Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name =Sunderland South
Map1 = SunderlandSouth
Type = Borough
Map2 = TyneWear
Entity = Tyne and Wear
County = Tyne and Wear
Year = 1950
MP = Chris Mullin
Party = Labour
EP = North East England

Sunderland South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a strong Labour seat and has been represented by Chris Mullin since 1987. The constituency is well known for trying to be the first seat to report its results, doing so in each of the four general election in 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2005.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Tyne and Wear, Sunderland South is to be merged with elements of the existing Houghton and Washington East seat to create a new constituency called Houghton and Sunderland South

There is also the creation of a new Sunderland Central seat.

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created" (1950)

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Sunderland SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Mullin
votes = 17,982
percentage = 58.6
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Oliver
votes = 6,923
percentage = 22.5
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gareth Kane
votes = 4,492
percentage = 14.6
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = David Guynan
votes = 1,166
percentage = 3.8
change = +2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = Roslyn Warner
votes = 149
percentage = 0.5
change = -0.4Election box majority
votes = 11,059
percentage = 36.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 30,712
percentage = 49.3
change = -1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -3.9

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Sunderland SouthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Mullin
votes = 19,921
percentage = 63.9
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Boyd
votes = 6,254
percentage = 20.1
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Greenfield
votes = 3,675
percentage = 11.8
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Joe Dobbie
votes = 576
percentage = 1.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Joseph Moore
votes = 470
percentage = 1.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = The Mad Cow-Girl Warner
votes = 291
percentage = 0.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 13,667
percentage = 43.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 31,187
percentage = 48.3
change = -10.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Tyne and Wear