Candidates in Sunderland Central — 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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Barnes
15 candidates
Alyson Kordbarlag
Benjamin William Davies-Scott
Caroline Comer
Ehthesham Haque
Fiona Katharine Tobin
Jake Taylor
Kai Lamont Crawford
Kevin Leonard
Lynn Wynn
Mark Dominic Tyers
Nathan Williamson
Robert Snowdon
Syed Mahfuz Ahmed
Tim Ellis-Dale
Victor John Skinner
Fulwell
15 candidates
Bill Smith
Brian Plemper
David Barrie Owen
Genevieve Lilian Johnson
Janet Lynn Tyson
Malcolm Bond
Malcolm Richard Kilner
Michael Peter Hartnack
Naomi Jane Mather
Nichola Austin-Ratcliffe
Peter Sidney Barley
Peter Walton
Philip Thompson
Sebastian Richard Graca da Silva
Steve Pickering
Pallion
16 candidates
Angela Smith
Bob Francis
David Mark Parr
Emma Victoria Margetson
George Thomas Smith
Jamie Lee
Joy Tennant
Julia Potts
Karen Patricia Noble
Kennedy Nomamidobo Amadasun
Martin Haswell
Naomi Elizabeth Browne
Phil Avery
Raymond Lathan
Rebecca Grant
Steve Donkin
Ryhope
15 candidates
Barry Jacques
Carol Ann Robson
David Banks
Helen Louise Glancy
James Clark Doyle
James Edward Jackson
Lewis Patrick Robert Hunter
Lindsey Mair Leonard
Martyn Preston Herron
Nicola Jacques
Pamela Jameson
Pamela Margaret Taylor
Sharon Boddy
Sharon Surtees
Spencer Rose Cash-Archer
Southwick
16 candidates
Andrew Wood
Ben Hardie
Craig Doughty
Jamie Bolam Scott
Jannine Catherine Morrow
John Leonard Appleton
Jon Reed
Kath Worthy
Kelly Chequer
Michael Henderson Leadbitter
Michael John Butler
Paul Jacques
Rafal Kazimierz Marzec
Rosalind Copeland
Sheila Smith
Zoe Chandler