Candidates in Houghton and Sunderland South — Local Elections 2026
These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.
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Doxford
15 candidates
Adam Aiston
Alan Emery
Allen David Curtis
Bryn David Thomas
Duncan Wood
Ehis Uwaifo
Haley
Heather Fagan
Helen Caroline Maddison
Jean Barley
Keith Leslie Brown
Lily Daniels
Lynda Alexander
Michael Peacock
Paul Gibson
Hetton
15 candidates
Alan Davies
Christopher James Donaldson
Christopher James Tobin
Elizabeth Gaffney
George Callaghan
Gwynneth Gibson
Henry Ndubuisi
Ian David Ellis
James Blackburn
Jason Lloyd
Kath Gaffney
Rachel Louise Lowe
Steven Neil Paterson
Trevor Colgin
Ynez Ynez-Tulsen
Houghton
29 candidates
Andrew Robertson
Christel Rose
Claire Danielle Bryant
Connor Sinclair
Donna Sarah Thomas
Emma Jane Baker
Felicity Louise Brand
Harrison Hopps
Harry Levi Jordan Brandon Shovlin
Heather Finlay
Jan Foster
John Price
Jonathon Robert Emerson
Joseph Francomb Parkin
Kevin Johnston
Kirsty Elizabeth Younger
Mark Burrell
Mark John Reynoldson
Melanie Thornton
Mia Coupland
Michael Quigley
Michaela Rhiannon Peacock
Mickey Mikhimade Olowoko
Pauline Robson
Sandra Louisa Hobson-Tate
Steph Langford
Steven Render
Stewart Hardie
Tracy Dodds