Election result
The result of the by-election on 17 December in the Quay ward of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council: Abbot (Lib-Dem) 669; Nellist (Lab) 452; Cole (Con) 42; Bissett (Socialist) 39.
The result of the by-election on 17 December in the Quay ward of South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council: Abbot (Lib-Dem) 669; Nellist (Lab) 452; Cole (Con) 42; Bissett (Socialist) 39.