Local Election Results 2023
Sunderland
One-third of council up for election.
Note:— The election in Hendon ward was postponed due to the death of a candidate.
Other results for Sunderland:
2002
2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
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 |
29724 |
45.3% |
17 |
| Conservative |
14462 |
22.0% |
3 |
| Liberal Democrat |
11747 |
17.9% |
5 |
| Reform UK |
4317 |
6.6% |
0 |
| Green Party |
3565 |
5.4% |
0 |
| Independent |
1719 |
2.6% |
0 |
| Official Monster Raving Loony Party |
40 |
0.1% |
0 |
| Communist Party of Britain |
27 |
0.0% |
0 |
| Abul Haque |
Lab |
1272 |
40.3% |
| Kevin Leonard |
C |
1130 |
35.8% |
| Alan Bilton |
RUK |
296 |
9.4% |
| Tim Ellis-Dale |
LD |
248 |
7.9% |
| Mark Tyers |
Grn |
212 |
6.7% |
| Stephen Foster |
Lab |
1235 |
65.0% |
| Paul Burke |
C |
258 |
13.6% |
| Peter Middleton |
RUK |
196 |
10.3% |
| Mia Coupland |
LD |
125 |
6.6% |
| Gary Ogle |
Grn |
87 |
4.6% |
| Melanie Thornton |
Lab |
1273 |
50.8% |
| Philip Dowell |
Ind |
564 |
22.5% |
| Pat Francis |
C |
364 |
14.5% |
| Andrew Robertson |
Grn |
122 |
4.9% |
| Sheila Samme |
RUK |
98 |
3.9% |
| Nana Boddy |
LD |
83 |
3.3% |
| Heather Fagan |
LD |
1788 |
59.2% |
| Andrew Rowntree |
Lab |
719 |
23.8% |
| John Wiper |
C |
301 |
10.0% |
| Dawn Hurst |
RUK |
146 |
4.8% |
| Auburn Langley |
Grn |
67 |
2.2% |
| Peter Walton |
LD |
1879 |
48.1% |
| David Sinclair |
C |
1036 |
26.5% |
| Andy Stafford |
Lab |
718 |
18.4% |
| Lisa Hilton |
RUK |
126 |
3.2% |
| Liam Dufferwiel |
Grn |
108 |
2.8% |
| Jumping Jack Flash Jack |
Loony |
40 |
1.0% |
| Lynda Scanlan |
Lab |
878 |
43.6% |
| Steven Donkin |
LD |
865 |
43.0% |
| Georgina Young |
C |
104 |
5.2% |
| Ian Jones |
RUK |
87 |
4.3% |
| Helmut Izaks |
Grn |
79 |
3.9% |
| Iain Scott |
Lab |
1117 |
44.9% |
| David Geddis |
Ind |
812 |
32.7% |
| Connor Sinclair |
C |
210 |
8.4% |
| Sam Woods-Brass |
RUK |
157 |
6.3% |
| Rachel Lowe |
Grn |
101 |
4.1% |
| Ian Ellis |
LD |
89 |
3.6% |
| Juliana Heron |
Lab |
1625 |
60.1% |
| Craig Morrison |
C |
363 |
13.4% |
| Donna Thomas |
Ind |
269 |
9.9% |
| Steve Holt |
RUK |
206 |
7.6% |
| Sharon Boddy |
LD |
128 |
4.7% |
| Alyson Kordbarlag |
Grn |
113 |
4.2% |
| Julia Potts |
LD |
1497 |
56.3% |
| Kingsley Okojie |
Lab |
872 |
32.8% |
| Hardip Barad |
C |
134 |
5.0% |
| Richard Bradley |
Grn |
71 |
2.7% |
| David Craig |
RUK |
59 |
2.2% |
| Julio Romero Johnson |
Comm |
27 |
1.0% |
| Martin Haswell |
LD |
1659 |
64.3% |
| Karen Noble |
Lab |
715 |
27.7% |
| Gwennyth Gibson |
C |
93 |
3.6% |
| Raymond Lathan |
RUK |
75 |
2.9% |
| Dorothy Lynch |
Grn |
39 |
1.5% |
| John Usher |
Lab |
1015 |
59.3% |
| Neil Farrer |
RUK |
262 |
15.3% |
| Sue Leishman |
C |
215 |
12.6% |
| Steven Dale |
LD |
133 |
7.8% |
| Justine Merton-Scott |
Grn |
87 |
5.1% |
| Lindsey Leonard |
Lab |
1348 |
51.5% |
| Lorraine Douglas |
C |
596 |
22.7% |
| Tony Thompson |
RUK |
368 |
14.0% |
| Micheal Harker |
Grn |
166 |
6.3% |
| Janice Ellis |
LD |
142 |
5.4% |
| Catherine Hunter |
Lab |
981 |
48.5% |
| Pam Mann |
C |
694 |
34.3% |
| Elaine Rumfitt |
LD |
216 |
10.7% |
| Simon Hughes |
Grn |
131 |
6.5% |
| Dominic McDonough |
C |
1296 |
50.2% |
| Martin Old |
Lab |
888 |
34.4% |
| Graham Hurst |
RUK |
164 |
6.3% |
| Scott Burrows |
Grn |
124 |
4.8% |
| Anthony Usher |
LD |
112 |
4.3% |
| Adele Graham-King |
C |
1432 |
42.2% |
| Chris Smith |
Lab |
1378 |
40.6% |
| Chris Eynon |
RUK |
273 |
8.0% |
| John Appleton |
Grn |
201 |
5.9% |
| Colin Wilson |
LD |
110 |
3.2% |
| Josh McKeith |
C |
1348 |
43.4% |
| David Newey |
Lab |
1160 |
37.3% |
| John Lennox |
LD |
254 |
8.2% |
| Rachel Featherstone |
Grn |
193 |
6.2% |
| Keith Samme |
RUK |
152 |
4.9% |
| Stephen O'Brien |
LD |
1457 |
64.0% |
| Keith Lakeman |
Lab |
557 |
24.5% |
| Christine Reed |
C |
104 |
4.6% |
| Ciera Hudspith |
RUK |
100 |
4.4% |
| Martha Bradley |
Grn |
60 |
2.6% |
| David Snowdon |
Lab |
1501 |
53.8% |
| Richard Vardy |
C |
592 |
21.2% |
| Thomas Mower |
Grn |
310 |
11.1% |
| Morgan Proud |
RUK |
177 |
6.3% |
| Michael Peacock |
LD |
137 |
4.9% |
| Lynsey Gibson |
Ind |
74 |
2.7% |
| Joanne Laverick |
Lab |
1459 |
56.2% |
| Owen Snaith |
C |
493 |
19.0% |
| Christopher Crozier |
Grn |
346 |
13.3% |
| Michael Ellis |
RUK |
218 |
8.4% |
| Mauro Amatosi |
LD |
78 |
3.0% |
| Michael Butler |
Lab |
1256 |
60.2% |
| Liam Ritchie |
C |
359 |
17.2% |
| Paul Watt |
RUK |
250 |
12.0% |
| Emma Cutting |
Grn |
136 |
6.5% |
| Hélder Costa |
LD |
84 |
4.0% |
| Beth Jones |
Lab |
1806 |
66.6% |
| Audrey Jaitay |
C |
505 |
18.6% |
| Dean Hilton |
RUK |
158 |
5.8% |
| Raymond Moore |
Grn |
145 |
5.3% |
| Linda Wood |
LD |
99 |
3.6% |
| Fiona Miller |
Lab |
1651 |
56.4% |
| Hilary Johnson |
C |
780 |
26.6% |
| Lynda Alexander |
RUK |
210 |
7.2% |
| Michal Chantkowski |
Grn |
166 |
5.7% |
| Richard Bond |
LD |
122 |
4.2% |
| Peter Walker |
Lab |
1455 |
68.2% |
| Svetlana Rakhimova |
C |
275 |
12.9% |
| Elizabeth Brown |
RUK |
163 |
7.6% |
| Kevin Lynch |
Grn |
131 |
6.1% |
| Graeme Arnott |
LD |
108 |
5.1% |
| Joanne Chapman |
Lab |
1311 |
43.6% |
| Peter Noble |
C |
1210 |
40.3% |
| Deborah Lorraine |
RUK |
229 |
7.6% |
| Robert Welsh |
Grn |
142 |
4.7% |
| Sean Terry |
LD |
114 |
3.8% |
| Harry Trueman |
Lab |
1534 |
56.8% |
| Samantha Cosgrove |
C |
570 |
21.1% |
| Paul Leonard |
Grn |
228 |
8.4% |
| Andrew Bex |
LD |
220 |
8.2% |
| Kathryn Brown |
RUK |
147 |
5.4% |
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