Sunderland council election, 2018
Most seats
17
Labour Party
Seats contested
25
across 25 wards
Turnout
33.3%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 17 | -5 | 32,344 | 47.0% | -7.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 5 | +3 | 20,195 | 29.4% | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | +2 | 8,342 | 12.1% | +5.2 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 4,191 | 6.1% | +2.1 |
| Independent | 0 | +0 | 2,820 | 4.1% | +3.0 |
| Populist Party | 0 | +0 | 414 | 0.6% | — |
| The North East Party | 0 | +0 | 342 | 0.5% | +0.0 |
| The For Britain Movement | 0 | +0 | 156 | 0.2% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 25 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 25 | |
| Green Party | 25 | |
| Labour Party | 25 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 22 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
| Populist Party | 1 | |
| The For Britain Movement | 1 | |
| The North East Party | 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Antony Mullen Elected | 1,560 | 45.2% | +8.7 |
| Labour Party | Zaf Iqbal | 1,238 | 35.9% | -10.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Ellis-Dale | 432 | 12.5% | +6.9 |
| Green Party | Caroline Robinson | 220 | 6.4% | +1.5 |
| Majority | 322 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,450 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Doris MacKnight Elected | 1,358 | 63.2% | -15.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Clark Doyle | 439 | 20.4% | +8.1 |
| Green Party | Rebecca Lane Lapping | 178 | 8.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Thomas Stoker | 174 | 8.1% | -0.8 |
| Majority | 919 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,149 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Copt Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jack Edward Cunningham Elected | 1,400 | 48.7% | -4.9 |
| Independent | Anthony Allen | 940 | 32.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Patricia Ann Francis | 428 | 14.9% | +3.4 |
| Green Party | Esme Rose Stafford Featherstone | 108 | 3.8% | -2.4 |
| Majority | 460 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,876 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Doxford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Elizabeth Gibson Elected | 1,258 | 44.4% | -5.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Edward Brown | 1,199 | 42.3% | +21.3 |
| Green Party | Alan Robinson | 208 | 7.3% | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Walton | 170 | 6.0% | +3.5 |
| Majority | 59 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,835 | |||
Labour Party hold
Fulwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Edward Howe Elected | 1,816 | 46.6% | +1.0 |
| Labour Party | Christopher Thomas Harding | 1,289 | 33.1% | -0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Bond | 631 | 16.2% | +11.9 |
| Green Party | Steven Peter Murray | 159 | 4.1% | +0.5 |
| Majority | 527 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,895 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hendon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Barbara McClennan Elected | 1,029 | 47.5% | -17.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Syed Ajmol Ali | 421 | 19.4% | -0.8 |
| The North East Party | Kristian Brown | 342 | 15.8% | — |
| Green Party | Richard Peter Bradley | 239 | 11.0% | +3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony John Usher | 134 | 6.2% | -1.1 |
| Majority | 608 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,165 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Hetton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Claire Marilyn Rowntree Elected | 1,480 | 53.5% | +1.7 |
| Independent | David Geddis | 799 | 28.9% | +24.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Douglas Ian Middlemiss | 358 | 12.9% | +7.6 |
| Green Party | Rachel Louise Lowe | 74 | 2.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Malene Stephanie Talbott Matthew | 54 | 2.0% | -1.2 |
| Majority | 681 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,765 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Houghton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Neil Macknight Elected | 1,630 | 54.3% | -2.2 |
| Independent | Linda Mary Wood | 737 | 24.5% | +11.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig Morrison | 460 | 15.3% | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Sterling | 97 | 3.2% | — |
| Green Party | Graham Martin | 79 | 2.6% | — |
| Majority | 893 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,003 | |||
Labour Party hold
Millfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wood Elected | 1,522 | 58.1% | -2.1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Iain Kay | 871 | 33.2% | +1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gwennyth Gibson | 155 | 5.9% | +0.5 |
| Green Party | Billy Scott Howells | 73 | 2.8% | +0.1 |
| Majority | 651 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,621 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Pallion
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | George Thomas Smith Elected | 1,461 | 60.1% | +6.2 |
| Labour Party | Elise Anne Thompson | 714 | 29.4% | -5.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Grant Shearer | 178 | 7.3% | +1.9 |
| Green Party | Craig John Hardy | 76 | 3.1% | +1.4 |
| Majority | 747 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,429 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Redhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Paul Stewart Elected | 1,168 | 60.2% | -9.5 |
| Independent | Heather Fagan | 344 | 17.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Neville Edward Chamberlin | 343 | 17.7% | +9.6 |
| Green Party | Rafal Kazimierz Marzec | 85 | 4.4% | +1.1 |
| Majority | 824 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,940 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Ryhope
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Michael Essl Elected | 1,286 | 51.0% | -14.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paula Wilkinson | 797 | 31.6% | +12.4 |
| Green Party | Emma Robson | 290 | 11.5% | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Townsend | 149 | 5.9% | +0.9 |
| Majority | 489 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,522 | |||
Labour Party hold
Sandhill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lynn Appleby Elected | 1,025 | 45.1% | +41.1 |
| Labour Party | Dave Allan | 820 | 36.1% | -18.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Henderson Leadbitter | 317 | 14.0% | +1.6 |
| Green Party | John Leonard Appleton | 110 | 4.8% | +2.2 |
| Majority | 205 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,272 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
Shiney Row
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Mel Speding Elected | 1,704 | 54.4% | -1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sally Oliver | 742 | 23.7% | +8.9 |
| Populist Party | Tony Morrow | 414 | 13.2% | — |
| Green Party | Neil Shaplin | 147 | 4.7% | +2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nana Boddy | 128 | 4.1% | +1.2 |
| Majority | 962 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,135 | |||
Labour Party hold
Silksworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Phil Tye Elected | 1,417 | 52.4% | +1.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bryan Witherwick Reynolds | 880 | 32.6% | +15.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Crawford | 203 | 7.5% | +4.5 |
| Green Party | Christopher Michael Crozier | 202 | 7.5% | +2.1 |
| Majority | 537 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,702 | |||
Labour Party hold
Southwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alex Samuels Elected | 1,307 | 54.7% | -6.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clair Rachel Hall | 627 | 26.3% | +11.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Meeks | 315 | 13.2% | +9.8 |
| Green Party | Anna Debska | 139 | 5.8% | +3.2 |
| Majority | 680 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,388 | |||
Labour Party hold
St Anne's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Karen Patricia Noble Elected | 1,062 | 51.5% | -20.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gavin William Wilson | 620 | 30.0% | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Jane Neale | 260 | 12.6% | — |
| Green Party | Gary Ogle | 122 | 5.9% | — |
| Majority | 442 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,064 | |||
Labour Party hold
St Chad's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bill Blackett Elected | 1,268 | 44.9% | +10.2 |
| Labour Party | Gillian Edith Galbraith | 1,203 | 42.6% | +0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Crosby | 261 | 9.3% | +4.6 |
| Green Party | Helmut Izaks | 89 | 3.2% | +0.7 |
| Majority | 65 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,821 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
St Michael's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Dixon Elected | 1,958 | 58.4% | +5.2 |
| Labour Party | Steve Hansom | 990 | 29.5% | -2.1 |
| Green Party | Robert Welsh | 220 | 6.6% | -1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Potts | 184 | 5.5% | -2.0 |
| Majority | 968 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,352 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
St Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shirley Leadbitter Elected | 1,457 | 43.3% | +3.6 |
| Labour Party | Ken Richardson | 1,256 | 37.3% | -8.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Lennox | 418 | 12.4% | +3.9 |
| Green Party | Rachel Featherstone | 236 | 7.0% | +1.0 |
| Majority | 201 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,367 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
Washington Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Linda Williams Elected | 1,800 | 60.9% | -9.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anna Snell | 907 | 30.7% | +13.0 |
| Green Party | Michal Chantkowski | 251 | 8.5% | — |
| Majority | 893 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,958 | |||
Labour Party hold
Washington East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Tony Taylor Elected | 1,561 | 50.3% | -3.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hilary Johnson | 1,123 | 36.2% | +6.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Siobhán Maria Kelleher | 233 | 7.5% | +1.0 |
| Green Party | Josh Flynn | 188 | 6.1% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 438 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,105 | |||
Labour Party hold
Washington North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jill Elaine Fletcher Elected | 1,514 | 63.0% | -9.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carol Ann Groombridge | 443 | 18.4% | +2.5 |
| Green Party | June Allyson Bradley | 170 | 7.1% | -4.3 |
| The For Britain Movement | Andrew Cox | 156 | 6.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Carlton Lee West | 120 | 5.0% | — |
| Majority | 1,071 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,403 | |||
Labour Party hold
Washington South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Graeme Ferguson Miller Elected | 1,292 | 47.3% | -12.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin John Talbot | 978 | 35.8% | +7.1 |
| Green Party | Dominic Joseph Armstrong | 254 | 9.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Terry | 206 | 7.5% | -4.0 |
| Majority | 314 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,730 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Washington West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Dorothy Trueman Elected | 1,697 | 59.4% | +0.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Olwyn Bird | 721 | 25.2% | +11.8 |
| Green Party | Paul Andrew Leonard | 274 | 9.6% | +6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Morris | 165 | 5.8% | +1.0 |
| Majority | 976 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,857 | |||
Labour Party hold