Town ward

Vote share over time

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

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kelly Thornham Elected 1,160 47.7% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Vishal Gupta 839 34.5% +0.1
Green Party Elliot David Hey 329 13.5% +2.7
Liberal Democrats Garry Prashad 103 4.2% -2.3
Majority321
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors9,173
Ballots cast2,431

Labour Party hold

04/05/2023

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tim Swift Elected 1,116 48.2% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Anne-Marie Miles 796 34.4% -5.2
Green Party Elliot David Hey 250 10.8% +3.7
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Tatchell 151 6.5% +1.3
Majority320
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors9,001
Ballots cast2,313

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joe Thompson Elected 1,198 48.0% -2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Penny Hutchinson 988 39.6% +6.4
Green Party Elliot David Hey 178 7.1% -4.3
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Tatchell 130 5.2% +0.1
Majority210
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,494

Labour Party hold

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Megan Swift Elected 1,385 50.2% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Naveed Khan 916 33.2% +4.4
Green Party Elliot David Hey 316 11.5% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Mick Taylor 141 5.1% +0.1
Majority469
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors9,013
Ballots cast2,758

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tim Swift Elected 1,065 44.5% -9.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Llewellyn Edwards 690 28.8% -8.7
The For Britain Movement Jamie Lee Rushworth 287 12.0% —
Green Party Polly Jack 233 9.7% +4.8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Parsons-Hulse 120 5.0% +1.1
Majority375
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,395

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bob Metcalfe Elected 1,392 53.7% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Llewellyn Edwards 971 37.5% +16.1
Green Party Alan McDonald 127 4.9% +0.6
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Simmons 102 3.9% +1.0
Majority421
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,592

Labour Party hold

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Megan Swift Elected 1,283 48.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Phillip Spencer Charlton 625 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Llewellyn Edwards 571 21.4% —
Green Party Sarah Louise Moakler 116 4.3% —
Liberal Democrats Ruth Coleman-Taylor 78 2.9% —
Majority658
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,673