Marks Tey & Layer 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 | Andrew Patrick Harding Elected | 1,452 | 38.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jackie MacLean | 1,257 | 33.0% | -20.2 |
| Green Party | Berthold Lausen | 482 | 12.7% | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark John Hull | 354 | 9.3% | -0.4 |
| Labour Party | Wayne Tearle | 263 | 6.9% | -19.0 |
| Majority | 195 | |||
| Turnout | 44.6% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,555 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,808 | |||
Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Paul Bentley Elected | 1,176 | 53.2% | -1.5 |
| Labour Party | John Spademan | 573 | 25.9% | +4.4 |
| Green Party | Amy Sheridan | 246 | 11.1% | -0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark John Hull | 214 | 9.7% | -2.2 |
| Majority | 603 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,209 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Ellis Elected | 1,314 | 54.8% | -1.9 |
| Labour Party | John Spademan | 517 | 21.6% | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lydia De-Col | 285 | 11.9% | -3.6 |
| Green Party | Amy Sheridan | 283 | 11.8% | +2.5 |
| Majority | 797 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | 8,195 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,399 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jackie MacLean Elected | 1,393 | 56.6% | -10.8 |
| Labour Party | Barry Gilheany | 456 | 18.5% | +7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark John Hull | 381 | 15.5% | +7.5 |
| Green Party | Amy Sheridan | 229 | 9.3% | +1.0 |
| Majority | 937 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,459 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Paul Bentley Elected | 1,880 | 67.4% | +2.8 |
| Labour Party | John Spademan | 323 | 11.6% | +4.1 |
| Green Party | Amy Sheridan | 231 | 8.3% | -6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark John Hull | 223 | 8.0% | -5.6 |
| Independent | Neil Gilbranch | 132 | 4.7% | — |
| Majority | 1,557 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,789 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Ellis Elected | 1,560 | 64.6% | +5.2 |
| Green Party | Matthew James Stemp | 345 | 14.3% | +10.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark John Hull | 328 | 13.6% | +4.7 |
| Labour Party | Janet Christina Plummer | 180 | 7.5% | -3.5 |
| Majority | 1,215 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,413 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jackie MacLean Elected | 1,493 | 59.4% | -10.8 |
| Independent | Neil Gilbranch | 414 | 16.5% | — |
| Labour Party | John Spademan | 275 | 10.9% | -7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark John Hull | 224 | 8.9% | -7.8 |
| Green Party | Matthew James Stemp | 106 | 4.2% | -10.7 |
| Majority | 1,079 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,512 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Paul Bentley Elected | 1,424 | 70.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Ellis Elected | 1,248 | 61.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jackie MacLean Elected | 1,135 | 56.0% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | John Pitts | 523 | 25.8% | — |
| Labour Party | John Christopher Wood | 379 | 18.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Mary Collings | 340 | 16.8% | — |
| Green Party | Clare Teresa Palmer | 302 | 14.9% | — |
| Labour Party | John Spademan | 296 | 14.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Michael Kenneth Wagstaff | 231 | 11.4% | — |
| Green Party | Matthew James Stemp | 206 | 10.2% | — |
| Majority | 612 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,028 | |||