2006 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

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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]

Contents

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]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1102-261.140.516,458-5.0%
  Independent 320+216.725.910,521+14.7%
 Progressive200011.16.02,454-4.9%
  Conservative 10005.613.85,629-0.7%
  Liberal Democrats 10005.611.64,724-5.0%
  BNP 000001.2483+0.4%
  Green 000000.6253+0.3%
  UKIP 000000.4144+0.4%

Ward results

Beacon & Bents [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Anglin1,00842.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Burke31913.5
BNP James Hills31513.3
Conservative Edward Russell26211.1
UKIP Christopher Pearce1446.1
Green Bryan Atkinson1395.9
Independent Mark Crozier1365.8
Independent Ross Robertson391.7
Majority68929.2
Turnout 2,36234.8-6.9
Labour hold Swing
Bede [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Defty1,01247.5
Labour Linda Waggott90942.7
Liberal Democrats Muriel Coe2089.8
Majority1034.8
Turnout 2,12935.6-3.3
Independent hold Swing
Biddick & All Saints [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olive Punchion87745.7
Independent Stephen Pattison47124.6
Liberal Democrats David Selby30215.7
BNP Charles Schmidt1688.8
Conservative Hayley Anderson1005.2
Majority40621.1
Turnout 1,91830.2-2.4
Labour hold Swing
Boldon Colliery [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Strike1,21446.1
Independent Greenwell Jewitt64724.6
Liberal Democrats Frederick Taylor38014.4
Conservative Gerald Brebner27510.4
Independent Paul Walker1164.4
Majority56721.5
Turnout 2,63237.1-3.8
Labour hold Swing
Cleadon & East Boldon [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Potts1,33041.1
Liberal Democrats James Selby70021.6
Labour Lewis Atkinson66020.4
Independent Alan Mordain54616.9
Majority63019.5
Turnout 3,23646.9-4.7
Conservative hold Swing
Cleadon Park [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Foreman69039.9
Independent Arthur Morton38422.2
Independent Colin Campbell38222.1
Conservative Brian Searcey27315.8
Majority30617.7
Turnout 1,72933.6-3.6
Labour hold Swing
Fellgate & Hedworth [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Steven Harrison1,16252.8
Labour Edith Battye85238.7
Conservative John Fettis1878.5
Majority31014.1
Turnout 2,20136.2+0.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Harton [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ProgressiveLawrence Nolan1,12843.8
Labour Rober Dix1,11043.1
Conservative Robert Shield33513.0
Majority180.7
Turnout 2,57338.4-6.0
Hebburn North [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Atkinson87048.7
Labour Peter McGinley77643.4
Conservative Kevin Richardson1407.8
Majority945.3
Turnout 1,78629.9-9.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hebburn South [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nancy Maxwell1,19848.8
Independent Malcolm Hardy68527.9
Liberal Democrats Constance Ridgway42517.3
Conservative John Coe1465.9
Majority51320.9
Turnout 2,45439.7-8.4
Labour hold Swing
Horsley Hill [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Leask99239.6
Independent Mervin Owen84433.7
Conservative Patricia Pigott59523.8
Independent Michael Lawson722.9
Majority1485.9
Turnout 2,50339.5-7.7
Labour hold Swing
Monkton [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Sewell95043.2
Independent John Hodgson53624.4
Liberal Democrats Susan Troupe46020.9
Conservative John Cameron25211.5
Majority41418.8
Turnout 2,19834.6-4.9
Labour hold Swing
Primrose [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Lewell91750.4
Liberal Democrats James Murray26014.3
Conservative Walter Armstrong1809.9
Independent Michael Addison1789.8
Independent Gunther Keller1427.8
Green Christopher Haine1146.3
Majority65736.1
Turnout 1,81929.8-4.2
Labour hold Swing
Simonside & Rekendyke [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Meeks1,03651.0
ProgressiveAnthony Davey49424.3
Liberal Democrats Gary Ahmed33516.5
Conservative Anthony Dailly1688.3
Majority54226.7
Turnout 2,03331.1-3.5
Labour hold Swing
West Park [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ProgressiveKenneth Hickman83243.9
Labour Wilhelmena Moad56529.8
Liberal Democrats Carole Troupe30716.2
Conservative Martin Anderson19210.1
Majority26714.1
Turnout 1,89631.7-8.4
Westoe [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Victor Thompson1,49055.9
Labour Kenneth Stephenson61823.2
Conservative George Wilkinson40115.0
Liberal Democrats Nader Afshari-Naderi1585.9
Majority87232.7
Turnout 2,66740.4-7.4
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Whitburn & Marsden [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Boyack89439.0
Independent Albert Norman78734.4
Conservative Jeffrey Milburn60926.6
Majority1074.6
Turnout 2,29039.2-6.3
Labour hold Swing
Whiteleas [2] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Brady1,19252.6
Independent Robin Coombes89239.3
Conservative Christopher Taylor1848.1
Majority30013.3
Turnout 2,26835.0-9.5
Labour hold Swing

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  4. 1 2 "Stakes are high in authorities around the North". The Journal. 18 April 2006. p. 8.
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  8. 1 2 "Lib Dems' grip on city strengthened". Evening Chronicle. 5 May 2006. p. 4.
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