Sunderland
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Council composition (approx.)
75 councillors elected across cycles 2022, 2023, 2024, summed by party. One square per seat. Approximate: by-thirds councils mid-term, boundary reviews, and partial-cycle elections all mean this can be a few seats off the live council count. For the authoritative current composition, check the council's own members list. Hover any seat for the party.
Cycles
- 2024 25 races · 25 seats 40.0% below quota
- 2023 25 races · 25 seats 32.0% below quota
- 2022 25 races · 25 seats 40.0% below quota
- 2021 25 races · 28 seats 57.1% below quota
Only one cycle of data for this council so far — no between-cycle comparison possible yet.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes | 48% | 48% | 40% | 40% |
| Castle | 58% | 64% | 65% | 63% |
| Copt Hill | 25% | 44% | 51% | 57% |
| Doxford | 49% | 50% | 59% | 49% |
| Fulwell | 42% | 52% | 48% | 36% |
| Hendon | 42% | 46% | 44% | 40% |
| Hetton | 45% | 45% | 45% | 47% |
| Houghton | 48% | 56% | 60% | 61% |
| Millfield | 66% | 49% | 56% | 56% |
| Pallion | 59% | 58% | 64% | 48% |
| Redhill | 51% | 56% | 59% | 52% |
| Ryhope | 49% | 46% | 51% | 54% |
| Sandhill | 51% | 53% | 64% | 61% |
| Shiney Row | 29% | 55% | 54% | 58% |
| Silksworth | 43% | 56% | 56% | 52% |
| Southwick | 51% | 59% | 60% | 55% |
| St. Annes | 42% | 49% | 49% | 45% |
| St. Chads | 60% | 54% | 50% | 46% |
| St. Michaels | 57% | 54% | 42% | 46% |
| St. Peters | 54% | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| Washington Central | 55% | 59% | 67% | 63% |
| Washington East | 48% | 53% | 56% | 57% |
| Washington North | 53% | 61% | 68% | 64% |
| Washington South | 22% | 47% | 44% | 52% |
| Washington West | 52% | 59% | 57% | 52% |