Gawthorpe 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 | Victoria Taylor Elected | 856 | 54.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Alun Lewis | 422 | 27.1% | -32.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rhys Williams | 142 | 9.1% | -29.5 |
| Green Party | Edward Lee Swift | 139 | 8.9% | — |
| Majority | 434 | |||
| Turnout | 35.9% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,346 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,559 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Barbara Dole Elected | 658 | 59.9% | -5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karen Ingham | 424 | 38.6% | +10.6 |
| Majority | 234 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,392 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,098 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | John Harbour Elected | 783 | 65.4% | +5.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adam Jake Brierley | 335 | 28.0% | -6.1 |
| Green Party | Nigel Andrew Baldwin | 79 | 6.6% | +0.1 |
| Majority | 448 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,397 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,197 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alun Lewis Elected | 719 | 59.5% | +21.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicola Thompson | 412 | 34.1% | -21.9 |
| Green Party | Joe Davis | 78 | 6.5% | +0.7 |
| Majority | 307 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,209 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karen Ingham Elected | 776 | 56.0% | +45.0 |
| Labour Party | Kate Proctor | 530 | 38.2% | -2.7 |
| Green Party | Joseph Booth Davis | 80 | 5.8% | -2.0 |
| Majority | 246 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,386 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | John Harbour Elected | 550 | 40.9% | +5.5 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Karen Ingham | 541 | 40.3% | +10.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phillip Clarke | 148 | 11.0% | -5.2 |
| Green Party | Clare Mary Long-Summers | 105 | 7.8% | +4.4 |
| Majority | 9 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,344 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Frank Cant Elected | 463 | 35.4% | -31.5 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Lenny Johnson | 390 | 29.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phillip Clarke | 212 | 16.2% | — |
| Burnley and Padiham independent Party | Brendan John Morris | 198 | 15.1% | — |
| Green Party | Clare Mary Long-Summers | 45 | 3.4% | — |
| Majority | 73 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,308 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Andy Tatchell Elected | 809 | 66.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Brendan John Morris | 400 | 33.1% | — |
| Majority | 409 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,209 | |||