Profile: Parliamentary Constituency - Sunderland South
Area (km2) : 24
Resident Population in 2001: 82,968
People eligible to vote: n/a
Ethnic Groups (%)
- White : 97.4
- Mixed : 0.5
- Asian : 1.7
- Black : 0.2
- Chinese/other : 0.3
Economically Active Population (Census 2001) : 35,125
Claimant Unemployment Rate* (March 2005) : 5.4
Constituent Census Wards:
- Grindon
- Hendon
- Silksworth
- South Hylton
- St. Chad's
- St. Michael's
- Thorney Close
- Thornholme
n/a = not available
* uses economically active population from 2001 Census as denominator.
Source: Population figures; 2001 Census Area Statistics, © Crown Copyright. Ethnicity figures; 2001 Census Area Statistics, © Crown Copyright. 2001 Census Standard Tables, © Crown Copyright