Sunderland council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 24 wards · 24 seats contested

Most seats
16
Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats contested
24
across 24 wards
Turnout
32.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party 16 +1 28,846 45.4% +0.8
Liberal Democrats 5 +0 10,882 17.1% +1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 -1 14,358 22.6% -8.4
Reform UK 0 +0 4,230 6.7% —
Green Party 0 +0 3,486 5.5% -1.1
Independent 0 +0 1,719 2.7% +0.5
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 +0 40 0.1% —
Communist Party of Britain 0 +0 27 0.0% -0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 24
Conservative and Unionist Party 24
Green Party 24
Labour and Co-operative Party 24
Liberal Democrats 24
Reform UK 23
Independent 4
Communist Party of Britain 1
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 24 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 and Co-operative Party Ehthesham Haque Elected 1,272 40.3% +1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Leonard 1,130 35.8% -11.8
Reform UK Alan Douglas Bilton 296 9.4% —
Liberal Democrats Tim Ellis-Dale 248 7.9% +0.2
Green Party Mark Dominic Tyers 212 6.7% +0.6
Majority142
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors8,238
Ballots cast3,158

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Paul Foster Elected 1,235 65.1% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul James Anthony Burke 258 13.6% -11.2
Reform UK Peter Middleton 196 10.3% —
Liberal Democrats Mia Coupland 125 6.6% —
Green Party Gary Ogle 87 4.6% -6.4
Majority977
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors8,090
Ballots cast1,896

Labour Party hold

Copt Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Melanie Thornton Elected 1,273 50.8% +6.3
Independent Philip Dowell 564 22.5% -5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Ann Francis 364 14.5% -3.1
Green Party Andrew Robertson 122 4.9% -2.4
Reform UK Sheila Samme 98 3.9% —
Liberal Democrats Nana Boddy 83 3.3% +0.5
Majority709
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors9,069
Ballots cast2,504

Labour Party hold

Doxford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Heather Fagan Elected 1,788 59.2% +9.5
Labour and Co-operative Party Andrew John Rowntree 719 23.8% -4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party John Wiper 301 10.0% -8.6
Reform UK Dawn Hurst 146 4.8% —
Green Party Auburn Langley 67 2.2% -1.6
Majority1,069
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors8,127
Ballots cast3,021

Liberal Democrats hold

Fulwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Walton Elected 1,879 48.1% -4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party David Sinclair 1,036 26.5% -3.4
Labour Party Andy Stafford 718 18.4% +2.9
Reform UK Lisa Marie Hilton 126 3.2% —
Green Party Liam Dufferwiel 108 2.8% +0.5
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Jumping Jack Flash Jack 40 1.0% —
Majority843
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors8,921
Ballots cast3,907

Liberal Democrats hold

Hetton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Iain Grant Burns Scott Elected 1,117 44.9% -0.2
Independent David Geddis 812 32.7% -3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Connor Sinclair 210 8.4% -4.0
Reform UK Sam David Woods-Brass 157 6.3% —
Green Party Rachel Louise Lowe 101 4.1% —
Liberal Democrats Ian David Ellis 89 3.6% -2.6
Majority305
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors9,279
Ballots cast2,486

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Houghton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Juliana Heron Elected 1,625 60.1% +4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Morrison 363 13.4% -9.7
Independent Donna Sarah Thomas 269 9.9% -5.2
Reform UK Stephen William Holt 206 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Sharon Boddy 128 4.7% —
Green Party Alyson Kordbarlag 113 4.2% -1.5
Majority1,262
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors10,373
Ballots cast2,704

Labour Party hold

Millfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julia Potts Elected 1,497 56.3% +7.1
Labour Party Kingsley Osahon Okojie 872 32.8% -4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Hardip Barad 134 5.0% -5.0
Green Party Richard Peter Bradley 71 2.7% +0.1
Reform UK David Craig 59 2.2% —
Communist Party of Britain Julio Romero Johnson 27 1.0% -0.2
Majority625
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors7,692
Ballots cast2,660

Liberal Democrats hold

Pallion

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Martin Haswell Elected 1,659 64.3% +6.4
Labour Party Karen Patricia Noble 715 27.7% -0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Gwennyth Gibson 93 3.6% -6.9
Reform UK Raymond Lathan 75 2.9% —
Green Party Dorothy Lynch 39 1.5% -1.6
Majority944
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors7,742
Ballots cast2,581

Liberal Democrats hold

Redhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party John Joseph Usher Elected 1,015 59.3% +3.0
Reform UK Neil William Farrer 262 15.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Leishman 215 12.6% -4.7
Liberal Democrats Steven John Dale 133 7.8% -14.0
Green Party Justine Merton-Scott 87 5.1% +0.4
Majority753
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors7,828
Ballots cast1,712

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Ryhope

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Lindsey Mair Leonard Elected 1,348 51.5% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Lorraine Helen Douglas 596 22.7% -21.9
Reform UK Tony Nathan Thompson 368 14.0% —
Green Party Micheal Joseph Harker 166 6.3% -3.3
Liberal Democrats Janice Susan Ellis 142 5.4% —
Majority752
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors8,697
Ballots cast2,620

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Sandhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Stephen O'Brien Elected 1,457 64.0% +10.7
Labour Party Keith Lakeman 557 24.5% -9.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Mary Reed 104 4.6% -5.8
Reform UK Ciera Hudspith 100 4.4% —
Green Party Martha Rachel Maitland Bradley 60 2.6% -0.3
Majority900
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors7,680
Ballots cast2,278

Liberal Democrats hold

Shiney Row

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party David Snowdon Elected 1,501 53.8% -1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Steven Vardy 592 21.2% -8.1
Green Party Thomas Alexander Mower 310 11.1% -0.4
Reform UK Morgan Ellen Amy Proud 177 6.3% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Peacock 137 4.9% —
Independent Lynsey Gibson 74 2.7% —
Majority909
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors9,435
Ballots cast2,791

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Silksworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joanne Laverick Elected 1,459 56.2% +0.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Owen Snaith 493 19.0% -13.1
Green Party Christopher Michael Crozier 346 13.3% +1.6
Reform UK Michael Ellis 218 8.4% —
Liberal Democrats Mauro Alfiero Amatosi 78 3.0% —
Majority966
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors7,921
Ballots cast2,594

Labour Party hold

Southwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michael John Butler Elected 1,256 60.2% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Christopher Ritchie 359 17.2% -10.9
Reform UK Paul Watt 250 12.0% —
Green Party Emma Cutting 136 6.5% -6.1
Liberal Democrats Hélder Daniel Cardinal Costa 84 4.0% —
Majority897
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors7,964
Ballots cast2,085

Labour Party hold

St Anne's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Catherine Louise Hunter Elected 981 48.5% -0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Pam Mann 694 34.3% -4.3
Liberal Democrats Elaine Georgina Rumfitt 216 10.7% —
Green Party Simon Andrew Hughes 131 6.5% -6.1
Majority287
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors7,850
Ballots cast2,022

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

St Chad's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dominic McDonough Elected 1,296 50.2% -3.9
Labour Party Martin Old 888 34.4% -1.9
Reform UK Graham Hurst 164 6.3% —
Green Party Scott Andrew Burrows 124 4.8% +0.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony John Usher 112 4.3% -1.1
Majority408
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors7,272
Ballots cast2,584

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Michael's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Adele Graham-King Elected 1,432 42.2% -11.6
Labour Party Chris Smith 1,378 40.6% +5.3
Reform UK Christopher Luke Eynon 273 8.0% —
Green Party John Leonard Appleton 201 5.9% -0.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Andrew Wilson 110 3.2% -0.8
Majority54
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors8,487
Ballots cast3,394

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Peter's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh McKeith Elected 1,348 43.4% -6.1
Labour and Co-operative Party David Newey 1,160 37.3% +3.6
Liberal Democrats John Lennox 254 8.2% -0.7
Green Party Rachel Featherstone 193 6.2% -1.7
Reform UK Keith Samme 152 4.9% —
Majority188
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors7,924
Ballots cast3,107

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Washington Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Beth Veronica Jones Elected 1,806 66.6% +7.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Audrey Jaitay 505 18.6% -12.6
Reform UK Dean Hilton 158 5.8% —
Green Party Raymond John Moore 145 5.3% -4.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Mary Wood 99 3.6% —
Majority1,301
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors8,312
Ballots cast2,713

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Washington East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Fiona Margaret Ann Mackenzie Miller Elected 1,651 56.4% +2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Hilary Johnson 780 26.6% -12.3
Reform UK Lynda Alexander 210 7.2% —
Green Party Michal Chantkowski 166 5.7% -1.9
Liberal Democrats Richard John Bond 122 4.2% —
Majority871
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors8,878
Ballots cast2,929

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Washington North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Walker Elected 1,455 68.2% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Svetlana Rakhimova 275 12.9% -12.2
Reform UK Elizabeth Anne Brown 163 7.6% —
Green Party Kevin Lynch 131 6.1% -7.4
Liberal Democrats Graeme Arnott 108 5.1% —
Majority1,180
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors7,943
Ballots cast2,132

Labour Party hold

Washington South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Joanne Chapman Elected 1,311 43.6% -26.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter James Noble 1,210 40.3% -23.1
Reform UK Deborah Ann Lorraine 229 7.6% —
Green Party Robert Welsh 142 4.7% —
Liberal Democrats Sean Terry 114 3.8% -10.9
Majority101
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors7,628
Ballots cast3,006

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Washington West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Harry Trueman Elected 1,534 56.8% -1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Cosgrove 570 21.1% -10.2
Green Party Paul Andrew Leonard 228 8.4% -1.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Philip Bex 220 8.2% —
Reform UK Kathryn Annette Brown 147 5.4% —
Majority964
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors8,584
Ballots cast2,699

Labour Party hold

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