About Shields

South Shields (or locally just Shields) is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about 4.84 miles (7.79 km) downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne.

The town has a population of 82,854,[1] and is part of the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside, which includes the riverside towns of Jarrow and Hebburn and the villages of Boldon, Cleadon and Whitburn.

South Shields is represented in parliament by Labour MP David Miliband.

List of electoral wards in South Shields:-

  • Beacon and Bents,
  • Biddick and All Saints,
  • Cleadon Park,
  • Harton,
  • Horsley Hill,
  • Simonside and Rekendyke,
  • Westoe,
  • West Park,
  • Whitburn and Marsden,
  • Whiteleas.

Email Address: chairman@southshieldsconservatives.co.uk