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Sunderland South — UK General Election Results

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

Sunderland South was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 11,059 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Sunderland South from 1950 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1950–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Richard Ewart (Labour) 27,192 49.6% Hartley Wilkinson (Conservative) 5,180 (9.4 pts) 83.3%
1951 Richard Ewart (Labour) 27,257 50.3% Paul Glyn Williams (Conservative) 306 (0.6 pts) 82.2%
1955 Paul Glun Williams (Conservative) 24,727 51.9% Ernest Armstrong (Labour) 1,774 (3.7 pts) 77.4%
1959 Paul Glyn Williams (Conservative) 27,825 50.9% Ernest Armstrong (Labour) 990 (1.8 pts) 80.4%
1964 Gordon Alexander Thomas Baiger (Labour) 25,900 51.6% Paul Glyn Williams (Conservative) 1,566 (3.1 pts) 75.8%
1966 Gordon Bagier (Labour) 27,567 57.5% Philip Heselton (Conservative) 7,169 (14.9 pts) 75.5%
1970 Gordon Bagier (Labour) 26,840 56.4% Denis Orde (Conservative) 6,118 (12.9 pts) 70.2%
Feb 1974 Gordon Bagier (Labour) 28,296 49.6% Mark Wright (Conservative) 8,596 (15.1 pts) 75.2%
Oct 1974 Gordon Bagier (Labour) 28,623 55.0% John Riddell (Conservative) 13,030 (25.0 pts) 68.1%
1979 Gordon Bagier (Labour) 29,403 53.1% James Harris (Conservative) 8,401 (15.2 pts) 70.0%
1983 Gordon Bagier (Labour) 22,869 45.7% Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) 5,548 (11.1 pts) 66.6%
1987 Christopher Mullin (Labour) 28,823 54.1% George Howe (Conservative) 12,613 (23.7 pts) 71.1%
1992 Christopher Mullin (Labour) 29,399 57.9% George Howe (Conservative) 14,501 (28.6 pts) 69.9%
1997 Christopher Mullin (Labour) 27,174 68.1% Timothy Schofield (Conservative) 19,638 (49.2 pts) 58.8%
2001 Christopher Mullin (Labour) 19,921 63.9% James Boyd (Conservative) 13,667 (43.8 pts) 48.3%
2005 Christopher Mullin (Labour) 17,982 58.6% Robert Oliver (Conservative) 11,059 (36.0 pts) 49.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Ewart Labour 27,19249.6% Yes
Hartley Wilkinson Conservative 22,01240.2% No
Charles Jonathan Kitchell Liberal 5,60410.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Ewart Labour 27,25750.3% Yes
Paul Glyn Williams Conservative 26,95149.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Glun Williams Conservative 24,72751.9% Yes
Ernest Armstrong Labour 22,95348.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Glyn Williams Conservative 27,82550.9% Yes
Ernest Armstrong Labour 26,83549.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Alexander Thomas Baiger Labour 25,90051.6% Yes
Paul Glyn Williams Conservative 24,33448.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Bagier Labour 27,56757.5% Yes
Philip Heselton Conservative 20,39842.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Bagier Labour 26,84056.4% Yes
Denis Orde Conservative 20,72243.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Bagier Labour 28,29649.6% Yes
Mark Wright Conservative 19,70034.5% No
Wilfred Nicholson Liberal 9,09815.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Bagier Labour 28,62355.0% Yes
John Riddell Conservative 15,59330.0% No
Wilfred Nicholson Liberal 7,82815.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Bagier Labour 29,40353.1% Yes
James Harris Conservative 21,00237.9% No
Paul Barker Liberal 4,9849.0% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Bagier Labour 22,86945.7% Yes
Andrew Mitchell Conservative 17,32134.6% No
John Anderson Social Democratic Party 9,86519.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Mullin Labour 28,82354.1% Yes
George Howe Conservative 16,21030.4% No
Keith Hudson Social Democratic Party 7,76814.6% No
Douglas Jacques Green 5161.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Mullin Labour 29,39957.9% Yes
George Howe Conservative 14,89829.4% No
John Lennox Liberal Democrat 5,84411.5% No
Terry Scouler Green 5961.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Mullin Labour 27,17468.1% Yes
Timothy Schofield Conservative 7,53618.9% No
John Lennox Liberal Democrat 4,60611.5% No
Margaret Wilkinson UKIP 6091.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Mullin Labour 19,92163.9% Yes
James Boyd Conservative 6,25420.1% No
Mark Greenfield Liberal Democrat 3,67511.8% No
Joseph Dobbie BNP 5761.8% No
Joseph Moore UKIP 4701.5% No
Rosalyn Warner Monster Raving Loony 2910.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christopher Mullin Labour 17,98258.6% Yes
Robert Oliver Conservative 6,92322.5% No
Gareth Kane Liberal Democrat 4,49214.6% No
David Guynan BNP 1,1663.8% No
Rosalyn Warner Monster Raving Loony 1490.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Labour margin 9.4 pts 1951: Labour margin 0.6 pts 1955: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 3.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 14.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 12.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 15.1 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 25.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 15.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 11.1 pts 1987: Labour margin 23.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 28.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 49.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 43.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 36.0 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Sunderland South in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Sunderland South in 2005 with 17,982 votes (58.6%), a majority of 11,059 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Sunderland South since 1950?

Since 1950, Sunderland South has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Sunderland South?

The closest result on record for Sunderland South was 1951, when Labour beat Conservative by just 306 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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