Houghton and Sunderland South

Current MP

Bridget Phillipson

Labour

Minister for Women and Equalities

16 years as MPCabinet

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Houghton and Sunderland South

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election6,402 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards6,102 local · 2,984,191 total
• New Disclosure and Safeguarding Mechanism for At-Risk Children2,866 local · 110,028 total
• Call an immediate general election2,353 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants2,307 local · 720,772 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers1,117 local · 427,447 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act870 local · 550,136 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data814 local · 260,974 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there722 local · 257,442 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!666 local · 229,772 total
• Support newly qualified nurses: Review barriers to NHS jobs605 local · 90,102 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge474 local · 204,129 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures461 local · 257,938 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison459 local · 191,591 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!452 local · 221,477 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office433 local · 206,621 total
• Remove power to cancel local government elections 421 local · 154,829 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only419 local · 195,930 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions403 local · 209,956 total
• Retain legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND396 local · 132,789 total

About Houghton and Sunderland South

Houghton and Sunderland South is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 78,448 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.