36.00	−8.51
	Labour hold		Swing

Horsley Hill ward

Horsley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Walsh	1,407	53.28	+19.23
	Independent	Gordon Finch	959	36.31	−2.53
	Conservative	Ross Huartt	204	7.72	−6.60
	Liberal	Joseph Stephenson	71	2.69	N/A
Majority			448	19.96
Turnout			2,650	37.84	−6.73
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Monkton ward

Monkton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Melanie Cartwright	1,154	56.35	+23.59
	Independent	John Hodgson	763	37.26	+0.33
	Conservative	James Milburn	131	6.40	−0.97
Majority			391	19.09
Turnout			2,060	32.10	−8.58
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Primrose ward

Primrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Perry*	1,284	75.26	−26.67
	BNP	George Gilchrist	227	13.31	−19.62
	Conservative	David Ireland	195	11.43	−7.04
Majority			1,057	61.96
Turnout			1,717	27.95	−5.30
	Labour hold		Swing

Simonside & Rekendyke ward

Simonside & Rekendyke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Malcolm*	1,348	80.62	+32.15
	Labour	Lynne Proudlock	1,262	75.48	+27.01
	Liberal	Melanie Baker	265	15.85	N/A
	BNP	Peter Foreman	238	14.23	+1.99
	Conservative	George Smith	231	13.82	+1.71
Majority			997	59.63
Turnout			1,858	29.14	−3.39
	Labour hold		Swing

West Park ward

West Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gladys Hobson	944	49.66	+19.52
	Progressives	Enid Hetherington*	653	34.35	−11.20
	Conservative	Anthony Dailly	191	10.05	−4.73
	Green	Anna Heyman	113	5.94	−3.59
Majority			291	15.31
Turnout			1,912	33.16	−1.10
	Labour gain from Progressives		Swing

Westoe ward

Westoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Stephenson	1,013	47.25	+28.38
	Independent	Victor Thompson	639	29.80	N/A
	Conservative	Edward Russell	265	12.36	+1.50
	Progressives	Paul Walker	165	7.70	N/A
	Liberal	Stephen Flower	62	2.89	N/A
Majority			374	17.44
Turnout			2,149	32.82	−8.79
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Whitburn & Marsden ward

Whitburn & Marsden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tracey Dixon*	1,661	76.19	+25.42
	Conservative	Elizabeth Turnbull	519	23.81	−10.03
Majority			1,142	52.39
Turnout			2,208	37.81	−4.07
	Labour hold		Swing

Whiteleas ward

Whiteleas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doreen Purvis	1,098	56.26	+13.05
	Independent	John Haram*	632	30.08	−12.06
	BNP	Christopher Thornton	185	8.81	−1.42
	Independent	Robin Coombes	124	5.90	N/A
	Conservative	Christopher Taylor	62	2.95	−5.47
Majority			466	22.18
Turnout			2,107	32.24	−3.76
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

References

^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^ "Elections | South Tyneside". southtyneside.info. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
^ "Elections | South Tyneside". southtyneside.info. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
^ "Elections | South Tyneside - 03 May 2012". southtyneside.info. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012.

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