Before (end of 1974)
Not known.
After (end of 1975)
Not known.
Ward results
No. 1 (Sunderland: Bishopswearmouth)1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| M. Miller | Conservative | 1,385 |
| Dodds | Labour | 487 |
No. 10 (Sunderland: Humbledon)1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| G. Briton | Conservative | 1,582 |
| B. Dodds | Labour | 1,294 |
No. 11 (Sunderland: Hylton Castle)1 seat · turnout 14.4%
| L. Heads | Labour | 702 |
| Thompson | ASDAG | 199 |
No. 12 (Sunderland: Monkwearmouth & Roker)1 seat · turnout 38.8%
| J. Tansey | Conservative | 2,813 |
| J. Lennox | LIB | 902 |
| W. Harrison | Labour | 851 |
No. 13 (Sunderland: Ryhope)1 seat · turnout 21.4%
| J. Hall | Labour | 934 |
| Crawford | ASDAG | 469 |
No. 15 (Sunderland: St. Michaels)1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| R. Spain | Conservative | 2,276 |
| Gibson | LIB | 1,143 |
| Bell | Labour | 438 |
No. 17 (Sunderland: Thorney Close)1 seat · turnout 27.0%
| A. Wilkinson | Labour | 1,263 |
| G. Brown | Conservative | 725 |
No. 18 (Sunderland: Thornhill)1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| Tudenham | Conservative | 1,482 ✓ |
| R. Smith | LIB | 922 |
| J. Hodgson | Labour | 253 |
| Hodgson | ASDAG | 196 |
No. 19 (Sunderland: Southwick)1 seat · turnout 17.4%
| P. Glazebrook | Labour | 525 ✓ |
| H. Sanderson | LIB | 241 |
| Forster | Conservative | 201 |
| Hoey | ASDAG | 55 |
No. 2 (Sunderland: Castletown)1 seat · turnout 18.1%
| L. Mann | Labour | 632 |
| Childs | ASDAG | 467 |
No. 20 (Hetton-Le-Hole & Hetton Downs)1 seat · turnout 33.8%
| E. Weirs | Labour | 1,555 |
| S. Ellis | LIB | 928 |
No. 21 (Rainton & Easington Lane)1 seat · turnout 31.4%
| R. Hodgkis | Labour | 899 |
| Robertson | LIB | 626 |
No. 22 (Houghton-Le-Spring)1 seat · turnout 30.3%
| Watkinson | LIB | 1,027 |
| J. Storey | Labour | 967 |
| M. Wright | Conservative | 294 |
No. 23 (Fence Houses & Newbottle)1 seat · turnout 26.7%
| J. Cummins | Labour | 1,316 |
| Wheeler | LIB | 696 |
| J. Murray | Labour | 0 ✓ |
| Marshall | Labour | 0 ✓ |
No. 3 (Sunderland: Central)1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| R. Kirby | Labour | 913 |
| Davies | Conservative | 411 |
| A. Chapman | ASDAG | 96 |
No. 4 (Sunderland: Colliery)1 seat · turnout 30.9%
| S. Furness | Labour | 746 ✓ |
| E. Spain | Conservative | 715 |
| F. Hall | LIB | 273 |
| Morris | Independent | 42 |
No. 5 (Sunderland: Deptford Andpallion)1 seat · turnout 30.4%
| Jenkins | Conservative | 1,420 ✓ |
| Somerville | Labour | 1,238 |
| J. Murphy | LIB | 626 |
| Allan | ASDAG | 200 |
No. 6 (Sunderland: Downhill)1 seat · turnout 19.3%
| Baxter | Labour | 1,059 ✓ |
| Smurthwaite | LIB | 256 |
| Qualye | ASDAG | 243 |
| Vincent | COMM | 50 |
No. 9 (Sunderland: Hendon)1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| D. Lascelles | Conservative | 1,436 |
| D. Whittaker | LIB | 532 |
| Doidge | Labour | 465 |
