Local Election Results 2015
Sunderland
One-third of council up for election.
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By-elections for Sunderland (may be incomplete): 24th November 2005 (Barnes)
— 23rd March 2006 (Millfield)
— 27th September 2007 (Washington E.)
— 2nd May 2013 (Houghton)
— 27th March 2014 (St Anne's)
— 11th December 2014 (Washington E.)
— 12th January 2017 (Sandhill)
— 1st February 2018 (Pallion)
— 30th September 2021 (Hetton)
— 3rd March 2022 (Redhill)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
57544 |
49.6% |
24 |
| Conservative |
24079 |
20.8% |
1 |
| UK Independence Party |
22580 |
19.5% |
0 |
| Green Party |
4089 |
3.5% |
0 |
| Liberal Democrat |
3617 |
3.1% |
0 |
| Independent |
3582 |
3.1% |
0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
448 |
0.4% |
0 |
| North East Party |
101 |
0.1% |
0 |
| Ian Galbraith |
Lab |
2336 |
43.9% |
| Peter O'Connor |
C |
1580 |
29.7% |
| Jamie Nast |
UKIP |
889 |
16.7% |
| Laura Bruton |
LD |
302 |
5.7% |
| Lucky Pemu |
Grn |
219 |
4.1% |
| Stephen Foster |
Lab |
2599 |
63.9% |
| Keith Samme |
UKIP |
881 |
21.7% |
| Martin Anderson |
C |
442 |
10.9% |
| Gary Duncan |
TUSC |
147 |
3.6% |
| Mary Turton |
Lab |
2267 |
45.1% |
| Colin Wakefield |
Ind |
2082 |
41.4% |
| Pat Francis |
C |
501 |
10.0% |
| Daniel Olaman |
Grn |
176 |
3.5% |
| Colin English |
Lab |
2320 |
50.1% |
| Alex Douglas |
C |
1135 |
24.5% |
| Kay Rowham |
UKIP |
933 |
20.2% |
| Alan Robinson |
Grn |
241 |
5.2% |
| Margaret Beck |
Lab |
2488 |
41.5% |
| John Wiper |
C |
2373 |
39.6% |
| Sheila Samme |
UKIP |
867 |
14.5% |
| Diana Talbott-Matthew |
LD |
262 |
4.4% |
| Victoria O'Neil |
Lab |
1972 |
53.4% |
| Pauline Featonby-Warren |
UKIP |
819 |
22.2% |
| Deborah Lorraine |
C |
556 |
15.1% |
| David Lawson |
Grn |
272 |
7.4% |
| Owen Taylor |
TUSC |
71 |
1.9% |
| Doris Turner |
Lab |
2544 |
53.6% |
| John Defty |
UKIP |
1617 |
34.0% |
| Douglas Middlemiss |
C |
435 |
9.2% |
| Philip Dowell |
LD |
154 |
3.2% |
| Juliana Heron |
Lab |
2318 |
45.3% |
| John Ellis |
Ind |
1500 |
29.3% |
| Terrence Henderson |
UKIP |
774 |
15.1% |
| George Brown |
C |
426 |
8.3% |
| David Snowball |
LD |
103 |
2.0% |
| Lynda Scanlan |
Lab |
1859 |
49.9% |
| David Geddis |
UKIP |
736 |
19.8% |
| Gwennyth Gibson |
C |
568 |
15.3% |
| Stephen O'Brien |
LD |
301 |
8.1% |
| Helmut Izaks |
Grn |
191 |
5.1% |
| Karen Sinclair |
TUSC |
68 |
1.8% |
| Paul Watson |
Lab |
1804 |
49.3% |
| Ian Pallace |
UKIP |
1012 |
27.7% |
| Philip Young |
C |
554 |
15.1% |
| Rachel Featherstone |
Grn |
153 |
4.2% |
| Sylvia Dorward |
LD |
134 |
3.7% |
| Richard Bell |
Lab |
2320 |
62.8% |
| Lynn Kelly |
UKIP |
841 |
22.8% |
| Shaun Cudworth |
C |
355 |
9.6% |
| Heather Fagan |
NEast |
101 |
2.7% |
| Steve Thomas |
LD |
77 |
2.1% |
| Ellen Ball |
Lab |
2328 |
52.1% |
| Bryan Foster |
UKIP |
1040 |
23.3% |
| Harry Todd |
C |
902 |
20.2% |
| Paul Burwood |
Grn |
198 |
4.4% |
| Karen Waters |
Lab |
2025 |
52.5% |
| Aileen Casey |
UKIP |
1029 |
26.7% |
| Tony Morrissey |
C |
577 |
15.0% |
| Caroline Robinson |
Grn |
117 |
3.0% |
| Anthony Usher |
LD |
106 |
2.8% |
| John Porthouse |
Lab |
2046 |
44.5% |
| Dominic McDonough |
C |
1462 |
31.8% |
| Linda Welsh |
UKIP |
773 |
16.8% |
| Margaret Crosby |
LD |
171 |
3.7% |
| Gavin Taylor |
Grn |
143 |
3.1% |
| Peter Wood |
C |
2481 |
46.3% |
| Zaf Iqbal |
Lab |
1640 |
30.6% |
| Vince Costello |
UKIP |
645 |
12.0% |
| Tim Brennan |
Grn |
361 |
6.7% |
| Andrew Wood |
LD |
235 |
4.4% |
| Barry Curran |
Lab |
1986 |
40.1% |
| Geoffrey Scott |
C |
1605 |
32.4% |
| Ronald McQuillan |
UKIP |
833 |
16.8% |
| John Lennox |
LD |
249 |
5.0% |
| Saied Satei |
Grn |
182 |
3.7% |
| Douglas Beavers |
TUSC |
100 |
2.0% |
| Jacqui Gallagher |
Lab |
2121 |
54.9% |
| Tony Morrow |
UKIP |
1003 |
25.9% |
| Christine Reed |
C |
607 |
15.7% |
| Susan Wilson |
LD |
135 |
3.5% |
| Geoffrey Walker |
Lab |
2808 |
50.8% |
| Richard Elvin |
UKIP |
1182 |
21.4% |
| Sally Oliver |
C |
1124 |
20.3% |
| Rebecca Cowell |
Grn |
257 |
4.7% |
| Jo Thomas |
LD |
155 |
2.8% |
| Peter Gibson |
Lab |
2516 |
53.6% |
| William Davies |
UKIP |
1062 |
22.6% |
| Bryan Reynolds |
C |
864 |
18.4% |
| Chris Crozier |
Grn |
256 |
5.4% |
| Miles Elliott |
Lab |
2097 |
55.3% |
| Alexander Taylor |
UKIP |
852 |
22.5% |
| Michael Leadbitter |
C |
548 |
14.5% |
| Kate Dowell |
Grn |
169 |
4.5% |
| Callum Littlemore |
LD |
123 |
3.2% |
| Len Lauchlan |
Lab |
2840 |
53.3% |
| Erland Polden |
UKIP |
1125 |
21.1% |
| Marjorie Matthews |
C |
893 |
16.8% |
| Anne Griffin |
LD |
254 |
4.8% |
| Paul Leonard |
Grn |
219 |
4.1% |
| Fiona Miller |
Lab |
2457 |
46.6% |
| Hilary Johnson |
C |
1495 |
28.3% |
| Lynn O'Neil |
UKIP |
808 |
15.3% |
| Anthony Murphy |
Grn |
229 |
4.3% |
| Malcolm Bannister |
LD |
226 |
4.3% |
| Wilf Laws |
TUSC |
62 |
1.2% |
| Peter Walker |
Lab |
2699 |
60.2% |
| Tony Ormond |
UKIP |
945 |
21.1% |
| Norman Oliver |
C |
507 |
11.3% |
| June Bradley |
Grn |
188 |
4.2% |
| Kevin Morris |
LD |
148 |
3.3% |
| Paul Middleton |
Lab |
2194 |
45.2% |
| Martin Talbot |
C |
1211 |
24.9% |
| Alistair Baxter |
UKIP |
921 |
19.0% |
| Dominic Armstrong |
Grn |
281 |
5.8% |
| David Griffin |
LD |
249 |
5.1% |
| Harry Trueman |
Lab |
2960 |
55.8% |
| Kevin Sheppard |
UKIP |
993 |
18.7% |
| Olwyn Bird |
C |
878 |
16.6% |
| Ben Rathbone-Wells |
Grn |
237 |
4.5% |
| Irene Bannister |
LD |
233 |
4.4% |
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