Sunderland council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 25 wards · 26 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
26
across 25 wards
Turnout
34.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 -5 23,999 32.7% -14.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 5 +0 13,758 18.7% -10.6
Liberal Democrats 5 +2 10,090 13.7% +1.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3 +3 17,541 23.9% —
Green Party 1 +1 5,853 8.0% +1.9
Independent 0 +0 1,425 1.9% -2.2
Populist Party 0 +0 593 0.8% +0.2
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 208 0.3% —
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 33 0.0% -0.2

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 26
Conservative and Unionist Party 26
Labour Party 26
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 26
Green Party 24
Liberal Democrats 20
Independent 4
Populist Party 3
Independents for Direct Democracy 1
The For Britain Movement 1

A party standing a full slate could field 26 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 Helen Greener Elected 1,216 36.2% -9.0
Labour Party Ian Macadam Galbraith 1,009 30.0% -5.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Allison Allen 479 14.3% —
Liberal Democrats Tim Ellis-Dale 430 12.8% +0.3
Green Party Josh Flynn 225 6.7% +0.3
Majority207
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,359

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Paul Foster Elected 1,077 48.3% -14.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Linda Hudson 908 40.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bryan Witherwick Reynolds 244 10.9% -9.5
Majority169
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,229

Labour Party hold

Copt Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Melanie Thornton Elected 1,232 41.4% -7.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Reginald William Coulson 1,047 35.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Ann Francis 386 13.0% -1.9
Green Party Esme Rose Stafford Featherstone 311 10.5% +6.7
Majority185
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,976

Labour Party hold

Doxford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Heather Fagan Elected 1,337 42.7% +36.7
Labour Party Colin English 730 23.3% -21.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Defty 518 16.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Wiper 394 12.6% -29.7
Green Party Richard Peter Bradley 150 4.8% -2.5
Majority607
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,129

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Fulwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Clark Doyle Elected 1,235 30.7% -15.9
Labour Party Margaret Beck 1,170 29.1% -4.0
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Bond 789 19.6% +3.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tracey Hull 570 14.2% —
Green Party Robert Welsh 260 6.5% +2.4
Majority65
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,024

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hendon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lynda Rontree Scanlan Elected 817 37.1% -10.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Martin Edward Moore 581 26.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Edward Brown 280 12.7% -6.7
Independent Kristian Brown 204 9.3% —
Green Party Gary Ogle 189 8.6% -2.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Crawford 134 6.1% -0.1
Majority236
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,205

Labour Party hold

Hetton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Doris Turner Elected 990 33.3% -20.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Robert Hopper 854 28.7% —
Independent David Geddis 642 21.6% -7.3
Independents for Direct Democracy Glyn Dixon 208 7.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neville Edward Chamberlin 168 5.7% -7.3
Green Party Rachel Louise Lowe 111 3.7% +1.1
Majority136
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,973

Labour Party hold

Houghton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Juliana Heron Elected 1,293 40.5% -13.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Sheila Quigley 1,116 34.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Raymond Hall Davison 313 9.8% -5.5
Green Party Christopher Michael Crozier 256 8.0% +5.4
Independent Mick Watson 217 6.8% -17.8
Majority177
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,195

Labour Party hold

Millfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julia Potts Elected 1,550 60.7% +2.6
Labour Party Thomas Edward Newton 593 23.2% -10.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Paul Holt 216 8.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Syed Ajmol Ali 94 3.7% -2.2
Green Party Helmut Izaks 67 2.6% -0.2
The For Britain Movement Joe Cobb 33 1.3% —
Majority957
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,553

Liberal Democrats hold

Pallion

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Martin Haswell Elected 1,662 63.7% +3.5
Labour Party Richard Mulvaney 436 16.7% -12.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael David Gutowski 340 13.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Grant Shearer 108 4.1% -3.2
Green Party David Lawson 64 2.5% -0.7
Majority1,226
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,610

Liberal Democrats hold

Redhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Keith Jenkins Elected 866 41.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Iain Kay 795 37.6% -22.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Winter 299 14.1% -3.5
Green Party Rafal Kazimierz Marzec 154 7.3% +2.9
Majority71
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,114

UK Independence Party (UKIP) gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Ryhope

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steven John Bewick Elected 946 34.6% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Ellen Ball 927 33.9% -17.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrei Siegfried Lucaci 424 15.5% -16.1
Green Party Emma Robson 249 9.1% -2.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Townsend 188 6.9% +1.0
Majority19
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,734

UK Independence Party (UKIP) gain from Labour Party

Sandhill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen O'Brien Elected 1,050 43.0% -2.1
Liberal Democrats Margaret Crosby Elected 824 33.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Hugh Clinton 735 30.1% —
Labour Party Nathan Davison 635 26.0% -10.1
Labour Party Joanne Laverick 545 22.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) William Cowe 480 19.6% —
Populist Party Tony Morrow 245 10.0% —
Green Party Alexandra Margaret Mills 149 6.1% +1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Mary Reed 144 5.9% -8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Such 79 3.2% —
Majority89
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,443

Liberal Democrats gain · Liberal Democrats hold

Shiney Row

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Geoffrey Arthur Walker Elected 1,229 39.0% -15.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Richard Elvin 819 26.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clair Rachel Hall 482 15.3% -8.4
Green Party Katy Anne Sawyer 229 7.3% +2.6
Populist Party Kevin Bunker 212 6.7% -6.5
Liberal Democrats Nana Boddy 180 5.7% +1.6
Majority410
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,151

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Silksworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Gibson Elected 1,090 37.7% -14.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kay Rowham 818 28.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gwennyth Gibson 572 19.8% -12.8
Green Party Neil Shaplin 279 9.6% +2.2
Populist Party Brian Clare 136 4.7% —
Majority272
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,895

Labour Party hold

Southwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael John Butler Elected 1,025 39.5% -15.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David White 575 22.1% —
Independent Christopher James Marshall 362 13.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Christopher Ritchie 351 13.5% -12.7
Green Party Anna Debska 148 5.7% -0.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Walton 135 5.2% -8.0
Majority450
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,596

Labour Party hold

St Anne's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Pam Mann Elected 773 34.8% —
Labour Party Alison Smith 732 32.9% -18.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Gavin William Wilson 374 16.8% -13.2
Liberal Democrats Emma Jane Neale 202 9.1% -3.5
Green Party Billy Scott Howells 142 6.4% +0.5
Majority41
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,223

UK Independence Party (UKIP) gain from Labour Party

St Chad's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dominic McDonough Elected 1,200 39.8% -5.2
Labour Party Gillian Edith Galbraith 844 28.0% -14.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Davies 674 22.3% —
Green Party Scott Andrew Burrows 176 5.8% +2.7
Liberal Democrats Colin Richard Nicholson 122 4.0% -5.2
Majority356
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,016

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Michael's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Robin Wood Elected 1,721 50.8% -7.6
Labour Party Stewart Ingram 716 21.2% -8.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian William Walton 413 12.2% —
Green Party John Leonard Appleton 349 10.3% +3.7
Liberal Democrats Diana Malene Stephanie Talbott Matthew 186 5.5% +0.0
Majority1,005
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,385

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Peter's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh McKeith Elected 1,154 35.0% -8.3
Labour Party Barry Stanley Curran 866 26.3% -11.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Lines 602 18.2% —
Liberal Democrats John Lennox 348 10.5% -1.9
Green Party Rachel Featherstone 329 10.0% +3.0
Majority288
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,299

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Washington Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Len Lauchlan Elected 1,156 41.3% -19.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Erland Polden 711 25.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anna Snell 509 18.2% -12.5
Green Party Michal Chantkowski 259 9.3% +0.8
Liberal Democrats Maciej Aleksander Zagdan 164 5.9% —
Majority445
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,799

Labour Party hold

Washington East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Fiona Margaret Ann Mackenzie Miller Elected 1,142 37.6% -12.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Hilary Johnson 731 24.0% -12.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Hazel Katherine Whitfield 589 19.4% —
Green Party Michael Anthony Ellis 366 12.0% +6.0
Liberal Democrats Sean Terry 213 7.0% -0.5
Majority411
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,041

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Washington North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Walker Elected 1,007 42.7% -20.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Anthony Ormond 702 29.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Ann Groombridge 287 12.2% -6.3
Green Party June Allyson Bradley 275 11.7% +4.6
Liberal Democrats Kevin Morris 85 3.6% -1.4
Majority305
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,356

Labour Party hold

Washington South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Dominic Joseph Armstrong Elected 711 24.9% +15.6
Labour Party Sean Robert Laws 708 24.8% -22.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin John Talbot 553 19.4% -16.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Luke Bond 535 18.7% —
Liberal Democrats Carlton Lee West 347 12.2% +4.6
Majority3
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,854

Green Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Washington West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Harry Trueman Elected 1,235 42.6% -16.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Kevin John Sheppard 674 23.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Olwyn Bird 440 15.2% -10.1
Green Party Paul Andrew Leonard 405 14.0% +4.4
Liberal Democrats Odet Mark Aszkenasy 144 5.0% -0.8
Majority561
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,898

Labour Party hold

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