| Election Name: | 2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | Tyne and Wear |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 18 out of 54 seats to South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Leader1: | Tracey Dixon[1] |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 40 seats, 48.6% |
| Seats Before1: | 40 |
| Seats After1: | 38 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Leader2: | David Francis[2] |
| Party2: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election2: | 6 seats, 19.2% |
| Seats Before2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Leader4: | Glenn Thompson[3] |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Last Election4: | 6 seats, 16.2% |
| Seats Before4: | 6 |
| Seats After4: | 6 |
| Leader5: | n/a |
| Party5: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 15.5% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Tracey Dixon |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Tracey Dixon |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2023 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect members of the South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England.[4] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Labour retained its majority on the council.[5] [6]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[7]