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South Tyneside.

Reform UK-controlled metropolitan_borough. £215m net revenue. 18 wards across 0 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats54 councillors · 18 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitesouthtynesideandwear.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£215m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,311
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
41/54
Reform UK 76%
Westminster
0
constituencies overlap
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Reform UK chamber, opposed area.

South Tyneside is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Reform UK (41 of 54 seats). Net revenue is £215m for 2025-26. It covers 18 wards spanning 0 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.54 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 41Green 10Ind 2Lab 1

Reform UK 76% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Rana RahmanGrnBeacon & Bents2026
Sarah McKeownGrnBeacon & Bents2026
Sue StonehouseGrnBeacon & Bents2026
Alan RiceRefBede2026
Chris WearsRefBede2026
Michael OughtonRefBede2026
Rachael TaylorGrnBiddick & All Saints2026
Steve MaddisonRefBiddick & All Saints2026
Steven SmithRefBiddick & All Saints2026
Chris FoxRefBoldon Colliery2026
Ian Jason DiamondRefBoldon Colliery2026
Simon Kevin OliverIndBoldon Colliery2026
Showing 12 of 54·All 54 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

37%
Council tax
£79.3m · median 44%
46%
Central grants
£99.8m · median 41%
17%
Business rates
£36.4m · median 14%

This is a grant-heavy councils (metropolitan_borough): 37% from council tax vs the cohort median of 44%.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£2,015
County / upper-tier£0
Police£196
Fire & rescue£100
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,311

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does South Tyneside split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education42.3% of net spend · cohort median 41%
12 of 35+4% vs median
Adult Social Care25.4% of net spend · cohort median 26%
19 of 35-2% vs median
Children's Services14.5% of net spend · cohort median 15%
25 of 35-4% vs median
Waste & Recycling4.2% of net spend · cohort median 4%
16 of 35+1% vs median
Public Health4.1% of net spend · cohort median 4%
22 of 35-4% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.7% of net spend · cohort median 2%
11 of 35+13% vs median
Corporate & Central2.4% of net spend · cohort median 3%
27 of 35-23% vs median
Highways & Transport2.0% of net spend · cohort median 2%
12 of 35+34% vs median
Planning & Economic Development1.9% of net spend · cohort median 2%
11 of 35+24% vs median
Housing & Homelessness0.5% of net spend · cohort median 2%
35 of 35-73% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for South Tyneside
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level