Sunderland council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 25 wards · 25 seats contested

Most seats
22
Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats contested
25
across 25 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party 22 — 35,905 54.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 — 14,695 22.1% —
Liberal Democrats 1 — 4,627 7.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 7,522 11.3% —
Green Party 0 — 2,640 4.0% —
Independent 0 — 703 1.1% —
The North East Party 0 — 324 0.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 116 0.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 25
Conservative and Unionist Party 25
Labour Party 25
Liberal Democrats 21
Green Party 19
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 12
Independent 3
The North East Party 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 25 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Barnes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rebecca Sarah Atkinson Elected 1,502 46.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John O'Connor 1,173 36.5% —
Independent Alan Joseph Rinaldi 199 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Bailey James Baker 179 5.6% —
Green Party Caroline Robinson 157 4.9% —
Majority329
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,210

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Denny Wilson Elected 1,665 78.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Grant Shearer 261 12.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Thomas Stoker 187 8.8% —
Majority1,404
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,113

Copt Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin Johnston Elected 1,577 53.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Reginald William Coulson 847 28.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Ann Francis 339 11.5% —
Green Party Daniel Olaman 181 6.1% —
Majority730
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,944

Doxford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christine Marshall Elected 1,320 50.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Charles O'Brien 555 21.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Vincent Gray Costello 528 20.0% —
Green Party Rachel Featherstone 171 6.5% —
Liberal Democrats Geoff Pryke 66 2.5% —
Majority765
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,640

Fulwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Melvyn Francis Elected 1,728 45.7% —
Labour Party Ken Richardson 1,279 33.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Christopher James Marshall 480 12.7% —
Liberal Democrats Diana Malene Stephanie Talbott Matthew 161 4.3% —
Green Party Peter Murray 136 3.6% —
Majority449
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,784

Hendon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Michael Mordey Elected 1,376 65.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Syed Ajmol Ali 429 20.3% —
Green Party Helmut Izaks 156 7.4% —
Liberal Democrats Callum James Littlemore 155 7.3% —
Majority947
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,116

Hetton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Blackburn Elected 1,531 51.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Defty 1,037 35.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas Ian Middlemiss 159 5.4% —
Independent David Geddis 135 4.6% —
Liberal Democrats Philip Dowell 92 3.1% —
Majority494
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,954

Houghton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alex Scullion Elected 1,607 56.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Anthony Paul Holt 641 22.5% —
Independent Mick Watson 369 13.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Edward Brown 229 8.0% —
Majority966
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,846

Millfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Niall Hodson Elected 1,588 60.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Bob Price 838 31.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gwennyth Gibson 143 5.4% —
Green Party Lucky Eyuwoko Pemu 71 2.7% —
Majority750
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,640

Pallion

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Amy Wilson Elected 1,046 50.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian William Pallace 596 28.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip James Young 261 12.6% —
Liberal Democrats Conor Sutton 91 4.4% —
Green Party Alan Robinson 71 3.4% —
Majority450
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,065

Redhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Ronny Davison Elected 1,409 69.7% —
The North East Party Heather Fagan 324 16.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shaun Cudworth 163 8.1% —
Green Party Edward William Michael Robinson 67 3.3% —
Liberal Democrats Steve Thomas 59 2.9% —
Majority1,085
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,022

Ryhope

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paula Ann Hunt Elected 1,572 65.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrei Siegfried Lucaci 462 19.2% —
Green Party Emma Robson 247 10.3% —
Liberal Democrats Anthony John Usher 121 5.0% —
Majority1,110
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,402

Sandhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Debra Waller Elected 1,229 55.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bryan Foster 579 25.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Mary Reed 277 12.4% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Tindle Wilson 90 4.0% —
Green Party Jonathan Neil Hume 59 2.6% —
Majority650
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,234

Shiney Row

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Anne Lawson Elected 1,733 56.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Richard Elvin 740 23.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sally Oliver 456 14.8% —
Liberal Democrats Sean Terry 88 2.8% —
Green Party Polly Elizabeth Ellen Robinson 74 2.4% —
Majority993
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,091

Silksworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Smith Elected 1,405 51.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Davies 649 23.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bryan Witherwick Reynolds 458 16.7% —
Green Party Christopher Michael Crozier 146 5.3% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Edgeworth 83 3.0% —
Majority756
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,741

Southwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kelly Chequer Elected 1,430 60.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Sandy Taylor 426 18.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neville Edward Chamberlin 352 15.0% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen O'Brien 80 3.4% —
Green Party David Anthony Lawson 61 2.6% —
Majority1,004
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,349

St Anne's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sue Watson Elected 1,371 71.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Morrissey 548 28.6% —
Majority823
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,919

St Chad's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Darryl Dixon Elected 1,188 42.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dominic McDonough 978 34.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joshua Harry Green 448 15.9% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret Crosby 132 4.7% —
Green Party Richard Peter Bradley 68 2.4% —
Majority210
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,814

St Michael's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Oliver Elected 1,675 53.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Zaf Iqbal 996 31.6% —
Green Party John Leonard Appleton 242 7.7% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wood 237 7.5% —
Majority679
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,150

St Peter's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julia Teresa Jackson Elected 1,405 45.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoffrey Scott 1,215 39.7% —
Liberal Democrats John Lennox 260 8.5% —
Green Party Michal Chantkowski 184 6.0% —
Majority190
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,064

Washington Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Dianne Elizabeth Snowdon Elected 1,994 70.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Grace Kathryn Hanson-Eden 503 17.7% —
Liberal Democrats Anne Griffin 345 12.1% —
Majority1,491
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,842

Washington East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party David Snowdon Elected 1,508 53.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hilary Johnson 842 29.8% —
Liberal Democrats Irene Bannister 183 6.5% —
Green Party Anthony Murphy 180 6.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Wilf Laws 116 4.1% —
Majority666
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,829

Washington North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Kelly Elected 1,709 72.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Gray 373 15.9% —
Green Party June Allyson Bradley 266 11.3% —
Majority1,336
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,348

Washington South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Louise Anthea Florence Farthing Elected 1,523 59.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin John Talbot 732 28.7% —
Liberal Democrats David Griffin 294 11.5% —
Majority791
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,549

Washington West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bernie Scaplehorn Elected 1,692 59.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lynn O'Neil 551 19.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Olwyn Bird 384 13.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jo Thomas 136 4.7% —
Green Party Benjamin Luis Robertson Wells 103 3.6% —
Majority1,141
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,866

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