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
		2011	2012	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[edit]

Beacon & Bents ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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 ward[edit]

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

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