An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Sunderland Central, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Labour hold by Julie Elliott with a majority of 11,179 - 26.8% - on a turnout of 57.2%.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
| ELLIOTT, Julie | Lab | 20,959 | 50.2% | 4.3% |
| TOWNSEND, Jeffrey | Con | 9,780 | 23.4% | -6.7% |
| FOSTER, Bryan | UKIP | 7,997 | 19.1% | 16.6% |
| FEATHERSTONE, Rachel | Green | 1,706 | 4.1% | - |
| PAGE, Adrian | LD | 1,105 | 2.6% | -14.3% |
| YOUNG, Joseph | Ind | 215 | 0.5% | - |
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 72,950, having a valid vote count of 41,762 and an invalid vote count of 166.
Result declared at 23:16 on 7 May 2015.