Smithills 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Priest Elected | 1,713 | 37.6% | -8.3 |
| Reform UK | Simon Roscoe | 1,565 | 34.3% | — |
| Green Party | Elora Hunt | 563 | 12.4% | +0.2 |
| Labour Party | Liam O'Callaghan | 533 | 11.7% | -11.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Raymond Ndokwo | 184 | 4.0% | -4.6 |
| Majority | 148 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,558 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Neil Veevers Elected | 1,690 | 45.9% | -7.6 |
| Labour Party | Sorie Sesay | 859 | 23.3% | -2.0 |
| Green Party | Vicki Attenborough | 448 | 12.2% | +4.3 |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | Helen Shaw | 365 | 9.9% | +4.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Raymond Ndokwo | 319 | 8.7% | -4.4 |
| Majority | 831 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,681 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
04/05/2023 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Geoffrey Cliffe Hayes Elected | 1,944 | 53.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Priest Elected | 1,867 | 51.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Neil Veevers Elected | 1,687 | 46.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Noelene Gillatt | 922 | 25.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Sorie Sesay | 871 | 24.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Zeeshan Akhtar | 828 | 22.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carol Forshaw | 473 | 13.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Cathryn Norris | 393 | 10.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Douglas Taylor | 359 | 9.9% | — |
| Green Party | Vicki Attenborough | 286 | 7.9% | — |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | Helen Shaw | 203 | 5.6% | — |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | Stephen Tonge | 171 | 4.7% | — |
| Majority | 765 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,503 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,633 | |||
05/05/2022 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 51% |
| Labour Party | 26% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 16% |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | 5% |
| Green Party | 3% |
Reconstructed from Smithills (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
06/05/2021 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 44% |
| Labour Party | 25% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 23% |
| Bolton For Change | 5% |
| Green Party | 3% |
Reconstructed from Smithills (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
02/05/2019 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 52% |
| Labour Party | 23% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 13% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 12% |
Reconstructed from Smithills (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
03/05/2018 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 49% |
| Labour Party | 30% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 18% |
| Green Party | 3% |
Reconstructed from Smithills (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
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 |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 51% |
| Labour Party | 26% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 12% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 9% |
| Green Party | 2% |
Reconstructed from Smithills (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.