South Tyneside
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Consultation on revised proposals
We may consult on revisions to our original proposals.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections from this date.
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
We are carrying out an electoral review of South Tyneside Council because it has been a long time since the last review.
| 9 May 2023 | We decide how many councillors there should be |
| 9 May - 17 July 2023 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 3 October - 11 December 2023 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 7 May - 9 September 2024 | We carry out a public consultation on our new draft recommendations |
| 3 December 2024 | We publish our final recommendations |
| 15 May 2025 | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| 2026 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
Visit our 'How reviews work' pages for more information on the review process.
Latest Information
Effective date
The South Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was made on 7 July 2025.
Previous stages
Making our recommendation into law
A draft South Tyneside (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 was laid in Parliament on 15 May 2025.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 Parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 3 December 2024.
Consultation on revised proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that South Tyneside Council should have 54 councillors.
Initial consultation
26 March 2024: Please note, the spreadsheet originally available has been removed and replaced by this. The revised spreadsheet provides the correct figures in cells L5, L6, M5, M6 and columns N and P. They also include an additional 264 electors in cell I69, reflecting the growth in Cleadon Lane Industrial Estate that was originally omitted.
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.