How Sunderland went from ‘very big union city’ to Reform target where Labour ‘are hated in the working men’s clubs’
- Posted on April 24, 2026
- By The Sun
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How Sunderland went from ‘very big union city’ to Reform target where Labour ‘are hated in the working men’s clubs’

AS an X Factor contestant, Labour’s rapper councillor Stephen Elms managed to win through to the Judge’s Houses phase. Upbeat and charismatic, he may yet retain his seat in Sunderland’s deprived He…