Sunderland local elections
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One third of Sunderland Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
Labour 1973 - present
[edit] Council elections
Sunderland Council election, 1998
Sunderland Council election, 1999
Sunderland Council election, 2000
Sunderland Council election, 2002
Sunderland Council election, 2003
Sunderland Council election, 2004
Sunderland Council election, 2006
Sunderland Council election, 2007
[edit] By-election results
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |
| British National Party | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| British National Party | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
