| Election Name: | 2015 Sunderland City Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Sunderland City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | 7 May 2015 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Sunderland City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of 75 seats on Sunderland City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 38 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 63 |
| Seats1: | 24 |
| Seats After1: | 66 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Majority party | |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| After Election: | Labour |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Party3: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Seats Before2: | 8 |
| Seats After2: | 6 |
| Seats Before3: | 4 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Sunderland City Council.png |
The 2015 Sunderland City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Sunderland City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections, and the 2015 general election.
There had been one by-election held in the period since the previous local elections in 2014 which saw Labour hold the Washington East ward in November 2014 following the resignation of their incumbent councillor in October.[2]
The election saw Labour gain three seats, increasing the party's majority on the Council. Labour gained from the Conservatives in Barnes and Fulwell, and from an Independent, Colin Wakefield, in Houghton.[3] After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Previous council | New council | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 63 | 66 | ||
| Conservatives | 8 | 6 | ||
| Independent | 4 | 3 | ||
| Total | 75 | 75 | ||
| Working majority | ||||
Asterisk denotes incumbent councillor.