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Local Elections 2026
Results in Bede
These are the local election records for Bede (Jarrow and Gateshead East) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
South Tyneside Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared54 of 54 seats declared
75.9%
18.5%
Reform UK 41 (75.9%)(+41)Green Party 10 (18.5%)(-1)Independent 2 (3.7%)(-13)Labour 1 (1.9%)(-27)
Current councillors in Bede
Alan Rice, Chris Wears, Michael Oughton were elected in Bede.
6,455 valid candidate votes were recorded across 13 candidates.
Turnout was 38.6%.
Filter by party
13 candidates across 5 partiesMO
Michael OughtonElected
Reform UK
14.5 %
936 votes
CW
Chris WearsElected
Reform UK
13.96 %
901 votes
AR
Alan RiceElected
Reform UK
13.82 %
892 votes
Keith RobertsNot elected
Independent
8.85 %
571 votes
TF
Terry FoggonNot elected
Independent
8.37 %
540 votes
DF
Donna FoggonNot elected
Independent
8.29 %
535 votes
SD
Stephen DeanNot elected
Labour
5.78 %
373 votes
JC
John ChiltonNot elected
Green Party
5.64 %
364 votes
LS
Lynne SaundersNot elected
Green Party
5.58 %
360 votes
TG
Tony GairNot elected
Green Party
5.5 %
355 votes
MP
Margaret Mary PeacockNot elected
Labour
4.6 %
297 votes
SS
Sean Anthony StonehouseNot elected
Labour
4.17 %
269 votes
MK
Mo KarimNot elected
Conservative
0.96 %
62 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 13 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 6,455 |
| Turnout | 38.6% |