One third of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 54 councillors are elected, 3 from each of the 18 wards.[1]
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Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973–1978 |
| No overall control | 1978–1979 |
| Labour | 1979–present |
South Tyneside Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes which reduced the number of seats by 6)[3]
South Tyneside Council election, 2006
South Tyneside Council election, 2007
South Tyneside Council election, 2008
South Tyneside Council election, 2010
| Whiteleas By-Election 27 February 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 959 | 76.7 | |||
| Independent | 154 | 12.3 | |||
| Conservative | 137 | 11.0 | |||
| Majority | 805 | 64.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,250 | 21.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Cleadon & East Boldon By-Election 28 August 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 991 | 55.7 | +7.4 | ||
| Conservative | 519 | 29.2 | +1.8 | ||
| Labour | 249 | 14.0 | -10.4 | ||
| Independent | 19 | 1.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Majority | 471 | 26.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,778 | 24.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Bede By-Election 3 September 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 685 | 80.4 | |||
| Conservative | 98 | 11.5 | |||
| Socialist | 69 | 7.9 | |||
| Majority | 587 | 68.9 | |||
| Turnout | 852 | 15.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Hebburn Quay By-Election 17 December 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 669 | 55.7 | +3.0 | ||
| Labour | 452 | 37.6 | -5.8 | ||
| Conservative | 42 | 3.5 | -3.4 | ||
| Socialist Party | 39 | 3.2 | +3.2 | ||
| Majority | 217 | 18.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,202 | 20.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Cleadon & East Boldon By-Election 14 September 2006[4][5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jeffrey Milburn | 1,057 | 43.1 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Mordain | 669 | 27.3 | +5.7 | |
| Labour | Lewis Atkinson | 601 | 24.5 | +4.1 | |
| Green | Christopher Haine | 124 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 388 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,451 | 35.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Westoe By-Election 10 September 2009[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Allen Branley | 694 | 30.6 | -35.0 | |
| Labour | Allan West | 567 | 25.0 | +6.1 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Dailly | 320 | 14.1 | +3.3 | |
| BNP | Les Lovelock | 266 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bill Troupe | 225 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
| Independent | David Wood | 194 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
| Majority | 127 | 5.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,266 | 34.5 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Primrose By-Election 25 February 2010[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ken Stephenson | 854 | 42.0 | -6.5 | |
| BNP | Pete Hodgkinson | 566 | 27.9 | -5.1 | |
| Independent | Aaron Luke | 213 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
| Independent | David Rice | 174 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Lanaghan | 124 | 6.1 | -12.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Susan Troupe | 100 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 288 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,031 | 32.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||