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2012 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Party | Seats | Council composition (4 May 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010[2] | 2011[3] | 2012 [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
In 2008, Joe Abbott stood, and won, in this ward as a Liberal Democrat candidate.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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