Stephen O'Brien: councillor for Grindon & Thorney Close, Sunderland City Council
Stephen O'Brien is a Liberal democrats councillor for the Grindon & Thorney Close ward on Sunderland City Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 11 May 2026.
- Council
- Sunderland City Council
- Ward
- Grindon & Thorney Close
- Party
- Liberal democrats
- Term began
- 11 May 2026
- Official profile
- committees.sunderland.gov.uk
- Source
- Sunderland City Council: councillors (CMIS), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Stephen O'Brien
Sunderland City Council publishes no direct contact details for Stephen O'Brien in its list. Use the official profile page:
- Official profile: committees.sunderland.gov.uk
Who else represents Grindon & Thorney Close
- Margaret Crosby Liberal democrats
- Paul Edgeworth Liberal democrats
Liberal democrats on Sunderland City Council
Liberal democrats holds 12 of the 75 seats on Sunderland City Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 57. Seats by party: Reform UK 57, Liberal democrats 12, Labour and Co-operative 4, Labour 1, Independent 1.
All 75 councillors of Sunderland City Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Grindon & Thorney Close
Stephen O'Brien sits on Sunderland City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Sunderland, each with its own page:
- North East Mayoral Combined Authority led by Kim McGuinness
- Northumbria Police led by Susan Dungworth, Vanessa Jardine
- Houghton and Sunderland South: Bridget Phillipson (Labour) MP
- Sunderland Central: Lewis Atkinson (Labour) MP
- Washington and Gateshead South: Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Labour) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Sunderland, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Sunderland City Council: councillors (CMIS), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Sunderland City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.