Sunderland City Council elections

One third of Sunderland City Council in Tyne and Wear, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 75 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973–present

Council elections

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

South Hylton By-Election 18 September 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		636	71.1	-10.3
	Conservative		178	19.9	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat		80	9.0	+9.0
Majority			458	51.2
Turnout			894	11.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Colliery By-Election 23 July 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		646	46.7	-18.7
	Conservative		394	28.5	+9.9
	Liberal Democrat		343	24.8	+8.9
Majority			252	18.2
Turnout			1,383	18.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Town End Farm By-Election 6 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		509	63.4
	Conservative		155	19.3
	Liberal Democrat		139	17.3
Majority			354	44.1
Turnout			803	11.8
	Labour hold		Swing

2001-2005

Eppleton By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		3,074	65.9	+2.2
	Conservative		860	18.4	-17.8
	Liberal Democrat		731	15.7	+15.7
Majority			2,214	47.5
Turnout			4,665
	Labour hold		Swing

2005-2009

Barnes By-Election 24 November 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Morrissey	1,139	50.8	+15.8
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Taylor	547	24.4	-4.7
	Labour	Ian Galbraith	489	21.8	-4.5
	BNP	Ian Leadbitter	67	3.0	-6.6
Majority			592	26.4
Turnout			2,242	25.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Millfield By-Election 23 March 2006^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Dixon	566	43.5	+10.2
	Labour	Shirley Waldron	397	30.5	-1.1
	Conservative	Leslie Dobson	260	20.0	-1.6
	BNP	James Davison	79	6.0	-7.4
Majority			169	13.0
Turnout			1,302	18.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Washington East By-Election 27 September 2007^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angela Cuthbert	1,196	49.9	+9.8
	Labour	Dianne Snowdon	994	41.5	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	David Snowball	206	8.6	-5.6
Majority			202	8.4
Turnout			2,396	27.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

↑ "Information available about your Local Area". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
↑ "Sunderland". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
↑ "Sunderland council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
↑ "Lib-Dems retain second seat in city". Sunderland Echo. 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 2010-12-21.

By-election results

External links

Sunderland City Council

Council elections in Tyne and Wear

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Newcastle City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Sunderland City Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Tyne and Wear County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Metropolitan districts of England

Districts	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Councils	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Local elections	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

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