Sunderland City Council elections

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Sunderland City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Sunderland City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 75 councillors have been elected from 25 wards. [1]

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Council composition

Whilst under Labour control solidly since 1973, the political composition of Sunderland City Council has fluctuated over the years as the Conservatives, SDP-Liberal Alliance, and Independents gained seats from the Labour Party. Until 2019, only Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Independents (including Independent Labour) had ever won seats on Sunderland City Council. [2] When UKIP and Green Party councillors were elected in 2019, Sunderland became one of the few British councils with all five parties represented. The table below gives an impression of the council's composition based on local election results. [3]

ElectionConservativeLabourLiberal Democrat [4] IndependentUKIPGreenReform UKTotal
1973 21560100078
1975 23521200078
1976 26491200078
197827491100078
197924530100078
198018581100078
198215498300075
198314527200075
198413537200075
198611595000075
198710614000075
19889633000075
19908643000075
19918643000075
19928643000075
19948643000075
19955673000075
19964683000075
1998 4683000075
1999 8643000075
2000 10623000075
2002 11622000075
2003 9631200075
2004 12612000075
2006 13592100075
2007 17531400075
2008 22481400075
2010 18521400075
2011 14561400075
2012 8640300075
2014 8630400075
2015 6660300075
2016 6671100075
2018 8616000075
2019 12518031075
2021 184212030075
2022 184114100075
2023 134515000175

Council elections

Sunderland's Council area comprises 25 wards, each electing three councillors. Elections are held in thirds, in three years out of every four. Between 1974 and 1986, elections were held in every fourth year to Tyne and Wear County Council, until the County Council was abolished. In 1982 and 2004, all seats on Sunderland Council were up for election following boundary changes. [5]

Elections under 1973-1980 boundaries

Elections under 1982-2003 boundaries

Elections under 2004 boundaries

Election results maps

By-election results

1994-1998

South Hylton By-Election 18 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 63671.1−10.3
Conservative 17819.9+1.3
Liberal Democrats 809.0+9.0
Majority45851.2
Turnout 89411.4
Labour hold Swing

1998-2002

Colliery By-Election 23 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 64646.7−18.7
Conservative 39428.5+9.9
Liberal Democrats 34324.8+8.9
Majority25218.2
Turnout 1,38318.0
Labour hold Swing
Town End Farm By-Election 6 July 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 50963.4
Conservative 15519.3
Liberal Democrats 13917.3
Majority35444.1
Turnout 80311.8
Labour hold Swing
Eppleton By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 3,07465.9+2.2
Conservative 86018.4−17.8
Liberal Democrats 73115.7+15.7
Majority2,21447.5
Turnout 4,665
Labour hold Swing

2004-2006

Barnes by-election, 24 November 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Morrissey1,13950.8Increase2.svg15.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Taylor54724.4Decrease2.svg4.7
Labour Ian Galbraith48921.8Decrease2.svg4.5
BNP Ian Leadbitter673.0Decrease2.svg6.6
Majority59226.4
Turnout 2,24225.5Decrease2.svg23
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg10.3
Millfield by-election, 23 March 2006 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Dixon56643.5Increase2.svg10.2
Labour Shirley Waldron39730.5Decrease2.svg1.1
Conservative Leslie Dobson26020.0Decrease2.svg1.6
BNP James Davison796.0Decrease2.svg7.4
Majority16913.0
Turnout 1,30218.2Decrease2.svg17.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg5.7

2006-2010

Washington East by-election, 27 September 2007 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Cuthbert1,19649.9Increase2.svg9.8
Labour Dianne Snowdon99441.5Increase2.svg2.2
Liberal Democrats David Snowball2068.6Decrease2.svg5.6
Majority2028.4
Turnout 2,39627.6Decrease2.svg8.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg6

2010-2014

Houghton by-election, 2 May 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gemma Taylor 1,418 47.1 Increase2.svg1.3
Independent John Ellis1,12437.3Increase2.svg37.3
UKIP Edward Coleman-Hughes30210
Conservative George Brown1113.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Sterling551.8Decrease2.svg0.5
Majority2949.8
Turnout 3,01033.3Decrease2.svg2.5
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg19.3

2014-2018

St Anne's by-election, 27 March 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacqui Gallagher 945 48.1 Decrease2.svg24
UKIP Aileen Casey55528.2Increase2.svg28.2
Conservative Tony Morrissey34517.6Increase2.svg3.6
Green Emily Blyth1206.1Decrease2.svg5
Majority39019.8
Turnout 1,96523.2Decrease2.svg4.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg26.1
Washington East by-election, 11 December 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Taylor 775 38.3 Decrease2.svg3
Conservative Hilary Johnson59529.4Increase2.svg4.1
UKIP Alistair Baxter50625Decrease2.svg1.1
Green Tony Murphy934.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen O'Brien522.6Decrease2.svg2.2
Majority1808.9
Turnout 2,02123.4Decrease2.svg10.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.6
Sandhill by-election, 12 January 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen O'Brien 824 45.0 Increase2.svg41.5
Labour Gary Waller45825.0Decrease2.svg29.9
UKIP Bryan Foster34318.7Decrease2.svg7.2
Conservative Gavin Wilson18410.0Decrease2.svg5.7
Green Helmut Izaks231.3
Majority36620.0
Turnout 1,83223.8Decrease2.svg4.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg35.7
Pallion by-election, 1 February 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Haswell 1,251 53.8 Increase2.svg49.5
Labour Gordon Chalk80731.7Decrease2.svg25.9
Conservative Grant Shearer1265.4Decrease2.svg4.2
UKIP Steven Bewick974.2Decrease2.svg24.7
Green Craig Hardy391.7Decrease2.svg 1.8
Majority44419.1
Turnout 2,32431.7Increase2.svg2.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg37.7

2018-2022

Hetton by-election, 30 September 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Iain Scott 661 31.6 Decrease2.svg1.7
Liberal Democrats John Lennox63430.3Increase2.svg30.3
Independent David Geddis38618.5Decrease2.svg3.1
Conservative Adelle Burnicle30314.5Increase2.svg8.8
Independent Maurice Allen673.2Increase2.svg3.2
Green Justine Merton-Scott412Decrease2.svg1.8
Majority271.3Decrease2.svg3.3
Turnout 2,09222.5Decrease2.svg10.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg16
Redhill by-election, 3 March 2022 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Usher 709 46.9 Increase2.svg9.3
Liberal Democrats Steven Donkin38625.5Increase2.svg25.5
Conservative Sue Leishman29619.6Increase2.svg5.5
UKIP Ian Lines855.6Decrease2.svg35.4
Green Helmut Izaks352.3Decrease2.svg5.0
Majority32321.4
Turnout 1,511
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

At the time of resignation, incumbent Keith Jenkins was an independent. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Information available about your Local Area". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Tyne and Wear: Ward Voting Summaries, 1973-2015". Tyne and Wear Elects. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Incorporating local by-election results from 2000.
  4. ↑ Liberal prior to 1981, SDP-Liberal Alliance from 1981 to 1988.
  5. ↑ "Tyne and Wear: Ward Voting Summaries 1973-2015". Tyne and Wear Elects. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sunderland council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Lib-Dems retain second seat in city". Sunderland Echo. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Sunderland City Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Redhill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  10. ↑ Clark, Kevin (19 January 2022). "By-election looms after resignation of former UKIP city councillor Keith Jenkins". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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