UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Sunderland North
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 26,067 | 6,370 | 3,973 | 1,803 |
| Votes gained | -4,414 | -7,107 | -1,416 | +962 |
| Share of votes | 68.2% | 16.7% | 10.4% | 4.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.3% | 9.8% | 6.1% | 2.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +7.5% | -10.2% | -0.3% | +3.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.5% | -8.6% | -1.3% | +1.6% |
| Total votes: | 38,213 | |
| Electorate: | 64,711 | |
| Turnout: | 59.1% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 8.8% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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First contested 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Sunderland Central 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 15,719 | 5,724 | 4,277 | 3,193 | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 18,685 | 5,331 | 3,599 | 2,205 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 26,067 | 6,370 | 3,973 | 1,803 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 30,481 | 13,477 | 5,389 | 841 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 29,767 | 15,095 | 8,518 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 24,179 | 16,983 | 11,090 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 29,213 | 16,311 | 5,238 | |||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 29,618 | 13,947 | 7,077 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 28,933 | 17,533 | 9,015 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 25,779 | 16,738 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 25,438 | 16,423 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 24,024 | 18,195 | 1,157 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 24,341 | 22,133 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,237 | 21,401 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 23,792 | 20,302 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 24,810 | 17,469 | 3,614 | |||