Southlands ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Nigel David Hepworth Elected | 456 | 35.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Peter Ashley | 376 | 29.6% | -27.1 |
| Green Party | Maggie Rumble | 251 | 19.7% | +14.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Humphrey | 188 | 14.8% | +7.3 |
| Majority | 80 | |||
| Turnout | 41.1% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,271 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Deborah Ann Stainforth Elected | 540 | 56.7% | +11.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matt Fry | 288 | 30.2% | -4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Humphrey | 71 | 7.5% | -5.9 |
| Green Party | Troy Wade | 54 | 5.7% | -0.7 |
| Majority | 252 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 953 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Dan Flower Elected | 523 | 45.5% | -0.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tania Maria Edwards | 400 | 34.8% | -10.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Jones | 153 | 13.3% | -6.0 |
| Green Party | Anne Younger | 73 | 6.4% | -7.3 |
| Majority | 123 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,149 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Deborah Ann Stainforth Elected | 462 | 46.2% | +0.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tania Maria Edwards Elected | 452 | 45.2% | +4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bridget Jane Norfolk | 395 | 39.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Simon James Cheverst | 363 | 36.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nico Alexander Kearns | 193 | 19.3% | — |
| Green Party | Anne Younger | 137 | 13.7% | +0.1 |
| Majority | 57 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,001 | |||
Labour Party hold · Conservative and Unionist Party gain
11/10/2018 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Deborah Ann Stainforth Elected | 448 | 45.9% | +4.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Nicklen | 395 | 40.5% | -0.2 |
| Green Party | Andrew Bradbury | 132 | 13.5% | +7.9 |
| Majority | 53 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 975 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lavinia O'Connor Elected | 425 | 41.8% | +12.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Nicklen | 414 | 40.7% | +10.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Humphrey | 69 | 6.8% | -3.0 |
| Green Party | Leslie Christine Groves Williams | 57 | 5.6% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Jean Turner | 52 | 5.1% | -26.0 |
| Majority | 11 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,017 | |||
Labour Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Paul Graysmark Elected | 301 | 31.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Nicklen | 289 | 29.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Kieran John Francis | 281 | 29.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Drew Tinsley | 95 | 9.8% | — |
| Majority | 12 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 966 | |||