Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1950

Sunderland

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1832–1950
Seats| Two
Replaced by| Sunderland North and Sunderland South

Sunderland was a borough constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.[1] It was split into the single-member seats of Sunderland North and Sunderland South for the 1950 general election.[2]

## Boundaries

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### 1832-1918

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Under the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832, the contents of the borough were defined as the Parish of Sunderland and the several townships of Bishop Wearmouth, Bishop Wearmouth Panns, Monk Wearmouth, Monk Wearmouth Shore, and Southwick.[3]

See map on Vision of Britain website.[4]

Minor change in 1868 to include a small part of the Municipal Borough not in the Parliamentary Borough.[5]

### 1918-1950

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* The County Borough of Sunderland
* The Urban District of Southwick-on-Wear.[6]

Minor changes to align boundaries with those of local authorities.

## Members of Parliament

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Year | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party

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1832 |  | Sir William Chaytor | Whig[7] |  | George Barrington | Whig[7]
1833 |  | William Thompson | Tory[7][8][9]
1834 |  | Conservative[7][8][9]
1835 |  | David Barclay | Whig[8][10][9][7]
1837 |  | Andrew White | Whig[8][10][7][11]
1841 |  | David Barclay | Whig[8][10][9][7]
1841 |  | Viscount Howick | Whig[12][7]
1845 |  | George Hudson | Conservative
1847 |  | Sir Hedworth Williamson | Whig[13][12][14]
1852 |  | William Seymour | Radical[15][16][17][18]
1855 |  | Henry Fenwick | Whig[16][17][18]
1859 |  | Liberal |  | William Schaw Lindsay | Liberal
1865 |  | James Hartley | Conservative
1866 |  | John Candlish | Liberal
1868 |  | Edward Temperley Gourley | Liberal
1874 |  | Sir Henry Havelock-Allan | Liberal
1881 |  | Samuel Storey | Liberal
1895 |  | Theodore Doxford | Unionist
1900 |  | John Stapylton Grey Pemberton | Conservative
1906 |  | James Stuart | Liberal |  | Thomas Summerbell | Labour
1910 |  | Samuel Storey | Independent Conservative |  | James Knott | Conservative
1910 |  | Sir Hamar Greenwood | Liberal |  | Frank Goldstone | Labour
1918 |  | Coalition Liberal |  | Ralph Milbanke Hudson | Unionist
1922 |  | Luke Thompson | Unionist |  | Walter Raine | Unionist
1929 |  | Marion Phillips | Labour |  | Alfred Smith | Labour
1931 |  | Luke Thompson | Conservative
1931 |  | Samuel Storey | Conservative
1935 |  | Stephen Furness | Liberal National
1945 |  | Richard Ewart | Labour |  | Fred Willey | Labour
1950 | constituency abolished

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1832: Sunderland[19][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | William Chaytor | 697  | 34.5
| Whig | George Barrington | 525  | 26.0
| Whig | David Barclay | 404  | 20.0
| Tory | William Thompson | 392  | 19.4
Majority  | 121  | 6.0
Turnout | 1,132  | 82.1
Registered electors | 1,378  |
| Whig win (new seat)
| Whig win (new seat)

Barrington resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 4 April 1833: Sunderland[19][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Tory | William Thompson | 574  | 50.8  | +31.4
| Whig | David Barclay | 556  | 49.2  | −31.3
Majority | 18  | 1.6  | N/A
Turnout | 1,130  | 82.0  | −0.1
Registered electors | 1,378  |  |
| Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +31.3  |
General election 1835: Sunderland[19][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Thompson | 844  | 43.5  | +24.1
| Whig | David Barclay | 709  | 36.5  | +16.5
| Whig | William Chaytor | 389  | 20.0  | −14.5
Turnout | 1,107  | 81.5  | −0.6
Registered electors | 1,359  |  |
Majority | 455  | 23.5  | N/A
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +11.6  |
Majority | 320  | 16.5  | +10.5
| Whig hold | Swing | +2.2  |
General election 1837: Sunderland[19][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Thompson | 688  | 36.1  | −7.4
| Whig | Andrew White (MP)  | 628  | 32.9  | +12.9
| Whig | David Barclay | 591  | 31.0  | −5.5
Turnout | 1,176  | 76.8  | −4.7
Registered electors | 1,532  |  |
Majority | 60  | 3.2  | −20.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | −7.4  |
Majority | 37  | 1.9  | −14.6
| Whig hold | Swing | +8.3  |

### Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1841: Sunderland[19][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Thompson | Unopposed
| Whig | David Barclay | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,691  |  |
| Conservative hold
| Whig hold

Thompson resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds in order to contest a by-election at Westmorland, causing a by-election.

By-election, 17 September 1841: Sunderland[19][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Henry Grey | 706  | 60.4  | N/A
| Conservative | Matthias Wolverley Attwood | 462  | 39.6  | N/A
Majority | 244  | 20.8  | N/A
Turnout | 1,168  | 69.1  | N/A
Registered electors | 1,691  |  |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |

Grey succeeded to the peerage, becoming 3rd Earl Grey and causing a by-election.

By-election, 15 August 1845: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Hudson | 627  | 55.7  | N/A
| Radical | Thomas Perronet Thompson[20][21] | 498  | 44.3  | New
Majority | 129  | 11.4  | N/A
Turnout | 1,125  | 66.9  | N/A
Registered electors | 1,681  |  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
General election 1847: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Hudson | 879  | 42.1  | N/A
| Whig | David Barclay | 642  | 30.7  | N/A
| Radical | William Arthur Wilkinson[22] | 568  | 27.2  | N/A
Turnout | 1,045 (est)  | 61.7 (est)  | N/A
Registered electors | 1,693  |  |
Majority | 237  | 11.4  | N/A
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Majority | 74  | 3.5  | N/A
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |

Barclay resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 22 December 1847: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Hedworth Williamson | 705  | 55.0  | +24.3
| Radical | William Arthur Wilkinson | 576  | 45.0  | +17.8
Majority | 129  | 10.0  | +6.5
Turnout | 1,281  | 75.7  | +14.0
Registered electors | 1,692  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | +3.3  |

### Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1852: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Hudson | 868  | 37.2  | −4.9
| Radical | William Digby Seymour | 814  | 34.8  | +7.6
| Whig | Henry Fenwick | 654  | 28.0  | −2.7
Turnout | 1,168 (est)  | 59.2 (est)  | −2.5
Registered electors | 1,973  |  |
Majority | 54  | 2.4  | −9.0
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.4  |
Majority | 160  | 6.8  | N/A
| Radical gain from Whig | Swing | +4.5  |

Seymour was appointed Recorder of Newcastle upon Tyne, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 2 January 1855: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Henry Fenwick | 956  | 59.7  | +31.7
| Radical | William Digby Seymour | 646  | 40.3  | +5.5
Majority | 310  | 19.4  | N/A
Turnout | 1,602  | 73.6  | +14.4
Registered electors | 2,176  |  |
| Whig gain from Radical | Swing | +13.1  |
General election 1857: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Henry Fenwick | 1,123  | 36.6  | +8.6
| Conservative | George Hudson | 1,081  | 35.2  | −2.0
| Radical | Ralph Walters[23] | 863  | 28.1  | −6.7
Turnout | 1,534 (est)  | 61.5 (est)  | +2.3
Registered electors | 2,493  |  |
Majority | 260  | 8.5  | N/A
| Whig gain from Radical | Swing | +7.7  |
Majority | 218  | 8.5  | +6.1
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.2  |
General election 1859: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Henry Fenwick | 1,527  | 42.3  | +5.7
| Liberal | William Schaw Lindsay | 1,292  | 35.8  | +7.7
| Conservative | George Hudson | 790  | 21.9  | −13.3
Majority | 502  | 13.9  | N/A
Turnout | 2,200 (est)  | 80.6 (est)  | +19.1
Registered electors | 2,493  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.2  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.2  |

### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1865: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Henry Fenwick | 1,826  | 40.7  | −1.6
| Conservative | James Hartley | 1,355  | 30.2  | +8.3
| Liberal | John Candlish | 1,307  | 29.1  | −6.7
Turnout | 2,922 (est)  | 84.2 (est)  | +3.6
Registered electors | 3,468  |  |
Majority | 471  | 10.5  | −3.4
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9  |
Majority | 48  | 1.1  | N/A
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.3  |

Fenwick was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 28 February 1866: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Candlish | 1,430  | 52.5  | +23.4
| Liberal | Henry Fenwick | 1,294  | 47.5  | +6.8
Majority | 136  | 5.0  | N/A
Turnout | 2,724  | 78.5  | −5.7
Registered electors | 3,468  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1868: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Candlish | 6,237  | 42.3  | +13.2
| Liberal | Edward Temperley Gourley | 4,901  | 33.3  | N/A
| Liberal | Thomas Charles Thompson | 3,596  | 24.4  | N/A
Majority | 1,305  | 8.9  | −1.6
Turnout | 7,367 (est)  | 64.8 (est)  | −19.4
Registered electors | 11,364  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Edward Temperley Gourley | 6,172  | 38.9  | +5.6
| Liberal | Henry Havelock | 5,920  | 37.3  | N/A
| Conservative | Laurence Richardson Baily | 3,781  | 23.8  | New
Majority | 2,139  | 13.5  | +4.6
Turnout | 9,827 (est)  | 70.2 (est)  | +5.4
Registered electors | 14,008  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1880: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Edward Temperley Gourley | 7,639  | 40.4  | +1.5
| Liberal | Henry Havelock-Allan | 6,995  | 37.0  | −0.3
| Conservative | Edward Brooke[24] | 4,262  | 22.6  | −1.2
Majority | 2,733  | 14.4  | +0.9
Turnout | 11,901 (est)  | 79.2 (est)  | +9.0
Registered electors | 15,021  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2  |

Allan resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 12 Apr 1881: Sunderland[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Samuel Storey | Unopposed
| Liberal hold
General election 1885: Sunderland[25][26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Samuel Storey | 8,295  | 36.4  | −0.6
| Liberal | Edward Temperley Gourley | 7,759  | 34.1  | −6.3
| Conservative | Samuel Peter Austin  | 6,703  | 29.5  | +6.9
Majority | 1,056  | 4.6  | −9.8
Turnout | 14,416  | 79.7  | +0.5 (est)
Registered electors | 18,078  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.9  |
General election 1886: Sunderland[25][26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Samuel Storey | 6,971  | 35.1  | −1.3
| Liberal | Edward Temperley Gourley | 6,840  | 34.5  | +0.4
| Liberal Unionist | William Stobart[27] | 6,027  | 30.4  | +0.9
Majority | 813  | 4.1  | −0.5
Turnout | 12,863  | 71.2  | −9.5
Registered electors | 18,078  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0  |

### Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: Sunderland[25][26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Y Samuel Storey | 9,711  | 27.3  | −7.8
| Liberal | Y Edward Temperley Gourley | 9,554  | 26.8  | −7.7
| Liberal Unionist | Frederick Lambton | 8,394  | 23.5  | −6.9
| Conservative | John Stapylton Grey Pemberton | 8,002  | 22.4  | N/A
Majority | 1,160  | 3.3  | −0.8
Turnout | 17,990  | 80.7  | +9.5
Registered electors | 22,282  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4  |
Doxford General election 1895: Sunderland[25][26][28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Y Theodore Doxford | 9,833  | 37.4  | +15.0
| Liberal | Y Edward Temperley Gourley | 8,232  | 31.4  | +4.6
| Liberal | Samuel Storey | 8,185  | 31.2  | +3.9
Majority | 1,648  | 6.2  | N/A
Turnout | 17,910  | 79.9  | −0.8
Registered electors | 22,408  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.2  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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Wilkie General election 1900: Sunderland[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Y Theodore Doxford | 9,617  | 25.7  | +7.0'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000081−QINU`"'
| Conservative | Y John Stapylton Grey Pemberton | 9,566  | 25.6  | +6.9'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000082−QINU`"'
| Liberal | George Burton Hunter | 9,370  | 25.1  | −37.5'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000083−QINU`"'
| Labour Repr. Cmte. |

* Alexander Wilkie

| 8,842  | 23.6  | New
Majority | 196  | 0.5  | N/A
Turnout | 37,395  | 78.3  | −1.6
Registered electors | 24,423  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +22.3  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +22.2  |

* some records describe Wilkie as Liberal-Labour

Stuart General election 1906: Sunderland[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Y James Stuart | 13,620  | 32.2  | +7.1
| Labour Repr. Cmte. | Y Thomas Summerbell | 13,430  | 31.9  | +8.3
| Conservative | DH Haggle  | 7,879  | 18.7  | −7.0
| Conservative | John Stapylton Grey Pemberton | 7,244  | 17.2  | −8.4
Turnout | 42,173  | 85.5  | +7.2
Registered electors | 27,650  |  |
Majority | 5,741  | 13.5  | N/A
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.1  |
Majority | 6,186  | 14.7  | N/A
| Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.4  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: Sunderland[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Ind. Conservative | Y *Samuel Storey | 12,334  | 26.2  | New
| Conservative | Y James Knott | 12,270  | 26.0  | +7.3
| Liberal | James Stuart | 11,529  | 24.4  | −7.8
| Labour | Thomas Summerbell | 11,058  | 23.4  | −8.5
Turnout | 47,191  | 87.2  | +1.7
Registered electors | 27,610  |  |
Majority | 805  | 1.8  | N/A
| Ind. Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Majority | 1,212  | 2.6  | N/A
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.6  |

* stood as "Independent Tariff Reform" but was supported by local Conservative Association

Greenwood General election December 1910: Sunderland[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Y Hamar Greenwood | 11,997  | 27.4  | +3.0
| Labour | Y Frank Goldstone | 11,291  | 25.8  | +2.4
| Conservative | William Joynson-Hicks | 10,300  | 23.6  | −2.4
| Conservative | Samuel Samuel | 10,132  | 23.2  | N/A
Turnout | 43,720  | 81.2  | −6.0
Registered electors | 27,610  |  |
Majority | 1,697  | 3.8  | N/A
| Liberal gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Majority | 1,059  | 2.6  | N/A
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.4  |

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Liberal: Hamar Greenwood
* Labour: Frank Goldstone
* Unionist:

General election 1918: Sunderland[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Liberal | Y Hamar Greenwood | 27,646 | 43.9 | +16.5
| Unionist | YRalph Milbanke Hudson | 25,698  | 40.8  | −6.0
| Labour | Frank Goldstone | 9,603  | 15.3  | −10.5
Turnout | 62,947  | 56.4  | −24.8
Majority | 18,043  | 28.6  | +24.8
| Liberal hold | Swing | +11.3  |
Majority | 16,095  | 25.5  | N/A
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +2.3  |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1920s

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1920 Sunderland by-election[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National Liberal | Hamar Greenwood | 22,813  | 54.0  | +10.1
| Labour | Vickerman Rutherford | 14,379  | 34.0  | +18.7
| Liberal | E.M. Howe  | 5,065  | 12.0  | −31.9
Majority | 8,434  | 20.0  | −8.6
Turnout | 42,257  | 55.4  | −1.0
| National Liberal hold | Swing | -4.3  |
General election 1922: Sunderland[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Walter Raine | 28,001  | 25.0  | New
| Unionist | Luke Thompson | 24,591  | 22.0  | New
| National Liberal | Hamar Greenwood | 19,058  | 17.0  | N/A
| Labour | David Baxter Lawley | 13,683  | 12.2  | −3.1
| Labour | Vickerman Rutherford | 13,490  | 12.1  | N/A
| Liberal | Andrew Common | 13,036  | 11.7  | −32.2
Turnout | 111,859  | 81.6  | +26.2
Majority | 5,533  | 8.0  | −17.5
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
Majority | 5,541  | 5.0  | N/A
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |  |
General election 1923: Sunderland[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | YWalter Raine | 23,497  | 19.9  | −6.1
| Unionist | YLuke Thompson | 23,379  | 19.8  | −2.2
| Liberal | Andrew Common | 22,438  | 19.0  | +7.3
| Liberal | Hamar Greenwood | 22,034  | 18.6  | N/A
| Labour | David Baxter Lawley | 13,707  | 11.6  | −0.6
| Labour | Tom Gillinder | 13,184  | 11.1  | −1.0
Majority | 1,905  | 0.8  | −7.2
Turnout | 118,239  | 77.9  | −3.7
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
General election 1924: Sunderland[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | YLuke Thompson | 28,612  | 25.4  | +5.6
| Unionist | YWalter Raine | 28,608  | 25.3  | +5.4
| Labour | Jeremiah McVeagh | 21,823  | 19.3  | +7.7
| Liberal | Andrew Common | 20,139  | 17.8  | −1.2
| Liberal | Ian Hannah | 13,731  | 12.2  | −6.4
Majority | 6,785  | 6.0  | +5.2
Turnout | 112,913  | 84.6  | +6.7
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |  |
General election 1929: Sunderland[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | YMarion Phillips | 31,794  | 19.5  | +0.2
| Labour | YAlfred Smith | 31,085  | 19.0  | N/A
| Unionist | Walter Raine | 29,180  | 17.9  | −7.4
| Unionist | Luke Thompson | 28,937  | 17.7  | −7.7
| Liberal | Elizabeth Morgan | 21,300  | 13.0  | −4.8
| Liberal | John Pratt | 21,142  | 12.9  | +0.7
Majority | 1,905  | 1.1  | N/A
Turnout | 163,438  | 81.1  | −3.5
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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1931 Sunderland by-election[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Y Luke Thompson | 30,497  | 40.3  | +3.7
| Labour | James Thomas Brownlie | 30,074  | 39.8  | +1.3
| Liberal | Elizabeth Morgan | 15,020  | 19.9  | +1.3
Majority | 423  | 0.5  | N/A
Turnout | 75,591  | 73.1  | −8.0
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election 1931: Sunderland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Y Luke Thompson | 53,386  | 32.3  | +14.6
| Conservative | Y Samuel Storey | 52,589  | 31.8  | +13.9
| Labour | Marion Phillips | 29,707  | 18.0  | −1.5
| Labour | Denis Pritt | 29,680  | 17.9  | −1.1
Majority | 22,882  | 13.8  | N/A
Turnout | 165,362  | 81.1  | 0.0
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election 1935: Sunderland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National Liberal | Y Stephen Furness | 49,001  | 30.2  | −2.1
| Conservative | Y Samuel Storey | 48,760  | 30.0  | −1.8
| Labour | George Catlin | 32,483  | 20.0  | +2.0
| Labour | Leah Manning | 32,059  | 19.8  | +1.9
Majority | 16,277  | 10.0  | −3.8
Turnout | 162,303  | 79.0  | −2.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| National Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

* Conservative: Samuel Storey
* Liberal National: Stephen Furness
* Labour: Fred Peart, Fred Willey[32]

General election 1945: Sunderland  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Y Fred Willey | 38,769  | 28.1  | +8.1
| Labour | Y Richard Ewart | 36,711  | 26.6  | +6.8
| National Liberal | Stephen Furness | 29,366  | 21.3  | −8.9
| Conservative | Samuel Storey | 28,579  | 20.7  | −9.3
| Communist | Tommy Richardson[33] | 4,501  | 3.3  | New
Majority | 9,403  | 6.8  | N/A
Majority | 8,132  | 5.9  | N/A
Turnout | 137,926  | 77.2  | −1.8
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |  |

## See also

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* History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Durham

## Notes and references

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b Compared to half of Conservative vote in 1895
2. ^ Compared to combined Liberal vote in 1895

### References

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3. ^ Britain, Great (1832). The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Passed in the ... [1807-69]. His Majesty's statute and law Printers. p. 343.
4. ^ "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1832, Sunderland".
5. ^ "Boundary Act 1868". 1807. p. 145.
6. ^ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 11\. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
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11. ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 229. Retrieved 13 December 2018 - via Google Books.
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19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 296\. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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23. ^ "Election News". Lancaster Gazette. 21 March 1857. p. 6. Retrieved 14 July 2018 - via British Newspaper Archive.
24. ^ "Personal Notes". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 19 June 1880. p. 20. Retrieved 12 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.
25. ^ a b c d The Liberal Year Book, 1907
26. ^ a b c d e f g Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 197\. ISBN 9781349022984.
27. ^ "The General Election". Cheshire Observer. 10 July 1886. p. 7. Retrieved 12 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.
28. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
29. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
30. ^ a b c d British Parliamentary Election Results, 1918-1949 FWS Craig
31. ^ a b c British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
32. ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
33. ^ Stevenson, Graham. "Richardson Tommy". Retrieved 14 May 2017.

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* Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)