This week, voters across Sunderland will find out if their preferred local council candidates have been successful as elections once again take place.
The city council’s ruling Labour Group - headed by Graeme Miller - and opposition Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups will be contesting and defending seats across the city, including in several marginal wards.
The elections will take place on Thursday, May 4, and voters will be keen to find out if Labour will continue to keep overall control or possibly lose it for the first time ever. The Green Party, which currently has no representatives on the local authority, is standing candidates in all 25 wards, and the party will be looking to make an impression.
