The 2021 South Tyneside Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of South Tyneside Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election. The previous election in the area was in 2019.
Results
Ward results Beacon and Bents
Bede
Biddick and All Saints
Boldon Colliery
Cleadon and East Boldon
Cleadon Park
Fellgate and Hedworth
Harton
Hebburn North
Hebburn South
Horsley Hill
Monkton
Primrose
Simonside and Rekendyke
West Park
Westoe
Whitburn and Marsden
Whiteleas
By-elections
Fellgate and Hedworth Independent candidate John Robertson has previously been a councillor on South Tyneside council. In 2011, he deliberately drove a lorry into a council office building following a row over contracts. This resulted in over £160,000 in damage. He received 40 weeks in prison, was suspended from the council, and subsequently declared bankrupt.
The by-election was triggered by Robertson resigning. He was unsuccessful in attempting to retract his own resignation, so subsequently contested the by-election.
Cleadon & East Boldon
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