Little Harwood & Whitebirk 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Haroon Khan Elected | 1,203 | 48.5% | +12.0 |
| Labour Party | Salim Lorgat | 627 | 25.3% | +3.6 |
| Reform UK | John Black | 283 | 11.4% | — |
| Green Party | James Paul Schofield | 269 | 10.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Emma Macaulay | 98 | 4.0% | -3.7 |
| Majority | 576 | |||
| Turnout | 39.7% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,268 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,480 | |||
Independent hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tiger Patel Elected | 809 | 36.5% | — |
| Independent | Ismail Ebrahim Esat | 755 | 34.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Naushad Surve | 480 | 21.7% | -58.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Les Cade | 170 | 7.7% | -5.7 |
| Majority | 54 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,073 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,214 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Mustafa Ali Desai Elected | 1,222 | 80.3% | +9.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Arshad Mahmood | 203 | 13.3% | -15.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ahmed Miah | 97 | 6.4% | — |
| Majority | 1,019 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,136 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,522 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Sonia Khan Elected | 1,357 | 71.2% | -1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mohmmed Amin Kapadia | 549 | 28.8% | +1.6 |
| Majority | 808 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,906 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Abdul Samad Patel Elected | 1,423 | 72.8% | -4.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Iain Sykes | 533 | 27.2% | +17.0 |
| Majority | 890 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,147 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,956 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Mustafa Ali Desai Elected | 1,547 | 77.2% | -1.4 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Grant Carl Pugh | 252 | 12.6% | +2.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Judith Anne Pearson | 206 | 10.3% | -10.7 |
| Majority | 1,295 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,005 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Pat McFall Elected | 1,550 | 78.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Abdul Samad Patel Elected | 1,533 | 77.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Naushad Surve Elected | 1,490 | 75.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Robert Walsh | 414 | 21.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Asad Iqbal | 380 | 19.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ismail Patel | 356 | 18.1% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Arlene Noone | 193 | 9.8% | — |
| Majority | 1,076 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,972 | |||
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 73% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 19% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 8% |
Reconstructed from Little Harwood (69%), Shadsworth with Whitebirk (31%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.