East ward

Vote share over time

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

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ummrana Farooq Elected 1,490 53.8% -9.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Shaf Mahmood 915 33.1% +13.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Thomas Lewis 363 13.1% +7.6
Majority575
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,768

Labour Party hold

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gavin Phillip McGill Elected 1,418 63.6% -0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam James Dean 428 19.2% -6.0
Green Party Paul Anthony Petzer 261 11.7% +8.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Stokes 124 5.6% +3.3
Majority990
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,231

Labour Party hold

16/08/2018 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gavin Phillip McGill Elected 1,419 64.2% +4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Sohail Raja 557 25.2% -8.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Angela Zwierzanski 107 4.8% —
Green Party Nicole Paule Haydock 77 3.5% -3.1
Liberal Democrats Andy Minty 49 2.2% —
Majority862
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,209

Labour Party hold

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Trevor Holt Elected 1,673 59.4% -4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Sohail Raja 960 34.1% +9.1
Green Party Glyn Heath 185 6.6% -5.0
Majority713
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,818

Labour Party hold

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stella Smith Elected 1,566 63.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tahira Shaffi 616 25.0% —
Green Party Glyn Heath 286 11.6% —
Majority950
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,468