2026 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

2026 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)

All 54 seats to South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Tracey Dixon Rachael Taylor
Party Labour Independent Green
Last election 28 seats, 35.5% 15 seats, 31.9% 11 seats, 26.1%
Current seats 27[1] 18[a] 9

Incumbent Leader

Tracey Dixon
Labour
No overall control[b]



The 2026 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day. All 54 members of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council will be elected.[2] The election will be held after boundary changes.[3]

Background

In 2024, Labour retained control of the council.[4]

Results

Beacon & Bents

Bede

Biddick & All Saints

Boldon Colliery

Cleadon & East Boldon

Cleadon Park

Fellgate & Hedworth

Harton

Hebburn North

Hebburn South

Horsley Hill

Monkton

Primrose

Simonside & Rekendyke

Westoe

West Park

Whitburn & Marsden

Whiteleas

References

  1. ^ Of the 18 Independent councillors before the election, 11 sat in the South Tyneside Alliance Group, 4 sat in The REAL Independent Councillors group, and 3 were non-aligned.
  2. ^ Labour minority.
  1. ^ "South Tyneside Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Local government elections - Thursday 7 May 2026". South Tyneside Council. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Everything you need to know about unprecedented South Tyneside local elections". Shields Gazette. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ^ Binding, Chris (9 April 2024). "Full list of South Tyneside Council local election 2024 candidates". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 27 January 2026.