2010 Sunderland City Council election

Sunderland City Council election March 2025 November 2013 __NOTOC__ 2010 Sunderland City Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2008 Sunderland City Council election 2008 6 May 2010 2011 Sunderland City Council election 2011 One third of 75 seats on Sunderland City Council 38 Labour Party (UK) 48 22 52 4 Sunderland UK local election 2010 map.svg Map of the 2010 Sunderland City Council election results. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Majority party Labour Majority party after election Labour Independent (politician) 5 0 4 1 Conservative Party (UK) 21 3 18 3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 0 The 2010 Sunderland Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/council/html/3768.stm Sunderland 2010-12-31 BBC News 2009-04-19 The election took place on the same day as the 2010 General Election. Campaign Before the election Sunderland council had 48 Labour, 21 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat and 5 Independent councillors. Ross Robertson Battle begins for your vote Sunderland Echo 2010-04-09 The Independents were made up of 4 in an alliance and 1, Eddie Wake, described as an "Independent Conservative" having been suspended from the Conservative Party in the period since the last local elections in May 2008.https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/rape-joke-councillor-suspended-1-1113119 Rape joke councillor suspended 2018-07-03 en In total 89 candidates stood for the 25 seats being contested, with a full 25 from the Labour Party, 23 Conservatives, 23 Liberal Democrats, 12 British National Party, 2 Green Party and 4 Independents. This was a substantial decline in candidates for the British National Party, which in previous years had contested every ward. The 2 seats not contested by the Conservative party in Copt Hill and Houghton were where Independent candidates had been successful in previous years, with the Conservative party leader on the council Lee Martin saying the party would not have been able to win the seats. The seats were again contested by Independents campaigning against the Houghton Quarry landfill site. Labour were confident of making gains, pointing to the lowest council tax in the North East and efforts to improve schools and address unemployment. However the Conservatives were also looking to make gains and particularly targeted seats they had previously won in Doxford, Ryhope and Washington South. Election results The results saw the Labour Party increase their majority on the council after gaining 4 seats to hold 52 of the 75 seats. Amy Hunt Labour victorious in local elections The Journal 9 2010-05-08 Labour held every seat they had been defending, while gaining seats from the Conservatives in Barnes, St Peter's and Washington East, and taking Millfield from an Independent, Peter Maddison. Good night for Labour in local elections Sunderland Echo 2010-05-07 Peter Maddison, who was deputy leader of the Independent group, came last in Millfield with 133 votes and independents also failed to take Copt Hill and Houghton. Bad night for independents in council elections Sunderland Echo 2010-05-07 Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats failed to win any seats, but did see an increase in votes for the party. Overall turnout was 55.02%, compared to 34.9% at the 2008 election, with the highest turnout in Fulwell at 68%. All the results from Tyneside and Wearside's local councils Evening Chronicle 2 2010-05-08 The Conservative leader on the council Lee Martin put his parties failure down to a higher turnout due to the election taking place at the same time as the general election and a higher than usual vote share for the Liberal Democrats. Following the election Lee Martin resigned as leader of the Conservative group and was succeeded by Tony Morrissey. City Tories name new leader Sunderland Echo 2010-05-18 Sunderland local election result 2010 http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=8511&p=0 Results of Poll 2010-12-31 Sunderland City Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110807062237/http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=8511&p=0 7 August 2011 dead Labour Party (UK) 22 4 0 4 88.0 49.0 57,058 9.4 Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 3 3 12.0 25.2 29,358 6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 18.3 21,290 6.7 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 0.0 4.0 4,621 2.4 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.3 3,886 6.9 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 325 0.3 This resulted in the following composition of the council:https://www.theguardian.com/society/table/2010/may/07/local-elections Local elections 2010 2010-05-07 2010-12-31 The Guardian London PartyPrevious CouncilNew CouncilLabour4852Conservatives2118Independent54Liberal Democrats11Total7575Working majorityred 21 darkgrayred 29 darkgray Ward by ward results Barnes ward Barnes Labour Party (UK) Michael Essl 2,280 41.2 +16.8 Conservative Party (UK) Angela Barkess 1,991 36.0 -15.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gouilnara Dixon 1,001 18.1 +3.4 British National Party Ethan Maggiore 265 4.8 -4.5 289 5.2 5,537 62.6 +24.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Castle ward Castle Labour Party (UK) Doris MacKnight 2,173 51.3 -1.5 Independent (politician) Tony Clarke 774 18.3 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jon Dewart 505 11.9 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Scott 449 10.6 -2.6 British National Party Ian McDonald 338 8.0 -5.4 1,399 33.0 -6.4 4,239 50.0 +19.5 Labour Party (UK) Copt Hill ward Copt Hill Labour Party (UK) Bob Heron 2,174 45.0 +10.5 Independent (politician) Paul Marriner 1,971 40.8 -4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Powell 687 14.2 +14.2 203 4.2 4,832 55.2 +18.5 Labour Party (UK) Doxford ward Doxford Labour Party (UK) Betty Gibson 2,463 52.0 +17.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Wiper 1,411 29.8 -11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Sullivan 867 18.3 +5.2 1,052 22.2 4,741 60.7 +25.0 Labour Party (UK) Fulwell ward Fulwell Conservative Party (UK) George Howe 2,797 45.2 -8.0 Labour Party (UK) Barry Curran 2,208 35.7 +9.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Pryke 1,186 19.2 +7.5 589 9.5 -17.4 6,191 68.4 +24.9 Conservative Party (UK) Hendon ward Hendon Labour Party (UK) Barbara McClennan 1,976 52.7 +16.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sammy Doran 994 26.5 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nathan Hazlett 779 20.8 +11.7 982 26.2 +13.0 3,749 44.7 +15.2 Labour Party (UK) Hetton ward Hetton Labour Party (UK) David Tate 2,465 56.1 -13.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Dowell 966 22.0 +22.0 Conservative Party (UK) Paula Wilkinson 575 13.1 -17.7 British National Party John Richardson 389 8.9 +8.9 1,499 34.1 -4.3 4,395 50.4 +19.8 Labour Party (UK) Houghton ward Houghton Labour Party (UK) Dennis Richardson 2,290 47.1 +10.1 Independent (politician) John Ellis 1,743 35.9 -8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Snowball 824 17.0 +17.0 547 11.3 4,857 54.7 +18.9 Labour Party (UK) Millfield ward Millfield Labour Party (UK) Iain Kay 1,363 38.6 +14.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jim Major 1,241 35.1 -10.9 Conservative Party (UK) Vijaya Das 580 16.4 +1.4 British National Party Edward McFarlane 217 6.1 -1.7 Independent (politician) Peter Maddison† 133 3.8 +0.1 122 3.5 3,534 48.0 +15.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) †Peter Maddison had been elected in 2006 as a Liberal Democrat candidate, but subsequently left the party to sit as an Independent councillor. As such, this win for Labour was technically a gain from the Liberal Democrats. Pallion ward Pallion Labour Party (UK) Cecilia Gofton 1,866 51.4 +7.1 Conservative Party (UK) Peter O'Connor 739 20.3 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Robinson 709 19.5 +6.7 British National Party Lynne Hudson 318 8.8 -7.0 1,127 31.0 +13.8 3,632 48.7 +17.1 Labour Party (UK) Redhill ward Redhill Labour Party (UK) Paul Stewart 2,669 69.5 +20.0 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Anderson 684 17.8 +7.3 British National Party Terence Woolford 490 12.8 -6.7 1,985 51.7 +21.6 3,843 45.2 +14.2 Labour Party (UK) Ryhope ward Ryhope Labour Party (UK) Alan Emerson 2,904 62.7 +30.0 Conservative Party (UK) Shaun Cudworth 1,727 37.3 +3.6 1,177 25.4 4,631 58.1 +21.8 Labour Party (UK) Sandhill ward Sandhill Labour Party (UK) David Allan 2,197 57.6 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Tweddle 842 22.1 -3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Peel 778 20.4 +7.5 1,355 35.5 +14.5 3,817 46.5 +15.8 Labour Party (UK) Shiney Row ward Shiney Row Labour Party (UK) Mel Speding 2,974 54.3 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Vardy 1,420 25.9 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Attewell 1,083 19.8 +6.7 1,554 28.4 +7.7 5,477 56.1 +22.7 Labour Party (UK) Silksworth ward Silksworth Labour Party (UK) Philip Tye 2,740 57.7 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Dominic McDonough 1,126 23.7 -4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andy Bex 881 18.6 +9.6 1,614 34.0 +13.1 4,747 56.7 +20.0 Labour Party (UK) Southwick ward Southwick Labour Party (UK) Norma Wright 2,145 54.1 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Terry Docherty 858 21.6 -4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Griffin 615 15.5 +5.6 British National Party John McCaffrey 350 8.8 -11.2 1,287 32.4 +15.4 3,968 48.7 +16.0 Labour Party (UK) St Anne's ward St Annes Labour Party (UK) Thomas Wright 2,263 58.8 +13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Dawes 781 20.3 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Neil Robinson 656 17.0 -5.0 Green Party of England and Wales Emily Blyth 151 3.9 +3.9 1,482 38.5 +15.2 3,851 46.3 +16.8 Labour Party (UK) St Chad's ward St Chads Conservative Party (UK) Robert Oliver 2,165 47.2 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Darryl Dixon 1,848 40.3 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sus Wilson 572 12.5 +6.9 317 6.9 -6.9 4,585 58.9 +17.2 Conservative Party (UK) St Michael's ward St Michaels Conservative Party (UK) Paul Maddison 2,328 42.4 -17.8 Labour Party (UK) Juliana Heron 1,773 32.3 +8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Edgeworth 1,013 18.4 +8.3 British National Party Paul Anderson 206 3.7 -2.7 Green Party of England and Wales John Lowther 174 3.2 +3.2 555 10.1 -26.6 5,494 64.2 +23.4 Conservative Party (UK) St Peter's ward St Peters Labour Party (UK) Stephen Bonallie 1,917 37.2 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Leadbitter 1,843 35.8 -12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Diana Matthew 1,038 20.1 +6.0 British National Party Derek Wright 357 6.9 -4.5 74 1.4 5,155 60.4 +22.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Washington Central ward Washington Central Labour Party (UK) Linda Williams 2,799 53.1 +12.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tina Richardson 1,256 23.8 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Mclelland 1,220 23.1 -0.2 1,543 29.3 +15.2 5,275 60.2 +23.9 Labour Party (UK) Washington East ward Washington East Labour Party (UK) Neville Padgett 2,378 45.0 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Johnson 1,681 31.8 -11.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Bannister 990 18.7 +6.2 British National Party Linda Birtwell 240 4.5 +0.4 697 13.2 5,289 60.7 +23.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Washington North ward Washington North Labour Party (UK) Jill Fletcher 2,537 57.2 +4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Thomas 875 19.7 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Tracy Young 624 14.1 -8.1 British National Party James Reed 396 8.9 -2.8 1,662 37.5 +6.7 4,432 51.2 +18.9 Labour Party (UK) Washington South ward Washington South Labour Party (UK) Graeme Miller 2,062 41.4 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Wake 1,586 31.8 -10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Griffin 1,333 26.8 +14.3 476 9.6 4,981 60.7 +23.2 Labour Party (UK) Washington West ward Washington West Labour Party (UK) Dorothy Trueman 2,594 49.4 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Bannister 1,316 25.0 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Olwyn Bird 1,026 19.5 -5.8 British National Party Rian Birtwell 320 6.1 -4.7 1,278 24.3 +3.5 5,256 58.4 +24.5 Labour Party (UK) References 2008 Sunderland City Council election Sunderland City Council elections 2011 Sunderland City Council election Sunderland 2010 Category:2010s in Tyne and Wear