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Map of the 2016 Sunderland City Council election results. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Sunderland City Council is the local authority of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in Tyne and Wear and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Sunderland.
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]
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights. Labour is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. As of 2017, the party was considered the "largest party in Western Europe" in terms of party membership, with more than half a million members.
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 22 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 54 | 35,905 | |||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22.1 | 14,695 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 7,522 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4,627 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,640 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 703 | |||
North East Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 324 | |||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 116 | |||
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
Party | Previous Council | New Council | |
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Labour | 66 | 67 | |
Conservatives | 6 | 6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 75 | 75 | |
Working majority | 59 | 58 |
Asterisk denotes incumbent councillor.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rebecca Atkinson* | 1,502 | 46.5 | ||
Conservative | Peter O'Connor | 1,173 | 36.3 | ||
Independent | Alan Rinaldi | 199 | 6.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Bailey Baker | 179 | 5.5 | ||
Green | Caroline Robinson | 157 | 4.9 | ||
Rejected ballots | 23 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 329 | 10.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,233 | 38.4 | |||
Registered electors | 8,417 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denny Wilson* | 1,665 | 77.3 | ||
Conservative | Grant Shearer | 261 | 12.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jack Stoker | 187 | 8.7 | ||
Rejected ballots | 41 | 1.9 | |||
Majority | 1,404 | 65.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,154 | 26.0 | |||
Registered electors | 8,284 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Johnston | 1,577 | 53.2 | ||
UKIP | Reginald Coulson | 847 | 28.6 | ||
Conservative | Pat Francis | 339 | 11.4 | ||
Green | Daniel Olaman | 181 | 6.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 730 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,962 | 34.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,676 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
†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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Christine Marshall* | 1,320 | 49.6 | ||
Conservative | Keith O'Brien | 555 | 20.1 | ||
UKIP | Vincent Costello | 528 | 19.9 | ||
Green | Rachel Featherstone | 171 | 6.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Geoff Pryke | 66 | 2.5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 765 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,659 | 35.5 | |||
Registered electors | 7,496 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Francis* | 1,728 | 45.5 | ||
Labour | Ken Richardson | 1,279 | 33.7 | ||
UKIP | Christopher Marshall | 480 | 12.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Diana Talbott Matthew | 161 | 4.2 | ||
Green | Peter Murray | 136 | 3.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.4 | |||
Majority | 449 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,800 | 42.6 | |||
Registered electors | 8,906 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Michael Mordey* | 1,376 | 64.2 | ||
Conservative | Syed Ali | 429 | 20.1 | ||
Green | Helmut Izaks | 156 | 7.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Callum James Littlemore | 155 | 7.2 | ||
Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.2 | |||
Majority | 947 | 44.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,142 | 27.9 | |||
Registered electors | 7,681 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Blackburn* | 1,531 | 51.4 | ||
UKIP | John Defty | 1,037 | 34.8 | ||
Conservative | Douglas Middlemiss | 159 | 5.3 | ||
Independent | David Geddis | 135 | 4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Phillip Dowell | 92 | 3.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.8 | |||
Majority | 494 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,978 | 34.6 | |||
Registered electors | 8,618 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
†Swing away from Labour to the Conservatives, who had stood aside last time this seat was contested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Scullion | 1,607 | 56.2 | ||
UKIP | Anthony Holt | 641 | 22.4 | ||
Independent | Mick Watson | 369 | 12.9 | ||
Conservative | George Brown | 229 | 8.0 | ||
Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.5 | |||
Majority | 966 | 33.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,860 | 31.7 | |||
Registered electors | 9,012 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
†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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | Niall Hodson | 1,588 | 59.7 | ||
Labour | Bob Price* | 838 | 31.5 | ||
Conservative | Gwennyth Gibson | 143 | 5.4 | ||
Green | Lucky Pemu | 71 | 2.7 | ||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 750 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,659 | 38.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,951 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amy Wilson* | 1,046 | 50.2 | ||
UKIP | Ian Pallace | 596 | 28.6 | ||
Conservative | Philip Young | 261 | 12.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Conor Sutton | 91 | 4.4 | ||
Green | Alan Robinson | 71 | 3.4 | ||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.9 | |||
Majority | 450 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,084 | 29 | |||
Registered electors | 7,175 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Ronny Davison* | 1,409 | 69.1 | ||
North East Party | Heather Fagan | 324 | 15.9 | ||
Conservative | Shaun Cudworth | 163 | 12.5 | ||
Green | Edward Robinson | 67 | 3.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Steve Thomas | 59 | 2.9 | ||
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 1,085 | 53.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,040 | 25.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paula Hunt | 1,572 | 64.7 | ||
Conservative | Andrei Lucaci | 462 | 19 | ||
Green | Emma Robson | 247 | 10.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Usher | 121 | 5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.1 | |||
Majority | 1,110 | 45.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,428 | 30.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Debra Waller* | 1,229 | 50.6 | ||
UKIP | Bryan Foster | 579 | 25.8 | ||
Conservative | Christine Reed | 277 | 12.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Susan Wilson | 90 | 4.0 | ||
Green | Jonathan Hume | 59 | 2.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 650 | 28.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,248 | 28.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Lawson* | 1733 | 55.7 | ||
UKIP | Richard Elvin | 740 | 23.8 | ||
Conservative | Sally Oliver | 456 | 14.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sean Terry | 88 | 2.8 | ||
Green | Polly Robinson | 74 | 2.4 | ||
Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 993 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 3111 | 32.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Smith* | 1405 | 51.1 | ||
UKIP | Alan Davies | 649 | 23.6 | ||
Conservative | Bryan Reynolds | 458 | 16.6 | ||
Green | Chris Crozier | 146 | 5.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Edgeworth | 83 | 3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.4 | |||
Majority | 756 | 27.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,751 | 34.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kelly Chequer | 1430 | 60.5 | ||
UKIP | Sandy Taylor | 426 | 18 | ||
Conservative | Neville Chamberlin | 352 | 14.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen O'Brien | 80 | 3.4 | ||
Green | David Lawson | 61 | 2.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 1004 | 42.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,365 | 29.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Watson* | 1371 | 70.2 | ||
Conservative | Tony Morrisey | 548 | 28.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 33 | 1.7 | |||
Majority | 823 | 42.5 | |||
Turnout | 1952 | 24.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darryl Dixon* | 1188 | 41.2 | ||
Conservative | Dominic McDonough | 978 | 34.5 | ||
UKIP | Joshua Green | 448 | 15.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Crosby | 132 | 4.7 | ||
Green | Richard Bradley | 68 | 2.4 | ||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 210 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 2833 | 37.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Oliver | 1675 | 52.1 | ||
Labour Co-op | Zaf Iqbal | 996 | 31.4 | ||
Green | John Appleton | 242 | 7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Wood | 237 | 7.5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 679 | 20.7 | |||
Turnout | 3169 | 38.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julia Jackson* | 1405 | 45.4 | ||
Conservative | Geoffrey Scott | 1215 | 39.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Lennox | 260 | 8.4 | ||
Green | Michal Chantkowski | 184 | 6.0 | ||
Rejected ballots | 33 | 1.0 | |||
Majority | 190 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 2833 | 37.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dianne Snowdon* | 1994 | 69.4 | ||
Conservative | Grace Hanson-Eden | 503 | 17.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Anne Griffin | 345 | 12 | ||
Rejected ballots | 31 | 1.1 | |||
Majority | 1491 | 51.9 | |||
Turnout | 2873 | 33.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | David Snowdon* | 1508 | 52.1 | ||
Conservative | Hilary Johnson | 842 | 29.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Irene Bannister | 183 | 6.4 | ||
Green | Anthony Murphy | 180 | 6.3 | ||
TUSC | Wilf Laws | 116 | 4.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 666 | 22.5 | |||
Turnout | 2847 | 32.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Kelly* | 1709 | 71.2 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Gray | 373 | 15.7 | ||
Green | June Bradley | 266 | 11.2 | ||
Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.1 | |||
Majority | 1336 | 55.5 | |||
Turnout | 2374 | 29.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Louise Farthing* | 1523 | 59.1 | ||
Conservative | Martin Talbot | 732 | 28.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | David Griffin | 294 | 11.4 | ||
Rejected ballots | 27 | 1.0 | |||
Majority | 791 | 30.7 | |||
Turnout | 2576 | 33.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernie Scaplehorn* | 1692 | 58.8 | ||
UKIP | Lynn O'Neil | 551 | 19.1 | ||
Conservative | Olwyn Bird | 384 | 13.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jo Thomas | 136 | 4.7 | ||
Green | Benjamin Wells | 103 | 3.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.5 | |||
Majority | 39.7 | 1141 | |||
Turnout | 2879 | 32.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Preceded by Sunderland City Council election, 2015 | Sunderland City Council elections | Succeeded by Sunderland City Council election, 2018 |