Sunderland City Council election, 2004

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Sunderland City Council election, 2004
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All 75 seats on Sunderland City Council
38 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat
Seats before6391
Seats won61122
Seats after61122
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Liberal
Seats before11
Seats won00
Seats after00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Sunderland UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map of the 2006 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 2004 Sunderland City Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Sunderland City Council Council in Tyne and Wear, England. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes since the last election in 2003. [1] The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

Sunderland City Council Local government body in England

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.

Tyne and Wear County of England

Tyne and Wear ( ) is a metropolitan county in the North East region of England around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. It consists of the five metropolitan boroughs of South Tyneside, North Tyneside, City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and City of Sunderland. It is bounded on the east by the North Sea, and has borders with Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

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Campaign

Every seat was contested in the election for the first time since 1982. [3] Labour held a big majority before the election with 63 seats, but almost a quarter of Labour's councillors stood down at the election. [3] Labour was the only party to field a full 75 candidates, while the next largest number of candidates was from the Conservative party who fielded 54 candidates. [3] Candidates in the election also included 25 from the British National Party after the party failed to win any seats in the 2003 election but came second in 6 wards. [4]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right, fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. Founded in 1982, the party reached its greatest level of success in the 2000s, when it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.

Labour described their record in control of the council as being positive and that they were making progress, but the Conservatives described Labour as being "arrogant and remote". [3] The Conservatives targeted wards in the town of Washington as well as Millfield, St Chad's and St Peters, while Barnes ward was seen as being a three way battle between Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. [5]

Washington, Tyne and Wear town in the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England

Washington is a new town in the City of Sunderland local government district of Tyne and Wear, England, and part of historic County Durham. Washington is located geographically at an equal distance from the centres of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland, hence it has close ties to all three cities.

At the election count anti-Nazi demonstrators had a scuffle with British National Party supporters when the candidates entered the building, with one British National Party candidate being arrested on suspicion of assault. [6] [7]

Election result

The results saw Labour hold control of the council with a large majority, but the Conservatives made some gains in Barnes, Fulwell and St Michael's. [6] This meant Labour ended with 61 seats, while the Conservatives were up three on 12 seats. [8] The Liberal Democrats took two seats, while the British National Party failed to win any seats. [8] Overall turnout was 40.26%, down on the 47.47% in 2003 but up on the 22% at the 2002 election before all postal voting was used. [6] [8]

Fulwell, Sunderland area and former civil parish in the City of Sunderland, England

Fulwell is an affluent area and former civil parish in the City of Sunderland. The parish was abolished in 1928 as a result of the Sunderland Corporation Act 1927, and the area incorporated into the former County Borough of Sunderland. It borders Seaburn, Southwick, Monkwearmouth, and Roker, and the district border between Sunderland and South Tyneside. Fulwell ward, including South Bents and Seaburn, is the least socially deprived of the city's 25 wards.

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Sunderland Local Election Result 2004 [9] [10]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 6113Decrease2.svg281.355.4103,550Increase2.svg2.9
  Conservative 1230Increase2.svg316.028.954,119Increase2.svg6.6
  Liberal Democrat 220Increase2.svg12.78.014,886Decrease2.svg0.7
  BNP 000Steady2.svg006.612,398Decrease2.svg7.2
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg100.91,638Decrease2.svg1.8
  Liberal 001Decrease2.svg100.2429Increase2.svg0.2

This resulted in the following composition of the council:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6361
Conservatives912
Liberal Democrats12
Liberal10
Independent10
Total7575
Working majority 51  47 

Ward by ward results

Barnes (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Daughton1,557
Conservative Lee Martin1,495
Conservative Michael Arnott1,427
Liberal Democrat Mark Greenfield1,296
Labour Ian Galbraith1,171
Liberal Democrat Emma Pryke1,016
Labour Anne Morrison1,011
Labour Iain Key938
Liberal Democrat Peter Taylor884
BNP Paul Humble427
Turnout 11,22248.5
Castle (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Thomas Foster1,655
Labour Leslie Mann1,543
Labour Robert Symonds1,449
BNP Ian McDonald687
Conservative Gillian Connor513
Conservative Alice Mclaren443
Turnout 6,29036.3
Copt Hill (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joan Carthy1,805
Labour Juliana Heron1,642
Labour Robert Heron1,551
Conservative Jane Wilson1,161
BNP Anthony James508
Turnout 6,66737.2
Doxford (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour George Blyth1,543
Labour Michael Tansey1,494
Labour Elizabeth Gibson1,463
Conservative Peter Elliot-West918
Conservative George Brown909
Conservative Stephen Sinclair843
BNP Debra Hiles496
Turnout 7,66638.9
Fulwell (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Norman Bohill2,978
Conservative John Walton2,394
Conservative George Howe2,263
Labour Rosalind Copeland884
Labour Norman Dent864
Labour Gordon Higgins819
Liberal Democrat Bill Ryder665
BNP Joseph Dobbie417
Turnout 11,28451.7
Hendon (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brynley Sidaway1,142
Labour Thomas Martin1,123
Labour Mary Smith1,015
Conservative Janice Morrissey647
Conservative John Cowley627
Liberal Democrat Jane Walters578
Conservative Malcolm Vickers507
BNP David Guynan504
Liberal Democrat Tafazzal Hussain456
Liberal Winifred Lundgren429
Turnout 7,02836.0
Hetton (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Blackburn1,670
Labour Florence Anderson1,663
Labour Richard Tate1,413
Liberal Democrat Philip Dowell920
Conservative Christopher Galley676
BNP John Richardson442
Turnout 6,78437.2
Houghton (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joseph Lawson2,054
Labour Kathryn Rolph1,944
Labour Dennis Richardson1,864
Conservative William Lewis783
BNP Louise Smith518
Turnout 7,16338.3
Millfield (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat James Hollern893
Labour Colin Anderson846
Labour Keith Adshead824
Labour Louise Farthing728
Liberal Democrat John Jackson629
Conservative Michael Dixon579
Conservative Patricia Francis570
Liberal Democrat Sham Vedhara557
Conservative Gordon Newton530
BNP Jason Dent360
Turnout 6,51635.9
Pallion (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Amy Wilson1,350
Labour Paul Watson1,333
Labour Robert Kirby1,148
Conservative Gwennyth Gibson802
Conservative Dorreen Storey754
BNP James Davison647
Turnout 6,03436.0
Redhill (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bryan Charlton1,804
Labour Richard Bell1,594
Labour Paul Stewart1,521
BNP Ian Leadbitter716
Conservative Terence Docherty499
Conservative James McIntosh441
Turnout 6,57536.5
Ryhope (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ronald Bainbridge1,433
Labour Aileen Handy1,268
Labour David Wares1,218
Conservative Audrey Casson859
BNP William Brown585
Conservative Tariq Al-Dulaymi549
Turnout 5,91237.6
Sandhill (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Scott1,515
Labour David Forbes1,411
Labour David Allan1,238
Conservative Ronald Drayton894
BNP Christopher Lathan530
Turnout 5,58836.7
Shiney Row (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anne Hall1,817
Labour John Scott1,491
Labour Melville Speding1,417
Liberal Democrat Neil Grundy994
Liberal Democrat Paul Forster846
Conservative Douglas Middlemiss664
Conservative Kathleen Cowe582
BNP Sharon Leadbitter423
Turnout 8,23438.8
Silksworth (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Patricia Smith1,811
Labour Peter Gibson1,773
Labour John Donnelly1,578
Conservative Dionne Ross941
Conservative Norman Rosemurgey922
BNP Joseph Dobbie647
Turnout 7,67243.2
Southwick (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Higgins1,680
Labour Maureen Ambrose1,398
Labour Norma Wright1,344
Conservative John Brown762
Conservative John Calvert701
BNP Alan Brettwood698
Turnout 6,58337.8
St Annes (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Susan Watson1,300
Labour Patricia Bates1,252
Labour Thomas Wright1,189
Conservative Marjorie Matthews593
Conservative Norman Oliver508
BNP Treena Smith490
Turnout 5,33235.1
St Chads (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Leslie Scott1,762
Labour John Porthouse1,466
Conservative Robert Oliver1,341
Conservative Paula Wilkinson1,323
Labour Cecilia Gofton1,240
Conservative Anthony Morrissey1,145
BNP Carol Dobbie430
Turnout 8,70746.4
St Michaels (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Forbes2,072
Conservative Peter Wood1,997
Conservative Paul Maddison1,918
Labour Garry Dent1,045
Labour Barbara McClennan861
Labour Phillip Gibson821
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Pryke656
BNP Pauline Smith302
Turnout 9,67248.3
St Peters (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lilian Walton1,679
Conservative Graham Hall1,609
Labour Christine Shattock1,414
Conservative Alistair Newton1,336
Labour Linda Mitchell1,261
Labour David Errington1,069
BNP Derek Wright604
Turnout 8,97245.2
Washington Central (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Derek Sleightholme1,880
Labour Eric Timmins1,725
Labour Denis Whalen1,621
Liberal Democrat Christine Griffin860
Conservative Jacqueline Atkinson797
Conservative Olwyn Bird777
Conservative Kathleen Irvine635
BNP Andrew Galloway400
Turnout 8,69540.2
Washington East (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Young1,445
Labour Bryan Williams1,360
Labour Neil Macknight1,284
Conservative Kathryn Chamberlin882
Liberal Democrat Avril Grundy821
Conservative Ian Cuthbert727
Conservative David Wilson657
BNP Duncan Matthews322
Turnout 7,49837.0
Washington North (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Walker1,876
Labour Peter Walker1,500
Labour Pamela Baggaley1,478
Independent John Bedlington969
Conservative Russell Bloxsom589
BNP Richard Templton431
Turnout 6,84336.6
Washington South (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Linda Williams1,135
Labour Joan Grey994
Liberal Democrat Owen Dumpleton972
Conservative Justin Garrod851
Labour Robert Bowman848
Conservative Jill Martin731
Independent Walter Scott669
BNP Gordon Pace411
Turnout 6,61136.9
Washington West (3) [9] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Stephenson1,585
Labour Henry Trueman1,487
Labour Dennis Haworth1,392
Liberal Democrat Irene Bannister969
Liberal Democrat David Griffin874
Conservative Robert Sharp762
BNP Frank Butterfield403
Turnout 7,47237.5

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