# 2014 Sunderland City Council election

The 2014 Sunderland City Council Election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England, as part of the wider 2014 United Kingdom local elections. A third of the council (25 of 75 seats) were up for election, the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election results

The Labour Party remained in control of the council, but had its majority reduced by one. Although Labour gained a seat from the Conservatives in St Chad's, they lost a seat to the Conservatives in St Peter's. Labour Party Mayor, Councillor Robert Heron, lost his Copt Hill seat to Independent candidate Anthony Allen by 70 votes. Labour's one gain against two losses left them with a net loss of one councillor. For the first time ever, UKIP fielded a candidate in almost every ward, which led to them finishing second behind Labour, in terms of the popular vote, with 24%. Although UKIP failed to gain a seat, they came within 119 votes in Hetton and came second in 16 of the 23 wards they contested. This also led to a reduction in Labour's share of the vote in 18 out of the 25 wards. The overall turnout in the election was 33%.
Sunderland Local Election Result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 84.0 | 46.3 | 32,349 | 2.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 16,951 | 24.3% |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 19.4 | 13,571 | 5.8% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2,674 | 0.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 2,569 | 14.6% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1,263 | 1.5% |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 424 | 0.6% |
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
| Party | Party | Previous Council | New Council |
| | Labour | 64 | 63 |
| | Conservatives | 8 | 8 |
| | Independent | 3 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 75 | 75 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 53 | 51 |

## Ward by ward results

Barnes Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Peter Essl | 1,420 | 40.8 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter O'Connor | 1,287 | 37.0 | +1.3 |
| | UKIP | Ralph Foster | 608 | 17.5 | NA |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Helen Bruton | 137 | 3.9 | −14.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,452 | 99.2 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 28 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,480 | 39.4 | −23.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 3.8 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | |
Castle Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Doris Macknight | 1,327 | 55.9 | +5.1 |
| | UKIP | John Smail | 656 | 27.6 | NA |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Oliver | 177 | 7.5 | −3.1 |
| | TUSC | Gary Duncan | 137 | 5.8 | NA |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Hollern | 57 | 2.4 | −9.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3452 | 99.2 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2374 | 27.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 671 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | |
Copt Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Anthony Allen | 1,469 | 46.4 | +3.3% |
| | Labour Co-op | Bob Heron | 1,399 | 44.2 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Pat Francis | 254 | 8.0 | NA |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,166 | 34.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 44 | 1.4 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Doxford Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Betty Gibson | 1,280 | 47.0 | −4.7 |
| | UKIP | Kay Rowham | 683 | 25.0 | NA |
| | Conservative | Dominic McDonough | 563 | 20.7 | −9.0% |
| | Green | Alan Michael David Robinson | 180 | 6.6 | NA |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2726 | 35.3 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | |
Fulwell Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Edward Howe | 1,591 | 43.3 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Margaret Beck | 1,173 | 31.9 | −3.7 |
| | UKIP | Paul Tweddle | 635 | 17.3 | NA |
| | Green | Bill Martin | 161 | 4.4 | NA |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Michael Pryke | 102 | 2.8 | −16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3677 | 40.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | - | |
Hendon Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Barbara McClennan | 1162 | 50.1 |
| | UKIP | Pauline Veronica Featonby-Warren | 638 | 27.5 |
| | Conservative | Debbie Lorraine | 289 | 12.5 |
| | Green | David Anthony Lawson | 158 | 6.8 |
| | TUSC | Owen Richard Taylor | 70 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 524 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2338 | 27.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Hetton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Cummings | 1470 | 47.7 |
| | UKIP | John Defty | 1351 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | Doug Middlemiss | 188 | 6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Dowell | 75 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3113 | 35.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Houghton Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Billy Turton | 1375 | 42.6 |
| | Independent | John Verill Ellis | 1076 | 33.4 |
| | UKIP | Terrence Henderson | 616 | 19.1 |
| | Conservative | George Edward Brown | 158 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3242 | 35.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Millfield Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Ian William Kay | 875 | 36.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Robson | 784 | 32.6 |
| | UKIP | Lee Robson | 479 | 19.9 |
| | Conservative | Gwennyth Gibson | 159 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Helmut Izaks | 91 | 3.8 |
| | TUSC | Karen Christian Sinclaire | 28 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2424 | 31.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Pallion Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Celia Gofton | 1047 | 47.8 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Tweddle | 659 | 30.1 |
| | Conservative | Shaun Cudworth | 314 | 14.3 |
| | Green | Charles Michael John Marshall | 105 | 4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Dorward | 67 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2211 | 30.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Redhill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Heather Fagan | 129 | 5.9% |
| | UKIP | Lynn Marie Kelly | 608 | 27.9% |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul Stewart | 1281 | 58.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Thomas | 36 | 1.6% |
| | Conservative | Paula Wilinson | 129 | 5.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2202 | 25.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Ryhope Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Emerson | 1260 | 47.0 |
| | UKIP | Bryan George Foster | 881 | 32.9 |
| | Conservative | Alex Douglas | 372 | 13.9 |
| | Green | Tim Brennan | 91 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Dowell | 75 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2699 | 33.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Sandhill Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Allan | 1478 | 65.6 |
| | Conservative | Christine Mary Reed | 546 | 24.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Wilson | 230 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 932 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2324 | 27.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 70 | 3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Shiney Row Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mel Speding | 1668 | 52.2 |
| | UKIP | Tom Fowdy | 940 | 29.4 |
| | Conservative | Sally Oliver | 480 | 15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Sterling | 105 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 728 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3213 | 32.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Silksworth Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Derek Horsley | 867 | 31.1% |
| | Conservative | Bryan Reynolds | 453 | 16.3% |
| | Labour | Phil Tye | 1467 | 52.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2817 | 33.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | 1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
Southwick Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Bradley Cowling | 780 | 31.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Henderson Leadbitter | 324 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sham Vedhara | 63 | 2.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Norma Wright | 1262 | 51.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 482 | 19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2458 | 30.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
St Anne's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Morrisey | 299 | 14.1 |
| | Green | Caroline Leigh Robinson | 92 | 4.3 |
| | UKIP | Keith Samme | 702 | 33 |
| | Labour Co-op | Tom Wright | 1022 | 48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | 34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2127 | 25.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - |
St Chad's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Crosby | 90 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | Gillian Galbraith | 1180 | 40.6 |
| | UKIP | Jamie Lee Nast | 610 | 21 |
| | Conservative | Keith Charles O'Brien | 1015 | 34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2909 | 36.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | - |
St Michael's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Vincent Gray Costello | 606 | 18 |
| | Conservative | Michael Dixon | 1501 | 44.6 |
| | Green | Rachel Sarah Featherstone | 250 | 7.4 |
| | Labour | Zafar Iqbal | 866 | 25.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Wood | 131 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3364 | 38.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | - |
St Peter's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shirley Leadbitter | 1,088 | 36.4% | +0.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Bonallie | 999 | 33.4 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | Brenda Tweddle | 653 | 21.8 | NA |
| | Green | Saied Satei | 135 | 4.5 | NA |
| | TUSC | Doug Beavers | 114 | 3.8 | NA |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,989 | 34.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 29 | 1.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -2.2 | |
Washington Central Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Williams | 1624 | 53.4 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | Erland Max Howard Polden | 939 | 30.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Matthews | 343 | 11.3 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Griffin | 137 | 4.5 | −18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 22.4 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3057 | 34.4 | 25.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 0.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | |
Washington East Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neville Padgett | 1254 | 41.3 | −3.7 |
| | UKIP | Linda Hudson | 792 | 26.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Hilary Johnson | 767 | 25.3 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Bannister | 145 | 4.8 | −13.9 |
| | TUSC | Wilf Laws | 75 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 15.1 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3056 | 34.3 | −26.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 23 | 0.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
Washington North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jill Fletcher | 1544 | 58.7 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Tony Ormond | 815 | 31.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alice Miller Mclaren | 203 | 7.7 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Morris | 67 | 2.5 | −17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 | 27.5 | −10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2652 | 30.6 | −20.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 23 | 0.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.95 (Con to Lab) | |
Washington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Graeme Miller | 1239 | 44.9 | −4.5 |
| | UKIP | Alistair Baxter | 740 | 28.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Martin John Talbot | 638 | 23.1 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Griffin | 140 | 5.1 | −19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | 18 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2775 | 34.1 | 26.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.05 (Lab to Con) | |
Washington West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Trueman | 1677 | 57.0 | +7.6 |
| | UKIP | Kevin John Shephard | 703 | 23.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Olwyn Bird | 433 | 14.7 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Bannister | 128 | 4.4 | −20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 974 | 32.9 | −304 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2960 | 32.4 | −26 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.1 (Lib Dem to Lab) | |