East Chesterton 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 +/−
Labour Party Sarah Haithcock Elected 935 31.8% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Ania Bobrowska 803 27.3% -5.8
Green Party Isaac Groves 718 24.4% +6.3
Reform UK Godfrey Orr 297 10.1% -1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean-Ann Bartlett 166 5.7% -2.9
Communist Party of Britain William James Dry 18 0.6% —
Majority132
Turnout—
Registered electors6,447
Ballots cast2,937

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

01/05/2025 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bob Illingworth Elected 871 33.1% +1.1
Labour Party Sarah Haithcock 756 28.7% -13.3
Green Party Sarah Louise Nicmanis 478 18.2% +2.8
Reform UK Mike Nicolson 301 11.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Michael George 224 8.5% -2.0
Majority115
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors6,408
Ballots cast2,630

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gerri Bird Elected 1,006 42.1% +3.7
Liberal Democrats Bob Illingworth 765 32.0% -1.6
Green Party Elizabeth Alice May 368 15.4% +3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Francisco Ribeiro 251 10.5% -2.4
Majority241
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,390

Labour Party hold

04/05/2023

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alice Flora Gilderdale Elected 1,014 38.4% +0.3
Liberal Democrats Bob Illingworth 887 33.6% -3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Francisco Ribeiro 341 12.9% +3.4
Green Party Elizabeth Alice May 305 11.6% -3.6
Heritage Party Colin Errol Miller 59 2.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Burkinshaw 33 1.3% —
Majority127
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,639

Labour Party hold

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Baiju Thittala Varkey Elected 974 38.2% -15.4
Liberal Democrats Bob Illingworth 947 37.1% +1.1
Green Party Elizabeth Alice May 388 15.2% -7.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Francisco Ribeiro 243 9.5% -1.9
Majority27
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,552

Labour Party hold

06/05/2021 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gerri Bird Elected 1,463 53.5% —
Labour Party Carla McQueen Elected 1,023 37.4% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Reginald Bond Elected 983 36.0% —
Labour Party Baiju Thittala Varkey 873 31.9% —
Liberal Democrats Bob Illingworth 773 28.3% —
Liberal Democrats John Leighton 696 25.5% —
Green Party Elizabeth Alice May 623 22.8% —
Green Party Gareth Peter Bailey 457 16.7% —
Green Party Peter Pope 430 15.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anette Iraninejad 312 11.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Francisco Ribeiro 272 10.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Abubakar Said 239 8.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Burkinshaw 55 2.0% —
Majority110
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,733

02/05/2019 Estimated

This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.

PartyEstimated share
Labour Party 44%
Liberal Democrats 33%
Green Party 11%
Conservative and Unionist Party 7%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 5%

Reconstructed from East Chesterton (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.

PartyEstimated share
Labour Party 53%
Liberal Democrats 32%
Green Party 13%
Conservative and Unionist Party 13%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 4%

Reconstructed from East Chesterton (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.

PartyEstimated share
Labour Party 42%
Liberal Democrats 34%
Conservative and Unionist Party 10%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 8%
Green Party 7%

Reconstructed from East Chesterton (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.