Sunderland Central

Sunderland Central is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the North East region of England. The seat was last held by Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay (Labour) between 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024.

2010 General Election

The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
6,725
Electorate
74,485
Turnout
57%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Elliott, Julie
Labour
19,495 45.9% -4.1%
Martin, Lee
Conservative
12,770 30.1% 5.6%
Dixon, Paul
Liberal Democrat
7,191 16.9% 0.1%
McCaffrey, Paul
British National Party
1,913 4.5% 4.5%
Featonby-Warren, Pauline
UK Independence Party
1,094 2.6% 2.6%