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South Tyneside Council

Local authority area: South Tyneside

South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough, in the North East England region of England. It covers 64.4 km² and had 148,667 residents in 2022 — about 2,309 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in South Shields.

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Town hall in the administrative centreMunicipal Buildings, South Shields
Municipal Buildings, South Shields
Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People

Population

Estimates recorded for South Tyneside, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022148,667+0.2% since 2012
Land area64.4km²24.9 sq mi
Density2,309/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#197of 382 UK councils · #169 in England
Population estimates4 data points
148.4K148.7K150.3K148.7K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1974
    Created

    South Tyneside became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

Noisy-le-SecWuppertalÉpinay-sur-Seine
Borders

Neighbouring councils

NNorth TynesideMetropolitan borough210,487SSunderlandMetropolitan borough277,354GGatesheadMetropolitan borough197,722NNewcastle upon TyneMetropolitan borough320,605
Same region, same type

Other metropolitan boroughs in North East

All councils in North East
Newcastle upon Tyne320,605Sunderland277,354North Tyneside210,487Gateshead197,722
Elections

18 electoral wards

Census 2021: 147,772 residents in 68,283 households across the wards; 20.9% aged 65+, 56.6% of homes owned, 32.7% of households without a car.

1Hebburn South4,561 households · 18.8% aged 65+10,1862Horsley Hill & Westoe Crown4,436 households · 23.5% aged 65+9,8323Simonside & Rekendyke4,862 households · 17.7% aged 65+9,6044Primrose4,297 households · 21.0% aged 65+9,2605Boldon Colliery4,026 households · 20.8% aged 65+8,8466Hebburn North3,890 households · 14.1% aged 65+8,737

All wards of South Tyneside

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CSouth Tyneside CouncilCouncil office · South Shields NE33 2RL · hours listedCSouth Tyneside Council Welfare RightsCouncil office · South Shields NE33 2RL · hours listedTSouth Shields Town HallTown hall · South Shields NE33 2RL · hours listed
Source: Wikidata Q1541228 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.