2012 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2012 South Tyneside council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue. 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17299200 Local elections 2012 2012-04-30 BBC News 24 April 2012 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) 2010Elections South Tyneside http://www.southtyneside.info/applications/2/elections/LocalGovernment.aspx?id=19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111001033556/http://www.southtyneside.info/applications/2/elections/LocalGovernment.aspx?id=19 2011-10-01 southtyneside.info 2011Elections South Tyneside http://www.southtyneside.info/applications/2/elections/LocalGovernment.aspx?id=22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111001033518/http://www.southtyneside.info/applications/2/elections/LocalGovernment.aspx?id=22 2011-10-01 southtyneside.info 2012Elections South Tyneside – 3 May 2012 http://www.southtyneside.info/applications/2/elections/LocalGovernment.aspx?id=23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120508235647/http://www.southtyneside.info/applications/2/elections/LocalGovernment.aspx?id=23 2012-05-08 southtyneside.info   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 Labour Party (UK) John Anglin 1,120 43.48 +11.03 Independent (politician) Ahmed Khan* 917 35.60 −11.56 Conservative Party (UK) Ali Hayder 173 6.72 +1.42 Independent (politician) Phil Brown 147 5.71 N/A British National Party James Hills 123 4.77 −4.30 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Ashleigh Brewer 50 1.94 N/A Independent (politician) Siamak Kaikavoosi 46 1.79 N/A 203 7.88 2,576 36.97 −6.41 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Bede ward Bede Labour Party (UK) Margaret Peacock 922 47.53 +2.84 Independent (politician) Lee Hughes 842 43.40 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Tony Gair 95 4.90 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Oliver Wallhead 81 4.18 −3.98 80 4.12 1,945 32.55 −5.85 Labour Party (UK) Biddick & All Saints ward Biddick & All Saints Labour Party (UK) Anne Walsh* 1,193 67.40 +31.60 Independent (politician) Kraig White 316 17.85 N/A British National Party Donna Watson 107 6.01 −2.65 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Gilchrist 78 4.41 −2.11 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) David Selby 76 4.29 N/A 877 49.55 1,778 28.01 −5.18 Labour Party (UK) Boldon Colliery ward Boldon Colliery Labour Party (UK) Joanne Bell* 1,534 61.38 +15.04 Independent (politician) Ian Diamond 647 25.89 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Stewart Hay 203 8.12 −8.03 British National Party Ileene Gilchrist 115 4.60 −4.73 887 35.49 2,507 34.15 −3.44 Labour Party (UK) Cleadon & East Boldon ward Cleadon & East Boldon Conservative Party (UK) Jeff Milburn* 1,692 53.97 −13.87 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Meling 1,443 46.03 +13.87 249 7.94 3,145 45.45 −2.50 Conservative Party (UK) Cleadon Park ward Cleadon Park Labour Party (UK) Alexander Donaldson* 820 45.89 +7.59 Independent (politician) June Elsom 799 44.71 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Quintin Smith 168 9.40 −6.39 21 1.18 1,793 33.60 −5.09 Labour Party (UK) Fellgate & Hedworth ward Fellgate & Hedworth Labour Party (UK) Alan Smith 1,226 55.50 +7.23 Independent (politician) Geraldine White 786 35.58 N/A British National Party Maureen Scott 83 3.76 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ian Armstrong 81 3.67 −4.66 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Andrew Cotton 33 1.49 N/A 440 19.89 2,212 37.49 −4.00 Labour Party (UK) Harton ward Harton Labour Party (UK) Pat Hay 1,356 59.53 +25.93 South Tyneside Progressives Marjorie Robinson 602 26.43 −7.28 Conservative Party (UK) Marilyn Huartt 227 9.96 −2.34 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) David Wood 93 4.08 N/A 754 33.10 2,290 34.16 −7.45 Labour Party (UK) South Tyneside Progressives Hebburn North ward In 2008, Joe Abbott stood, and won, in this ward as a Liberal Democrat candidate. Hebburn North Labour Party (UK) Mary Butler 972 48.92 +24.06 Independent (politician) Joe Abbott* 771 38.80 −7.22 British National Party Martin Vaughan 184 9.26 −7.73 Conservative Party (UK) David Fettis 60 3.02 −1.37 201 10.12 1,988 30.24 −7.18 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hebburn South ward Hebburn South Labour Party (UK) John McCabe* 1,877 86.58 +42.14 Conservative Party (UK) John Coe 291 13.42 +6.50 1,586 73.15 2,193 36.00 −8.51 Labour Party (UK) Horsley Hill ward Horsley Hill Labour Party (UK) Mark Walsh 1,407 53.28 +19.23 Independent (politician) Gordon Finch 959 36.31 −2.53 Conservative Party (UK) Ross Huartt 204 7.72 −6.60 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Joseph Stephenson 71 2.69 N/A 448 19.96 2,650 37.84 −6.73 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Monkton ward Monkton Labour Party (UK) Melanie Cartwright 1,154 56.35 +23.59 Independent (politician) John Hodgson 763 37.26 +0.33 Conservative Party (UK) James Milburn 131 6.40 −0.97 391 19.09 2,060 32.10 −8.58 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Primrose ward Primrose Labour Party (UK) Jim Perry* 1,284 75.26 −26.67 British National Party George Gilchrist 227 13.31 −19.62 Conservative Party (UK) David Ireland 195 11.43 −7.04 1,057 61.96 1,717 27.95 −5.30 Labour Party (UK) Simonside & Rekendyke ward Simonside & Rekendyke Labour Party (UK) Edward Malcolm* 1,348 80.62 +32.15 Labour Party (UK) Lynne Proudlock 1,262 75.48 +27.01 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Melanie Baker 265 15.85 N/A British National Party Peter Foreman 238 14.23 +1.99 Conservative Party (UK) George Smith 231 13.82 +1.71 997 59.63 1,858 29.14 −3.39 Labour Party (UK) West Park ward West Park Labour Party (UK) Gladys Hobson 944 49.66 +19.52 South Tyneside Progressives Enid Hetherington* 653 34.35 −11.20 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Dailly 191 10.05 −4.73 Green Party of England and Wales Anna Heyman 113 5.94 −3.59 291 15.31 1,912 33.16 −1.10 Labour Party (UK) South Tyneside Progressives Westoe ward Westoe Labour Party (UK) Sheila Stephenson 1,013 47.25 +28.38 Independent (politician) Victor Thompson 639 29.80 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Edward Russell 265 12.36 +1.50 South Tyneside Progressives Paul Walker 165 7.70 N/A Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Stephen Flower 62 2.89 N/A 374 17.44 2,149 32.82 −8.79 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Whitburn & Marsden ward Whitburn & Marsden Labour Party (UK) Tracey Dixon* 1,661 76.19 +25.42 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Turnbull 519 23.81 −10.03 1,142 52.39 2,208 37.81 −4.07 Labour Party (UK) Whiteleas ward Whiteleas Labour Party (UK) Doreen Purvis 1,098 56.26 +13.05 Independent (politician) John Haram* 632 30.08 −12.06 British National Party Christopher Thornton 185 8.81 −1.42 Independent (politician) Robin Coombes 124 5.90 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Taylor 62 2.95 −5.47 466 22.18 2,107 32.24 −3.76 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) References South Tyneside 2012 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012