Highfield ward

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

04/05/2023

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Dawnie Nilsson Elected 464 59.0% +19.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Payal Khandaker 205 26.0% -8.1
Labour Party David Leslie Gordon-Young 118 15.0% +10.2
Majority259
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast787

Green Party hold

16/12/2021 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Dawnie Nilsson Elected 191 40.0% +21.2
Conservative and Unionist Party James Ransley 163 34.1% -7.0
Ashford Independent Barry Ball 101 21.1% -7.4
Labour Party Terry Pavlou 23 4.8% —
Majority28
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors2,020
Ballots cast478

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gerald White Elected 290 41.1% —
Ashford Independent Barry Ball 201 28.5% —
Green Party Emma Victoria Nash 132 18.7% —
Liberal Democrats Clare Hardwick 82 11.6% —
Majority89
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast705