2024 Sunderland City Council election

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2024 Sunderland City Council election
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25 of 75 seats on Sunderland City Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Graeme Miller Paul Edgeworth Antony Mullen
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before 47 12 13
Seats after 49 11
Seat change +2 -2
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Reform UK Independent
Seats before 1 2
Seat change 0 0
Leader before election

Graeme Miller
Labour

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 Sunderland City Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Sunderland City Council. 25 of the 75 seats of the council were up for election. The election took place at the same time as other local elections across England.

The Labour Party remained in control of the council.[1]

Background[edit]

25 of the 75 seats will be up for election, the last time councillors will be elected using the boundaries set in 2004.[2]

Since the first election in 1973, Sunderland has been a strongly Labour council, which consistently achieves over 60% control of the council.[3] However, in recent years they have lost seats to the Conservatives, UKIP and the Liberal Democrats. The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2021. In that election, Labour lost 9 seats, the Conservatives gained 6 and the Liberal Democrats gained 4.

In 2022, Labour defied speculation they would continue to haemorrhage. Leader Graeme Miller commented that "it was a good night" for his party because they "stopped the rot".

Since the last election, three councillors defected from the Liberal Democrats, two to Labour and one became an independent. A Labour councillor (elected as a Conservative) now sits as an independent councillor after being accused of forcing a woman to marry.[4]

Result summary[edit]

2024 Sunderland City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 35
  Liberal Democrats 8
  Conservative 7
  Reform UK 0
  Green 0
  Independent 0

Council composition[edit]

In the last council, the composition of the council was:

↓
47 13 12 1 2
Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Reform UK Independent

Results by ward[edit]

An asterisk next to a candidate's name denotes an incumbent councillor. All changes shown below are in relation to the 2021 local election.

Barnes[edit]

Barnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Fiona Tobin 1,191 39.8% -1.1
Conservative Richard Dunn* 1019 34.1% -14.2
Reform UK Alan Douglas Bilton 415 13.9% +13.9
Liberal Democrats Tim Ellis-Dale 203 6.8% +0.8
Green Mark Dominic Tyers 162 5.4% +0.7
Majority 172
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Castle[edit]

Castle[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denny Wilson* 1,130 62.9
Reform UK Keith Samme 346 19.3
Conservative Christopher John Rose 160 8.9
Liberal Democrats Mia Coupland 98 5.5
Green Dawn Marie Jackson 62 3.5
Majority 784 43.7
Turnout 1,796
Labour hold Swing

Copt Hill[edit]

Copt Hill[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Johnston* 1,432 57.4
Reform UK Michael John Lorraine 395 15.8
Conservative Benjamin Davies-Scott 316 12.7
Green Andrew Robertson 245 9.8
Liberal Democrats Nana Boddy 105 4.2
Majority 1,037 41.6
Turnout 2,493
Labour hold Swing

Doxford[edit]

Doxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Gibson* 1,441
Labour Liz Highmore 831
Reform UK Susan Lathan 359
Conservative George Brown 200
Green Martha Bradly 94
Majority 610
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Fulwell[edit]

Fulwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Miguel Smith
Conservative Michael Hartnack*
Reform UK Lisa Marie Hilton
Labour Andy Stafford
Green Kevin Lynch
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Hendon[edit]

Hendon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Joseph Morrissey*
Conservative Georgina Gould
Reform UK Lynda Andrews
Labour Stephen Lewis Elms
Green Helmut Izaks
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Hetton[edit]

Hetton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op James Blackburn* 1,153 46.6% Increase1.9
Independent David Geddis 721 29.2% Increase9.5
Reform UK Stephen Holt 269 10.9% Increase10.9
Conservative Connor Sinclair 145 5.9% Decrease13.5
Green Rachel Lowe 123 5.0% Increase2.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Ellis 62 2.5% Decrease1.1
Majority 432
Turnout 2473
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Houghton[edit]

Houghton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Price* 1,692 61.4% Increase13.5
Reform UK Lynda Alexander 379 13.8% Increase6.2
Conservative Craig Morrison 249 9.0% Decrease4.4
Independent Donna Thomas 236 8.6% Decrease1.3
Green Alyson Kordbarlag 106 3.8% Decrease0.4
Liberal Democrats Sharon Boddy 93 3.4% Decrease1.3
Majority 1313
Turnout 2755
Labour hold Swing

Millfield[edit]

Millfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syed Ali
Conservative Hardipsinh Barad
Reform UK Kathryn Brown
Liberal Democrats Niall Hodson*
Green Richard Bradley
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Pallion[edit]

Pallion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Noble
Conservative Gwennyth Gibson
Reform UK Raymond Lathan
Liberal Democrats Steve Donkin
Green Dorothy Lynch
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Redhill[edit]

Redhill[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alison Smith* 931 51.9
Reform UK Chris Eynon 579 32.3
Conservative Susan Leishman 156 8.7
Liberal Democrats Steve Dale 128 7.1
Majority 352 19.6
Turnout 1,794
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Ryhope[edit]

Ryhope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Glancy 1,356
Reform UK Tony Thomposon 656
Conservative Kevin Leonard 345
Liberal Democrats Janice Ellis 167
Majority 700
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sandhill[edit]

Sandhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Edgeworth* 1,318 60.5% Increase9.8
Labour Dennis Carroll 543 24.9% Decrease7.4
Reform UK Brain Alexander 215 9.9% Increase9.9
Conservative Adam Aiston 60 2.8% Decrease10.0
Green Welsh Robert 42 1.9% Increase1.9
Majority 775
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Shiney Row[edit]

Shiney Row
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Katherine Mason-Gage* 1,605 57.9 +8.2
Reform UK Robert Snowdon 466 16.8 +16.8
Conservative Christine Reed 358 12.9 -19.5
Green Thomas Mower 252 9.1 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Peacock 89 3.2 -1.9
Majority 1139
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Silksworth[edit]

Silksworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Clinton 1,322
Green Rachel Featherstone 551
Reform UK Michael Ellis 380
Conservative Owen Snaith 243
Liberal Democrats Mauro Amatosi 50
Majority 771
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Southwick[edit]

Southwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kelly Chequer* 1,141
Reform UK James Wilson 453
Conservative Bryan Reynolds 227
Green Christopher Crozier 139
Liberal Democrats Michael Dagg 115
Majority 688
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St Anne's[edit]

St Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lynne Dagg 869 38.9% Decrease3.0
Conservative Greg Peacock* 429 19.2% Decrease22.8
Reform UK Sam Wood-Brass 420 18.8% Increase18.8
Green Simion Hughes 119 18.8% Increase18.8
Liberal Democrats Audrey Smith 96 4.3% Decrease3.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

St Chad's[edit]

St Chad's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Burnicle* 1,102 45.8% Decrease14.1
Labour Co-op Andrew Rowntree 833 34.6% Increase2.0
Reform UK Shelia Samme 254 10.5% Increase10.5
Green Scott Burrows 113 4.7% Increase4.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony Usher 106 4.4% Decrease3.2
Majority 269
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

St Michael's[edit]

St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lyall Reed* 1,525
Labour Jo Cooper 1201
Reform UK Neil Farrer 270
Green John Appleton 242
Liberal Democrats Colin Wilson 102
Majority 324
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

St Peter's[edit]

St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op David Newey 1,167
Conservative Sam Johnson* 1074
Reform UK David Craig 411
Liberal Democrats John Lennox 255
Green Liam Dufferwiel 143
Majority 93
Turnout
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Washington Central[edit]

Washington Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Dianne Elizabeth Snowdon* 1,673 62.9% Decrease3.7
Conservative Audrey Jaitay 445 16.7% Decrease1.9
Reform UK Aimee Trow 320 12.0% Increase6.2
Green Raymond Moore 133 5.0% Decrease0.3
Liberal Democrats Linda Wood 90 3.4% Decrease0.2
Majority 1228
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Washington East[edit]

Washington East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sean Laws*
Conservative Hilary Johnson
Reform UK Ashton Muncaster
Liberal Democrats Crispin Welby
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Washington North[edit]

Washington North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Walker*
Conservative Svetlana Rakhimova
Reform UK Elizabeth Brown
Liberal Democrats Carlton West
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Washington South[edit]

Washington South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Brandon Mark Feeley
Conservative Peter Noble
Reform UK Paul Donaghy*
Liberal Democrats Sean Terry
Green Michal Chantowski
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Washington West[edit]

Washington West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jimmy Warne*
Conservative Samantha Cosgrove
Reform UK Deborah Lorraine
Liberal Democrats Andy Bex
Green Paul Andrew Leonard
Majority
Turnout
Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sunderland result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Sunderland City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ Kelly, Karon (2023-11-14). "Sunderland councillor to stand trial accused of forcing woman to marry".
  5. ^ a b c "LIVE: Sunderland City Council elections 2024". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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