Reform UK won all three seats when the ward last voted, in May 2026, with 43 per cent of the vote. Earlier contests were won by independents and others in 2024 and won by Labour in 2023. 7 candidates are standing.
| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Reform UK | 35.3% |
| Ind | 22.7% |
| Labour | 19.9% |
| Green | 17.5% |
| Conservative | 3.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1.3% |
South Tyneside elects its councillors by thirds: each ward has three councillors, elected in separate years, so the three seats can be held by different parties. This by-election is for one of Harton's three seats. A gain or hold goes by that seat - the party that last won it - not by which party won the ward's most recent contest, which is usually a different seat.
| Result | Labour | Green | Reform UK | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 15% | 18% | 43% | 24% |
| May 2024 | 30% | 12% | 19% | 39% |
| May 2023 | 41% | 15% | 9% | 35% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: Reform UK.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above South Tyneside. Transport and some strategic functions sit with the North East Combined Authority.
The ward is part of the South Shields constituency. Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck won it at the 2024 general election with 41 per cent of the vote.