The final list of candidates standing to become South Tyneside’s next councillors has been published, ahead of landmark local elections next month. People will go to the polls on 7 May and more than 200 candidates have put their names forward.
South Tyneside Council normally holds its elections by ‘thirds’ for its 54 councillors, with one council seat in each of the borough’s 18 wards up for grabs each election cycle.
However, a landmark round of local elections is taking place this year following changes to ward boundaries by the Local Government Boundary Commission, with 54 councillors due to be elected.
Electors can vote for no more than three candidates in their ward and anyone wanting to vote must be on the electoral register.
Former borough councillors and previous candidates are just some of the people throwing their hats into the ring this year.
With a number of councillors standing down at the end of their terms, the council is expected to see several new faces once the polls have closed.
The Labour Party currently controls exactly half of the seats on the local authority and the final results on 7 May could lead to new political leadership in South Tyneside.
The council’s Labour Group and opposition Green Party and independents will be contesting and defending seats across the borough.
Council documents confirm the Labour Group and Green Party will be standing three candidates in each of the borough’s 18 wards.
Reform UK, who have no elected councillors on the local authority, will also be standing candidates in all 54 seats, while 39 independent candidates are standing across the majority of wards.
The Conservative Party will also be standing 12 candidates, while the Liberal Democrats will be standing two candidates.
Voters going to a polling station on May 7 will need to show photo ID, such as a passport or driving licence.
Those without one of the accepted types of ID can apply for a free voter authority certificate at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate, or can contact the borough council’s electoral services for more information.
Here is the full list of the people vying for your vote next month:
Beacon and Bents
Mark Andrew BERRIMAN Independent
Aaron Michael CAIN The Conservative Party Candidate
Fay CUNNINGHAM Labour Party
Jabed HOSSAIN Labour Party
Ahmed KHAN Independent
Scott LANCASTER Independent
Sarah MCKEOWN Green Party
Daniel Edward Stuart O`NEILL Reform UK
Georgia PARTRIDGE Labour Party
Rana RAHMAN Green Party
James Michael STARK Reform UK
Sue STONEHOUSE Green Party
Edith TYE Reform UK
Biddick and All Saints
Chris DAVIES Green Party
Alan LAWLESS Labour Party
Martin Edward LIGHTFOOT Labour Party
Steve MADDISON Reform UK
Katharine Emma MAXWELL Labour Party
Darius SEAGO Green Party
Steven SMITH Reform UK
Rachael TAYLOR Green Party
Lee THEAKER Independent
Michelle Teresa TURNBULL Reform UK
Cleadon Park and Harton Moor
Lewis BRIDGEWOOD The Conservative Party Candidate
Russell Stephen CLIFTON Reform UK
Daniel COOK Green Party
George Robert William ELSOM Independent
Steve HARRISON Independent
Vicky HARRISON Independent
Tariq JAMAN Labour Party
Justin KNIGHT Independent
Ken MITCHELL Labour Party
Colin NOBLE Green Party
Richard PRESSLING Green Party
Helen Louise ROSS Reform UK
Heidi WILDHIRT Reform UK
Karen WOOD Labour Party
Cleadon Village and East Boldon
Peter ATHERTON Reform UK
Phil BARRON Liberal Democrats
Shirley FORD Green Party
David HERBERT Green Party
Samuel Thomas HILL The Conservative Party Candidate
Nick MARKWICK Reform UK
Abbey MUQUITH Green Party
Scott OLIVER Independent
Mervyn Carl William OWEN Labour Party
Tina Lindsay ROCHE Labour Party
John Robert TEMPLE Labour Party
Dawn WILDHIRT Reform UK
Harton
Shaun BARCLAY Reform UK
Ann Margaret BRENEN Independent
Michael Henry CLARE Labour Party
Alex Robert CLARKE Reform UK
Declan GUINEY Green Party
Pat HAY Independent
Kathryn KAUPA Green Party
Neil MAXWELL Labour Party
Jim MOUAT Reform UK
Karen Louise MYERS Independent
Michael Thomas PITTUCK Green Party
Susan TRAYNOR Labour Party
Horsley Hill and Westoe Crown
Owen BATCHELOR Green Party
Gill BROWN Independent
Phil BROWN Independent
Jason Stephen CARR The Conservative Party Candidate
Audrey FENWICK Reform UK
Vicki GARDNER Independent
Dorothy Jane GRAINGER Labour Party
Darren HENRY Green Party
Eileen LEASK Labour Party
Erin MAXWELL Labour Party
Charlie MEDCALF Reform UK
Pat NEWMAN Reform UK
Shamol SHAHRAN Green Party
Simonside and Rekendyke
Philip Charles BROWN Reform UK
Adrian Thomas CARTWRIGHT The Conservative Party Candidate
Michelle FASCIONE Reform UK
Anthony FENWICK Green Party
Jimmy KING Independent
Edward MALCOLM Labour Party
Sophia MALIK Green Party
Abdul Rob MOHAMMED Green Party
Mark NELLIST Labour Party
Luke PERRY Reform UK
Lynne Ann PROUDLOCK Labour Party
Kenneth George WOOD Independent
West Park
Syed Shorif AHMED Labour Party
Matt BLAIR Green Party
Helen HUDSON Labour Party
Jeff LAZENBY Labour Party
Tony LEATHER Green Party
Richard SAUNDERS Reform UK
Adam John STEVENSON Reform UK
Jasim UDDIN Green Party
Tom VEITCH Reform UK
Westoe
Noor AHMED Green Party
Paul BRENEN Independent
Jordan DUNCAN Green Party
Andrew GUY Independent
William Alan JAMIESON Labour Party
Abhinav KUMAR Reform UK
Kate OWENS-PALMER Independent
Karen PITTUCK Reform UK
Luke Andrew ROBSON The Conservative Party Candidate
Nathan SLIGHT Green Party
Sharlene May TOOLEY Reform UK
Liam WALKER Labour Party
Tracey WINDLE Labour Party
Whitburn and Marsden
Steve CAIN Reform UK
Tracey Allison DIXON Labour Party
Anne HETHERINGTON Labour Party
Tony HUMPHREY Reform UK
Steve LAVELLE Green Party
David ROYAL Reform UK
Trevor SEWELL Green Party
Lewis SPENCE Green Party
Joyce WELSH Labour Party
Whiteleas
Lisa COOLEY Green Party
Ken DAWES Labour Party
Ernest Matthew GIBSON Labour Party
Phoenix HAYNES Green Party
Paul Anthony MACKINGS Reform UK
Doreen PURVIS Labour Party
Chris TURNBULL Reform UK
Stan WILDHIRT Reform UK
Sophie-Jane WILLIAMS Green Party
Bede
John CHILTON Green Party
Stephen DEAN Labour Party
Donna FOGGON Independent
Terry FOGGON Independent
Tony GAIR Green Party
Mo KARIM The Conservative Party Candidate
Michael OUGHTON Reform UK
Margaret Mary PEACOCK Labour Party
Alan RICE Reform UK
Keith ROBERTS Independent
Lynne SAUNDERS Green Party
Sean Anthony STONEHOUSE Labour Party
Chris WEARS Reform UK
Boldon Colliery
Ben ALLISON Green Party
Ruth BROWN Labour Party
Peter COLLINS Green Party
Ian Jason DIAMOND Reform UK
Chris FOX Reform UK
Paul FREEMAN Labour Party
Mason GILHESPY Green Party
Michael Gerard GIRDLESTONE Reform UK
John LENNOX Independent
Ethan MOFFATT-OLIVER Independent
Simon Kevin OLIVER Independent
Thomas William STRADLING Liberal Democrats
Alison STRIKE Labour Party
Fellgate and Hedworth
Taz ALI Labour and Co-operative Party
Patrick BALMER Independent
Badri BECHLEM Green Party
Mal BELL Reform UK
Allan Michael FITZGERALD The Conservative Party Candidate
Katie GROOM Reform UK
Geraldine Margaret Teresa KILGOUR Labour and Co-operative Party
Nick LAMB Labour and Co-operative Party
Melanie MAUGHAN Green Party
Jean MURRAY Reform UK
Kerry REDHEAD Independent
Tony ROBERTS Independent
Pauline STOKER Green Party
Hebburn North
George CURRIE Green Party
Brian GOODMAN Independent
Andy HEYWOOD Reform UK
Liz MCHUGH Labour Party
Yvonne MCSHANE Labour Party
John RILEY Green Party
Stephen George RUTHERFORD Labour Party
Richard George SCOTT The Conservative Party Candidate
Mike SMITH Reform UK
Susan SYBENGA Reform UK
Colin TOSH Green Party
Hebburn South
Ayo AKIN The Conservative Party Candidate
Amy ANDREWS Green Party
Annette CHAPMAN Green Party
Elliott CURRY Reform UK
Gary ELSENDER Reform UK
Wilf FLYNN Labour Party
Jackie GRIFFIN Labour Party
Sean HALLIGAN Independent
Angela LAMONTE Labour Party
Neil NEWTON Green Party
Mark Francis RICHARDSON Reform UK
Shane Andrew SMITH Independent
Monkton
Emma Kate CORR Labour Party
Paul DEAN Labour Party
Tony EASTER Green Party
Sheryl JONES Reform UK
Matt LING Reform UK
Rory Cunningham PAGE Independent
Kasia PARKER Green Party
Graeme SLATOR Independent
Marian Elizabeth STEAD Reform UK
Tracey STEPHENSON Green Party
Sonia TEASDALE-BANKS The Conservative Party Candidate
John WATSON Labour Party
Primrose
Anita ASHBRIDGE The Conservative Party Candidate
Alex BARR Reform UK
Lauren BRADLEY Green Party
Lindsey BROWN Labour Party
Bob FARRELL Labour Party
Joan HAMILTON Independent
David KENNEDY Independent
Karen KENNEDY Independent
Andrew LOCKNEY Green Party
Joanne MCKIE Independent
Adam James NAYLOR Labour Party
John Andrew ROBERTSON Independent
Adam Nicholas SMITH Reform UK
Elaine Cecilia THOMAS Reform UK
Stephen WHEELER Green Party
