It was a bad night for Labour in South Tyneside, as it suffered a series of losses across the borough – including the deputy leader.

The party remain in overall control of the council – but the number of seats held fell from 38 to 28 in what was a fantastic night for independent candidates. With Labour facing numerous issues locally, there were nine gains for independent candidates.

It was also a successful night for the Greens, which gained a seat from Labour and the Conservatives. It means the Conservatives, who only stood four candidates on the night, have been wiped from the political map of South Tyneside.

Labour now hold 28 of the council’s 54 seats, while the Greens hold 11 and the remaining 15 are held by independents. Labour’s poor performance was put down to an ongoing bin collection strike, as well as an “inadequate” rating of the council’s children’s services by Ofsted.

The party is also dealing with the fallout of controversial claims around long-serving former council leader Iain Malcolm. You can see all the election results from a dramatic night in South Tyneside below:

Beacon and Bents

  • Jabed Hossain (LAB) – 843
  • Sue Stonehouse (GRN) – 1,762

Green HOLD

Bede

  • John Michael Chilton (GRN) – 194
  • Terry Foggon (IND) – 1,025
  • Margaret Peacock (LAB) – 497

Independent GAIN from Labour

Biddick and All Saints

  • Chris Davies (GRN) – 1,006
  • Shiela Hussain (LAB) – 436

Green GAIN from Labour

Boldon Colliery

  • Joanne Bell (LAB) – 1,087
  • Simon Kevin Oliver (IND) – 1,104
  • Darius Seago (GRN) – 166

Independent GAIN from Labour

Cleadon and East Boldon

  • Kevin Brydon (LAB) – 724
  • Rhiannon Sian Curtis (GRN) – 2,520
  • Ian Forster (CON) – 958

Green GAIN from Conservative

Cleadon Park

  • Steven Alexander Harrison (IND) – 917
  • John Gordon Riley (GRN) – 264
  • Ken Stephenson (LAB) – 544

Independent GAIN from Labour

Fellgate and Hedworth

  • Nicola Alison Cook (GRN) – 171
  • Ian Jason Diamond (IND) – 142
  • Audrey Elizabeth Fay-Huntley (LAB) – 733
  • Tony Roberts (IND) – 913

Independent GAIN from Labour

Harton

  • Karon Dix (LAB) – 653
  • Jim Mouat (REF) – 414
  • Karen Myers (IND) – 846
  • Colin Robert Tosh (GRN) – 267

Independent GAIN from Labour

Hebburn North

  • Annette Chapman (GRN) – 231
  • Brian Goodman (IND) – 845
  • Liz McHugh (LAB) – 860

Labour HOLD

Hebburn South

  • John Gerard McCabe (LAB)
  • 1,279 Briony Sommers (GRN) – 849

Labour HOLD

Horsley Hill

  • Phil Brown (IND) – 887
  • Dorothy Grainger (LAB) – 713
  • Carrie Danielle Richardson (GRN) – 428
  • Stan Wildhirt (CON) – 233

Independent GAIN from Labour

Monkton

  • Joan Hamilton (IND) – 699
  • Joan Margaret Keegan (LAB) – 887
  • Matty McKenna (GRN) – 223
  • Marian Elizabeth Stead (REF) – 264

Labour HOLD

Primrose

  • Elaine Francis (GRN) – 150
  • David Kennedy (IND) – 1,004
  • Stephen Pearson (LAB) – 617

Independent HOLD

Simonside and Rekendyke

  • Edward Malcom (LAB) – 683
  • Bethany Dionne Telford (GRN) – 361
  • Kenneth George Wood (IND) – 750

Independent GAIN from Labour

West Park

  • Nicky Glynn (GRN) – 1,013
  • Justin Knight (IND) – 507
  • Sean McDonagh (LAB) 362

Green HOLD

Westoe

  • Sandra Duncan (LAB) – 498
  • Georgina Holt (GRN) – 340
  • Kate Owens-Palmer (IND) 1,316

Independent GAIN from Labour

Whitburn and Marsden

  • Tracey Allison Dixon (LAB) – 1,115
  • Edward Anthony Littley (GRN) – 528
  • Heidi Wildhirt (CON) – 424

Labour HOLD

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Whiteleas

  • Robin Anthony Coombes (IND) – 815
  • Michelle Turnbull (LAB) – 588
  • Dawn Wildhirt (CON) – 94
  • Sophie Jane Williams (GRN) – 167

Independent GAIN from Labour

Total electorate: 114,228
Total turnout: 37,290 (32.6%)