
Thrust into the limelight once again this season, check out this selection of the best Sunderland count jokes as the city wins the race to be the first to declare their results in the 2015 general election.
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The first three declarations of the night all emanated from Sunderland – Labour held all three seats while the Lib Dems lost their deposit in each.
But the real fun was to be had in comparisons with the local football team…
Here are the best Sunderland count jokes from vote night 2015:
HOLD EVERYTHING… They do the counting at the "Sunderland Tennis Centre"? Who wants the "Adam Johnson 15 Love" joke..??
— NUFCThreatLevel (@NUFCThreatLevel) May 7, 2015
What a pity Sunderland and Newcastle's football teams aren't as well organised as their vote-counters!
— Danny Kelly (@dannykellywords) May 7, 2015
If Sunderland were as good at football as they are at counting bits of paper, they'd really be in business.
— Jim Royle (@SirJimRoyle) May 7, 2015
1-0 to Sunderland it is then….
— Natalie Sawyer (@nataliesawyer) May 7, 2015
@Ian_Ladyman_DM not like Sunderland to be first on the scoreboard.
— Andy Dunn (@AndyDunn_SM) May 7, 2015
Incredible scenes. Sunderland leading 2-0 for the first time this season.
— Coral (@Coral) May 7, 2015
Incredible scenes in Sunderland, it's now 3-0… Can they make it 4 and aid their bid to avoid relegation? #GE2015
— Christopher. (@chrisminten) May 7, 2015
The Sunderland folk like to go home early….rather like at the Stadium of Light.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 7, 2015
They get through election results like they get through football managers in Sunderland
— John Bradley (@JBcommentator) May 7, 2015
28 – Sunderland have won all 28 Premier League games in which they've had a lead of 3+ goals. Declared.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 7, 2015
Dozed off and woke up to hear Sunderland were 3-0 up…quickly realised I wasn't watching Match Of The Day
— Kevin Horlock (@Kevinhorlock6) May 7, 2015
The only seats I've seen held in Sunderland were thrown at me a moment after.
— NUFCThreatLevel (@NUFCThreatLevel) May 7, 2015