2016 Sunderland City Council election

2016 Sunderland City Council election

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One third of 75 seats on Sunderland City Council 38 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 66 6 0 Seats won 22 2 1 Seats after 67 6 1 Seat change 1 1   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats before 3 Seats won 0 Seats after 1 Seat change 2
Map of the 2016 Sunderland City Council election results. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Majority party before election Labour Majority party after election Labour

The 2016 Sunderland City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect one-third of the members of Sunderland City Council in England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections held across the United Kingdom.

Election results

The election saw Labour gain two seats, taking the Houghton and Copt Hill wards after incumbent Independent councillors chose not to stand for re-election. The Conservatives held the seats they were defending in Fulwell and St Michael's. The Liberal Democrats took a seat from Labour in Millfield. ^[2]

Sunderland Local Election Result 2016 ^[3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	22	2	1	1	88	54	35,905	4.4
	Conservative	2	0	0	2	8	22.1	14,695	1.3
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	11.3	7,522	8.2
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	0	1	4	7	4,627	3.9
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	4	2,640	0.5
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	703	2
	North East	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	324	0.4
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	116	0.2

This resulted in the following composition of the council:

Party		Previous Council	New Council
	Labour	66	67
	Conservatives	6	6
	Liberal Democrats	0	1
	Independent	1	1
Total		75	75
Working majority		59	58

Ward by ward results

Asterisk denotes incumbent councillor.

Barnes ward

Barnes ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rebecca Atkinson*	1,502	46.5	9
	Conservative	Peter O'Connor	1,173	36.3	4.1
	Independent	Alan Rinaldi	199	6.2	6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bailey Baker	179	5.5	1.4
	Green	Caroline Robinson	157	4.9	4.9
Rejected ballots			23	0.7
Majority			329	10.2	4.9
Turnout			3,233	38.4	2.4
Registered electors			8,417
	Labour hold		Swing	7.6

Castle ward

Castle ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denny Wilson*	1,665	77.3	8.8
	Conservative	Grant Shearer	261	12.1	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Stoker	187	8.7	4.2
Rejected ballots			41	1.9
Majority			1,404	65.2	11.6
Turnout			2,154	26.0	0.7
Registered electors			8,284
	Labour hold		Swing	5.8

Copt Hill ward

Copt Hill ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Johnston	1,577	53.2	12.1
	UKIP	Reginald Coulson	847	28.6	28.6
	Conservative	Pat Francis	339	11.4	11.4
	Green	Daniel Olaman	181	6.1	6.1
Rejected ballots			18	0.6
Majority			730	24.6	10.5
Turnout			2,962	34.1	0.5
Registered electors			8,676
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	33.7†

†The incumbent Independent councillor Derrick Smith retired at this election, and none of UKIP, the Conservatives, or the Greens had stood when the seat was last contested. The swing shown is to the Labour candidate from the Independent.

Doxford ward

Doxford ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Marshall*	1,320	49.6	17.5
	Conservative	Keith O'Brien	555	20.1	1.2
	UKIP	Vincent Costello	528	19.9	19.9
	Green	Rachel Featherstone	171	6.4	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Pryke	66	2.5	0.2
Rejected ballots			19	0.7
Majority			765	29.4	16.5
Turnout			2,659	35.5	0.4
Registered electors			7,496
	Labour hold		Swing	18.7

Fulwell ward

Fulwell ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Francis*	1,728	45.5	2.6
	Labour	Ken Richardson	1,279	33.7	11.7
	UKIP	Christopher Marshall	480	12.6	12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Talbott Matthew	161	4.2	2.3
	Green	Peter Murray	136	3.6	3.6
Rejected ballots			16	0.4
Majority			449	11.8	9
Turnout			3,800	42.6	2.6
Registered electors			8,906
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.6

Hendon ward

Hendon ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Michael Mordey*	1,376	64.2	2.4
	Conservative	Syed Ali	429	20.1	4.3
	Green	Helmut Izaks	156	7.3	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Callum James Littlemore	155	7.2	7.2
Rejected ballots			26	1.2
Majority			947	44.2	6.6
Turnout			2,142	27.9	2.3
Registered electors			7,681
	Labour hold		Swing	3.4

Hetton ward

Hetton ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Blackburn*	1,531	51.4	0.4
	UKIP	John Defty	1,037	34.8	8.5
	Conservative	Douglas Middlemiss	159	5.3	5.3
	Independent	David Geddis	135	4.5	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Phillip Dowell	92	3.1	1.8
Rejected ballots			24	0.8
Majority			494	16.6	8.2
Turnout			2,978	34.6	0.5
Registered electors			8,618
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9†

†Swing away from Labour to the Conservatives, who had stood aside last time this seat was contested.

Houghton ward

Houghton ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Scullion	1,607	56.2	10.4
	UKIP	Anthony Holt	641	22.4	22.4
	Independent	Mick Watson	369	12.9	12.9
	Conservative	George Brown	229	8.0	8
Rejected ballots			14	0.5
Majority			966	33.8	27.6
Turnout			2,860	31.7	4.1
Registered electors			9,012
	Labour hold		Swing	31.2†

†The incumbent Independent councillor Sheila Ellis retired at this election, and neither UKIP, the Conservatives, or Mick Watson had stood when the seat was last contested. The swing shown is to the Labour candidate from the previous Independent.

Millfield ward

Millfield ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Niall Hodson	1,588	59.7	21.5
	Labour	Bob Price*	838	31.5	14
	Conservative	Gwennyth Gibson	143	5.4	1.7
	Green	Lucky Pemu	71	2.7	1.3
Rejected ballots			19	0.7
Majority			750	28.2	20.9
Turnout			2,659	38.4	9.6
Registered electors			6,951
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	17.8

Pallion ward

Pallion ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amy Wilson*	1,046	50.2	16.5
	UKIP	Ian Pallace	596	28.6	28.6
	Conservative	Philip Young	261	12.5	3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Conor Sutton	91	4.4	0
	Green	Alan Robinson	71	3.4	9.8
Rejected ballots			19	0.9
Majority			450	21.6	29.3
Turnout			2,084	29	1.4
Registered electors			7,175
	Labour hold		Swing	22.6

Redhill ward

Redhill ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Ronny Davison*	1,409	69.1	9.5
	North East	Heather Fagan	324	15.9	15.9
	Conservative	Shaun Cudworth	163	12.5	7.3
	Green	Edward Robinson	67	3.3	3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Thomas	59	2.9	2.9
Rejected ballots			18	0.1
Majority			1,085	53.2	9.3
Turnout			2,040	25.6	2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	12.7

Ryhope ward

Ryhope ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paula Hunt	1,572	64.7	8.1
	Conservative	Andrei Lucaci	462	19	8.2
	Green	Emma Robson	247	10.2	10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Usher	121	5	5
Rejected ballots			26	1.1
Majority			1,110	45.7	0.1
Turnout			2,428	30.7	1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	9.2

Sandhill ward

Sandhill ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debra Waller*	1,229	50.6	39.8
	UKIP	Bryan Foster	579	25.8	25.8
	Conservative	Christine Reed	277	12.3	10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Wilson	90	4.0	12.6
	Green	Jonathan Hume	59	2.6	2.6
Rejected ballots			14	0.6
Majority			650	28.9	18.8
Turnout			2,248	28.6	4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	32.8

Shiney Row ward

Shiney Row ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Lawson*	1,733	55.7	17.9
	UKIP	Richard Elvin	740	23.8	23.8
	Conservative	Sally Oliver	456	14.6	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Terry	88	2.8	3.2
	Green	Polly Robinson	74	2.4	2.4
Rejected ballots			20	0.6
Majority			993	31.9	21.2
Turnout			3111	32.4	1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	20.9

Silksworth ward

Silksworth ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Smith*	1,405	51.1	16.1
	UKIP	Alan Davies	649	23.6	10.7
	Conservative	Bryan Reynolds	458	16.6	1.1
	Green	Chris Crozier	146	5.3	0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Edgeworth	83	3	3
Rejected ballots			10	0.4
Majority			756	27.5	24.3
Turnout			2,751	34.2	0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	13.4

Southwick ward

Southwick ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kelly Chequer	1,430	60.5	5.9
	UKIP	Sandy Taylor	426	18	4.4
	Conservative	Neville Chamberlin	352	14.9	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen O'Brien	80	3.4	0
	Green	David Lawson	61	2.6	2.6
Rejected ballots			16	0.7
Majority			1004	42.5	7.4
Turnout			2,365	29.8	1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

St Anne's ward

St Anne's ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Watson*	1,371	70.2	1.9
	Conservative	Tony Morrisey	548	28.1	14.1
Rejected ballots			33	1.7
Majority			823	42.5	15.5
Turnout			1952	24.3	3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	8

St Chad's ward

St Chad's ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Darryl Dixon*	1,188	41.2	14.1
	Conservative	Dominic McDonough	978	34.5	6.9
	UKIP	Joshua Green	448	15.8	15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Crosby	132	4.7	1.4
	Green	Richard Bradley	68	2.4	1.4
Rejected ballots			19	0.7
Majority			210	6.7	7.3
Turnout			2833	37.9	2.1
	Labour hold		Swing	15

St Michael's ward

St Michael's ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Oliver	1,675	52.1	0.8
	Labour Co-op	Zaf Iqbal	996	31.4	4.7
	Green	John Appleton	242	7.6	0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wood	237	7.5	3.1
Rejected ballots			19	0.6
Majority			679	20.7	5.5
Turnout			3169	38.5	3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

St Peter's ward

St Peter's ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julia Jackson*	1,405	45.4	7.1
	Conservative	Geoffrey Scott	1215	39.3	0.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Lennox	260	8.4	1
	Green	Michal Chantkowski	184	6.0	6
Rejected ballots			33	1.0
Majority			190	6.1	6.2
Turnout			2833	37.9	2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	6.6

Washington Central ward

Washington Central ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dianne Snowdon*	1,994	69.4	3.7
	Conservative	Grace Hanson-Eden	503	17.5	6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Griffin	345	12	6.1
Rejected ballots			31	1.1
Majority			1491	51.9	3.8
Turnout			2873	33.6	0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

Washington East ward

Washington East ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	David Snowdon*	1,508	52.1	4.4
	Conservative	Hilary Johnson	842	29.6	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Bannister	183	6.4	2.5
	Green	Anthony Murphy	180	6.3	1.2
	TUSC	Wilf Laws	116	4.1	4.1
Rejected ballots			18	0.6
Majority			666	22.5	9.9
Turnout			2847	32.4	2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	5

Washington North ward

Washington North ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Kelly*	1,709	71.2	8.9
	Conservative	Andrew Gray	373	15.7	2
	Green	June Bradley	266	11.2	11.2
Rejected ballots			26	1.1
Majority			1336	55.5	10.9
Turnout			2374	29.5	0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

Washington South ward

Washington South ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Farthing*	1,523	59.1	6
	Conservative	Martin Talbot	732	28.4	1
	Liberal Democrats	David Griffin	294	11.4	3.8
Rejected ballots			27	1.0
Majority			791	30.7	7.1
Turnout			2576	33.2	0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

Washington West ward

Washington West ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernie Scaplehorn*	1,692	58.8	18.7
	UKIP	Lynn O'Neil	551	19.1	19.1
	Conservative	Olwyn Bird	384	13.3	0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Thomas	136	4.7	4.2
	Green	Benjamin Wells	103	3.6	3.6
Rejected ballots			13	0.5
Majority			39.7	1141	24.2
Turnout			2879	32.5	1
	Labour hold		Swing	18.9

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Preceded by 2015 Sunderland City Council election

Sunderland City Council elections

Succeeded by 2018 Sunderland City Council election