Every candidate standing in May's landmark South Tyneside Council elections - more than 200 in the running
Here’s a list of every single candidate standing in the local elections next month.
The final list of candidates standing to become South Tyneside’s next councillors has been published, ahead of landmark local elections next month.
People will go to the polls on May 7 and more than 200 candidates have put their names forward.
South Tyneside Council normally holds its elections by ‘thirds’ for its 54 councillors, with one council seat in each of the borough's 18 wards up for grabs each election cycle.
Electors can vote for no more than three candidates in their ward and anyone wanting to vote must be on the electoral register.
Former borough councillors and previous candidates are just some of the people throwing their hats into the ring this year.
With a number of councillors standing down at the end of their terms, the council is expected to see several new faces once the polls have closed.
The Labour Party currently controls exactly half of the seats on the local authority and the final results on May 7 could lead to new political leadership in South Tyneside.
The council’s Labour Group and opposition Green Party and independents will be contesting and defending seats across the borough.
Council documents confirm the Labour Group and Green Party will be standing three candidates in each of the borough's 18 wards.
Reform UK, who have no elected councillors on the local authority, will also be standing candidates in all 54 seats, while 39 independent candidates are standing across the majority of wards.
The Conservative Party will also be standing 12 candidates, while the Liberal Democrats will be standing two candidates.
Voters going to a polling station on May 7 will need to show photo ID, such as a passport or driving licence.
Those without one of the accepted types of ID can apply for a free voter authority certificate at www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate, or can contact the borough council’s electoral services for more information.
Here is the full list of the people vying for your vote next month:
Beacon and Bents
Mark Andrew BERRIMAN, Independent; Aaron Michael CAIN, The Conservative Party; Fay CUNNINGHAM, Labour Party; Jabed HOSSAIN, Labour Party; Ahmed KHAN, Independent; Scott LANCASTER, Independent; Sarah MCKEOWN, Green Party; Daniel Edward Stuart O`NEILL, Reform UK; Georgia PARTRIDGE, Labour Party; Rana RAHMAN, Green Party; James Michael STARK, Reform UK; Sue STONEHOUSE, Green Party; Edith TYE, Reform UK.
Biddick and All Saints
Chris DAVIES, Green Party; Alan LAWLESS, Labour Party; Martin Edward LIGHTFOOT, Labour Party; Steve MADDISON, Reform UK; Katharine Emma MAXWELL, Labour Party; Darius SEAGO, Green Party; Steven SMITH, Reform UK; Rachael TAYLOR, Green Party; Lee THEAKER, Independent; Michelle Teresa TURNBULL, Reform UK.
Cleadon Park and Harton Moor
Lewis BRIDGEWOOD, The Conservative Party; Russell Stephen CLIFTON, Reform UK; Daniel COOK, Green Party; George Robert William ELSOM, Independent; Steve HARRISON, Independent; Vicky HARRISON, Independent; Tariq JAMAN, Labour Party; Justin KNIGHT, Independent; Ken MITCHELL, Labour Party; Colin NOBLE, Green Party; Richard PRESSLING, Green Party; Helen Louise ROSS, Reform UK; Heidi WILDHIRT, Reform UK; Karen WOOD, Labour Party.
Cleadon Village and East Boldon
Peter ATHERTON, Reform UK; Phil BARRON, Liberal Democrats; Shirley FORD, Green Party; David HERBERT, Green Party; Samuel Thomas HILL, The Conservative Party; Nick MARKWICK, Reform UK; Abbey MUQUITH, Green Party; Scott OLIVER, Independent; Mervyn Carl William OWEN, Labour Party; Tina Lindsay ROCHE, Labour Party; John Robert TEMPLE, Labour Party; Dawn WILDHIRT, Reform UK.
Harton
Shaun BARCLAY, Reform UK; Ann Margaret BRENEN, Independent; Michael Henry CLARE, Labour Party; Alex Robert CLARKE, Reform UK; Declan GUINEY, Green Party; Pat HAY, Independent; Kathryn KAUPA, Green Party; Neil MAXWELL, Labour Party; Jim MOUAT, Reform UK; Karen Louise MYERS, Independent; Michael Thomas PITTUCK, Green Party; Susan TRAYNOR, Labour Party.
Horsley Hill and Westoe Crown
Owen BATCHELOR, Green Party; Gill BROWN, Independent; Phil BROWN, Independent; Jason Stephen CARR, The Conservative Party; Audrey FENWICK, Reform UK; Vicki GARDNER, Independent; Dorothy Jane GRAINGER, Labour Party; Darren HENRY, Green Party; Eileen LEASK, Labour Party; Erin MAXWELL, Labour Party; Charlie MEDCALF, Reform UK; Pat NEWMAN, Reform UK; Shamol SHAHRAN, Green Party.
Simonside and Rekendyke
Philip Charles BROWN, Reform UK; Adrian Thomas CARTWRIGHT, The Conservative Party; Michelle FASCIONE, Reform UK; Anthony FENWICK, Green Party; Jimmy KING, Independent; Edward MALCOLM, Labour Party; Sophia MALIK, Green Party; Abdul Rob MOHAMMED, Green Party; Mark NELLIST, Labour Party; Luke PERRY, Reform UK; Lynne Ann PROUDLOCK, Labour Party; Kenneth George WOOD, Independent.
West Park
Syed Shorif AHMED, Labour Party; Matt BLAIR, Green Party; Helen HUDSON, Labour Party; Jeff LAZENBY, Labour Party; Tony LEATHER, Green Party; Richard SAUNDERS, Reform UK; Adam John STEVENSON, Reform UK; Jasim UDDIN, Green Party; Tom VEITCH, Reform UK,
Westoe
Noor AHMED, Green Party; Paul BRENEN, Independent; Jordan DUNCAN, Green Party; Andrew GUY, Independent; William Alan JAMIESON, Labour Party; Abhinav KUMAR, Reform UK; Kate OWENS-PALMER, Independent; Karen PITTUCK, Reform UK; Luke Andrew ROBSON, The Conservative Party; Nathan SLIGHT, Green Party; Sharlene May TOOLEY, Reform UK; Liam WALKER, Labour Party; Tracey WINDLE, Labour Party.
Whitburn and Marsden
Steve CAIN, Reform UK; Tracey Allison DIXON, Labour Party; Anne HETHERINGTON, Labour Party; Tony HUMPHREY, Reform UK; Steve LAVELLE, Green Party; David ROYAL, Reform UK; Trevor SEWELL, Green Party; Lewis SPENCE, Green Party; Joyce WELSH, Labour Party.
Whiteleas
Lisa COOLEY; Green Party; Ken DAWES, Labour Party; Ernest Matthew GIBSON, Labour Party; Phoenix HAYNES, Green Party; Paul Anthony MACKINGS, Reform UK; Doreen PURVIS, Labour Party; Chris TURNBULL, Reform UK; Stan WILDHIRT, Reform UK; Sophie-Jane WILLIAMS, Green Party.
Bede
John CHILTON, Green Party; Stephen DEAN, Labour Party; Donna FOGGON, Independent; Terry FOGGON, Independent; Tony GAIR, Green Party; Mo KARIM, The Conservative Party; Michael OUGHTON, Reform UK; Margaret Mary PEACOCK, Labour Party; Alan RICE, Reform UK; Keith ROBERTS, Independent; Lynne SAUNDERS, Green Party; Sean Anthony STONEHOUSE, Labour Party; Chris WEARS, Reform UK.
Boldon Colliery
Ben ALLISON, Green Party; Ruth BROWN, Labour Party; Peter COLLINS, Green Party; Ian Jason DIAMOND, Reform UK; Chris FOX, Reform UK; Paul FREEMAN, Labour Party; Mason GILHESPY, Green Party; Michael Gerard GIRDLESTONE, Reform UK; John LENNOX, Independent; Ethan MOFFATT-OLIVER, Independent; Simon Kevin OLIVER, Independent; Thomas William STRADLING, Liberal Democrats; Alison STRIKE, Labour Party.
Fellgate and Hedworth
Taz ALI, Labour and Co-operative Party; Patrick BALMER, Independent; Badri BECHLEM, Green Party; Mal BELL, Reform UK; Allan Michael FITZGERALD, The Conservative Party; Katie GROOM, Reform UK; Geraldine Margaret Teresa KILGOUR, Labour and Co-operative Party; Nick LAMB, Labour and Co-operative Party; Melanie MAUGHAN, Green Party; Jean MURRAY, Reform UK; Kerry REDHEAD, Independent; Tony ROBERTS, Independent; Pauline STOKER, Green Party.
Hebburn North
George CURRIE, Green Party; Brian GOODMAN, Independent; Andy HEYWOOD, Reform UK; Liz MCHUGH, Labour Party; Yvonne MCSHANE, Labour Party; John RILEY, Green Party; Stephen George RUTHERFORD, Labour Party; Richard George SCOTT, The Conservative Party; Mike SMITH, Reform UK; Susan SYBENGA, Reform UK; Colin TOSH, Green Party.
Hebburn South
Ayo AKIN, The Conservative Party; Amy ANDREWS, Green Party; Annette CHAPMAN, Green Party; Elliott CURRY, Reform UK; Gary ELSENDER, Reform UK; Wilf FLYNN, Labour Party; Jackie GRIFFIN, Labour Party; Sean HALLIGAN, Independent; Angela LAMONTE, Labour Party; Neil NEWTON, Green Party; Mark Francis RICHARDSON, Reform UK; Shane Andrew SMITH, Independent.
Monkton
Emma Kate CORR, Labour Party; Paul DEAN, Labour Party; Tony EASTER, Green Party; Sheryl JONES, Reform UK; Matt LING, Reform UK; Rory Cunningham, PAGE Independent; Kasia PARKER, Green Party; Graeme SLATOR, Independent; Marian Elizabeth STEAD, Reform UK; Tracey STEPHENSON, Green Party; Sonia TEASDALE-BANKS, The Conservative Party; John WATSON, Labour Party.
Primrose
Anita ASHBRIDGE, The Conservative Party; Alex BARR, Reform UK; Lauren BRADLEY, Green Party; Lindsey BROWN, Labour Party; Bob FARRELL, Labour Party; Joan HAMILTON, Independent; David KENNEDY, Independent; Karen KENNEDY, Independent; Andrew LOCKNEY, Green Party; Joanne MCKIE, Independent; Adam James NAYLOR, Labour Party; John Andrew ROBERTSON, Independent; Adam Nicholas SMITH, Reform UK; Elaine Cecilia THOMAS, Reform UK; Stephen WHEELER, Green Party.