- Sunderland local elections
One third of Sunderland Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
Labour 1973 - present
Council elections
Sunderland Council election, 1998 Sunderland Council election, 1999 Sunderland Council election, 2000 Sunderland Council election, 2002 Sunderland Council election, 2003 Sunderland Council election, 2004 Sunderland Council election, 2006 Sunderland Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 636
percentage = 71.1
change = -10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 178
percentage = 19.9
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 80
percentage = 9.0
change = +9.0Election box majority
votes = 458
percentage = 51.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 894
percentage = 11.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 646
percentage = 46.7
change = -18.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 394
percentage = 28.5
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 343
percentage = 24.8
change = +8.9Election box majority
votes = 252
percentage = 18.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,383
percentage = 18.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 509
percentage = 63.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 155
percentage = 19.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 139
percentage = 17.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 354
percentage = 44.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 803
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 3,074
percentage = 65.9
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 860
percentage = 18.4
change = -17.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 731
percentage = 15.7
change = +15.7Election box majority
votes = 2,214
percentage = 47.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 4,665
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Morrissey
votes = 1,139
percentage = 50.8
change = +15.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Taylor
votes = 547
percentage = 24.4
change = -4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Galbraith
votes = 489
percentage = 21.8
change = -4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Ian Leadbitter
votes = 67
percentage = 3.0
change = -6.6Election box majority
votes = 592
percentage = 26.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,242
percentage = 25.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Dixon
votes = 566
percentage = 43.5
change = +10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Shirley Waldron
votes = 397
percentage = 30.5
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Dobson
votes = 260
percentage = 20.0
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = James Davison
votes = 79
percentage = 6.0
change = -7.4Election box majority
votes = 169
percentage = 13.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,302
percentage = 18.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Angela Cuthbert
votes = 1,196
percentage = 49.9
change = +9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dianne Snowdon
votes = 994
percentage = 41.5
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Snowball
votes = 206
percentage = 8.6
change = -5.6Election box majority
votes = 202
percentage = 8.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,396
percentage = 27.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.sunderland.gov.uk Sunderland Council]
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