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. 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