The 2016 Sunderland City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect one-third of the members of Sunderland City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections held across the United Kingdom.
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![]() Map of the 2016 Sunderland City Council election results. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results
editThe election saw Labour gain two seats, taking the Houghton and Copt Hill wards after incumbent Independent councillors chose not to stand for re-election. The Conservatives held the seats they were defending in Fulwell and St Michael's. The Liberal Democrats took a seat from Labour in Millfield.[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 54 | 35,905 | 4.4 | |
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22.1 | 14,695 | 1.3 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 7,522 | 8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4,627 | 3.9 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,640 | 0.5 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 703 | 2 | |
North East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 324 | 0.4 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 116 | 0.2 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
Party | Previous Council | New Council | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 66 | 67 | |
Conservatives | 6 | 6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 75 | 75 | |
Working majority | 59 | 58 |
Ward by ward results
editAsterisk denotes incumbent councillor.
Barnes ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rebecca Atkinson* | 1,502 | 46.5 | 9 | |
Conservative | Peter O'Connor | 1,173 | 36.3 | 4.1 | |
Independent | Alan Rinaldi | 199 | 6.2 | 6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bailey Baker | 179 | 5.5 | 1.4 | |
Green | Caroline Robinson | 157 | 4.9 | 4.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 23 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 329 | 10.2 | 4.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,233 | 38.4 | 2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,417 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 |
Castle ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denny Wilson* | 1,665 | 77.3 | 8.8 | |
Conservative | Grant Shearer | 261 | 12.1 | 2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jack Stoker | 187 | 8.7 | 4.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 41 | 1.9 | |||
Majority | 1,404 | 65.2 | 11.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,154 | 26.0 | 0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 8,284 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.8 |
Copt Hill ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin Johnston | 1,577 | 53.2 | 12.1 | |
UKIP | Reginald Coulson | 847 | 28.6 | 28.6 | |
Conservative | Pat Francis | 339 | 11.4 | 11.4 | |
Green | Daniel Olaman | 181 | 6.1 | 6.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 730 | 24.6 | 10.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,962 | 34.1 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,676 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 33.7† |
†The incumbent Independent councillor Derrick Smith retired at this election, and none of UKIP, the Conservatives, or the Greens had stood when the seat was last contested. The swing shown is to the Labour candidate from the Independent.
Doxford ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Marshall* | 1,320 | 49.6 | 17.5 | |
Conservative | Keith O'Brien | 555 | 20.1 | 1.2 | |
UKIP | Vincent Costello | 528 | 19.9 | 19.9 | |
Green | Rachel Featherstone | 171 | 6.4 | 2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Geoff Pryke | 66 | 2.5 | 0.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 765 | 29.4 | 16.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,659 | 35.5 | 0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,496 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 18.7 |
Fulwell ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Francis* | 1,728 | 45.5 | 2.6 | |
Labour | Ken Richardson | 1,279 | 33.7 | 11.7 | |
UKIP | Christopher Marshall | 480 | 12.6 | 12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diana Talbott Matthew | 161 | 4.2 | 2.3 | |
Green | Peter Murray | 136 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.4 | |||
Majority | 449 | 11.8 | 9 | ||
Turnout | 3,800 | 42.6 | 2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,906 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.6 |
Hendon ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Michael Mordey* | 1,376 | 64.2 | 2.4 | |
Conservative | Syed Ali | 429 | 20.1 | 4.3 | |
Green | Helmut Izaks | 156 | 7.3 | 0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Callum James Littlemore | 155 | 7.2 | 7.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.2 | |||
Majority | 947 | 44.2 | 6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,142 | 27.9 | 2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,681 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 |
Hetton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Blackburn* | 1,531 | 51.4 | 0.4 | |
UKIP | John Defty | 1,037 | 34.8 | 8.5 | |
Conservative | Douglas Middlemiss | 159 | 5.3 | 5.3 | |
Independent | David Geddis | 135 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phillip Dowell | 92 | 3.1 | 1.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.8 | |||
Majority | 494 | 16.6 | 8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,978 | 34.6 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,618 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.9† |
†Swing away from Labour to the Conservatives, who had stood aside last time this seat was contested.
Houghton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Scullion | 1,607 | 56.2 | 10.4 | |
UKIP | Anthony Holt | 641 | 22.4 | 22.4 | |
Independent | Mick Watson | 369 | 12.9 | 12.9 | |
Conservative | George Brown | 229 | 8.0 | 8 | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.5 | |||
Majority | 966 | 33.8 | 27.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,860 | 31.7 | 4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,012 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 31.2† |
†The incumbent Independent councillor Sheila Ellis retired at this election, and neither UKIP, the Conservatives, or Mick Watson had stood when the seat was last contested. The swing shown is to the Labour candidate from the previous Independent.
Millfield ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Niall Hodson | 1,588 | 59.7 | 21.5 | |
Labour | Bob Price* | 838 | 31.5 | 14 | |
Conservative | Gwennyth Gibson | 143 | 5.4 | 1.7 | |
Green | Lucky Pemu | 71 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 750 | 28.2 | 20.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,659 | 38.4 | 9.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,951 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 17.8 |
Pallion ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amy Wilson* | 1,046 | 50.2 | 16.5 | |
UKIP | Ian Pallace | 596 | 28.6 | 28.6 | |
Conservative | Philip Young | 261 | 12.5 | 3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Conor Sutton | 91 | 4.4 | 0 | |
Green | Alan Robinson | 71 | 3.4 | 9.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.9 | |||
Majority | 450 | 21.6 | 29.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,084 | 29 | 1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,175 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 22.6 |
Redhill ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Ronny Davison* | 1,409 | 69.1 | 9.5 | |
North East | Heather Fagan | 324 | 15.9 | 15.9 | |
Conservative | Shaun Cudworth | 163 | 12.5 | 7.3 | |
Green | Edward Robinson | 67 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Thomas | 59 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 1,085 | 53.2 | 9.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,040 | 25.6 | 2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.7 |
Ryhope ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paula Hunt | 1,572 | 64.7 | 8.1 | |
Conservative | Andrei Lucaci | 462 | 19 | 8.2 | |
Green | Emma Robson | 247 | 10.2 | 10.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Usher | 121 | 5 | 5 | |
Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.1 | |||
Majority | 1,110 | 45.7 | 0.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,428 | 30.7 | 1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 |
Sandhill ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Debra Waller* | 1,229 | 50.6 | 39.8 | |
UKIP | Bryan Foster | 579 | 25.8 | 25.8 | |
Conservative | Christine Reed | 277 | 12.3 | 10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Wilson | 90 | 4.0 | 12.6 | |
Green | Jonathan Hume | 59 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 650 | 28.9 | 18.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,248 | 28.6 | 4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 32.8 |
Shiney Row ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Lawson* | 1,733 | 55.7 | 17.9 | |
UKIP | Richard Elvin | 740 | 23.8 | 23.8 | |
Conservative | Sally Oliver | 456 | 14.6 | 5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sean Terry | 88 | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
Green | Polly Robinson | 74 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 993 | 31.9 | 21.2 | ||
Turnout | 3111 | 32.4 | 1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 20.9 |
Silksworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Smith* | 1,405 | 51.1 | 16.1 | |
UKIP | Alan Davies | 649 | 23.6 | 10.7 | |
Conservative | Bryan Reynolds | 458 | 16.6 | 1.1 | |
Green | Chris Crozier | 146 | 5.3 | 0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Edgeworth | 83 | 3 | 3 | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.4 | |||
Majority | 756 | 27.5 | 24.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,751 | 34.2 | 0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.4 |
Southwick ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kelly Chequer | 1,430 | 60.5 | 5.9 | |
UKIP | Sandy Taylor | 426 | 18 | 4.4 | |
Conservative | Neville Chamberlin | 352 | 14.9 | 1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen O'Brien | 80 | 3.4 | 0 | |
Green | David Lawson | 61 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 1004 | 42.5 | 7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,365 | 29.8 | 1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 |
St Anne's ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Watson* | 1,371 | 70.2 | 1.9 | |
Conservative | Tony Morrisey | 548 | 28.1 | 14.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 33 | 1.7 | |||
Majority | 823 | 42.5 | 15.5 | ||
Turnout | 1952 | 24.3 | 3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 8 |
St Chad's ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darryl Dixon* | 1,188 | 41.2 | 14.1 | |
Conservative | Dominic McDonough | 978 | 34.5 | 6.9 | |
UKIP | Joshua Green | 448 | 15.8 | 15.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Crosby | 132 | 4.7 | 1.4 | |
Green | Richard Bradley | 68 | 2.4 | 1.4 | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 210 | 6.7 | 7.3 | ||
Turnout | 2833 | 37.9 | 2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 15 |
St Michael's ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Oliver | 1,675 | 52.1 | 0.8 | |
Labour Co-op | Zaf Iqbal | 996 | 31.4 | 4.7 | |
Green | John Appleton | 242 | 7.6 | 0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wood | 237 | 7.5 | 3.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 679 | 20.7 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 3169 | 38.5 | 3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 |
St Peter's ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julia Jackson* | 1,405 | 45.4 | 7.1 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Scott | 1215 | 39.3 | 0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Lennox | 260 | 8.4 | 1 | |
Green | Michal Chantkowski | 184 | 6.0 | 6 | |
Rejected ballots | 33 | 1.0 | |||
Majority | 190 | 6.1 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 2833 | 37.9 | 2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.6 |
Washington Central ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dianne Snowdon* | 1,994 | 69.4 | 3.7 | |
Conservative | Grace Hanson-Eden | 503 | 17.5 | 6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Griffin | 345 | 12 | 6.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 31 | 1.1 | |||
Majority | 1491 | 51.9 | 3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2873 | 33.6 | 0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 |
Washington East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | David Snowdon* | 1,508 | 52.1 | 4.4 | |
Conservative | Hilary Johnson | 842 | 29.6 | 5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Irene Bannister | 183 | 6.4 | 2.5 | |
Green | Anthony Murphy | 180 | 6.3 | 1.2 | |
TUSC | Wilf Laws | 116 | 4.1 | 4.1 | |
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 666 | 22.5 | 9.9 | ||
Turnout | 2847 | 32.4 | 2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 5 |
Washington North ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Kelly* | 1,709 | 71.2 | 8.9 | |
Conservative | Andrew Gray | 373 | 15.7 | 2 | |
Green | June Bradley | 266 | 11.2 | 11.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.1 | |||
Majority | 1336 | 55.5 | 10.9 | ||
Turnout | 2374 | 29.5 | 0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.5 |
Washington South ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Louise Farthing* | 1,523 | 59.1 | 6 | |
Conservative | Martin Talbot | 732 | 28.4 | 1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Griffin | 294 | 11.4 | 3.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 27 | 1.0 | |||
Majority | 791 | 30.7 | 7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2576 | 33.2 | 0.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.5 |
Washington West ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernie Scaplehorn* | 1,692 | 58.8 | 18.7 | |
UKIP | Lynn O'Neil | 551 | 19.1 | 19.1 | |
Conservative | Olwyn Bird | 384 | 13.3 | 0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jo Thomas | 136 | 4.7 | 4.2 | |
Green | Benjamin Wells | 103 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.5 | |||
Majority | 39.7 | 1141 | 24.2 | ||
Turnout | 2879 | 32.5 | 1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 18.9 |
References
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Preceded by 2015 Sunderland City Council election |
Sunderland City Council elections | Succeeded by 2018 Sunderland City Council election |