Sunderland City Council

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Sunderland City Council is the local authority of Sunderland, a metropolitan borough with city status in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. It is one of five such councils in Tyne and Wear and one of 36 in England. It provides the majority of local government services in Sunderland.

The council has been under Labour majority control since the formation of the metropolitan borough in 1974. It is based at City Hall on Plater Way. The council is a member of the North East Combined Authority.

History

The town of Sunderland was an ancient borough, having been given its first charter (as 'Wearmouth') in 1179.[1] A subsequent charter of 1634 incorporated the town under the name of Sunderland, which had become the more commonly used name.[2]

Sunderland was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which standardised how most boroughs operated across the country. It was then governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Sunderland", generally known as the corporation or town council.[3] When elected county councils were established in 1889, Sunderland was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services, and so it was made a county borough, independent from the new Durham County Council.[4] The borough boundaries were enlarged on several occasions.[5]

In 1974 the county borough was replaced by a larger metropolitan borough within the new county of Tyne and Wear. From 1974 until 1986 the borough council was a lower-tier district authority, with Tyne and Wear County Council providing county-level services.[6][7] The county council was abolished in 1986, since when the borough council has again provided both district-level and county-level services, as it had done when it was a county borough prior to 1974. Some functions are provided across Tyne and Wear by joint committees with the other districts.[8] The borough was awarded city status in 1992, allowing the council to change its name to Sunderland City Council.[9]

Governance

Since 1986 the council has provided both district-level and county-level functions, with some services being provided through joint arrangements with the other Tyne and Wear councils. In 2024 a combined authority was established covering Sunderland, County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland and South Tyneside, called the North East Combined Authority. It is chaired by the directly elected Mayor of the North East and oversees the delivery of certain strategic functions across the area.[10] [11]

There are civil parishes at Hetton, Burdon and Warden Law, of which only Hetton has a parish council, which form an additional tier of local government for their areas; the rest of the borough is unparished.[12]

Political composition

The council has been under Labour majority control since the reforms of 1974.[13][14][15]

Party in control Years
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Leadership

The role of Mayor of Sunderland is largely ceremonial. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2002 have been:[16]

Councillor Party From To
Robert Symonds[17] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". May 2002 14 May 2008
Paul Watson Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 14 May 2008 7 Nov 2017
Harry Trueman Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 7 Mar 2018 16 May 2018
Graeme Miller[18] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 16 May 2018 20 May 2024
Michael Mordey Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 20 May 2024

Composition

Following the 2024 election [19] and the subsequent defection of a councillor from Labour to Independent in June 2024,[20] the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors
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Total 75

The next election is due in May 2026.

Elections

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

Since the last boundary changes in 2004, the council has comprised 75 councillors, representing 25 wards, with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) elected each time for a four-year term of office.[21] New ward boundaries are being drawn up with the aim that they will be ready for the 2026 elections.[22]

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  • A. Barnes
  • B. Castle
  • C. Copt Hill
  • D. Doxford
  • E. Fulwell
  • F. Hendon
  • G. Hetton
  • H. Houghton
  • J. Millfield
  • K. Pallion
  • L. Redhill
  • M. Ryhope
  • N. St Anne's
  • O. St Chad's
  • P. St Michael's
  • Q. St Peter's
  • R. Sandhill
  • S. Shiney Row
  • T. Silksworth
  • U. Southwick
  • 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.[23]

Current Sunderland City Councillors
Ward Councillors Elected on
Barnes style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Antony Mullen 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Ehthesham Haque 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fiona Tobin 2 May 2024
Castle style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Allison Chisnal 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Stephen Foster 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Denny Wilson 2 May 2024
Copt Hill style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Melanie Thornton 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Kevin Johnston 2 May 2024
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Tracy Dodds 16 June 2022
Doxford style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Allen Curtis 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Heather Fagan 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Paul Gibson 2 May 2024
Fulwell style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Malcolm Bond 5 May 2022
! style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Peter Walton 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Micheál Hartnack 2 May 2024
Hendon style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Dale Mordey 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Lynda Scanlan 2 May 2019
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Stephen Elms 2 May 2024
Hetton style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Claire Rowntree 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Iain Scott 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | James Blackburn 2 May 2024
Houghton style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Mark Burrell 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Juliana Heron 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | John Price 2 May 2024
Millfield style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Andrew Wood 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Julia Potts 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Niall Hodson 2 May 2024
Pallion style="background-color: Template:Party color" | George Smith 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Martin Haswell 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Steve Donkin 2 May 2024
Redhill style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Paul Stewart 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | John Usher 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Alison Smith 2 May 2024
Ryhope style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Martyn Herron 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Lindsey Leonard 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Helen Glancy 2 May 2024
Sandhill style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Margaret Crosby 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Stephen O’Brien 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Paul Edgeworth 2 May 2024
Shiney Row style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Mel Speding 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | David Snowdon 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Katherine Mason-Gage 2 May 2024
Silksworth style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Phillip Tye 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Joanne Laverick 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Sophie Clinton 2 May 2024
Southwick style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Alex Samuels 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Michael Butler 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Kelly Chequer 2 May 2024
St Anne's style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Susan Watson 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Catherine Hunter 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Lynne Dagg 2 May 2024
St Chad's style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Simon Ayre 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Dominic McDonough 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Chris Burnicle 2 May 2024
St Michael's style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Micheál Dixon 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Adele Graham-King 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Lyall Reed 2 May 2024
St Peter's style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Lynn Vera 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Josh McKeith 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | David Newey 2 May 2024
Washington Central style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Linda Williams 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Beth Jones 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Dianne Snowdon 2 May 2024
Washington East style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Logan Guy 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fiona Miller 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Sean Laws 2 May 2024
Washington North style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Jill Fletcher 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Peter Walker 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Michael Walker 2 May 2024
Washington South style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Graeme Miller 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Joanne Chapman 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Brandon Feeley 2 May 2024
Washington West style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Dorothy Trueman 5 May 2022
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Henry Trueman 4 May 2023
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Jimmy Warne 2 May 2024

Premises

The council is based at City Hall on Plater Way (formerly the site of the Vaux Brewery), which was purpose-built for the council and opened in 2021.[24]

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Civic Centre, Burdon Road: Council's headquarters 1970–2021
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Town Hall, Fawcett Street: Old borough council's headquarters 1890–1970

Prior to that the council was based at the Civic Centre on Burdon Road, which had been built in 1970.[25] The Civic Centre was demolished in 2022.[26]

The Civic Centre in turn had replaced the old borough council's headquarters at the Town Hall on Fawcett Street which had been built in 1890 and was demolished shortly after the council moved to the Civic Centre.[27]

References

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