Sunderland City Council election, 2012

Map of the results of the 2012 Sunderland council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and independent in grey.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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