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Sunderland City Council

Part of: North East Combined Authority.

Full council and cabinet meetings from May 2018 to November 2026, read from the council's own record.

• In overall control: Reform UK, as listed on 16 September 2026
• 158 meetings: 70 full council, 88 cabinet
• 56 named votes recorded in the minutes

On Where Landlords Stand

• The 22 social landlords with homes in Sunderland

Members by party

The 75 councillors listed at the full council meeting of 16 September 2026, with their party as the council recorded it.

• Reform UK: 57
• Liberal Democrats: 12
• Labour: 5
• Independent: 1

Party in overall control

• From May 2018: Labour
• From March 2026: Reform UK

Named votes (56)

1. Minutes: Full council, 24 June 2026, a named vote, carried. For 48, Against 17, Abstained 0.
2. Minutes: Full council, 24 June 2026, a named vote, carried. For 49, Against 15, Abstained 0.
3. Minutes: Full council, 24 June 2026, a named vote, lost. For 15, Against 49, Abstained 0.
4. Minutes: Full council, 24 June 2026, a named vote. For 61, Against 0, Abstained 4.
5. Minutes: Full council, 24 June 2026, a named vote, lost. For 15, Against 50, Abstained 0.
6. Minutes: Full council, 28 January 2026, a named vote, carried. For 36, Against 17, Abstained 0.
7. Minutes: Full council, 28 January 2026, a named vote, lost. For 18, Against 34, Abstained 0.
8. Minutes: Full council, 17 September 2025, a named vote, lost. For 16, Against 41, Abstained 1.
9. Minutes: Full council, 17 September 2025, a named vote, lost. For 15, Against 40, Abstained 1.
10. Minutes: Full council, 24 January 2024, a named vote, lost. For 21, Against 40, Abstained 0.
11. Minutes: Full council, 15 November 2023, a named vote, carried. For 56, Against 10, Abstained 2.
12. Minutes: Full council, 15 November 2023, a named vote, carried. For 55, Against 10, Abstained 0.
13. Minutes: Full council, 15 November 2023, a named vote, lost. For 10, Against 57, Abstained 0.
14. Minutes: Full council, 15 November 2023, a named vote, lost. For 11, Against 58, Abstained 0.
15. Minutes: Full council, 13 September 2023, a named vote, carried. For 44, Against 20, Abstained 0.
16. Minutes: Full council, 13 January 2022, a named vote, lost. For 17, Against 51, Abstained 0.
17. Minutes: Full council, 19 May 2021, a named vote, lost. For 32, Against 40, Abstained 0.
18. Minutes: Full council, 24 March 2021, a named vote. For 46, Against 0, Abstained 11.
19. Minutes: Full council, 24 March 2021, a named vote, carried. For 45, Against 11, Abstained 1.
20. Minutes: Full council, 24 March 2021, a named vote, carried. For 37, Against 22, Abstained 2.
21. Minutes: Full council, 24 March 2021, a named vote, lost. For 20, Against 38, Abstained 0.
22. Minutes: Full council, 3 March 2021, a named vote, carried. For 41, Against 19, Abstained 0.
23. Minutes: Full council, 27 January 2021, a named vote, carried. For 37, Against 22, Abstained 0.
24. Minutes: Full council, 27 January 2021, a named vote, carried. For 50, Against 10, Abstained 0.
25. Minutes: Full council, 27 January 2021, a named vote, carried. For 3, Against 62, Abstained 1.
26. Minutes: Full council, 19 November 2020, a named vote, carried. For 41, Against 5, Abstained 0.
27. Minutes: Full council, 19 November 2020, a named vote, lost. For 16, Against 40, Abstained 0.
28. Minutes: Full council, 19 November 2020, a named vote, carried. For 51, Against 0, Abstained 11.
29. Minutes: Full council, 19 November 2020, a named vote, lost. For 21, Against 41, Abstained 1.
30. Minutes: Full council, 23 September 2020, a named vote, carried. For 45, Against 14, Abstained 0.
31. Minutes: Full council, 23 September 2020, a named vote, lost. For 22, Against 35, Abstained 0.
32. Minutes: Full council, 23 September 2020, a named vote, lost. For 23, Against 36, Abstained 0.
33. Minutes: Full council, 23 September 2020, a named vote, carried. For 49, Against 12, Abstained 2.
34. Minutes: Full council, 23 September 2020, a named vote, carried. For 19, Against 36, Abstained 0.
35. Minutes: Full council, 29 January 2020, a named vote, lost. For 21, Against 39, Abstained 0.
36. Minutes: Full council, 20 November 2019, a named vote, lost. For 19, Against 34, Abstained 0.
37. Minutes: Full council, 20 November 2019, a named vote, carried. For 37, Against 16, Abstained 1.
38. Minutes: Full council, 20 November 2019, a named vote, carried. For 42, Against 17, Abstained 1.
39. Minutes: Full council, 20 November 2019, a named vote, lost. For 13, Against 46, Abstained 0.
40. Minutes: Full council, 18 September 2019, a named vote, carried. For 3, Against 37, Abstained 0.
41. Minutes: Full council, 18 September 2019, a named vote, carried. For 45, Against 0, Abstained 0.
42. Minutes: Full council, 18 September 2019, a named vote, carried. For 40, Against 20, Abstained 0.
43. Minutes: Full council, 18 September 2019, a named vote, lost. For 14, Against 47, Abstained 0.
44. Minutes: Full council, 18 September 2019, a named vote, lost. For 20, Against 41, Abstained 1.
45. Minutes: Full council, 19 June 2019, a named vote, carried. For 63, Against 0, Abstained 0.
46. Minutes: Full council, 19 June 2019, a named vote, carried. For 63, Against 0, Abstained 0.
47. Minutes: Full council, 19 June 2019, a named vote, carried. For 63, Against 2, Abstained 0.
48. Minutes: Full council, 27 March 2019, a named vote, carried. For 50, Against 6, Abstained 0.
49. Minutes: Full council, 27 March 2019, a named vote, carried. For 36, Against 21, Abstained 0.
50. Minutes: Full council, 30 January 2019, a named vote, carried. For 56, Against 4, Abstained 1.
51. Minutes: Full council, 21 November 2018, a named vote, lost. For 6, Against 55, Abstained 0.
52. Minutes: Full council, 19 September 2018, a named vote, lost. For 6, Against 57, Abstained 0.
53. Minutes: Full council, 19 September 2018, a named vote, carried. For 63, Against 0, Abstained 0.
54. Minutes: Full council, 19 September 2018, a named vote, carried. For 59, Against 6, Abstained 0.
55. Minutes: Full council, 20 June 2018, a named vote, lost. For 5, Against 55, Abstained 0.
56. Minutes: Full council, 16 May 2018, a named vote, carried. For 55, Against 13, Abstained 0.

Latest meetings

• 4 November 2026: Cabinet (minutes not published yet)
• 7 October 2026: Cabinet
• 16 September 2026: Council (minutes not published yet)
• 9 September 2026: Cabinet
• 22 July 2026: Cabinet
• 25 June 2026: Cabinet
• 24 June 2026: Council
• 20 May 2026: Council
• 26 March 2026: Cabinet
• 25 March 2026: Council
• 11 March 2026: Council
• 4 March 2026: Council