2021 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
2021 UK local government election
The 2021 South Tyneside Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of South Tyneside Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1] One-third of the seats were up for election. The previous election in the area was in 2019.
Results
2021 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election[2]
Independent candidate John Robertson has previously been a councillor on South Tyneside council. In 2011, he deliberately drove a lorry into a council office building following a row over contracts. This resulted in over £160,000 in damage. He received 40 weeks in prison, was suspended from the council, and subsequently declared bankrupt.[21]
The by-election was triggered by Robertson resigning. He was unsuccessful in attempting to retract his own resignation, so subsequently contested the by-election.[22]