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North East · Former constituency (1918–1945)

Sunderland

Every general election in Sunderland since 1918 (until 1945).

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour38,16554.5%
National Liberal14,93421.3%
Conservative14,45120.6%
Communist2,5093.6%
Valid votes70,060

Turnout 77.2% of 90,729 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 41.8%Conservative, 1922: 43.7%Conservative, 1923: 39.4%Conservative, 1924: 43.5%Conservative, 1929: 35.4%Conservative, 1931: 63.9%Conservative, 1935: 30.1%Conservative, 1945: 20.6%Labour, 1918: 16.2%Labour, 1922: 22.5%Labour, 1923: 22.7%Labour, 1924: 29.6%Labour, 1929: 38.5%Labour, 1931: 36.1%Labour, 1935: 39.8%Labour, 1945: 54.5%Liberal, 1922: 12.4%Liberal, 1923: 37.9%Liberal, 1924: 26.9%Liberal, 1929: 26.0%National Liberal, 1922: 21.4%National Liberal, 1935: 30.1%National Liberal, 1945: 21.3%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 42.0%
Vote share in Sunderland at each general election Con Lab Lib Nat Lib Co Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
19452-member seat: not split by party in the sourceLab——77.2%
19352-member seat: not split by party in the sourceLab——79.0%
19312-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——81.1%
19292-member seat: not split by party in the sourceLab——81.1%
19242-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——84.6%
19232-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——77.9%
19222-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCon——81.6%
19182-member seat: not split by party in the sourceCo Lib——56.4%

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.

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