2015 Sunderland City Council election

2015 UK local government election March 2015 March 2015 __NOTOC__ 2015 Sunderland City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2014 Sunderland City Council election 2014 7 May 2015 2016 Sunderland City Council election 2016 One third of 75 seats on Sunderland City Council 38 Labour Party (UK) 63 24 66 3 Sunderland UK local election 2015 map.svg 300px Map of the 2015 Sunderland City Council election results. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Majority party Labour Majority party after election Labour Conservative Party (UK) 1 2 Independent (politician) 0 1 8 6 4 3 Coat of arms of Sunderland City Council.pngThe 2015 Sunderland City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Sunderland City Council in England.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 23 March 2015 The Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums 15 March 2015 live This was on the same day as other local elections, and the 2015 general election. Background There had been one by-election held in the period since the previous local elections in 2014 which saw Labour hold the Washington East ward in November 2014 following the resignation of their incumbent councillor in October.https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/ex-councillor-paying-back-10-000-of-overpaid-expenses-claims-1-7407105 Ex-councillor paying back £10,000 of overpaid expenses claims 2018-07-12 12 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180712153958/https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/ex-councillor-paying-back-10-000-of-overpaid-expenses-claims-1-7407105 dead Election results The election saw Labour gain three seats, increasing the party's majority on the Council. Labour gained from the Conservatives in Barnes and Fulwell, and from an independent, Colin Wakefield, in Houghton.https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/sunderland-local-election-results-2015-9160776 Sunderland local election results 2015: Who was elected in your area? 8 May 2015 Evening Chronicle 20 Feb 2018 Sunderland local election result 20152015 Results Labour Party (UK) 24 3 0 3 96 49.6 57,544 3.3 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 2 4 20.8 24,079 1.4 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 19.5 22,580 4.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 4,089 1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 3,617 0.6 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 0 3.1 3,582 0.6 Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 448 0.2 North East Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 101 0.1 After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyPrevious councilNew councilLabour6366Conservatives86Independent43Total7575Working majorityred 51 darkgrayred 57 darkgray Ward by ward results Asterisk denotes incumbent councillor. Barnes Ward Barnes Ward Labour Party (UK) Ian Galbraith 2,336 43.7 3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Peter O'Connor 1,580 29.6 19.5 UK Independence Party J Nast 889 16.6 16.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura Bruton 302 5.7 1.5 Green Party of England and Wales Lucky Pemu 219 4.1 4.118 0.3 756 14.1 11.8 5,344 61.2 15.5 8,732Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle Ward Castle Ward Conservative Party (UK) Martin Anderson Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Gary Duncan Labour Party (UK) Stephen Foster UKIP Keith Samme Copt Hill Ward Copt Hill Ward Conservative Party (UK) Pat Francis Green Party of England and Wales Daniel Olaman Labour Party (UK) Mary Turton Independent politician Colin Wakefield Doxford Ward Doxford Ward Conservative Party (UK) Alex Douglas Labour Party (UK) Colin English Green Party of England and Wales Alan Robinson UKIP Kay Rowham Fulwell Ward Fulwell Ward Labour Party (UK) Margaret Beck UKIP Sheila Samme Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Talbott-Matthew Conservative Party (UK) John Wiper Hendon Ward Hendon Ward UKIP Pauline Featonby-Warren Green Party of England and Wales David Lawson Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Lorraine Labour Co-operative Victoria O'Neil Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Owen Taylor Hetton Ward Hetton Ward UKIP John Defty Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Dowell Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Middlemiss Labour Party (UK) Doris Turner Houghton Ward Houghton Ward Conservative Party (UK) George Brown Independent politician John Ellis UKIP Terrence Henderson Labour Party (UK) Juliana Heron Liberal Democrats (UK) David Snowball Millfield Ward Millfield Ward UKIP David Geddis Conservative Party (UK) Gwennyth Gibson Green Party of England and Wales Helmut Izaks Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen O'Brien Labour Co-operative Lynda Scanlan Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Karen Sinclair Pallion Ward Pallion Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Dorward Green Party of England and Wales Rachel Featherstone UKIP Ian Pallace Labour Co-operative Paul Watson Conservative Party (UK) Philip Young Redhill Ward Redhill Ward Labour Co-operative Richard Bell Conservative Party (UK) Shaun Cudworth North East Party Heather Fagan UKIP Lynn Kelly Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Thomas Ryhope Ward Ryhope Ward Labour Co-operative Ellen Ball Green Party of England and Wales Paul Burwood UKIP Bryan Foster Conservative Party (UK) Harry Todd St Anne's Ward St Anne's Ward UKIP Aileen Casey Conservative Party (UK) Tony Morrissey Green Party of England and Wales Caroline Robinson Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Usher Labour Party (UK) Karen Waters St Chad's Ward St Chad's Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Crosby 171 Conservative Party (UK) Dominic McDonough 1462 Labour Party (UK) John Porthouse 2046 Green Party of England and Wales Gavin Taylor 143 UKIP Linda Welsh 773 584 St Michael's Ward St Michael's Ward Green Party of England and Wales Tim Brennan UKIP Vince Costello Labour Party (UK) Zaf Iqbal Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Wood Conservative Party (UK) Peter Wood St Peter's Ward St Peter's Ward Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Douglas Beavers Labour Party (UK) Barry Curran Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lennox UKIP Ronald McQuillan Green Party of England and Wales Saied Satei Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Scott Sandhill Ward Sandhill Ward Labour Party (UK) Jacqui Gallagher UKIP Tony Morrow Conservative Party (UK) Christine Reed Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Wilson Shiney Row Ward Shiney Row Ward Green Party of England and Wales Rebecca Cowell UKIP Richard Elvin Conservative Party (UK) Sally Oliver Liberal Democrats (UK) Jo Thomas Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Walker Silksworth Ward Silksworth Ward Green Party of England and Wales Chris Crozier UKIP William Davies Labour Party (UK) Peter Gibson Conservative Party (UK) Bryan Reynolds Southwick Ward Southwick Ward Green Party of England and Wales Kate Dowell Labour Party (UK) Miles Elliott Conservative Party (UK) Michael Leadbitter Liberal Democrats (UK) Callum Littlemore UKIP Alexander Taylor Washington Central Ward Washington Central Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Griffin Labour Party (UK) Len Lauchlan Green Party of England and Wales Paul Leonard Conservative Party (UK) Marjorie Matthews UKIP Erland Polden Washington East Ward Washington East Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Bannister Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Johnson Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Wilf Laws Labour Co-operative Fiona Miller Green Party of England and Wales Anthony Murphy UKIP Lynn O'Neil Washington North Ward Washington North Ward Green Party of England and Wales June Bradley Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Morris Conservative Party (UK) Norman Oliver UKIP Tony Ormond Labour Party (UK) Peter Walker Washington South Ward Washington South Ward Green Party of England and Wales Dominic Armstrong UKIP Alistair Baxter Liberal Democrats (UK) David Griffin Labour Party (UK) Paul Middleton Conservative Party (UK) Martin Talbot Washington West Ward Washington West Ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Bannister Conservative Party (UK) Olwyn Bird Green Party of England and Wales Ben Rathbone-Wells UKIP Kevin Sheppard Labour Party (UK) Harry Trueman References List of candidates standing - Local Government Election, Sunderland City Council2014 Sunderland City Council election Sunderland City Council elections 2016 Sunderland City Council election collapsed Sunderland 2015 Category:2010s in Tyne and Wear