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Sunderland North — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Sunderland North was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 9,995 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Sunderland North from 1950 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1950–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Frederick Thomas Willey (Labour) 24,810 54.1% Stephen Hudson (Conservative) 7,341 (16.0 pts) 84.3%
1951 Frederick Thomas Willey (Labour) 23,792 54.0% Ronald Kendall (Conservative) 3,490 (7.9 pts) 83.7%
1955 Frederick Thomas Willey (Labour) 24,237 53.1% Auberon Herbert (Conservative) 2,836 (6.2 pts) 75.7%
1959 Frederick Thomas Willey (Labour) 24,341 52.4% Philip E Heselton (Conservative) 2,208 (4.8 pts) 80.5%
1964 Frederick Thomas Willey (Labour) 24,024 56.3% Philip Edwin Heselton (Conservative) 5,829 (13.7 pts) 76.3%
1966 Fred Willey (Labour) 25,438 60.8% Peter Rost (Conservative) 9,015 (21.5 pts) 74.5%
1970 Fred Willey (Labour) 25,779 60.6% John Reay-Smith (Conservative) 9,041 (21.3 pts) 69.8%
Oct 1974 Fred Willey (Labour) 29,618 59.0% John Brown (Conservative) 16,121 (32.1 pts) 67.0%
Feb 1974 Fred Willey (Labour) 28,933 52.1% John Brown (Conservative) 11,400 (20.5 pts) 73.9%
1979 Fred Willey (Labour) 29,213 57.5% Lindsay Keith (Conservative) 12,902 (25.4 pts) 69.5%
1983 Bob Clay (Labour) 24,179 46.3% Christopher Lewis (Conservative) 7,196 (13.8 pts) 66.5%
1987 Bob Clay (Labour) 29,767 55.8% Iain Pickton (Conservative) 14,672 (27.5 pts) 70.5%
1992 Bill Etherington (Labour) 30,481 60.7% Judith Barnes (Conservative) 17,004 (33.9 pts) 68.9%
1997 Bill Etherington (Labour) 26,067 68.2% Andrew Selous (Conservative) 19,697 (51.5 pts) 59.1%
2001 Bill Etherington (Labour) 18,685 62.7% Michael Harris (Conservative) 13,354 (44.8 pts) 49.0%
2005 Bill Etherington (Labour) 15,719 54.4% Stephen Daughton (Conservative) 9,995 (34.6 pts) 49.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Thomas Willey Labour 24,81054.1% Yes
Stephen Hudson Conservative 17,46938.1% No
James Hurst Liberal 3,6147.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Thomas Willey Labour 23,79254.0% Yes
Ronald Kendall Conservative 20,30246.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Thomas Willey Labour 24,23753.1% Yes
Auberon Herbert Conservative 21,40146.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Thomas Willey Labour 24,34152.4% Yes
Philip E Heselton Conservative 22,13347.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Thomas Willey Labour 24,02456.3% Yes
Philip Edwin Heselton Conservative 18,19542.6% No
Robert C Middelwood Independent Conservative 1,1572.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Willey Labour 25,43860.8% Yes
Peter Rost Conservative 16,42339.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Willey Labour 25,77960.6% Yes
John Reay-Smith Conservative 16,73839.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Willey Labour 29,61859.0% Yes
John Brown Conservative 13,49726.9% No
John Lennox Liberal 7,07714.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Willey Labour 28,93352.1% Yes
John Brown Conservative 17,53331.6% No
John Lennox Liberal 9,01516.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Willey Labour 29,21357.5% Yes
Lindsay Keith Conservative 16,31132.1% No
John Lennox Liberal 5,23810.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Clay Labour 24,17946.3% Yes
Christopher Lewis Conservative 16,98332.5% No
Douglas McCourt Liberal 11,09021.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Clay Labour 29,76755.8% Yes
Iain Pickton Conservative 15,09528.3% No
Terence Jenkinson Liberal 8,51816.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Etherington Labour 30,48160.7% Yes
Judith Barnes Conservative 13,47726.9% No
Vic Halom Liberal Democrat 5,38910.7% No
Winifred Lundgren Liberal 8411.7% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Etherington Labour 26,06768.2% Yes
Andrew Selous Conservative 6,37016.7% No
Geoffrey Pryke Liberal Democrat 3,97310.4% No
Mark Nicholson Referendum Party 1,3943.6% No
Kenneth Newby Monster Raving Loony 4091.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Etherington Labour 18,68562.7% Yes
Michael Harris Conservative 5,33117.9% No
John Lennox Liberal Democrat 3,59912.1% No
Neil Herron Independent 1,5185.1% No
David Guynan BNP 6872.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bill Etherington Labour 15,71954.4% Yes
Stephen Daughton Conservative 5,72419.8% No
James Hollern Liberal Democrat 4,27714.8% No
Neil Herron Independent 2,0577.1% No
Debra Hiles BNP 1,1363.9% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 16.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 7.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 6.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 4.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 13.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 21.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 21.3 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 32.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 20.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 25.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 13.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 27.5 pts 1992: Labour margin 33.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 51.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 44.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 34.6 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

Sunderland North has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sunderland North in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Sunderland North in 2005 with 15,719 votes (54.4%), a majority of 9,995 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Sunderland North since 1950?

Since 1950, Sunderland North has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Sunderland North?

The closest result on record for Sunderland North was 1959, when Labour beat Conservative by just 2,208 votes (4.8 percentage points).

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