2015 Sunderland City Council election

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One third of 75 seats on Sunderland City Council
38 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Labour | Conservative | Independent
Seats before  | 63  | 8  | 4
Seats won  | 24  | 1  | 0
Seats after  | 66  | 6  | 3
Seat change  | 3  | 2  | 1

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Map of the 2015 Sunderland City Council election results. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

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| Majority party before election

Labour

| Majority party after election

Labour

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The 2015 Sunderland City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Sunderland City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections, and the 2015 general election.

## Background[edit]

There had been one by-election held in the period since the previous local elections in 2014 which saw Labour hold the Washington East ward in November 2014 following the resignation of their incumbent councillor in October.[2]

## Election results[edit]

The election saw Labour gain three seats, increasing the party's majority on the Council. Labour gained from the Conservatives in Barnes and Fulwell, and from an Independent, Colin Wakefield, in Houghton.[3]

Sunderland local election result 2015[4] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 24  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 96  | 49.6  | 57,544  | 3.3
| Conservative | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 20.8  | 24,079  | 1.4
| UKIP | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 19.5  | 22,580  | 4.8
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3.5  | 4,089  | 1.7
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3.1  | 3,617  | 0.6
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3.1  | 3,582  | 0.6
| TUSC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.4  | 448  | 0.2
| North East | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.1  | 101  | 0.1

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party  | Previous council  | New council

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| Labour  | 63  | 66
| Conservatives  | 8  | 6
| Independent  | 4  | 3
Total  | 75  | 75
Working majority  |  51 |  57

## Ward by ward results[edit]

Asterisk denotes incumbent councillor.

### Barnes Ward[edit]

Barnes Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ian Galbraith  | 2,336  | 43.7  |  3.1
| Conservative | Peter O'Connor  | 1,580  | 29.6  |  19.5
| UKIP | J Nast  | 889  | 16.6  |  16.6
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Bruton  | 302  | 5.7  |  1.5
| Green | Lucky Pemu  | 219  | 4.1  |  4.1
Rejected ballots  | 18  | 0.3  |
Majority  | 756  | 14.1  |  11.8
Turnout | 5,344  | 61.2  |  15.5
Registered electors | 8,732  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Castle Ward[edit]

Castle Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Martin Anderson  |  |  |
| TUSC | Gary Duncan  |  |  |
| Labour | Stephen Foster  |  |  |
| UKIP | Keith Samme  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Copt Hill Ward[edit]

Copt Hill Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Pat Francis  |  |  |
| Green | Daniel Olaman  |  |  |
| Labour | Mary Turton  |  |  |
| Independent | Colin Wakefield  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Doxford Ward[edit]

Doxford Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alex Douglas  |  |  |
| Labour | Colin English  |  |  |
| Green | Alan Robinson  |  |  |
| UKIP | Kay Rowham  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Fulwell Ward[edit]

Fulwell Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Margaret Beck  |  |  |
| UKIP | Sheila Samme  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Talbott-Matthew  |  |  |
| Conservative | John Wiper  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Hendon Ward[edit]

Hendon Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Pauline Featonby-Warren  |  |  |
| Green | David Lawson  |  |  |
| Conservative | Deborah Lorraine  |  |  |
| Labour Co-op | Victoria O'Neil  |  |  |
| TUSC | Owen Taylor  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Hetton Ward[edit]

Hetton Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | John Defty  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Dowell  |  |  |
| Conservative | Douglas Middlemiss  |  |  |
| Labour | Doris Turner  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Houghton Ward[edit]

Houghton Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Brown  |  |  |
| Independent | John Ellis  |  |  |
| UKIP | Terrence Henderson  |  |  |
| Labour | Juliana Heron  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Snowball  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Millfield Ward[edit]

Millfield Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | David Geddis  |  |  |
| Conservative | Gwennyth Gibson  |  |  |
| Green | Helmut Izaks  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen O'Brien  |  |  |
| Labour Co-op | Lynda Scanlan  |  |  |
| TUSC | Karen Sinclair  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Pallion Ward[edit]

Pallion Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Dorward  |  |  |
| Green | Rachel Featherstone  |  |  |
| UKIP | Ian Pallace  |  |  |
| Labour Co-op | Paul Watson  |  |  |
| Conservative | Philip Young  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Redhill Ward[edit]

Redhill Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Richard Bell  |  |  |
| Conservative | Shaun Cudworth  |  |  |
| North East | Heather Fagan  |  |  |
| UKIP | Lynn Kelly  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Thomas  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Ryhope Ward[edit]

Ryhope Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Ellen Ball  |  |  |
| Green | Paul Burwood  |  |  |
| UKIP | Bryan Foster  |  |  |
| Conservative | Harry Todd  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### St Anne's Ward[edit]

St Anne's Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| UKIP | Aileen Casey  |  |  |
| Conservative | Tony Morrissey  |  |  |
| Green | Caroline Robinson  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Usher  |  |  |
| Labour | Karen Waters  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### St Chad's Ward[edit]

St Chad's Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Crosby  | 171  |  |
| Conservative | Dominic McDonough  | 1462  |  |
| Labour | John Porthouse  | 2046  |  |
| Green | Gavin Taylor  | 143  |  |
| UKIP | Linda Welsh  | 773  |  |
Majority  | 584  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### St Michael's Ward[edit]

St Michael's Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Tim Brennan  |  |  |
| UKIP | Vince Costello  |  |  |
| Labour | Zaf Iqbal  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wood  |  |  |
| Conservative | Peter Wood  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### St Peter's Ward[edit]

St Peter's Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TUSC | Douglas Beavers  |  |  |
| Labour | Barry Curran  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Lennox  |  |  |
| UKIP | Ronald McQuillan  |  |  |
| Green | Saied Satei  |  |  |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Scott  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Sandhill Ward[edit]

Sandhill Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jacqui Gallagher  |  |  |
| UKIP | Tony Morrow  |  |  |
| Conservative | Christine Reed  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Wilson  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Shiney Row Ward[edit]

Shiney Row Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Rebecca Cowell  |  |  |
| UKIP | Richard Elvin  |  |  |
| Conservative | Sally Oliver  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Thomas  |  |  |
| Labour | Geoffrey Walker  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Silksworth Ward[edit]

Silksworth Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Chris Crozier  |  |  |
| UKIP | William Davies  |  |  |
| Labour | Peter Gibson  |  |  |
| Conservative | Bryan Reynolds  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Southwick Ward[edit]

Southwick Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Kate Dowell  |  |  |
| Labour | Miles Elliott  |  |  |
| Conservative | Michael Leadbitter  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Littlemore  |  |  |
| UKIP | Alexander Taylor  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Washington Central Ward[edit]

Washington Central Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Anne Griffin  |  |  |
| Labour | Len Lauchlan  |  |  |
| Green | Paul Leonard  |  |  |
| Conservative | Marjorie Matthews  |  |  |
| UKIP | Erland Polden  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Washington East Ward[edit]

Washington East Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Bannister  |  |  |
| Conservative | Hilary Johnson  |  |  |
| TUSC | Wilf Laws  |  |  |
| Labour Co-op | Fiona Miller  |  |  |
| Green | Anthony Murphy  |  |  |
| UKIP | Lynn O'Neil  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Washington North Ward[edit]

Washington North Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | June Bradley  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Morris  |  |  |
| Conservative | Norman Oliver  |  |  |
| UKIP | Tony Ormond  |  |  |
| Labour | Peter Walker  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Washington South Ward[edit]

Washington South Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Dominic Armstrong  |  |  |
| UKIP | Alistair Baxter  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Griffin  |  |  |
| Labour | Paul Middleton  |  |  |
| Conservative | Martin Talbot  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

### Washington West Ward[edit]

Washington West Ward  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Irene Bannister  |  |  |
| Conservative | Olwyn Bird  |  |  |
| Green | Ben Rathbone-Wells  |  |  |
| UKIP | Kevin Sheppard  |  |  |
| Labour | Harry Trueman  |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
2. ^ "Ex-councillor paying back £10,000 of overpaid expenses claims". Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
3. ^ "Sunderland local election results 2015: Who was elected in your area?". Evening Chronicle. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
4. ^ 2015 Results

* List of candidates standing - Local Government Election, Sunderland City Council

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