2024 Sunderland City Council election

2024 Sunderland City Council election
25 of 75 seats on Sunderland City Council ; 38 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2024 Sunderland City Council election
Leader before election; Graeme Miller; Labour	Leader after election; Michael Mordey; Labour

Last updated December 12, 2024

The 2024 Sunderland City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Sunderland City Council. 25 of the 75 seats of the council were up for election. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England.

The Labour Party remained in control of the council and the Liberal Democrats returned as the largest opposition party.^[1] After the election Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) appointed Michael Mordey as group leader, replacing Gramme Miller who had led the council since 2018. The Lib Dem group leader Paul Edgeworth said it was "bad news" for Sunderland, adding: "Labour’s London and Newcastle HQs have clearly imposed a yes man for Keir Starmer and a yes man for Kim McGuinness."^[2] Michael Mordey was formally confirmed as leader of the council at a council meeting on 20 May 2024.^[3]

Background

25 of the 75 seats will be up for election, the last time councillors will be elected using the boundaries set in 2004.^[4]

Since the first election in 1973, Sunderland has been a strongly Labour council, which consistently achieves over 60% control of the council.^[5] However, in recent years they have lost seats to the Conservatives, UKIP and the Liberal Democrats. The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2021. In that election, Labour lost 9 seats, the Conservatives gained 6 and the Liberal Democrats gained 4.

Since the last election, three councillors defected from the Liberal Democrats, two to Labour and one became an independent. A Labour councillor (elected as a Conservative) now sits as an independent councillor after being accused of forcing a woman to marry.^[6]

Result summary

2024 Sunderland City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	18	6	72.0	35	53	70.7	29,446	45.4	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	4	1	16.0	8	12	16	9,950	15.3	-1.8
	Conservative	3	5	4.0	7	10	13.3	11,773	18.2	-4.4
	Reform UK	0	-	0.0	0	0	0.0	9,377	14.5	+7.8
	Green	0	-	0.0	0	0	0.0	3,355	5.2	-0.4
	Independent	0	-	0.0	0	0	0.0	957	1.5	-1.3

Results by ward

An asterisk next to a candidate's name denotes an incumbent councillor.

Barnes

Barnes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Fiona Tobin	1,191	39.8	−0.5
	Conservative	Richard Dunn*	1,019	34.1	−1.7
	Reform UK	Alan Bilton	415	13.9	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Ellis-Dale	203	6.8	−1.1
	Green	Mark Tyers	162	5.4	−1.3
Majority			172
Turnout			2,990
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

Castle

Castle^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denny Wilson*	1,130	62.9	−2.1
	Reform UK	Keith Samme	346	19.3	+9.0
	Conservative	Christopher Rose	160	8.9	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mia Coupland	98	5.5	−1.1
	Green	Dawn Jackson	62	3.5	−1.1
Majority			784	43.7
Turnout			1,796
	Labour hold		Swing

Copt Hill

Copt Hill^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Johnston*	1,432	57.4	+6.6
	Reform UK	Michael John Lorraine	395	15.8	+11.9
	Conservative	Benjamin Davies-Scott	316	12.7	−1.8
	Green	Andrew Robertson	245	9.8	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nana Boddy	105	4.2	+0.9
Majority			1,037	41.6
Turnout			2,493
	Labour hold		Swing

Doxford

Doxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Gibson*	1,441	49.3	−9.9
	Labour	Liz Highmore	831	28.4	+4.6
	Reform UK	Susan Lathan	359	12.3	+7.5
	Conservative	George Brown	200	6.8	−3.2
	Green	Martha Bradly	94	3.2	+1.0
Majority			610	20.9
Turnout			2,925
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Fulwell

Fulwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Hartnack*	1,379	35.8	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Miguel Smith	1,234	32.0	−16.1
	Labour	Andy Stafford	791	20.6	+2.2
	Reform UK	Lisa Marie Hilton	303	7.9	+4.7
	Green	Kevin Lynch	127	3.3	+0.5
Majority			145	3.8
Turnout			3,848	43.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hendon

Hendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Lewis Elms	976	39.6	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ciarán Morrissey*	948	38.4	−4.6
	Reform UK	Lynda Andrews	258	10.5	+6.2
	Conservative	Georgina Gould	144	5.8	+0.6
	Green	Helmut Izaks	125	5.0	+1.1
Majority			28	1.1
Turnout			2,466	27.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Hetton

Hetton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	James Blackburn*	1,153	46.6	+1.7
	Independent	David Geddis	721	29.2	−3.5
	Reform UK	Stephen Holt	269	10.9	+4.6
	Conservative	Connor Sinclair	145	5.9	−2.5
	Green	Rachel Lowe	123	5.0	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Ellis	62	2.5	−1.1
Majority			432
Turnout			2,473
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Houghton

Houghton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Price*	1,692	61.4	+1.3
	Reform UK	Lynda Alexander	379	13.8	+6.2
	Conservative	Craig Morrison	249	9.0	−4.4
	Independent	Donna Thomas	236	8.6	−1.3
	Green	Alyson Kordbarlag	106	3.8	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sharon Boddy	93	3.4	−1.3
Majority			1,313
Turnout			2,755
	Labour hold		Swing

Millfield

Millfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Niall Hodson*	1,450	56.0	−0.3
	Labour	Syed Ali	742	28.6	−4.2
	Reform UK	Kathryn Brown	156	6.0	+3.8
	Green	Richard Bradley	118	4.6	+1.9
	Conservative	Hardipsinh Barad	110	4.2	−0.8
Majority			708	27.3
Turnout			2,590	32.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pallion

Pallion
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Donkin	1,147	48.2	−16.1
	Labour	Karren Boble	869	36.5	+8.8
	Reform UK	Raymond Lathan	255	10.7	+7.8
	Conservative	Gwennyth Gibson	73	3.1	−0.5
	Green	Dorothy Lynch	38	1.6	+0.1
Majority			278	11.7
Turnout			2,382
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Redhill

Redhill^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Alison Smith*	931	51.9	−7.4
	Reform UK	Chris Eynon	579	32.3	+17.0
	Conservative	Susan Leishman	156	8.7	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Dale	128	7.1	−0.7
Majority			352	19.6
Turnout			1,794
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Ryhope

Ryhope
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Glancy	1,356	53.7	+2.2
	Reform UK	Tony Thompson	656	26.0	+12.0
	Conservative	Kevin Leonard	345	13.7	−9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Ellis	167	6.6	+1.2
Majority			700	27.7
Turnout			2,524
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandhill

Sandhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Edgeworth*	1,318	60.5	−3.5
	Labour	Dennis Carroll	543	24.9	+0.4
	Reform UK	Brain Alexander	215	9.9	+5.5
	Conservative	Adam Aiston	60	2.8	−1.8
	Green	Welsh Robert	42	1.9	−0.7
Majority			775	35.6
Turnout			2,178
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Shiney Row

Shiney Row
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Katherine Mason-Gage*	1,605	57.9	+4.1
	Reform UK	Robert Snowdon	466	16.8	+10.5
	Conservative	Christine Reed	358	12.9	−8.3
	Green	Thomas Mower	252	9.1	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Peacock	89	3.2	−1.7
Majority			1,139	41.1
Turnout			2,770
	Labour hold		Swing

Silksworth

Silksworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sophie Clinton	1,322	51.9	−4.3
	Green	Rachel Featherstone	551	21.6	+8.3
	Reform UK	Michael Ellis	380	14.9	+6.5
	Conservative	Owen Snaith	243	9.5	−9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mauro Amatosi	50	2.0	−1.0
Majority			771	30.3
Turnout			2,546
	Labour hold		Swing

Southwick

Southwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kelly Chequer*	1,141	55.0	−5.2
	Reform UK	James Wilson	453	21.8	+9.8
	Conservative	Bryan Reynolds	227	10.9	−6.3
	Green	Christopher Crozier	139	6.7	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dagg	115	5.5	+1.5
Majority			688	33.2
Turnout			2,075
	Labour hold		Swing

St Anne's

St Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Lynne Dagg	869	38.9	−9.6
	Conservative	Greg Peacock*	429	19.2	−15.1
	Reform UK	Sam Wood-Brass	420	18.8	N/A
	Green	Simon Hughes	419	18.8	+12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey Smith	96	4.3	−6.4
Majority			440	19.7
Turnout			2,233
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

St Chad's

St Chad's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Burnicle*	1,102	45.8	−4.4
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Rowntree	833	34.6	+0.2
	Reform UK	Shelia Samme	254	10.5	+4.2
	Green	Scott Burrows	113	4.7	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Usher	106	4.4	+0.1
Majority			269	11.2
Turnout			2,408
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Michael's

St Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lyall Reed*	1,525	45.7	+3.5
	Labour	Jo Cooper	1,201	36.0	−4.6
	Reform UK	Neil Farrer	270	8.1	+0.1
	Green	John Appleton	242	7.2	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Wilson	102	3.1	−0.1
Majority			324	9.7
Turnout			3,340
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Peter's

St Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	David Newey	1,167	38.3	+1.0
	Conservative	Sam 'The Big' Johnston*	1,074	35.2	−8.2
	Reform UK	David Craig	411	13.5	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Lennox	255	8.4	+0.2
	Green	Liam Dufferwiel	143	4.7	−1.5
Majority			93	3.1
Turnout			3,050
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

Washington Central

Washington Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Dianne Elizabeth Snowdon*	1,673	62.9	−3.7
	Conservative	Audrey Jaitay	445	16.7	−1.9
	Reform UK	Aimee Trow	320	12.0	+6.2
	Green	Raymond Moore	133	5.0	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Wood	90	3.4	−0.2
Majority			1,228	46.2
Turnout			2,661
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Washington East

Washington East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Sean Laws*	1,632	56.6	+0.2
	Conservative	Hilary Johnson	550	19.1	−7.5
	Reform UK	Ashton Muncaster	466	16.2	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Crispin Welby	233	8.1	+3.9
Majority			1,082	37.5
Turnout			2,881
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Washington North

Washington North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Walker*	1,398	64.2	−4.0
	Reform UK	Elizabeth Brown	478	21.9	+14.3
	Conservative	Svetlana Rakhimova	179	8.2	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Carlton West	123	5.6	+0.5
Majority			920	42.3
Turnout			2,178
	Labour hold		Swing

Washington South

Washington South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Brandon Mark Feeley	1,555	51.7	+8.1
	Conservative	Peter Noble	890	29.6	−10.7
	Reform UK	Paul Donaghy*	382	12.7	+5.1
	Green	Michal Chantowski	96	3.2	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Terry	82	2.7	−1.1
Majority			665	22.1
Turnout			3,005
	Labour Co-op gain from Reform UK		Swing

Washington West

Washington West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jimmy Warne*	1,412	51.6	−5.2
	Reform UK	Deborah Lorraine	492	18.0	+12.6
	Conservative	Samantha Cosgrove	395	14.4	−6.7
	Green	Paul Andrew Leonard	225	8.2	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Bex	215	7.8	−0.4
Majority			920	33.6
Turnout			2,739
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

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