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Sunderland 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

25 ward races

75 seats

0 elected below the proportional quota

0.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 25 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 75 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	101,732	41.3%	58	77.3%	31	41.3%	+27
Labour Party	64,718	26.3%	5	6.7%	20	26.7%	-15
Liberal Democrats	31,969	13.0%	12	16.0%	10	13.3%	+2
Conservative Party	26,207	10.6%	0	0.0%	8	10.7%	-8
Green Party	21,213	8.6%	0	0.0%	6	8.0%	-6
Independent	464	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	246,303	100.0%	75	100.0%	75	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2026 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and on the eve of it (2025), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Tunstall and Humbledon · 3 seats · won at 30.9% · above quota
Barnes and Thornhill · 3 seats · won at 34.7% · above quota
Fulwell · 3 seats · won at 35.3% · above quota
Deptford and Hendon · 3 seats · won at 36.1% · above quota
Grangetown · 3 seats · won at 36.4% · above quota
Herrington and Newbottle · 3 seats · won at 36.6% · above quota
Washington Central · 3 seats · won at 37.2% · above quota
Washington South · 3 seats · won at 37.3% · above quota
Roker · 3 seats · won at 38.2% · above quota
Washington East · 3 seats · won at 40.4% · above quota
Washington West · 3 seats · won at 41.7% · above quota
Doxford Park · 3 seats · won at 42.6% · above quota
Pallion and Ford · 3 seats · won at 43.4% · above quota
Houghton South and Hetton Downs · 3 seats · won at 44.3% · above quota
Washington North · 3 seats · won at 44.4% · above quota
Southwick · 3 seats · won at 45.6% · above quota
Houghton North · 3 seats · won at 46.2% · above quota
Penshaw and Shiney Row · 3 seats · won at 47.6% · above quota
Ryhope · 3 seats · won at 47.8% · above quota
Farringdon and Silksworth · 3 seats · won at 48.0% · above quota
Hetton · 3 seats · won at 51.9% · above quota
Grindon and Thorney Close · 3 seats · won at 52.4% · above quota
Pennywell and South Hylton · 3 seats · won at 53.3% · above quota
Hylton Castle · 3 seats · won at 53.6% · above quota
Redhouse · 3 seats · won at 54.0% · above quota

Race results

Tunstall and Humbledon · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 30.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +5.9 pts Valid ballots 3,848.333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Taff Wales	Reform UK	1,225	31.8%	+6.8 pts	Elected
2	Richard Steven Vardy	Reform UK	1,194	31.0%	+6.0 pts	Elected
3	Glenda Patricia Hall	Reform UK	1,191	30.9%	+5.9 pts	Elected
4	Adele Graham-King	Conservative Party	1,050	27.3%	—
5	Lyall Jonathan Reed	Conservative Party	1,039	27.0%	—
6	Antony Mullen	Conservative Party	1,037	26.9%	—
7	Lennon William Airey	Labour Party	814	21.2%	—
8	Charlie Bell	Labour Party	789	20.5%	—
9	Richard Peter Bradley	Green Party	723	18.8%	—
10	Dan Sullivan	Green Party	700	18.2%	—
11	Dale Colin Gillett	Green Party	698	18.1%	—
12	Zareen Haque	Labour Party	672	17.5%	—
13	Simon James Dawes	Liberal Democrats	149	3.9%	—
14	Janet Wood	Liberal Democrats	135	3.5%	—
15	Robbie Potts	Liberal Democrats	129	3.4%	—

Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.sunderland.tunstall-humbledon.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Barnes and Thornhill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 34.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +9.7 pts Valid ballots 4,036.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ehthesham Haque	Labour Party	1,502	37.2%	+12.2 pts	Elected
2	Caroline Comer	Labour Party	1,483	36.7%	+11.7 pts	Elected
3	Fiona Katharine Tobin	Labour Party	1,401	34.7%	+9.7 pts	Elected
4	Victor John Skinner	Reform UK	1,128	27.9%	—
5	Robert Snowdon	Reform UK	1,114	27.6%	—
6	Lynn Wynn	Reform UK	1,064	26.4%	—
7	Nathan Williamson	Conservative Party	724	17.9%	—
8	Benjamin William Davies-Scott	Conservative Party	715	17.7%	—
9	Kevin Leonard	Conservative Party	703	17.4%	—
10	Syed Mahfuz Ahmed	Liberal Democrats	502	12.4%	—
11	Jake Taylor	Green Party	402	10.0%	—
12	Alyson Kordbarlag	Green Party	398	9.9%	—
13	Mark Dominic Tyers	Green Party	338	8.4%	—
14	Tim Ellis-Dale	Liberal Democrats	328	8.1%	—
15	Kai Lamont Crawford	Liberal Democrats	308	7.6%	—

Electorate 8,799 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.sunderland.barnes-thornhill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Fulwell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 35.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +10.3 pts Valid ballots 4,677.333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Malcolm Bond	Liberal Democrats	1,988	42.5%	+17.5 pts	Elected
2	Peter Walton	Liberal Democrats	1,738	37.2%	+12.2 pts	Elected
3	Steve Pickering	Liberal Democrats	1,649	35.3%	+10.3 pts	Elected
4	Philip Thompson	Reform UK	1,424	30.4%	—
5	David Barrie Owen	Reform UK	1,376	29.4%	—
6	Janet Lynn Tyson	Reform UK	1,199	25.6%	—
7	Michael Peter Hartnack	Conservative Party	1,186	25.4%	—
8	Nichola Austin-Ratcliffe	Conservative Party	847	18.1%	—
9	Bill Smith	Conservative Party	801	17.1%	—
10	Naomi Jane Mather	Labour Party	380	8.1%	—
11	Peter Sidney Barley	Labour Party	376	8.0%	—
12	Malcolm Richard Kilner	Labour Party	368	7.9%	—
13	Brian Plemper	Green Party	254	5.4%	—
14	Genevieve Lilian Johnson	Green Party	232	5.0%	—
15	Sebastian Richard Graca da Silva	Green Party	214	4.6%	—

Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.sunderland.fulwell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Deptford and Hendon · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 36.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +11.1 pts Valid ballots 2,671.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Barker	Reform UK	1,070	40.0%	+15.0 pts	Elected
2	Marie Isabella McCarty	Reform UK	990	37.1%	+12.1 pts	Elected
3	Lynda Joyce Andrews	Reform UK	964	36.1%	+11.1 pts	Elected
4	Stephen Lewis Elms	Labour Party	865	32.4%	—
5	Syeda Shilpe Chowdhury	Labour Party	823	30.8%	—
6	Myles Alfie Mordey	Labour Party	814	30.5%	—
7	Liam Murphy	Green Party	399	14.9%	—
8	Helmut Izaks	Green Party	395	14.8%	—
9	Raymond John Moore	Green Party	384	14.4%	—
10	Colin Andrew Wilson	Liberal Democrats	352	13.2%	—
11	Ciaran Joseph Morrissey	Liberal Democrats	304	11.4%	—
12	Francesca Hodson	Liberal Democrats	292	10.9%	—
13	James Ebere	Conservative Party	144	5.4%	—
14	Steven Porter	Conservative Party	111	4.2%	—
15	Gideon Oseremen Eriaye	Conservative Party	108	4.0%	—

Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.sunderland.deptford-hendon.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Grangetown · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 36.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +11.4 pts Valid ballots 3,662.333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Daniel Joseph Cowie	Reform UK	1,476	40.3%	+15.3 pts	Elected
2	Mark Peter Wynn	Reform UK	1,424	38.9%	+13.9 pts	Elected
3	Colin Wright	Reform UK	1,334	36.4%	+11.4 pts	Elected
4	Michael Mordey	Labour Party	1,003	27.4%	—
5	Michael Dixon	Conservative Party	965	26.3%	—
6	Lynda Rontree Scanlan	Labour Party	936	25.6%	—
7	Ray Matthews	Labour Party	917	25.0%	—
8	Alison Mason	Conservative Party	765	20.9%	—
9	Hardip Barad	Conservative Party	735	20.1%	—
10	Layla-Jayne Laidler	Green Party	357	9.7%	—
11	Serena Elizabeth Rush	Green Party	322	8.8%	—
12	Grace Isabel Weir	Green Party	320	8.7%	—
13	Marjorie Ledger	Liberal Democrats	162	4.4%	—
14	Vincent Morrison	Liberal Democrats	138	3.8%	—
15	Audrey Catherine Smith	Liberal Democrats	133	3.6%	—

Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.sunderland.grangetown.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Herrington and Newbottle · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 36.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +11.6 pts Valid ballots 3,869

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Bill Blackett	Reform UK	1,548	40.0%	+15.0 pts	Elected
2	Bruce Allcroft	Reform UK	1,520	39.3%	+14.3 pts	Elected
3	Jeffrey Shaw	Reform UK	1,416	36.6%	+11.6 pts	Elected
4	Dominic McDonough	Conservative Party	1,085	28.0%	—
5	Robert Oliver	Conservative Party	1,068	27.6%	—
6	Chris Burnicle	Conservative Party	1,038	26.8%	—
7	Paul Jorgenson	Labour Party	888	23.0%	—
8	Maureen Richardson	Labour Party	875	22.6%	—
9	Martin Old	Labour Party	872	22.5%	—
10	Donna Elizabeth Brown	Green Party	300	7.8%	—
11	Hayley Elizabeth Campbell	Green Party	297	7.7%	—
12	Joella Hannah Lynch	Green Party	250	6.5%	—
13	Michelle Louise Hardie	Liberal Democrats	181	4.7%	—
14	Christopher Marshall Potts	Liberal Democrats	147	3.8%	—
15	Malcolm Harry Waine	Liberal Democrats	122	3.2%	—

Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.sunderland.herrington-newbottle.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Washington Central · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 37.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +12.2 pts Valid ballots 2,989.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Joseph William Phillips	Reform UK	1,448	48.4%	+23.4 pts	Elected
2	Janis Berzemnieks	Reform UK	1,213	40.6%	+15.6 pts	Elected
3	Saleem Mohammed Memon	Reform UK	1,112	37.2%	+12.2 pts	Elected
4	Dianne Elizabeth Snowdon	Labour Party	1,035	34.6%	—
5	Linda Williams	Labour Party	976	32.6%	—
6	Harry Trueman	Labour Party	860	28.8%	—
7	Michael Colling	Green Party	360	12.0%	—
8	Ashley Smith	Green Party	349	11.7%	—
9	Rebecca Anne Armstrong	Liberal Democrats	337	11.3%	—
10	Joshua William Hall	Liberal Democrats	294	9.8%	—
11	Valerie Carol Moore	Conservative Party	245	8.2%	—
12	Mishka Alexey Belik	Green Party	222	7.4%	—
13	Audrey Jaitay	Conservative Party	190	6.4%	—
14	Mary Ogundipe	Conservative Party	169	5.7%	—
15	Kelsey Catherine Hall	Liberal Democrats	159	5.3%	—

Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.sunderland.washington-central.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Washington South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 37.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +12.3 pts Valid ballots 4,072.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Robert Pattison	Reform UK	1,616	39.7%	+14.7 pts	Elected
2	Elouise Jade Redmayne	Reform UK	1,591	39.1%	+14.1 pts	Elected
3	John Arthur Watson	Reform UK	1,518	37.3%	+12.3 pts	Elected
4	Sean Robert Laws	Labour Party	1,259	30.9%	—
5	Logan Guy	Labour Party	1,154	28.3%	—
6	Andrew John Rowntree	Labour Party	881	21.6%	—
7	Brandon Oakland	Conservative Party	705	17.3%	—
8	Fiona Margaret Ann Mackenzie Miller	Green Party	684	16.8%	—
9	Gabriel Green	Conservative Party	676	16.6%	—
10	Thomas Such	Conservative Party	664	16.3%	—
11	Theo Max Rose	Green Party	525	12.9%	—
12	Peter Edward L. Deegan	Green Party	455	11.2%	—
13	Sean Terry	Liberal Democrats	200	4.9%	—
14	Jack Docherty	Liberal Democrats	152	3.7%	—
15	Amy Wilson	Liberal Democrats	138	3.4%	—

Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.sunderland.washington-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Roker · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 38.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +13.2 pts Valid ballots 4,037.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kirsty Ann Alder	Reform UK	1,818	45.0%	+20.0 pts	Elected
2	Andrew Ramsey	Reform UK	1,701	42.1%	+17.1 pts	Elected
3	Thomas Montgomery Steele	Reform UK	1,544	38.2%	+13.2 pts	Elected
4	Beverly Grainger	Labour Party	1,352	33.5%	—
5	Matthew Jackson	Labour Party	1,291	32.0%	—
6	Tom Newton	Labour Party	1,213	30.0%	—
7	Sean Patrick Chapman	Conservative Party	607	15.0%	—
8	Emma Porter	Conservative Party	454	11.2%	—
9	Justine Merton-Scott	Green Party	430	10.6%	—
10	David Ogundipe	Conservative Party	418	10.4%	—
11	John Lennox	Liberal Democrats	380	9.4%	—
12	Helen Jean Schell	Green Party	348	8.6%	—
13	Craig King	Liberal Democrats	306	7.6%	—
14	Miguel Smith	Liberal Democrats	251	6.2%	—

Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.sunderland.roker.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Washington East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 40.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +15.4 pts Valid ballots 2,752.333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ian Gordon Hembrough	Reform UK	1,275	46.3%	+21.3 pts	Elected
2	Emily Lopez	Reform UK	1,123	40.8%	+15.8 pts	Elected
3	Anthony Ormond	Reform UK	1,113	40.4%	+15.4 pts	Elected
4	Beth Veronica Jones	Labour Party	1,065	38.7%	—
5	Graeme Ferguson Miller	Labour Party	910	33.1%	—
6	Jennifer Obianuju Orji	Labour Party	789	28.7%	—
7	Gary John Bridge	Green Party	429	15.6%	—
8	Anna Snell	Green Party	243	8.8%	—
9	Michal Chantkowski	Green Party	240	8.7%	—
10	Lauren Ann Laws	Liberal Democrats	240	8.7%	—
11	Ian Francombe	Conservative Party	209	7.6%	—
12	Finlee Gibbons	Conservative Party	195	7.1%	—
13	Victor Oluwagbemi	Conservative Party	160	5.8%	—
14	Helen Attey	Liberal Democrats	140	5.1%	—
15	Nana Boddy	Liberal Democrats	126	4.6%	—

Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.sunderland.washington-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Washington West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 41.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +16.7 pts Valid ballots 3,620.333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Brandon Mark Feeley	Labour Party	1,662	45.9%	+20.9 pts	Elected
2	Joanne Chapman	Labour Party	1,560	43.1%	+18.1 pts	Elected
3	Adrian Robert Pickering	Reform UK	1,508	41.7%	+16.7 pts	Elected
4	Patricia Jane Raynor	Labour Party	1,400	38.7%	—
5	Lee Redmayne	Reform UK	1,357	37.5%	—
6	Norman Neil Moffitt	Reform UK	1,350	37.3%	—
7	Josh Thurlow	Green Party	382	10.6%	—
8	Chloe Melisha Harvey	Green Party	370	10.2%	—
9	Paul Andrew Leonard	Green Party	349	9.6%	—
10	Sam Cosgrove	Conservative Party	269	7.4%	—
11	Neil King	Conservative Party	201	5.6%	—
12	Samson Ibijola	Conservative Party	153	4.2%	—
13	Viv Lee	Liberal Democrats	114	3.1%	—
14	Ernie Peel	Liberal Democrats	97	2.7%	—
15	Kairo Pearson	Liberal Democrats	89	2.5%	—

Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.sunderland.washington-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Doxford Park · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +17.6 pts Valid ballots 3,697

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Heather Fagan	Liberal Democrats	1,860	50.3%	+25.3 pts	Elected
2	Paul Gibson	Liberal Democrats	1,649	44.6%	+19.6 pts	Elected
3	Michael Peacock	Liberal Democrats	1,574	42.6%	+17.6 pts	Elected
4	Lynda Alexander	Reform UK	1,349	36.5%	—
5	Alan Emery	Reform UK	1,262	34.1%	—
6	Bryn David Thomas	Reform UK	1,229	33.2%	—
7	Jean Barley	Labour Party	405	11.0%	—
8	Allen David Curtis	Labour Party	387	10.5%	—
9	Duncan Wood	Labour Party	372	10.1%	—
10	Keith Leslie Brown	Green Party	197	5.3%	—
11	Lily Daniels	Green Party	197	5.3%	—
12	Adam Aiston	Conservative Party	171	4.6%	—
13	Haley	Green Party	171	4.6%	—
14	Helen Caroline Maddison	Conservative Party	149	4.0%	—
15	Ehis Uwaifo	Conservative Party	119	3.2%	—

Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.sunderland.doxford-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pallion and Ford · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 43.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +18.4 pts Valid ballots 3,587.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Martin Haswell	Liberal Democrats	1,700	47.4%	+22.4 pts	Elected
2	Steve Donkin	Liberal Democrats	1,595	44.5%	+19.5 pts	Elected
3	Julia Potts	Liberal Democrats	1,557	43.4%	+18.4 pts	Elected
4	Raymond Lathan	Reform UK	1,120	31.2%	—
5	Emma Victoria Margetson	Reform UK	1,051	29.3%	—
6	David Mark Parr	Reform UK	1,011	28.2%	—
7	Kennedy Nomamidobo Amadasun	Labour Party	561	15.6%	—
8	Angela Smith	Labour Party	481	13.4%	—
9	George Thomas Smith	Labour Party	428	11.9%	—
10	Naomi Elizabeth Browne	Green Party	313	8.7%	—
11	Rebecca Grant	Green Party	275	7.7%	—
12	Jamie Lee	Green Party	240	6.7%	—
13	Karen Patricia Noble	Independent	194	5.4%	—
14	Phil Avery	Conservative Party	99	2.8%	—
15	Bob Francis	Conservative Party	73	2.0%	—
16	Joy Tennant	Conservative Party	65	1.8%	—

Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.sunderland.pallion-ford.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Houghton South and Hetton Downs · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +19.3 pts Valid ballots 2,997.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Heather Finlay	Reform UK	1,477	49.3%	+24.3 pts	Elected
2	Jonathon Robert Emerson	Reform UK	1,339	44.7%	+19.7 pts	Elected
3	Michael Quigley	Reform UK	1,327	44.3%	+19.3 pts	Elected
4	Kevin Johnston	Labour Party	999	33.3%	—
5	Tracy Dodds	Labour Party	975	32.5%	—
6	Melanie Thornton	Labour Party	904	30.2%	—
7	Andrew Robertson	Green Party	466	15.5%	—
8	Harrison Hopps	Green Party	334	11.1%	—
9	Connor Sinclair	Conservative Party	233	7.8%	—
10	Emma Jane Baker	Liberal Democrats	217	7.2%	—
11	Mia Coupland	Liberal Democrats	188	6.3%	—
12	Harry Levi Jordan Brandon Shovlin	Conservative Party	180	6.0%	—
13	Mickey Mikhimade Olowoko	Conservative Party	179	6.0%	—
14	Jan Foster	Liberal Democrats	175	5.8%	—

Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.sunderland.houghton-south-hetton-downs.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Washington North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 44.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +19.4 pts Valid ballots 2,781.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jason Patrick King	Reform UK	1,313	47.2%	+22.2 pts	Elected
2	Paul Donaghy	Reform UK	1,311	47.1%	+22.1 pts	Elected
3	Elizabeth Anne Brown	Reform UK	1,235	44.4%	+19.4 pts	Elected
4	Michael Lee Walker	Labour Party	935	33.6%	—
5	Jill Elaine Fletcher	Labour Party	917	33.0%	—
6	Callum Marc McPake	Labour Party	840	30.2%	—
7	Janette Ann Nightingale	Green Party	366	13.2%	—
8	Ross Dargan	Green Party	328	11.8%	—
9	Steven James Tolson	Green Party	236	8.5%	—
10	Ayobami Seyi Adeoye	Conservative Party	209	7.5%	—
11	Patricia Ann Francis	Conservative Party	192	6.9%	—
12	Richard Colin Green	Conservative Party	177	6.4%	—
13	Karen Ann Laws	Liberal Democrats	102	3.7%	—
14	Carlton Lee West	Liberal Democrats	97	3.5%	—
15	Kieran Wood	Liberal Democrats	87	3.1%	—

Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.sunderland.washington-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Southwick · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +20.6 pts Valid ballots 2,666.333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael Henderson Leadbitter	Reform UK	1,357	50.9%	+25.9 pts	Elected
2	Jannine Catherine Morrow	Reform UK	1,305	48.9%	+23.9 pts	Elected
3	Jamie Bolam Scott	Reform UK	1,217	45.6%	+20.6 pts	Elected
4	Michael John Butler	Labour Party	829	31.1%	—
5	Zoe Chandler	Labour Party	733	27.5%	—
6	Kelly Chequer	Labour Party	729	27.3%	—
7	Paul Jacques	Green Party	270	10.1%	—
8	John Leonard Appleton	Green Party	260	9.8%	—
9	Ben Hardie	Liberal Democrats	227	8.5%	—
10	Craig Doughty	Liberal Democrats	220	8.3%	—
11	Rafal Kazimierz Marzec	Green Party	195	7.3%	—
12	Andrew Wood	Liberal Democrats	167	6.3%	—
13	Jon Reed	Conservative Party	127	4.8%	—
14	Sheila Smith	Conservative Party	126	4.7%	—
15	Kath Worthy	Conservative Party	123	4.6%	—
16	Rosalind Copeland	Independent	114	4.3%	—

Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.sunderland.southwick.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Houghton North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +21.2 pts Valid ballots 3,102.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sandra Louisa Hobson-Tate	Reform UK	1,584	51.1%	+26.1 pts	Elected
2	Joseph Francomb Parkin	Reform UK	1,542	49.7%	+24.7 pts	Elected
3	Donna Sarah Thomas	Reform UK	1,432	46.2%	+21.2 pts	Elected
4	John Price	Labour Party	973	31.4%	—
5	Mark Burrell	Labour Party	969	31.2%	—
6	Claire Danielle Bryant	Labour Party	963	31.0%	—
7	Steph Langford	Green Party	401	12.9%	—
8	Pauline Robson	Green Party	275	8.9%	—
9	Kirsty Elizabeth Younger	Green Party	248	8.0%	—
10	Michaela Rhiannon Peacock	Conservative Party	195	6.3%	—
11	Mark John Reynoldson	Conservative Party	171	5.5%	—
12	Christel Rose	Conservative Party	162	5.2%	—
13	Felicity Louise Brand	Liberal Democrats	152	4.9%	—
14	Stewart Hardie	Liberal Democrats	130	4.2%	—
15	Steven Render	Liberal Democrats	111	3.6%	—

Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.sunderland.houghton-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Penshaw and Shiney Row · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +22.6 pts Valid ballots 3,346

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Carole Allcroft	Reform UK	1,718	51.3%	+26.3 pts	Elected
2	Abbey Purcell	Reform UK	1,640	49.0%	+24.0 pts	Elected
3	Axel Tye	Reform UK	1,594	47.6%	+22.6 pts	Elected
4	Mel Speding	Labour Party	1,065	31.8%	—
5	Katherine Mary Elizabeth Mason-Gage	Labour Party	1,005	30.0%	—
6	David Snowdon	Labour Party	967	28.9%	—
7	Sam McBride	Green Party	371	11.1%	—
8	Carl Anthony O'Halloran	Green Party	323	9.7%	—
9	Christopher John Rose	Conservative Party	287	8.6%	—
10	David Oleka	Conservative Party	272	8.1%	—
11	Irene Onyia	Conservative Party	254	7.6%	—
12	Judy Durrant	Liberal Democrats	221	6.6%	—
13	Dorinda Olive Stokes	Liberal Democrats	172	5.1%	—
14	Ringo Taylor	Liberal Democrats	149	4.5%	—

Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.sunderland.penshaw-shiney-row.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ryhope · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +22.8 pts Valid ballots 3,242.333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sharon Surtees	Reform UK	1,665	51.4%	+26.4 pts	Elected
2	Pamela Margaret Taylor	Reform UK	1,605	49.5%	+24.5 pts	Elected
3	James Edward Jackson	Reform UK	1,549	47.8%	+22.8 pts	Elected
4	Helen Louise Glancy	Labour Party	1,044	32.2%	—
5	Martyn Preston Herron	Labour Party	1,014	31.3%	—
6	Lindsey Mair Leonard	Labour Party	969	29.9%	—
7	Barry Jacques	Green Party	268	8.3%	—
8	Nicola Jacques	Green Party	264	8.1%	—
9	Spencer Rose Cash-Archer	Green Party	255	7.9%	—
10	Lewis Patrick Robert Hunter	Liberal Democrats	202	6.2%	—
11	James Clark Doyle	Conservative Party	196	6.0%	—
12	David Banks	Liberal Democrats	179	5.5%	—
13	Pamela Jameson	Conservative Party	178	5.5%	—
14	Carol Ann Robson	Conservative Party	177	5.5%	—
15	Sharon Boddy	Liberal Democrats	162	5.0%	—

Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.sunderland.ryhope.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Farringdon and Silksworth · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +23.0 pts Valid ballots 3,426

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Helen Greener	Reform UK	1,684	49.2%	+24.2 pts	Elected
2	Ian Henri Dury	Reform UK	1,683	49.1%	+24.1 pts	Elected
3	Robert Hutchinson	Reform UK	1,644	48.0%	+23.0 pts	Elected
4	Joanne Laverick	Labour Party	1,187	34.6%	—
5	Phil Tye	Labour Party	1,124	32.8%	—
6	Lauren May Laws	Labour Party	1,023	29.9%	—
7	Scott Andrew Burrows	Green Party	350	10.2%	—
8	Heidi Tolson	Green Party	274	8.0%	—
9	Billy Scott Howells	Green Party	264	7.7%	—
10	Joseph Austin	Conservative Party	229	6.7%	—
11	Deborah Mullen	Conservative Party	204	6.0%	—
12	Kevin De Roche	Conservative Party	203	5.9%	—
13	Jessica Jenkins	Liberal Democrats	154	4.5%	—
14	Martin Smith	Liberal Democrats	131	3.8%	—
15	Linda Mary Wood	Liberal Democrats	124	3.6%	—

Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.sunderland.farringdon-silksworth.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hetton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 51.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +26.9 pts Valid ballots 2,389.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alan Davies	Reform UK	1,340	56.1%	+31.1 pts	Elected
2	Jason Lloyd	Reform UK	1,292	54.1%	+29.1 pts	Elected
3	Steven Neil Paterson	Reform UK	1,241	51.9%	+26.9 pts	Elected
4	James Blackburn	Labour Party	742	31.1%	—
5	George Callaghan	Labour Party	587	24.6%	—
6	Christopher James Tobin	Labour Party	535	22.4%	—
7	Rachel Louise Lowe	Green Party	277	11.6%	—
8	Christopher James Donaldson	Green Party	260	10.9%	—
9	Ynez Ynez-Tulsen	Green Party	185	7.7%	—
10	Ian David Ellis	Liberal Democrats	153	6.4%	—
11	Trevor Colgin	Conservative Party	132	5.5%	—
12	Elizabeth Gaffney	Liberal Democrats	121	5.1%	—
13	Gwynneth Gibson	Conservative Party	113	4.7%	—
14	Kath Gaffney	Liberal Democrats	102	4.3%	—
15	Henry Ndubuisi	Conservative Party	89	3.7%	—

Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.sunderland.hetton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Grindon and Thorney Close · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 52.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +27.4 pts Valid ballots 3,193.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Edgeworth	Liberal Democrats	1,728	54.1%	+29.1 pts	Elected
2	Stephen O'Brien	Liberal Democrats	1,678	52.5%	+27.5 pts	Elected
3	Margaret Crosby	Liberal Democrats	1,673	52.4%	+27.4 pts	Elected
4	Steven Mustard	Reform UK	1,128	35.3%	—
5	Michael David Gutowski	Reform UK	1,079	33.8%	—
6	Mark Thomas Henry Starling	Reform UK	1,076	33.7%	—
7	Dennis Carroll	Labour Party	343	10.7%	—
8	Ellie Lee Young	Labour Party	332	10.4%	—
9	Keith Lakeman	Labour Party	313	9.8%	—
10	Paula Reed	Conservative Party	91	2.8%	—
11	Alex Sinclair	Conservative Party	77	2.4%	—
12	John Wiper	Conservative Party	63	2.0%	—

Invalid 2 · EC ward code local.sunderland.grindon-thorney-close.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pennywell and South Hylton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 53.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +28.3 pts Valid ballots 2,700.333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Carol Giles	Reform UK	1,570	58.1%	+33.1 pts	Elected
2	Russell Arthur Giles	Reform UK	1,551	57.4%	+32.4 pts	Elected
3	Julia Ann Irwing	Reform UK	1,439	53.3%	+28.3 pts	Elected
4	Lynne Susan Dagg	Labour Party	605	22.4%	—
5	Sue Watson	Labour Party	539	20.0%	—
6	Catherine Louise Hunter	Labour Party	525	19.4%	—
7	Greg Peacock	Conservative Party	364	13.5%	—
8	Laura Jayne Dunning	Green Party	291	10.8%	—
9	Simon Andrew Hughes	Green Party	252	9.3%	—
10	Shaun Cudworth	Conservative Party	239	8.9%	—
11	Godwin Ejeh	Liberal Democrats	196	7.3%	—
12	Sunshine Babalola	Liberal Democrats	183	6.8%	—
13	Anthony John Usher	Liberal Democrats	175	6.5%	—
14	Jake Walker	Conservative Party	172	6.4%	—

Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.sunderland.pennywell-south-hylton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hylton Castle · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 53.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +28.6 pts Valid ballots 2,397.667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ian Jones	Reform UK	1,383	57.7%	+32.7 pts	Elected
2	David Laing	Reform UK	1,302	54.3%	+29.3 pts	Elected
3	Glenn Gibbins	Reform UK	1,285	53.6%	+28.6 pts	Elected
4	Denny Wilson	Labour Party	792	33.0%	—
5	Stephen Paul Foster	Labour Party	772	32.2%	—
6	Allison Chisnall	Labour Party	767	32.0%	—
7	Angela Smith	Liberal Democrats	178	7.4%	—
8	William Douglas	Liberal Democrats	174	7.3%	—
9	Miriam Townsend	Liberal Democrats	150	6.3%	—
10	Les Dunn	Conservative Party	135	5.6%	—
11	Denise Anne Worthy	Conservative Party	128	5.3%	—
12	Dorothy Anne Hartnack	Conservative Party	127	5.3%	—

Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.sunderland.hylton-castle.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Redhouse · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 54.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota +29.0 pts Valid ballots 2,334.333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Shaun Conley	Reform UK	1,329	56.9%	+31.9 pts	Elected
2	Christopher Luke Eynon	Reform UK	1,270	54.4%	+29.4 pts	Elected
3	Ciera Hudspith	Reform UK	1,260	54.0%	+29.0 pts	Elected
4	Paul Stewart	Labour Party	684	29.3%	—
5	Alison Smith	Labour Party	654	28.0%	—
6	John Joseph Usher	Labour Party	545	23.3%	—
7	Martha Rachel Maitland Bradley	Green Party	232	9.9%	—
8	John Gareth Scratcher	Green Party	206	8.8%	—
9	Paul Humble	Independent	156	6.7%	—
10	Steven John Dale	Liberal Democrats	136	5.8%	—
11	Janice Susan Ellis	Liberal Democrats	122	5.2%	—
12	Margaret Ann Stephenson	Liberal Democrats	118	5.1%	—
13	Louise Ann Avery	Conservative Party	114	4.9%	—
14	Bob Forster	Conservative Party	90	3.9%	—
15	Sue Leishman	Conservative Party	87	3.7%	—

Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.sunderland.redhouse.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index