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Local authority elections in Sunderland, England
Sunderland City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Sunderland City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 75 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]
Council composition
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Whilst under Labour control solidly since 1973, the political composition of Sunderland City Council has fluctuated over the years as the Conservatives, SDP-Liberal Alliance, and Independents gained seats from the Labour Party. Until 2019, only Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Independents (including Independent Labour) had ever won seats on Sunderland City Council.[2] When UKIP and Green Party councillors were elected in 2019, Sunderland became one of the few British councils with all five parties represented. The table below gives an impression of the council's composition based on local election results.[3]
Election
|
Conservative
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Labour
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Liberal Democrat[4]
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Independent
|
UKIP
|
Green
|
Reform UK
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Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1973
|
21
|
56
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
78
|
1975
|
23
|
52
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
78
|
1976
|
26
|
49
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
78
|
1978
|
27
|
49
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
78
|
1979
|
24
|
53
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
78
|
1980
|
18
|
58
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
78
|
1982
|
15
|
49
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1983
|
14
|
52
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1984
|
13
|
53
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1986
|
11
|
59
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1987
|
10
|
61
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1988
|
9
|
63
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1990
|
8
|
64
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1991
|
8
|
64
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1992
|
8
|
64
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1994
|
8
|
64
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1995
|
5
|
67
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1996
|
4
|
68
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1998
|
4
|
68
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
1999
|
8
|
64
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2000
|
10
|
62
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2002
|
11
|
62
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2003
|
9
|
63
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2004
|
12
|
61
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2006
|
13
|
59
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2007
|
17
|
53
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2008
|
22
|
48
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2010
|
18
|
52
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2011
|
14
|
56
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2012
|
8
|
64
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2014
|
8
|
63
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2015
|
6
|
66
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2016
|
6
|
67
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2018
|
8
|
61
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2019
|
12
|
51
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
75
|
2021
|
18
|
42
|
12
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2022
|
18
|
41
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
2023
|
13
|
45
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Sunderland's Council area comprises 25 wards, each electing three councillors. Elections are held in thirds, in three years out of every four. Between 1974 and 1986, elections were held in every fourth year to Tyne and Wear County Council, until the County Council was abolished. In 1982 and 2004, all seats on Sunderland Council were up for election following boundary changes.[5]
Elections under 1973-1980 boundaries
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Elections under 1982-2003 boundaries
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Elections under 2004 boundaries
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Election results maps
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
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2016 results map
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2018 results map
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2019 results map
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2021 results map
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2022 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
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At the time of resignation, incumbent Keith Jenkins was an independent.[10]
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