An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Houghton and Sunderland South, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.
Labour hold by Bridget Phillipson with a majority of 12,341 - 29.8% - on a turnout of 60.9%.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
| PHILLIPSON, Bridget | Lab | 24,665 | 59.5% | 4.3% |
| HOWELL, Paul | Con | 12,324 | 29.7% | 11.3% |
| JOYCE, Michael | UKIP | 2,379 | 5.7% | -15.8% |
| EDGEWORTH, Paul | LD | 908 | 2.2% | 0.1% |
| BRADLEY, Richard | Green | 725 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| WATSON, Mick | Ind | 479 | 1.2% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 68,123, having a valid vote count of 41,480 and an invalid vote count of 77.
Result declared at 23:10 on 8 June 2017.