1945 general election · North East
Sunderland: 1945 general election result
Sunderland returned 2 MPs at the 1945 general election. Votes by party, electorate and turnout.
- Turnout
- 77.2%70,060 valid votes
- Electorate
- 90,729
Sunderland elected 2 MPs. The source gives votes by party (not by candidate) for multi-member seats, so the seats are not split by party here.
| Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 38,165 | 54.5% | |
| National Liberal | 14,934 | 21.3% | |
| Conservative | 14,451 | 20.6% | |
| Communist | 2,509 | 3.6% | |
| Valid votes | 70,060 | ||
No change figures: the constituency’s boundaries changed after the 1935 election.
Questions and answers
Who won Sunderland in 1945?
Sunderland elected 2 MPs. Our source gives the votes by party rather than by candidate for two-member seats, so the split of seats is not shown here.
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