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Sunderland Central

Every general election in Sunderland Central since 2010. Latest: Lewis Atkinson, Labour, majority 6,073.

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Member of Parliament

Lewis Atkinson

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,073

0%25%50%75%100%20102015201720192024Labour, 2010: 45.9%Labour, 2015: 50.2%Labour, 2017: 55.5%Labour, 2019: 42.2%Labour, 2024: 42.2%Conservative, 2010: 30.1%Conservative, 2015: 23.4%Conservative, 2017: 33.4%Conservative, 2019: 35.4%Conservative, 2024: 14.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 16.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.0%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 9.0%Reform UK, 2024: 27.0%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.6%UK Independence Party, 2015: 19.2%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.9%Brexit Party, 2019: 11.6%
Vote share in Sunderland Central at each general election Lab Con LD Ref UKIP Brx

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Sunderland Central lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Lewis AtkinsonRef6,07315.252.5%Lab hold
2019Lab Julie ElliottCon2,9646.859.8%Lab hold
2017Lab Julie ElliottCon9,99722.262.0%Lab hold
2015Lab Julie ElliottCon11,17926.857.2%Lab hold
2010Lab Julie ElliottCon6,72515.857.0%Lab hold

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Sunderland Central?

Lewis Atkinson (Labour) won Sunderland Central at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,073.

Which parties have won Sunderland Central?

At the 5 general elections held under this name since 2010: Labour 5.

Which region is Sunderland Central in?

Sunderland Central is in North East.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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