Sunderland City Council election, 2012

The 2012 Sunderland Council election is scheduled to take place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This will be on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

Ward results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

Barnes ward

Barnes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rebecca Atkinson	2,041	55.51	+31.13
	Conservative	Anthony Morrissey*	1,486	40.41	−11.18
	Liberal Democrat	Gouilnara Dixon	150	4.08	−10.66
Majority			555	15.09
Turnout			3,692	40.81	+2.79
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Castle ward

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denny Wilson	1,978	86.11	+33.29
	Conservative	Paula Wilkinson	215	9.36	−3.81
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Hillman	104	4.53	−2.46
Majority			1,763	76.75
Turnout			2,319	26.70	−3.37
	Labour hold		Swing

Copt Hill ward

Copt Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Derrick Smith*	1,679	55.23	+9.59
	Labour	Ann Owen	1,250	41.12	+6.65
	Liberal Democrat	Sue Sterling	111	3.65	N/A
Majority			429	14.11
Turnout			3,052	33.59	−3.15
	Independent hold		Swing

Doxford ward

Doxford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Marshall	1,863	67.14	+32.14
	Conservative	Richard Vardy*	590	21.26	−20.33
	Green	Caroline Robinson	246	8.86	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Matt MacDonald	76	2.74	−10.36
Majority			1,273	45.87
Turnout			2,789	35.10	−0.62
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Fulwell ward

Fulwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Francis*	1,758	48.12	−5.04
	Labour	Margaret Beck	1,657	45.36	+19.13
	Liberal Democrat	Geoff Pryke	238	6.52	−5.15
Majority			101	2.76
Turnout			3,670	39.96	−3.53
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hendon ward

Hendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Michael Mordey*	1,518	66.55	+30.15
	Conservative	Debbie Lorraine	360	15.78	−5.75
	UKIP	Pauline Featonby-Warren	244	10.70	N/A
	Green	Samuel May	159	6.97	N/A
Majority			1,158	50.77
Turnout			2,297	25.59	−3.90
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Hetton ward

Hetton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Blackburn*	1,628	51.76	−17.42
	UKIP	John Defty	1,363	43.34	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Philip Dowell	154	4.90	N/A
Majority			265	8.43
Turnout			3,166	35.12	+4.50
	Labour hold		Swing

Houghton ward

Houghton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sheila Ellis*	1,697	51.94	+7.12
	Labour	Gemma Taylor	1,496	45.79	+8.79
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Smith	74	2.27	N/A
Majority			201	6.15
Turnout			3,278	35.84	+0.03
	Independent hold		Swing

Millfield ward

Millfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Bob Price	1,058	45.49	+21.24
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Dixon*	888	38.18	−7.85
	Conservative	Keith O'Brien	164	7.05	−7.99
	National Front	Paul Birleson	122	5.25	N/A
	Green	Helmut Izaks	94	4.04	N/A
Majority			170	7.31
Turnout			2,339	28.83	−3.46
	Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Pallion ward

Pallion
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amy Wilson*	1,541	66.68	+22.39
	Conservative	Peter O'Connor	365	15.79	−11.28
	Green	David Campbell	304	13.15	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Sylvia Doward	101	4.37	−8.43
Majority			1,176	50.89
Turnout			2,321	30.39	−1.24
	Labour hold		Swing

Redhill ward

Redhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronny Davison	1,887	78.63	+29.10
	UKIP	Lynn Kelly	388	16.17	N/A
	Conservative	Gwennyth Gibson	125	5.21	−5.30
Majority			1,499	62.46
Turnout			2,415	27.98	−2.98
	Labour hold		Swing

Ryhope ward

Ryhope
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Anthony Farr	1,887	72.77	+40.05
	Conservative	Shaun Cudworth	706	27.23	−6.46
Majority			1,181	45.55
Turnout			2,620	31.90	−5.37
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Annes ward

St. Annes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Watson*	1,743	72.05	+26.74
	Conservative	Norman Oliver	339	14.01	−7.96
	Green	Emily Blyth	268	11.08	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Kathy Walker	69	2.85	−12.59
Majority			1,404	58.04
Turnout			2,426	28.02	−1.48
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Chads ward

St. Chads
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Darryl Dixon	1,755	55.33	+18.78
	Conservative	Alan Wright	1,312	41.36	−8.94
	Liberal Democrat	Sue Wilson	105	3.31	−2.30
Majority			443	13.97
Turnout			3,188	39.98	−1.67
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michaels ward

St. Michaels
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Forbes*	1,649	51.29	−8.87
	Labour	Chris Johnson	1,161	36.11	+12.68
	Green	Rachel Featherstone	265	8.24	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Wood	140	4.35	−5.70
Majority			488	15.18
Turnout			3,242	35.35	−5.47
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Peters ward

St. Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julia Jackson	1,595	52.47	+25.73
	Conservative	Graham Hall	1,221	40.16	−7.61
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Henry	224	7.37	−6.73
Majority			374	12.30
Turnout			3,065	35.21	−2.57
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sandhill ward

Two councillors were elected. Each voter could cast two votes.

Sandhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debra Waller	1,830	90.42	+43.38
	Labour	Mary Turton	1,424	70.36	+23.32
	Conservative	Paul Tweddle	459	22.68	−3.35
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Usher	335	16.55	+3.69
Majority			965	47.68
Turnout			2,035	23.80	−6.87
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Shiney Row ward

Shiney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Hall	2,286	73.55	+25.14
	Conservative	Malcolm Vardy	635	20.43	−7.30
	Liberal Democrat	Carol Attewell	187	6.02	−7.05
Majority			1,651	53.12
Turnout			3,129	30.77	−2.58
	Labour hold		Swing

Silksworth ward

Silksworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Smith*	1,960	67.24	+17.96
	Conservative	Dominic McDonough	451	15.47	−12.92
	UKIP	Derek Horsley	376	12.90	N/A
	Green	Joella Lynch	128	4.39	N/A
Majority			1,509	51.77
Turnout			2,919	34.28	−2.39
	Labour hold		Swing

Southwick ward

Southwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosalind Copeland*	1,582	66.41	+22.92
	Conservative	Terence Docherty	394	16.54	−9.99
	UKIP	Michael Leadbitter	325	13.64	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Hollern	81	3.40	N/A
Majority			1,188	49.87
Turnout			2,394	28.59	−4.12
	Labour hold		Swing

Washington Central ward

Washington Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Dianne Snowdon*	1,999	65.73	+25.45
	UKIP	Erland Polden	536	17.63	N/A
	Conservative	Pat Francis	327	10.75	−15.40
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Ashford	179	5.89	−17.38
Majority			1,463	48.11
Turnout			3,058	33.94	−2.34
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Washington East ward

Washington East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Snowdon	1,721	56.48	+16.21
	Conservative	Hilary Johnson	735	24.12	−19.05
	UKIP	Linda Hudson	316	10.37	N/A
	Green	Tony Murphy	156	5.12	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Bannister	119	3.91	−8.60
Majority			986	32.36
Turnout			3,055	34.55	−2.53
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Washington North ward

Washington North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Kelly*	2,047	80.09	+27.04
	Conservative	Kathleen Irvine	349	13.65	−8.60
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Morris	160	6.26	−6.73
Majority			1,698	66.43
Turnout			2,577	28.96	−3.32
	Labour hold		Swing

Washington South ward

Washington South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Farthing	1,802	65.10	+27.48
	Conservative	Martin Talbot	757	27.35	−15.18
	Liberal Democrat	David Griffin	209	7.55	−4.96
Majority			1,045	37.75
Turnout			2,797	33.91	−3.57
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Washington West ward

Washington West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Scaplehorn*	2,200	77.46	+31.36
	Conservative	Olwyn Bird	386	13.59	−11.68
	Liberal Democrat	Irene Bannister	254	8.94	−8.88
Majority			1,814	63.87
Turnout			2,869	31.45	−2.46
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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