Byelection – Westoe Ward, South Tyneside BC – UKIP GAIN

UKIP gained its first ever Councillor in South Tyneside last night with Norman Dennis being elected with 40.9% of the vote.

Results in full: 

UKIP	Norman Dennis	676	40.9%	+2.9%
Labour	Katharine Maxwell	625	37.9%	-6.9%
Conservative	Edward Russell	219	13.3%	-3.9%
Green	Tony Bengtsson	90	5.5%	n/a
Liberal Democrats	Carole Troupe	41	2.5%	n/a
Turnout: 26.4% (-8.3%) – Majority: 51 (3.1%) – Swing: 4.9% Lab to UKIP