Sunderland City Council

Sunderland City Council
Sunderland City Council
Type
Type	Metropolitan district
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor of Sunderland	Cllr David Snowdon, Labour ; since 3rd May 2019
Leader of the Council	Cllr Graeme Miller, Labour ; since 16th May 2018
Chief executive	Patrick Melia ; since 21st June 2018
Structure
Seats	75 councillors
Political groups	Administration Labour (51) Other parties Conservative (12) Liberal Democrat (8) UKIP (3) Green (1)
Joint committees	North East Combined Authority
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2016 (one third of councillors); 2018 (one third of councillors); 2019 (one third of councillors)
Next election	2021 (one third of councillors); 2022 (one third of councillors); 2023 (one third of councillors)
Motto
	Nil desperandum auspice deo
Meeting place
	Civic Centre, Sunderland
Website
	www.sunderland.gov.uk

Sunderland City Council is the local authority of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in Tyne and Wear and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Sunderland.

Political composition

Sunderland City Council has been controlled by the Labour Party from its formation in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. There are currently 51 Labour councillors, 12 Conservatives, eight Liberal Democrats, three UKIP and one Green on the Council.

Elections

Sunderland's Council area comprises 25 wards, each electing three councillors. Elections are held in thirds, in three years out of every four. Between 1974 and 1986, elections were held in every fourth year to Tyne and Wear County Council, until the County Council was abolished. In 1982 and 2004, all seats on Sunderland Council were up for election following boundary changes.[1]

At the first round of elections in 1973, 78 councillors were elected from 26 wards, and the make-up of the Council was: 56 Labour councillors, 21 Conservatives, and one Independent.

At the 1982 local elections following boundary changes, 75 councillors were elected from 25 wards, and the composition of the Council was: 49 Labour, 15 Conservatives, eight SDP-Liberal Alliance, and three Independent Labour councillors

At the 2004 local elections following boundary changes, 75 councillors were elected from 25 wards, and the composition of the Council was: 61 Labour councillors, 12 Conservatives and two Liberal Democrats.

In the May 2016 local elections, the Labour Party gained two seats, the Conservatives held two seats, and the Liberal Democrats won one seat.[2] This made the composition of the Council for 2016/17: 67 Labour councillors, six Conservatives, one Liberal Democrat and one Independent. Following by-elections in January 2017 and February 2018, the Liberal Democrats gained two further seats from the Labour Party.[3]

In the May 2018 local elections, the Labour Party gained a seat from an Independent councillor in Copt Hill, but lost three seats to the Liberal Democrats, and two to the Conservatives.[4]

In the May 2019 local elections, the Labour Party lost ten seats: four to the Conservatives, three to UKIP, two to the Liberal Democrats, and one to the Green Party. Neither UKIP nor the Green Party had previously been represented on the City Council.[5]

The 2020 local elections were scheduled for 7 May 2020, but were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The next elections to Sunderland City Council will be held on 6 May 2021.[6]

Council wards

Wards within the Sunderland City Council area Inset: Sunderland within Tyne and Wear

The Sunderland City Council area is coterminous with the boundaries of the city's three parliamentary constituencies – Sunderland Central, Houghton and Sunderland South and Washington and Sunderland West – and the 25 Council wards are distributed between them.[7]

The following Sunderland Council wards fall within the Sunderland Central constituency: Barnes, Fulwell, Hendon, Millfield, Pallion, Ryhope, St Michael's (covering the areas of Ashbrooke and Hill View), St Peter's (covering the areas of Roker and Monkwearmouth) and Southwick.

Houghton and Sunderland South constituency comprises the wards of Copt Hill, Doxford, Hetton, Houghton, St Chad’s (covering the areas of Herrington and Farringdon), Sandhill (covering the areas of Thorney Close, Grindon and Springwell), Shiney Row, and Silksworth.

Washington and Sunderland West constituency comprises the wards of Castle (covering the areas of Castletown and Town End Farm), Redhill (covering Redhouse and Witherwack), St Anne's (covering South Hylton and Pennywell), Washington Central, Washington East, Washington North, Washington South and Washington West.

Sunderland Central	Houghton and Sunderland South	Washington and Sunderland West
A. Barnes E. Fulwell F. Hendon J. Millfield K. Pallion M. Ryhope P. St Michael's Q. St Peter's U. Southwick	C. Copt Hill D. Doxford G. Hetton H. Houghton O. St Chad's R. Sandhill S. Shiney Row T. Silksworth	B. Castle L. Redhill N. St Anne's V. Washington Central W. Washington East X. Washington North Y. Washington South Z. Washington West

Councillors

Sunderland's 25 Council wards are each represented by three elected councillors.[8]

Current Sunderland City Councillors
Parliamentary Constituency	Ward		Assumed office
Sunderland Central	Barnes	Rebecca Atkinson	5 May 2016
		Antony Mullen	3 May 2018
		Helen Greener	2 May 2019
Washington and Sunderland West	Castle	Denny Wilson	5 May 2016
		Doris MacKnight	3 May 2018
		Stephen Foster	2 May 2019
Houghton and Sunderland South	Copt Hill	Kevin Johnston	5 May 2016
		Jack Cunningham	3 May 2018
		Melanie Thornton	2 May 2019
Houghton and Sunderland South	Doxford	Christine Marshall	5 May 2016
		Elizabeth Gibson	3 May 2018
		Heather Fagan	2 May 2019
Sunderland Central	Fulwell	Bob Francis	5 May 2016
		George Howe	3 May 2018
		James Doyle	2 May 2019
Sunderland Central	Hendon	Michael Mordey	5 May 2016
		Barbara McClennan	3 May 2018
		Lynda Scanlan	2 May 2019
Houghton and Sunderland South	Hetton	James Blackburn	5 May 2016
		Claire Rowntree	3 May 2018
		Doris Turner	2 May 2019
Houghton and Sunderland South	Houghton	Alex Scullion	5 May 2016
		Neil MacKnight	3 May 2018
		Juliana Heron	2 May 2019
Sunderland Central	Millfield	Niall Hodson	5 May 2016
		Andrew Wood	3 May 2018
		Julia Potts	2 May 2019
Sunderland Central	Pallion	Amy Wilson	5 May 2016
		George Smith	3 May 2018
		Martin Haswell	2 May 2019
Washington and Sunderland West	Redhill	Ronny Davison	5 May 2016
		Paul Stewart	3 May 2018
		Keith Jenkins	2 May 2019
Sunderland Central	Ryhope	Paula Hunt	5 May 2016
		Michael Essl	3 May 2018
		Steven Bewick	2 May 2019
Houghton and Sunderland South	Sandhill	Debra Waller	5 May 2016
		Margaret Crosby	2 May 2019
		Stephen O'Brien	2 May 2019
Houghton and Sunderland South	Shiney Row	Anne Lawson	5 May 2016
		Melville Speding	3 May 2018
		Geoff Walker	2 May 2019
Houghton and Sunderland South	Silksworth	Patricia Smith	5 May 2016
		Philip Tye	3 May 2018
		Peter Gibson	2 May 2019
Sunderland Central	Southwick	Kelly Chequer	5 May 2016
		Alex Samuels	3 May 2018
		Michael Butler	2 May 2019
Washington and Sunderland West	St Anne's	Susan Watson	5 May 2016
		Karen Wood	3 May 2018
		Pam Mann	2 May 2019
Houghton and Sunderland South	St Chad's	Darryl Dixon	5 May 2016
		William Blackett	3 May 2018
		Dominic McDonough	2 May 2019
Sunderland Central	St Michael's	Robert Oliver	5 May 2016
		Michael Dixon	3 May 2018
		Peter Wood	2 May 2019
Sunderland Central	St Peter's	Julia Jackson	5 May 2016
		Shirley Leadbitter	3 May 2018
		Josh McKeith	2 May 2019
Washington and Sunderland West	Washington Central	Dianne Snowdon	5 May 2016
		Linda Williams	3 May 2018
		Len Lauchlan	2 May 2019
Washington and Sunderland West	Washington East	David Snowdon	5 May 2016
		Tony Taylor	3 May 2018
		Fiona Miller	2 May 2019
Washington and Sunderland West	Washington North	John Kelly	5 May 2016
		Jill Fletcher	3 May 2018
		Peter Walker	2 May 2019
Washington and Sunderland West	Washington South	Louise Farthing	5 May 2016
		Graeme Miller	3 May 2018
		Dom Armstrong	2 May 2019
Washington and Sunderland West	Washington West	Bernard Scaplehorn	5 May 2016
		Dorothy Trueman	3 May 2018
		Henry Trueman	2 May 2019

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References

"Tyne and Wear: Ward Voting Summaries, 1973-2015". Tyne and Wear Elects. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
Silfverskiold, Petra (6 May 2016). "Labour dominate Sunderland 2016 elections – with a couple of surprises". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
"What the Liberal Democrat by-election victory means for Labour control in Sunderland". Sunderland Echo. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
Lindsay, Kali (3 May 2018). "Sunderland City Council elections - results in full". nechronicle. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
"How a night of drama unfolded at the Sunderland City Council elections 2019". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
"English local elections postponed over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
"Ward maps". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
"Elected Members". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

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[1] "Tyne and Wear: Ward Voting Summaries, 1973-2015". Tyne and Wear Elects. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

[2] Silfverskiold, Petra (6 May 2016). "Labour dominate Sunderland 2016 elections – with a couple of surprises". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

[3] "What the Liberal Democrat by-election victory means for Labour control in Sunderland". Sunderland Echo. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

[4] Lindsay, Kali (3 May 2018). "Sunderland City Council elections - results in full". nechronicle. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

[5] "How a night of drama unfolded at the Sunderland City Council elections 2019". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[6] "English local elections postponed over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[7] "Ward maps". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

[8] "Elected Members". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

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