Councillor Jane Carter

Councillor Jane Carter is the Deputy Leader of South Tyneside Council. She stood as Labour candidate for the Whitburn and Marsden Ward in May 2022.   

Councillor Jane Carter

Key information

Role: Deputy Leader of South Tyneside Council

Memberships: Substitute Cabinet member

Council: South Tyneside

Councillor Carter was appointed Deputy Leader of the Council in May 2024 and has Lead Member responsibility for Governance, Finance and Corporate Services.  
  
Prior to taking up this position she served as a Cabinet Member for Education & Skills. Councillor Carter is a Cabinet member for the North East Mayoral Combined Authority. 
 
She is also a Member of the Board of Directors for Whitburn Church of England Academy. 
 
Councillor Carter has over 35 experience working for a Trade Union and finished her career as a National Officer for Unison, representing senior managers in the NHS. 

 

Read more about Jane Carter on the South Tyneside Council website