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Local Elections 2026
Results in Washington West
These are the local election records for Washington West (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 West
Adrian Robert Pickering, Brandon Mark Feeley, Joanne Chapman were elected in Washington West.
10,861 valid candidate votes were recorded across 15 candidates.
Turnout was 44.4%.
Filter by party
15 candidates across 5 parties
Brandon Mark FeeleyElected
Labour
15.3 %
1,662 votes
Joanne ChapmanElected
Labour
14.36 %
1,560 votes
Adrian Robert PickeringElected
Reform UK
13.88 %
1,508 votes
PR
Patricia Jane RaynorNot elected
Labour
12.89 %
1,400 votes
Lee RedmayneNot elected
Reform UK
12.49 %
1,357 votes
Norman Neil MoffittNot elected
Reform UK
12.43 %
1,350 votes
JT
Josh ThurlowNot elected
Green Party
3.52 %
382 votes
CH
Chloe Melisha HarveyNot elected
Green Party
3.41 %
370 votes
PL
Paul Andrew LeonardNot elected
Green Party
3.21 %
349 votes
Sam CosgroveNot elected
Conservative
2.48 %
269 votes
NK
Neil KingNot elected
Conservative
1.85 %
201 votes
SI
Samson IbijolaNot elected
Conservative
1.41 %
153 votes
VL
Viv LeeNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.05 %
114 votes
EP
Ernie PeelNot elected
Liberal Democrats
0.89 %
97 votes
KP
Kairo PearsonNot elected
Liberal Democrats
0.82 %
89 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 15 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 10,861 |
| Turnout | 44.4% |