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Local Elections 2026
Results in Washington Central
These are the local election records for Washington Central (Washington and Gateshead South) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Sunderland Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared75 of 75 seats declared
77.3%
16.0%
Reform UK 58 (77.3%)(+58)Liberal Democrats 12 (16.0%)(0)Labour 5 (6.7%)(-49)
Current councillors in Washington Central
Janis Berzemnieks, Joseph William Phillips, Saleem Mohammed Memon were elected in Washington Central.
8,969 valid candidate votes were recorded across 15 candidates.
Turnout was 39.8%.
Filter by party
15 candidates across 5 parties
Joseph William PhillipsElected
Reform UK
16.14 %
1,448 votes
Janis BerzemnieksElected
Reform UK
13.52 %
1,213 votes
Saleem Mohammed MemonElected
Reform UK
12.4 %
1,112 votes
DS
Dianne Elizabeth SnowdonNot elected
Labour
11.54 %
1,035 votes
Linda WilliamsNot elected
Labour
10.88 %
976 votes
Harry TruemanNot elected
Labour
9.59 %
860 votes
MC
Michael CollingNot elected
Green Party
4.01 %
360 votes
AS
Ashley SmithNot elected
Green Party
3.89 %
349 votes
RA
Rebecca Anne ArmstrongNot elected
Liberal Democrats
3.76 %
337 votes
JH
Joshua William HallNot elected
Liberal Democrats
3.28 %
294 votes
VM
Valerie Carol MooreNot elected
Conservative
2.73 %
245 votes
MB
Mishka Alexey BelikNot elected
Green Party
2.48 %
222 votes
AJ
Audrey JaitayNot elected
Conservative
2.12 %
190 votes
MO
Mary OgundipeNot elected
Conservative
1.88 %
169 votes
KH
Kelsey Catherine HallNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.77 %
159 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 15 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 8,969 |
| Turnout | 39.8% |