Sunderland City Council election, 2015

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Sunderland City Council election, 2015

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  2014 7 May 2015 2016  

One third of 75 seats on Sunderland City Council
38 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats before6384
Seats won2410
Seats after6663
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1

Sunderland UK local election 2015 map.svg

Map of the 2015 Sunderland City Council election results. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

Majority party before election

Labour

Majority party after election

Labour

The 2015 Sunderland City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Sunderland City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections, and the 2015 General Election.

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.

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Background

There had been one by-election held in the period since the previous local elections in 2014 which saw Labour hold the Washington East ward in November 2014 following the resignation of their incumbent councillor in October. [2]

Election results

The election saw Labour gain three seats, increasing the party's majority on the Council. Labour gained from the Conservatives in Barnes and Fulwell, and from an Independent, Colin Wakefield, in Houghton. [3]

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.

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.

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.

Sunderland Local Election Result 2015 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2430Increase2.svg39649.657,544Increase2.svg3.3
  Conservative 100Decrease2.svg2420.824,079Increase2.svg1.4
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0019.522,580Decrease2.svg4.8
  Green 000Steady2.svg003.54,089Increase2.svg1.7
  Liberal Democrat 000Steady2.svg003.13,617Decrease2.svg0.6
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg103.13,582Decrease2.svg0.6
  Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts 000Steady2.svg000.4448Decrease2.svg0.2
  North East Party 000Steady2.svg000.1101Increase2.svg0.1

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyPrevious CouncilNew Council
Labour6366
Conservatives86
Independent43
Total7575
Working majority 51  57 

Ward by ward results

Barnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Laura Bruton302
Labour Ian Galbraith2336
UKIP Jamie Nast889
Conservative Peter O'Connor1580
Green Lucky Pemu219
Majority
Turnout
Castle Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin Anderson
TUSC Gary Duncan
Labour Stephen Foster
UKIP Keith Samme
Majority
Turnout
Copt Hill Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pat Francis
Green Daniel Olaman
Labour Mary Turton
Independent Colin Wakefield
Majority
Turnout
Doxford Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alex Douglas
Labour Colin English
Green Alan Robinson
UKIP Kay Rowham
Majority
Turnout
Fulwell Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Beck
UKIP Sheila Samme
Liberal Democrat Diana Talbott-Matthew
Conservative John Wiper
Majority
Turnout
Hendon Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Pauline Featonby-Warren
Green David Lawson
Conservative Deborah Lorraine
Labour Co-op Victoria O'Neil
TUSC Owen Taylor
Majority
Turnout
Hetton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP John Defty
Liberal Democrat Philip Dowell
Conservative Douglas Middlemiss
Labour Doris Turner
Majority
Turnout
Houghton Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Brown
Independent John Ellis
UKIP Terrence Henderson
Labour Juliana Heron
Liberal Democrat David Snowball
Majority
Turnout
Millfield Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP David Geddis
Conservative Gwennyth Gibson
Green Helmut Izaks
Liberal Democrat Stephen O'Brien
Labour Co-op Lynda Scanlan
TUSC Karen Sinclair
Majority
Turnout
Pallion Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Dorward
Green Rachel Featherstone
UKIP Ian Pallace
Labour Co-op Paul Watson
Conservative Philip Young
Majority
Turnout
Redhill Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Richard Bell
Conservative Shaun Cudworth
North East Party Heather Fagan
UKIP Lynn Kelly
Liberal Democrat Steve Thomas
Majority
Turnout
Ryhope Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Ellen Ball
Green Paul Burwood
UKIP Bryan Foster
Conservative Harry Todd
Majority
Turnout
St Anne's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Aileen Casey
Conservative Tony Morrissey
Green Caroline Robinson
Liberal Democrat Anthony Usher
Labour Karen Waters
Majority
Turnout
St Chad's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Margaret Crosby171
Conservative Dominic McDonough1462
Labour John Porthouse2046
Green Gavin Taylor143
UKIP Linda Welsh773
Majority584
Turnout
St Michael's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Tim Brennan
UKIP Vince Costello
Labour Zaf Iqbal
Liberal Democrat Andrew Wood
Conservative Peter Wood
Majority
Turnout
St Peter's Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
TUSC Douglas Beavers
Labour Barry Curran
Liberal Democrat John Lennox
UKIP Ronald McQuillan
Green Saied Satei
Conservative Geoffrey Scott
Majority
Turnout
Sandhill Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jacqui Gallagher
UKIP Tony Morrow
Conservative Christine Reed
Liberal Democrat Susan Wilson
Majority
Turnout
Shiney Row Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Rebecca Cowell
UKIP Richard Elvin
Conservative Sally Oliver
Liberal Democrat Jo Thomas
Labour Geoffrey Walker
Majority
Turnout
Silksworth Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Chris Crozier
UKIP William Davies
Labour Peter Gibson
Conservative Bryan Reynolds
Majority
Turnout
Southwick Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Kate Dowell
Labour Miles Elliott
Conservative Michael Leadbitter
Liberal Democrat Callum Littlemore
UKIP Alexander Taylor
Majority
Turnout
Washington Central Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Griffin
Labour Len Lauchlan
Green Paul Leonard
Conservative Marjorie Matthews
UKIP Erland Polden
Majority
Turnout
Washington East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Bannister
Conservative Hilary Johnson
TUSC Wilf Laws
Labour Co-op Fiona Miller
Green Anthony Murphy
UKIP Lynn O'Neil
Majority
Turnout
Washington North Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green June Bradley
Liberal Democrat Kevin Morris
Conservative Norman Oliver
UKIP Tony Ormond
Labour Peter Walker
Majority
Turnout
Washington South Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Green Dominic Armstrong
UKIP Alistair Baxter
Liberal Democrat David Griffin
Labour Paul Middleton
Conservative Martin Talbot
Majority
Turnout
Washington West Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Irene Bannister
Conservative Olwyn Bird
Green Ben Rathbone-Wells
UKIP Kevin Sheppard
Labour Harry Trueman
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. "Ex-councillor paying back £10,000 of overpaid expenses claims" . Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  3. "Sunderland local election results 2015: Who was elected in your area?". Evening Chronicle. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 20 Feb 2018.
  4. 2015 Results
Preceded by
Sunderland City Council election, 2014
Sunderland City Council elections Succeeded by
Sunderland City Council election, 2016